CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Staff of Museum 7 



Inception and history 9 



Operations of the year 15 



Finances 13 



Loeb bequest 16 



Buildings and equipment 17 



Collections 21 



War collections 22 



other collections 27 



National Gallery of Art (W. EL Holmes, Curator) :>■'! 



Freer collections 3S 



Visitors 40 



Publications 41 



Library 42 



Meetings and congresses 42 



Special exhibitions 50 



Organization and staff > 51 



Immediate needs of Museum 5'J 



Detailed reports on the collections: 



Department of Anthropology, by W. II. Holmes, Head Curator 57 



1 H'partment of Biology, by Leonhard Stejneger, Head Curator 09 



Department of Geology, by G. P. Merrill, Head Curator 101 



Department of Arts and Industries, W. deC. Ravenel, Director: 



Textiles, Medicine, Woods, and Foods, by F. L. Lewton 117 



Mineral Technology, by Chester G. Gilbert 133 



Mechanical Technology, by Carl L. Mitman 137 



List of accessions 143 



Lisi of publications 197 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



South front of Natural History Building of the Museum Facing title 



Mounted skeleton of Biontotherium hatcheri Osborn Facing page 109 



Mounted skeleton of Tylosauru* proriger Cope Facing page 109 



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