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INK TO BE USED IN MUSEUM WORK. 



XLVIT. 



Inlc to he used in Museian work. — Every officer of the Museum is re- 

 quired to have upon his desk two kiuds of iuk. 



a. Record inl-^ in wliich all catalogue entries and other writings of 

 permanent record are to be made. This must be a nutgall or carbon iuk 

 (not aniline). 



b. Copying inlc, in which all correspondence should be conducted. 



XL VIII. 



GENERAL RULES. 



The exhibition halls are open to the public from 9 a. m. to 4.30 p. m. 

 every day in the year, except Sundays. 



XLIX. 



The business offices are open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. 



L. 

 The work-rooms and shops are open from 7.30 a. m. to 4.30 p. m. 



LI. 

 No smoking allowed in the public halls. 



ROUTINE ADMINISTRATION OF COLLECTIONS. 



LIL 



Routine administration of collections. — The full routine for the admin- 

 istration of objects received in the Museum is as follows: 



1. The package is received by the Eegistrar, who, if necessary to ascer- 

 tain the nature of its contents, opens it, and if it contains objects belong- 

 ing to several departments unpacks it and distributes its contents to the 

 proper receptacles in the sorting-room. 



2. The Eegistrar notifies the sender of the package that it has been 

 received. 



3. The Registrar enters the package in the Accession Record. 



4. Tlie Registrar writes upon an "Accession Card" the facts concern- 

 ing the accession, and submits this card to the Director and Assistant 

 Director, one of whom marks its assignment to one of the Museum 

 departments. 



o. The Registrar now sends the contents of the package or packages 

 to the chief of the department to which assignment has been made, 

 accompanied by the accession card and such other memoranda and let- 

 ters as may help to complete its history. 



G. The Curator examines and identities the objects, writes upon the 



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