724 INDEX. 



Page. 

 National Museum, U. S., cooperation of the Executive Departments of Gov- 

 ernment with 67 



custody of various collections given to 10 



distribution by 63 



of specimens of, during year ending June 



30, 1900, list of 119 



educational feature of It, 14 



exchanges by 63 



expenditures of 60 



explorations by members of staff of 68 



expositions 11, 74 



fish collection added to 15 



general considerations of 3 



Harriman Alaskan Expedition, collections added to. . 15 



herbarium additions to 15 



history of 7 



Hopi, objects in 466 



important accessions and work of the year of 15 



Indian basketry, collection of 16 



information furnishetl by 71 



installation of exhibition series in 11 



library of 72 



list of accessions for year ending June 30, 1900 79 



Mannnal Hall of -,. 16 



Marsh collection of fossil vertebrates in 15 



meteorite collection of 15 



necrology 74 



need of new building for 14 



number of visitors during past year to 16 



objects of 7 



osteology 73 



overcrowding of buildings of 12 



paleobotany field of 15 



papers by officers of, leased upon Museum material.. 130 



photography of 73 



pressing needs of 12 



private expeditions of l)enetit to 70 



publications of 12, 71, 129 



report upon, by Assistant Secretary of Smithsonian 



Institution 3 



researches by members of 65 



scientific staff of 77 



Shepard collection of minerals in 15 



sources of collections of 8 



spider collection of Dr. George Marx added to 15 



staff of 77 



table classifying publications of, in accordance with 



subjects treated 72 



of accessions received annually since 1880 62 



sectional libraries of 73 



showing appropriations and expenditures for 

 year ending June 



30,1900....-.-..-. 60 



