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entry of historical collections and coins, and embraces the period from 

 February, 1880, to October, 1889. The entries run as far as 126838, 

 thus encroaching to the extent of about three hundred numbers on the 

 entries of Vol. xxvir. 



Vol. XV VII, Nos. 126501 to 131400.— The current volume in use in 

 the Department of Ethnology. Commenced in March, 1886. In this 

 volume 300 numbers, beginning with 130000, have been set apart for 

 the entry of material assigned to the Section of Oriental Antiquities. 



Vol. XXVIII, Nos. 131101 to 136300.— The current volume in use in 

 the Department of Prehistoric American Pottery. Commenced in June, 

 18S6. 



Vol. XXIX, Nos. 136301 to 111200.— This volume is devoted to the 

 entry of material assigued to the Department of Prehistoric Anthropol- 

 ogy. From April, 1887, to October, 1889. 



Vol. XXX, Nos. 141201 to 115900.— Current volume in use in the Sec- 

 tion of Materia Medica. Commenced May, 1888. 



Vol. XXXI, Nos. 145901 to 150100. — Current volume in use in the De- 

 partment of Prehistoric Anthropology. Commenced in October, 1889. 



MINERALOGICAL AND METALLURGICAL SERIES. 



In the early volumes of this series are entered minerals, ores, litho- 

 logical specimens, metallurgical products, and fossils. The first entry 

 is dated April, 1859, and consists of a large collection of minerals, ores, 

 rocks, and fossils; collected by Lieut. J. C. Ives. There are seventeen 

 volumes included in this series. Vols, i, n, in, iv, and x are in the 

 custody of the Department of Minerals, the other volumes of the series 

 are in the Department of Geology. 



Vol. I, Nos. 1 to 3500. — First entry April 29, 1859; the last entry noted 

 is July, 1861, but there are many entries subsequent to this period. 

 This volume contains many unused numbers. 



Vol. II, Nos. 3501 to 9200.— First entry June 16, 1862; last entry 

 December 23, 1871. 



Vol. Ill, Nos. 9201 to 11,500.— First entry January 7, 1875; last entry 



February 25, 1884. On the title page is the following inscription : 



Catalogue for minerals, rocks, fossils and metallurgical products, beginning with 

 No. 9201, .January, 1875. 



Vol. IV, Nos. 14501 to 20300.— The first entry has no date; the last 

 entry is dated June 10, 1883. There is a note at the end of this volume 

 stating that Nos. 20301 to 25001 were assigned to "Mr. Keirigs (".) col- 

 lection of rocks." On the title page is "A catalogue of the collection 

 to illustrate the mineral resources of the United States, international 

 Exhibition, 1876." There is an appendix containing many duplicate 

 entries, together with additional entries made at a much later period 

 than the date of completion of the volume. 



