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The collections on exhibition are installed in the south gallery of the west hall, in 

 the following order, beginning at the entrance from the rotunda: Jewish religion in 

 two arch cases and three wing cases; Mohammedanism in one arch case and two bay 

 cases; Greco-Roman religion in one arch case and three wing cases: Brahmanism in 

 one arch case and one Kensington case; Buddhism in two arch cases, four wing cases, 

 and one special case; Khintoism in one wing case; objects of other east Asiatic relig- 

 ions in one wing case and one Kensington case; a collection of amulets in one Ken- 

 sington case. 



The entire collection of objects of Christian ceremonial, as well as a number of 

 objects belonging to other religions, arc, on account of lack of space, for the present 

 in storage boxes. 



A Bibliography of Assyriology from the beginning to 1900, inclusive, has been com- 

 menced by Dr. Adler, and in the Division of Religions the work on the Benguiat 

 collection of objects of Jewish ceremonial, with 36 plates, has been completed and 

 published. 



Mr. A. H. Clark, custodian of the Section of American History, 

 reports as follows: 



The collections of this section have all been rearranged and put in order so that 

 they are now in satisfactory condition except as to labels. 



Typewritten labels accompany nearly every object exhibited. A large number of 

 valuable objects are in storage for want of exhibition room, and it is important that 

 the side cases now devoted to musical instruments be given up to objects of history. 



There are large collections of medals and coins now of little public use for study 

 or for exhibition through lack of proper facilities for their arrangement and some 

 step should soon be taken to make these valuable collections available. 



The portrait collection, now practically in storage, could be made accessible at 

 little expense by the erection of a gallery in the north tower office, as already recom- 

 mended. 



The collections of this section are now catalogued, and it is believed that the con- 

 dition of the specimens is in every way as satisfactory as could possibly be expected. 

 Much credit is due to my assistant, Mr. Taul Beckwith, for his labors in this section. 



Dr. Thomas Wilson, curator of the Division of Prehistoric Archae- 

 ology, makes the following- report: 



The usual routine course in the reception, marking, and display of specimens was 

 pursued during the year. For details relating to these topics reference should be 

 made to my reports for the two preceding years. 



We have continued < >ur w< irk in the rearrangement of specific displays, endeavoring 

 to bring together objects which there belong. The system adopted, of a geographical 

 subdivision, coupled with the immense mass of objects which we have, renders this 

 labor almost continuous. The objects are delivered to us en masse and have to be 

 segregated; this, with the same labor continued and applied to the 200,000 specimens 

 under our care, makes a task which can never be fully completed. 



The objects on exhibition are becoming crowded, and with almost every accession 

 there must be a rearrangement to afford room for these new arrivals. 



Special investigations conducted during the year by members of the 

 Department staff may be briefly summarized as follows: 



The head curator has, as in preceding years, devoted most of his 

 time and energies to the work of the Department, transacting routine 

 business, perfecting its methods and facilities in caring for and install- 

 ing collections. Pie has found time to complete a report on ethnolog- 



