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was collected by Lieutenant-Colonel Waddell, archfeologist of the Indian gov- 

 ernment expedition to Tibet in in04-5, during this expedition. The height 

 is 10 inches ; width, 17+ inches ; thickness, 7 inches. 



The art room. — The collection of prints and art publications in the art room 

 has been thoroughlj- reexamined. A tentative arrangement has been made of 

 the prints which are now being catalogued, they having been placed in paper 

 folders and made ready for permanent arrangement. The serial publications 

 are being collated and prepared for binding when the opportunity offers. 



The Museum lihrary. — The National Museum library has been exceptionally 

 fortunate in gifts this year, having received the following valuable donations : 



A copy of the magnificent publication Investigations and Studies in Jade, 

 in two volumes, profusely illustrated by American, European, and Chinese 

 artists, from the estate of the late Ileber R. Bishop. Mr. Bishop, who donated 

 bis large collection of jades and other hard stones to the Metropolitan Museum 

 of Art, of the city of New York, gave much of his time for many years to the 

 preparation of a treatise on jade and a catalogue illustrating bis collection. 

 The publication of the work was left to his executors and the number of copies 

 was limited to 100, to be distributed to members of his family, heads of gov- 

 ernments, and the pi'incipal libraries and museums having libraries in this 

 and other countries; the United States National Museum was included in the 

 distribution. 



Prof. Lester F. Ward, for many years connected with the Museum in an 

 honorary capacity, presented his collection of paleobotanical and botanical 

 books, pamphlets, and memoirs of all kinds that were in the National Museum 

 building. Mr. Robert Ridgway, curator of birds, presented a collection of 

 publications consisting of a large number of separates on natural history and 

 a complete set of the Proceedings of the United States National Museum, and 

 Dr. Charles W. Richmond, assistant curator of the same division, has given a 

 series of valuable works, numbering over 100, on natural history and travel. 

 Prof. O. T. Alason and Dr. C. A. White have continued to add to their col- 

 lections presented some years ago, and many valuable publications have come 

 to the library in this way. 



In the Museum library there are now 27,726 volumes, 44,075 unbound papers, 

 and 108 manuscripts. The additions during the year consisted of 3,556 books, 

 5,327 pamphlets, and 105 parts of volumes. There were catalogued 1,848 

 books, of which 136 belonged to the Smithsonian deposit, and 4,864 pamphlets, 

 of which 116 belonged to the Smithsonian deposit, and 12,228 parts of periodi- 

 cals, of which 640 belonged to the Smithsonian deposit. In the accession book 

 3,556 volumes, 5,327 pamphlets, and 105 parts of volumes were recorded. The 

 number of cards added to the catalogue was 8,439. 



In connection with the entering of periodicals memoranda were made re- 

 porting volumes and parts missing in the sets, together with a few titles of 

 publications that were not represented in the library. The result of this work 

 was the completing or partial filling up of 40 sets of periodicals. 



Attention has been given to the preparation of volumes for binding, with the 

 result that 290 books were sent to thte Government bindery. 



The number of books, periodicals, and pamphlets borrowed from the general 

 library amounted to 28,924, including 19,354, which wei-e assigned to the sec- 

 tional libraries. This does not include, however, the large number of books 

 consulted in the library but not withdrawu. 



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