Report on Publications 
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report on the publi- 
cations of the Smithsonian Institution and its branches for the year 
ended June 80, 1959: 
The publications of the Smithsonian Institution are issued partly 
from federally appropriated funds (Smithsonian Reports and publi- 
cations of the National Museum, the Bureau of American Ethnology, 
and the Astrophysical Observatory) and partly from private endow- 
ment funds (Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, publications of 
the Freer Gallery of Art, and some special publications). The Insti- 
tution also edits and publishes under the auspices of the Freer Gallery 
of Art the series Ars Orientalis, which appears under the joint im- 
print of the University of Michigan and the Smithsonian Institution. 
The third volume in this series was in press at the close of the year. 
In addition, the Smithsonian publishes a guidebook, a picture pam- 
phlet, postcards and a postcard folder, a color-picture album, color 
slides, a filmstrip on Smithsonian exhibits, a coloring book for chil- 
dren, and popular publications on scientific and historical subjects 
related to its important exhibits and collections for sale to visitors. 
Through its publication program the Smithsonian endeavors to carry 
out its founder’s expressed desire for the diffusion of knowledge. 
During the year the Institution published 1 whole volume and 10 
papers in the Miscellaneous Collections; 1 Annual Report of the 
Board of Regents and separates of 19 articles in the General Appen- 
dix; 1 Annual Report of the Secretary; 4 special publications; and 
reprints of 1 volume of Miscellaneous Collections and 1 special 
publication. 
The U.S. National Museum issued 1 Annual Report, 4 Bulletins, 18 
Proceedings papers, and 2 special publications. 
The Bureau of American Ethnology issued one Annual Report and 
four Bulletins. 
The Astrophysical Observatory issued seven numbers in the series 
Smithsonian Contributions to Astrophysics. 
The National Collection of Fine Arts published three catalogs, and 
the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service, under the National 
Collection of Fine Arts, published one catalog. 
The Freer Gallery of Art issued one paper in its Occasional Papers 
series, and a revised edition of one pamphlet. 
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