32 ORGANIZATION OF THE IT. S. NATIONAL MUSEIjM. 



The Privaie Sloraoe (DO) is a deposit for the private eHects of offi- 

 cers of the Museum. 



Ecgistrar. 



The Stati nery Deposit (DP) is a supply deposit for articles of sta- 

 tionery. 



Stationery Clerk. 



Lxxvir. 



The officer in charge of a storage- room shall deliver packages only 

 upon written order from the management of the Museum or in accord- 

 ance with regular routine of administration. 



LXXVIII. 



A record book is provided for articles assigned to general or private 



storage. 



LXXIX. 



Effects belonging to persons not officers of the Museum may be placed 

 in or removed from private storage only upon written order from the 

 Director or Assistant Director. 



CLASSIFICATION OF ARCHIVES. 



LXXX. 



The Archives of the Museum shall consist of the following classes of 

 papers, printed and manuscript, to wit: 



1. The Announcement Record. — The manuscript volumes, in which 

 have been entered all announcements of objects forwarded to the 

 Museum, and promises to send contributions in future. 



2. The Accession Record. — Consisting of {a) the manuscript volumes 

 {Accession Books) in wliich all accessions to the Musenm are entered 

 from day to day, in order of their rece[)tion, and {b) the card catalogue 

 (Card Catalogue of Accessions), in which the same record is kei)t, 

 arranged alphabetically under names of senders. 



3. The Record of Applications. — The manuscript volumes in which are 

 entered, in order of reception, all applications for specimens or other 

 scientific material, either as gifts or loans, all proposals for exchange, &c. 



4. The Distribution Record. — The manuscript volumes in which are 

 entered all lots of scientific material sent away, either as gifts, loans, or 

 exchanges. 



5. The ISpecimen Registers. — Consistingof {a) the manuscript volumes — 

 "Museum Catalogues" — in which the individual specimens belonging to 

 the several sections of the Museum have been entered by the Curators 

 of the sections under serial numbers, corresponding to those Avhicli have 

 been indelibly marked upon the specimens themselves, and {b) the 

 "Musenm Kegister," which is kept in separate series, one in each sec- 



(510) 



