216 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1959 
The Educational Office continued the sale of slide strips, and during 
the year a total of 80 sets were sold. The sale of the filmstrip “The 
Art of the Florentine Golden Age in the National Gallery of Art” 
totaled 30 sets. 
A total of 1,750 slides were added to the slide collections during 
the year, and the slide library now contains 37,492 slides. A total of 
10,982 slides were lent to 878 borrowers and seen by approximately 
11,3840 viewers. There was an increase of 143 borrowers over last 
year, and a total of 3,748 more slides lent. A number of slide lecture 
sets with text are available for loan. 
Members of the staff prepared 6 more leaflets on works of art in 
individual galleries, and prepared mimeographed material for school 
groups, as well as undertaking the preparation of three illustrated 27- 
page booklets for sale at the publications sales rooms. 
A printed calendar of events announcing all Gallery activities and 
publications was prepared by the Educational Office and distributed 
monthly to a mailing list of 6,800 names. This is an increase over last 
year of 1,100 names. 
The staff members prepared and delivered twenty-nine 10-minute 
talks over station WGMS during intermission of the National Gallery 
of Art concerts broadcasts. 
The curator in charge of educational work delivered lectures to 
several university, church, and club groups, gave two talks over 
WMAL-TY for the National Council of Churches, appeared on TV 
in Providence, R.I., in a lecture on American art, and judged an 
art exhibition at the Navy Department. 
Grose Evans taught an evening course at George Washington Uni- 
versity, delivered a number of outside lectures, and acted as judge 
for several art contests in the area. 
Margaret Bouton taught evening courses in art at American 
University. 
Dorothea Michelson delivered a talk at the National Housing 
Center. 
Hugh Broadley taught an evening course in American art at 
American University. 
LIBRARY 
Important acquisitions to the library, recorded by Miss Ruth E. 
Carlson, librarian, and her staff, included 607 books, pamphlets, 
periodicals, subscriptions, and a group of 7,998 photographs purchased 
from private funds. 
A total of 44 books and subscriptions were purchased from Gov- 
ernment funds made available for this purpose. Gifts to the library 
included 773 books and pamphlets; 1,024 books, pamphlets, period- 
