ORGANIZATION OF THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. 25 



INK TO BE USED IN MUSEUM WOKK. 



XLVII. 



Inlc to he used in Museum irorJc. — Every officer of the Museum is re- 

 quired to liave upou his desk two kinds of iuk. 



a. Record inJc, in which all catalogue entries and other writings of 

 permanent record are to be made. This nuist be a uutgall or carbon ink 

 (not aniline). 



b. Cojjying inl', in which all correspondence should be conducted. 



XLVIII. 



aENERAL RULES. 



The exhibition halls are open to the public from 9 a. m. to 4.30 j). m. 

 every day in the year, except Sundays. 



XLIX. 



The business offices are open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. 



L. 



The work-rooms and shops are open from 7.30 a. m. to 4.30 p. m. 



LI. 



No smoking allowed in the public halls. 



ROUTINE ADMINISTRATION OF COLLECTIONS. 

 LII. 



Routine adininistration of collections. — The full routine for the admin- 

 istration of objects received in the Museum is as follows: 



1. The package is received by the Eegistrar, who, if necessary to ascer- 

 tain tiie nature of its contents, opens it, and if it contains objects belong- 

 ing to several departments unpacks it and distributes its contents to the 

 I)roper receptacles in the sorting-room. 



2. The Eegistrar notifies the sender of the jiackage that it has been 

 received. 



3. The Eegistrar enters the package in the Accession Eecord. 



4. The Eegistrar writes ujion an "Accession Card "the fticts concern- 

 ing the accession, and submits this card to the Director and Assistant 

 Director, one of whom marks its assignment to one of the Museum 

 departments. 



o. The Eegistrar now sends the contents of the package or packages 

 to the chief of the department to which assignment has been made, 

 accompanied by the accession card and such other memoranda and let- 

 ters as may help to complete its history. 



6. The Curator examines and identifies the objects, writes upon the 



