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Richmond have added scientific publications which are of value in completing 
sets and filling in of the series of authors’ separates. From the estate of Dr. 
Otis Tufton Mason, through the executor, Dr. E. B. Pollard, the Museum has 
received Doctor Mason’s working library of anthropological publications, to- 
gether with a collection of his manuscript notes. Dr. Wirt Tassin, for some 
time assistant curator of the Division of Mineralogy, contributed about 1,000 
pamphlets relating to mineralogy and kindred subjects. There has also been 
secured by purchase from the estate of Dr. William H. Ashmead a complete 
collection of his writings, together with his manuscript notes. 
Acknowledgments are also due to Dr. HE. A. Schwarz, Mr. Wilfred H. Os- 
good, Dr. O. P. Hay, and Dr. W. P. Hay for collections of publications which 
they have presented. Additions have also been received to the William Schaus 
eollection and a special bookplate engraved for it is now being placed in the 
books. 
In the Museum library there are now 386,244 volumes, 56,010 unbound papers, 
and 110 manuscripts. The additions during the year consisted of 2,680 books, 
8,671 pamphlets, and 227 parts of volumes. There were catalogued 1,280 books, 
1,400 complete volumes of periodicals, and 4,218 pamphlets. 
Special attention has been given to the preparation of volumes for binding, 
with the result that 1,783 books were sent to the government bindery. 
The number of books, periodicals, and pamphlets borrowed from the general 
library amounted to 20,266, including 9,000 which were assigned to the sec- 
tional libraries. This does not include, however, the large number of books 
consulted in the library but not withdrawn. 
The sectional libraries established in the Museum have remained the same, 
the complete list now standing as follows: 
Administration. History. Palzobotany. 
Administrative assistant. | Insects. Parasites. 
Anthropology. Invertebrate palzontol- Photography. 
Biology. ogy. Physical anthropology. 
Birds. Mammals. Prehistoric archeology. 
Botany. Marine invertebrates. Reptiles. 
Comparative anatomy. Materia medica. Superintendent. 
Editor. Mesozoic fossils. Taxidermy. 
Ethnology. Mineralogy. Technology. 
Fishes. Mollusks. 
Geology. Oriental archeology. 
SUMMARY OF ACCESSIONS. 
The following table summarizes all the accessions during the year except for 
the Bureau of American Ethnology, which is separately administered : 
Smithsonian deposit in the Library of Congress, including parts to com- 
PONENTS Ss ES PR ES at Fe LT Vt a 21, 167 
Office, Astrophysical Observatory, National Zoological Park, and inter- 
BCT edt TT ANT ee KC aT Se GS aa ns ees a Se es Se Oe ode 1, 984 
unitede States: National) Museum’ Jibraryo222-22 2-22 ee 6, 578 
BTS) Teel peas oc an gs ee AAA RO a ee toe ee rie Le 29, 729 
Respectfully submitted. 
PauL BROCKETT, 
Assistant Librarian, 
Dr. CHARLES D. WALCOTT, 
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 
