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ments and reports belonging to the Academy, making them subject to re- 
moval by any members of the Academy, and subject to reference by the 
public. I am very greatly interested in having the State Library the 
center for reference of the entire State on every subject, and by the agree- 
ment made with the committee of your Academy two years ago this work 
has been begun and is progressing fairly well. 
The agreement was that the catalog department of the State Library 
should, as fast as possible and as fast as funds would allow, proceed with 
this work. Up to the present time we have classified, cataloged, and 
made analytical catalogs of 148 volumes of domestic reports and 96 for- 
eign reports, Making a total of 2839 volumes. These have all been bound, 
and there are about one hundred yolumes at present ready to go to the 
bindery, some foreign and some domestic. These volumes are systemat- 
ically cataloged and at the present time I have had them all bound alike 
in good buckram, with a certain kind of label on the back, with “Academy 
of Science” at the top and the library call number at the bottom. Inside, 
a label showing to whom the book belongs, and that it can be borrowed 
cnly by the members, but used for reference by the general public. I am 
not quite sure that it is advisable to bind all these books in exactly the 
same way, but it makes them easily understood when on the shelves. 
Members can tell instantly that that book belongs to the Academy of 
Science. A separate card list is also made in pencil and ink, and easily 
accessible at any moment. 
I fancy you all understand that the binding is paid for by the library, 
with the understanding that if the Academy ever withdraws the books it 
must pay that amount, so the bills for binding are kept separate, and the 
pubiic has the use of the books. The Academy would also have the right 
to have the cards that are made showing the books properly cataloged. 
Whether that will ever come, I do not know. 
I am struggling as best I can for a State Library and Historical 
Museum, in which all the valuable records and scientific reports of the 
State can be kept, and in making the argument for that I have said that 
the Academy of Science would help. 
I do not know that I can make any further statement about it, only to 
have it known to you that the reports are cataloged now about as fast as 
they come in. I have one request to make—that we may have a definite 
and correct list of your foreign exchanges, your domestic exchanges, and 
