768 HISTORY OF THE SMITHSONIAN EXCHANGES. 



A large quautity of these public documents having accumulated at 

 the Institution, it became necessary to provide for their distribution 

 without further delay, and accordingly the Institution issued, iu 1875, 

 the following circular: 



Smithsonian Institution, Washington, October 1, 1875. 



The Congress of the United States has authorized the exchange, under 

 the direction of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, through the 

 Smithsonian Institution, of a certain number of all United States of- 

 ficial documents for the corresponding publications of other govern- 

 ments throughout the world, tlie returns to be placed in the national 

 library at Washington. The works to be distributed consist of reports 

 and proceedings of Congress, messages of the President, annual reports 

 and occasional publications of departments and bureaus, &g., the whole 

 relating to the legislation, jurisprudence, foreign relations, commerce, 

 statistics, arts, manufactures, agriculture, geography, hydrography, &c., 

 of the United States, and including everything, of whatever nature, 

 published either by direct order of Congress or by any of the depart- 

 ments of the government. The series embraces a large number of vol- 

 umes each year, the most of which are bound. 



The exchange expected from each government is a complete series of 

 its publications, to include the documents of special bureaus or depart- 

 ments as well as the general publications, of whatever nature, printed 

 at the public expense, and also embracing all such works as are pub- 

 lished by booksellers with the aid of grants or subscriptions from gov- 

 ernments. 



The Smithsonian Institution, in behalf of the Joint Library Com- 

 mittee of Congress, is prepared to deliver the publications of the 

 United States, free of charge for freight, to any person in the city of 

 Washington or in New York who may be designated by the govern- 

 ments which enter into the arrangement. 



The books intended for the United States are to be delivered to 

 either of the Smithsonian agents, viz : 



London. — William Wesley, 28 Essex street. Strand. 



Paris. — G. Bossange, 16 Eue du 4 Septerabre. 



Leipsic—Dv. Felix Fliigel, 12 Sidouien strasse. 



St. Petersburg. — L. Watkins & Co., 10 Admiralty Place. 



Amsterdam. — F. Miiller, Heerengracht. 



Milan. — U. Hoepli, 591 Galeria Cristoforia. 



Harlem. — Bureau Scientifique Central Neerlandais. 



Ghristiania. — Kongelige Korske Fredericks Universitetet. 



Stochkolm. — Kongeliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademien. 



Gojienhagen — Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. 



For all other countries packages may be delivered to the United 



States ministers. An invoice for each transmission should be sent by 



mail to the Institution. 



Joseph Henry, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



