76 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1923 



DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS 



The distribution of publications has been continued under the 

 immediate charge of Miss Helen Munroe, assisted by Miss Emma 

 B. Powers. Publications were distributed as follows : 



Annual reports and separates 5,363 



Bulletins and separates 11, 787 



Contributions to North American Ethnology 10 



Introductions 3 



Miscellaneous publications 531 



17, 694 



As compared with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, there was 

 an increase of 3,479 publications distributed. 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Mr. DeLancey Gill, illustrator, with the assistance of Mr. Albert 

 E. Sweeney, continued the preparation of the illustrations of the 

 bureau. A summary of this work follows: 



Drawings for publications 32 



Photographs retouched for engraving 78 



Illustration copy made ready for engraving 319 



Illustrative proof edited 302 



Editions of colored plates examined at Government Printing Office — 160, 000 



Negatives prepared 232 



Films developed from field exposures 240 



Prints for distribution and office use 1, 117 



In November of last year Mr. Gill began to reclassify the large 

 collection of ethnologic and archeologic negatives with a view of 

 preparing a comprehensive catalogue of the linguistic families and 

 tribes with such historic data as is available. He has made good 

 progress in this work. About 5,000 negatives have already been 

 catalogued. 



LIBRARY 



The reference library continued under the immediate care of Miss 

 Ella Leary, librarian, assisted by Mr. Roderick McPherson and later 

 by Mr. Thomas Blackwell. 



During the year 500 books were accessioned. Of these 70 were 

 acquired by purchase, 130 by gift and exchange, and 300 by binding 

 of periodicals. The current periodicals annually received number 

 about 925, of which 35 are by subscription, the remainder being 

 obtained through exchange. The bureau has also received 200 

 pamphlets. The aggregate number of volumes in the library at the 

 close of the year was 25,061 ; of pamphlets about 15,100. Satisfactory 

 progress was made toward the completion of the new subject cata- 

 logue from the old imperfect author's catalogue. 



