SECRETARY’S REPORT 213 
On September 23, 1957, Miss Ruth Blanchard, who had been chief 
of the catalog section, was appointed librarian. Another important 
change was the retirement on September 30, 1957, of Mrs. Elisabeth 
H. Gazin, chief of the reference and circulation section. Miss Janice 
S. Brown was appointed March 17, 1958, to fill this position. 
The librarian and the chief of the reference and circulation section 
attended the Special Libraries Association convention in Chicago, 
Tll., where they took advantage of the varied activities provided by 
the Association’s museum division. 
SUMMARIZED STATISTICS 
ACCESSIONS 
Total 
Volumes | recorded 
volumes, 
1958 
Smithsonian Deposit at the Library of Congress_-----_-_ 22 586, 722 
Smithsonian main library (including former office and 
MEISE UIEMOTATICS) Soe ele 2 Shes See ae eal 7, 890 316, 503 
Astrophysical Observatory (including Radiation and 
Or CRISIS) ash cy ere ae et me ete EAS kee 91 15, 036 
Bureau of American Hthnology.2--.---.=..2-2.22.-2.- 366 37, 716 
NatwonaleAIre Museum = 529s 2 ees 61 558 
National Collection of Fine Arts! 222-2222 222222222 22= 61 14, 140 
INationaleZoolopical) Bark = 92. 225222 soe eee eee oe 1 4, 218 
ObA eee i ed soe we 8 et ee ee seek 8, 492 974, 893 
Unbound volumes of periodicals and reprints and separates from serial publi- 
cations, of which there are many thousands, have not been included in these 
totals. 
EXCHANGES 
INiGWwACR Chan pestATranged =e ah eee se ee 6 be eS Pa ek 128 
Specially requested publications received_-_-..------------------------ 788 
CATALOGING 
WOluMmeCSECATAlO DE Clments pe marta oe ae ee ee ea eee 4, 463 
PC RCRIORICALOS MICs ere or Se ee a ee see oe 26, 768 
PERIODICALS 
EcriodicmlipanrisventercGs 2220 5.24200. enc eeu ct aten sock Sos ee ote 25, 253 
5,154 were sent to the Smithsonian Deposit. 
CIRCULATION 
Heo uns OL books) and periodicals 2-22 52-2 ok ta oe ee ee 11, 447 
Circulation in sectional libraries is not counted except in the division of insects. 
