CONTENTS 
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‘The: Smithsonian’ Mstitunion. olan se sits nee ye Sete eS eo Saher 1 
her estaplishment === ese OE a eng Se aR ees 1 
The Board of Regents Ses 22 let Nib yen ie 2 eee Bera ee ey 2 
General considerations = 4—4 = ee ES LE ee ye 
BESTT ER Y1G GS farted nae Se ene ta SEU Fok a ed Sieh he) ee BY 5 
Researches’and explorations! 222% Siu sey) At bees ieee 8 
Geological explorations in the Canadian Rockies____--_-__--__- 8 
Collecting fossil footprints: in Arizonal2 tees se pee Bae 9 
Biological collecting in western China__~-_-__-_--___-____---_- 10 
Study of the crustacean fauna of South America____------_-~-~ 11 
Anthropological studies in southern Asia, Java, Australia, and 
South Aare Os SUR ae aE TS A AEE ee 12 
Archeological studies -in--Mississippi_——-—-.-..=.--.---. 2222 15 
Smithsonian “Pa iO Cages tee SO kh as YR ee ee Oa 16 
Smithsonian exhibit at the Sesquicentennial_______________-____---- 18 
Publications. "2 ee. Sel eRe Sie ee eS OA ed 19° 
SN a fo ea Vy a I Ge Es ST PU VES Ee AE TD al 
INGTON AL? MES Gury ee 2 REL PETE Rte ES ELISE Dey Pry ee 22 
NatonaleGalleryOf cA Tha) ene eh oe SEP Ck 24 
Hreer Gallery Of Ag ta Sh nd a BI TE ee ae 25 
Bureauo. American Hthnology =~ =~ ee ee ee a 26 
international lH xchangese <3 Ueeeek Or ES a Se eee ee fe 28 
Nationals Zoological Parikr 22 2300. be CEU aie SOE a Sik Pe 29 
ASLLOPHYSical- Observatory oes: = tht Eee Ta ets SE OTE th Sy oo 3 
International Catalogue of Scientific Literature____________________-__-_ 31 
TO KEKCA OS COPA pes Bh ee nh Pd SS Ba ap 1 SE oA YD ESE Se ge SS pees 32 
Appendix 1. Report on the United States National Museum_________-_~_ 34 
2. -Report, on-the National Gallery. of Arte s- Vout wus wrth 50 
3. Report, on the Freer Gallery of ‘Artus_.o {Wu te 61 
4. Report on the Bureau of American Ethnology____________-_ 63 
5. Report on the International Exchanges___________________ 18 
6. Report on the National Zoological Park_______ EAL. See 91 
7. Report on the Astrophysical Observatory_________________ 108 
8. Report on the International Catalogue of Scientific 
DOr ey Pel epee — See See ee Oe ee ee Semen an euey PORE eee ct 119 
SPE VOLEO Uy Pes ORI yee es ee oe 2? 
LOS VEpPOLl (OM | PUDMCATONS 2s. 1 She a 131 
