CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Letter of Transmittal m 



Contents v 



General Considerations. 



As a museum of record -1 



As a museum < >f research 5 



As an educational museum 6 



The new museum building 6 



Urgent needs of the museum . 8 



Some important events of the year 9 



Summary of the Operations of the Year. 



Appropriations and expenditures 11 



Buildings .... 12 



Additions to the collections - 15 



General work upon the collections 30 



The exhibition collections — 34 



Researches 37 



Explorations 47 



Distribution and exchange of specimens 50 



Visitors 51 



Lectures and meetings 53 



Correspondence and documents 51 



Publications 51 



Library - 58 



Photography 58 



Cooperation of the Executive Departments 59 



Expositions 59 



International Congresses <i0 



Organization and staff 62 



The Museum staff 63 



List of accessions • (>7 



List of publications Ill 



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