122 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1946 
SUMMARIZED STATISTICS 
Accessions 
Total, 
recorde' 
Volumes valuimos 
June 30, 1946 
Astrophysical Observatory (including Radiation and Organisms) ---.---_.----- 205 11, 920 
iBuresmofAmerican) Ethnology = =- sa. saa a a re rere le 109 34, 314 
MrearGallenyofeATtes bs mea 2. ee Se See ee eee ee ee 215 21, 697 
National: Collection.of Hine :ATts 52 aes sen sen ee eee eee 414 10, 569 
ING TATE IM DTS b ek eS 8 ee ee ee SS 2,772 236, 316 
National ZoologicalsParks = os 22. oss ae eee eee eae 21 4,142 
Smithsonian Deposit at the Library of Congress_-__-_._-----.----------------- 5 Pay f 577, 430 
SS TaUA GELS OTR SAIN O LEN COS a a 285 31, 965 
TO GaN sk eck ce ae ee ee mre re Re NS ren Sem 5, 278 928, 353 
Neither incomplete volumes of periodicals nor separates and reprints 
from periodicals are included in these figures. 
Exchanges 
Newexchangesiarnan pede: se 2 ie oe oe ee ee eee 262 
91 of these were assigned to the Smithsonian Deposit. 
Specially requested publications received_____------------------------- 6, 259 
891 of these were obtained to fill gaps in the Smithsonian Deposit 
sets. 
Cataloging 
Volumes and pamphiets ‘cataloged 22222 ses 2 eee eee 6, 124 
Gards\added to’catalogs and shelf lists#=0=) Saeed ae ee 25, 3826 
Periodicals 
Periodical parts:entered] 41 2 en Ee ee eee 12, 947 
Of these 3,399 were sent to the Smithsonian Deposit. 
Circulation 
loans: of booksand periodicals22~ 3 ss St iss ee eee 10, 223 
This figure does not include the very considerable intramural circula- 
tion of books and periodicals assigned to sectional libraries for filing, of 
which no count is kept. 
Binding 
Volumes: Sentyto.the.bind ery2-= + eee 840 
Volumes repaired in the Museum__.__- — = eee 1, 010 
Respectfully submitted. 
Leiia F, Cuarg, Librarian. 
Dr. ALEXANDER WETMORE, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 
