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EEPORT OP NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1895. 



The library Las been freely consulted by members of the Museum 

 staff, by officials connected with several of the other scientific bureaus 

 of the Governiacnt, by members of the various scientific societies of 

 Washington, and by other specialists not connected with the Museum. 



A large amount of time has been devoted to a new classification of 

 the books and pamphlets. This work was nearly completed at the 

 close of the fiscal year, notwithstanding the large increase of work in 

 matters of routine. The transfer of the catalogue to cards of the 

 standard library form was commenced in the early part of the year. 

 Up to the present time about 4,500 cards belonging to this catalogue 

 have been filled out. 



There are now 21 sectional lil)raries. These are designated as follows : 



CONTKIBUTIONSl TO f^OIENTIFIC LITERATURE. 



A list of the i^apers, by officers of the Museum and other specialists, 

 based upon Museum material, and published during the year, Avill be 

 found in Appendix iv. These papers, which are 278 in number, were 

 written by 80 different authors, 40 of whom are connected with the 

 Museum. The following table shows the subjects to which these papers 

 relate : 



Subject. 



By 



Museum 

 officers. 



By o tlier 

 investi- 

 gators. 



Total. 



Administration 



American aboriginal pottery. 



Antbroj^ology 



ArchiEology 



Biograpliy 



Biology 



Birds 



Botany 



Chemistry 



Compa rativo anatomy 



Etlmology 



Fishes 



Forestry 



Fossils 



Geology 



Graphic arts 



Ilistorical collecticns 



Insects 



1 

 1 



2 

 i 



3 



9 

 48 

 11 



1 



9 



9 

 21 



2 

 17 

 10 



1 



1 

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