OKGANIZATIOX OF THE U. S. NATIONAL MUSEUM. 29 



The frieiicLs of the Smithsouian Institution and tlie !N"ational Museum 

 are earnestly invited to take part in the work of building- up the col- 

 lections, and, in particular, to respond to special requests for advice or 

 other aid, which may reach them by letter. 



The following- rules for the acknowledgment of specimens will be ad- 

 hered to : 



1. Each contribution will be recognized by a formal written acknowl- 

 edgment from the Director. 



2. Each contribution will be announced in the annual reports of the 

 Smithsouian Institution and the National Museum; and in the cata- 

 logues and other publications of these establishments, in which the 

 objects contributed may be alluded to, the name of the contributor will 

 always be given. 



3. On the label, which is invariably attached to every object, the name 

 of the contributor will be conspicuously printed. In the case of dona- 

 tions the form will be, "Gift of ," aud where the objects 



have been obtained by special exertions of a friend of the Museum, 



who, however, is not their donor, the form will be, "Obtained by 



," or "Collected by ." 



4. Objects which may have 'been bought by special appropriations, 

 such as those for the Philadelphia and Berlin exhibitions, will not be 

 labeled with the name of the persons from whom i)urchased, except by 

 special agreement in cases where these persons have been oidy in i)art 

 paid for their exertions. 



5. The Museum Avill make every possible return for aid rendered by 

 offering in exchange its publications aud its duplicate specimens. 



PACKING AND SHIPMENT. 



LXXI. 



Packing will be done under the direction of the curators or in the 

 packing room under the supervision of the Registrar, to whom objects 

 to be j)acked may be sent with written memorandum of instructions. 



Packing boxes may be obtained by requisition on the Registrar. 



LXXII. 



Each package intended for shij)ment by express, freight, mail, or 

 messenger, shall pass through the hands of the Registrar, and shall be 

 accomi>anied by a memorandum, specifying its contents, and signed by 

 the sender or packer. The Registrar shall make the proper entries in 

 the Distribution Book. 



LXXIII. 



The Registrar will have special instructions as to what classes of 

 packages need the indorsement of the management of the Museum be- 

 fore they can be sent out of the building. 



