REPORT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY. 



99 



1. Card iudex of letters written. 



2. Iudex of letter-books. 



:5. Otters for sale, gift, and exchange of 

 specimens. 



4. Otters for collection and exploration. 



5. Iudex of requests for information. 



The principal records kept iu this department may be classified under 

 the following headings : 



6. Museum record of events of special 

 moment. 



7. Index of applications for scientific 

 work. 



8. Requisitions for publications. 



9. List of publications promised when 

 issued. 



In this office is prepared for publication in the annual report (as Sec- 

 tion v) a complete list of accessions to the Museum during the year. 

 This is now arranged alphabetically under the name of the sender. 

 Two indexes are furnished; the one by Museum departments showing 

 at a glance the number of accessions to each department during the 

 year ; the other by locality, indicating what material has been received 

 from each locality both in this and in foreign countries. 



A similar list with corresponding indexes is prepared of the material 

 submitted for examination and report. This is published in another 

 part of the annual report. 



The bibliography of papers published during the year by the officers 

 and collaborators of the Museum is prepared in this office and forms 

 Section IV of the annual report. 



The data required for the preparation of Section I of the annual re- 

 port is compiled in this office. 



In addition, the general preparation of the annual report, as well 

 as the supervision of the proof, has also been made a part of the work 

 of this office. 



PREPARATION OF LABELS. 



There were received from the Government Printing Office 3,188 forms 

 of labels, classified as follows: 



Materia medica 741 



Metallurgical 842 



Birds 615 



Foods and textiles Ill 



Mammals 7 ( J 



Ethnological 20(5 



Building stones I.'l 



Oriental antiquities 182 



Botanical 267 



Living animals 19 



Archieological . 



Total 3,188 



Of each form, twelve copies are printed on proof paper for catalogue 

 purposes and twelve copies on colored board. This gives the total 

 number of copies of labels printed, !><;,. "")12. 



Id addition to this there have been printed on the small press at the 

 National Museum 803 forms of labels, classified as follows: 



Materia medica '■'< 



Foods and textiles 2 



Mammals 246 



Ethnological I 15 



Building stones 166 



Oriental antiquities 19 



Living animals ;>() 



Transportation 21 



Mollusca :59 



Forestry 7 



Graphic Arts 135 



Total 80.-J 



