REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF 

 THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE SMITH- 

 SONIAN INSTITUTION 



FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1935 



To the Board of Regents of the STnithsonian Institution: 



Your executive committee respectfully submits the following re- 

 port in relation to the funds of the Smithsonian Institution, together 

 with a statement of the appropriations by Congress for the Govern- 

 ment bureaus in the administrative charge of the Institution. 



SMITHSONIAN ENDOWMENT FUND 



The original bequest of James Smithson was f 104,960,8s.6d. ; 

 $508,318.46. Refunds of money expended in prosecution of the 

 claim, freights, insurance, etc., together with payment into the 

 fund of the sum of £5,015, which had been withheld during the 

 lifetime of Madame de la Batut, brought the fund to the amount 

 of $550, 000. 00 



Since the original bequest the Institution has received gifts from 

 various sources, chiefly in the years prior to 1893, the income 

 from which may be used for the general work of the Institution. 



To these gifts has been added capital from savings on income, 

 gain from sale of securities, etc., bringing the total endowment 

 for general purposes to the amount of 1, 106, 803. 19 



The Institution holds also a number of endowment gifts the 

 income of each being restricted to specific use. These are invested 

 and stand on the books of the Institution as follows : 



Arthur, James, fund, income for Investigations and study of sun 



and lecture on the sun $42, 596. 31 



Bacon, Virginia Purdy, fund, for a traveling scholarship to investi- 

 gate fauna of countries other than the United States 53, 361. 64 



Baird, Lucy H., fund, for creating a memorial to Secretary Baird 9, 353. 50 



Barstow, Frederic D., fund, for purchase of animals for the 

 Zoological Park 810. 18 



Canfield Collection fund, for increase and care of the Canfield 

 collection of minerals 40,736.41 



Casey, Thomas L., fund, for maintenance of the Casey collection and 

 promotion of researches relating to Coleoptera 8, 231. 31 



Chamberlain, Francis Lea, fund, for increase and promotion of Isaac 

 Lea collection of gems and moUusks 29, 993. 32 



Hodgkins fund, specific, for increase and diffusion of more exact 

 knowledge in regard to nature and properties of atmospheric air — 100, 000. 00 



Special Research fund, gift, in form of real estate 20, 946. 00 



Hughes, Bruce, fund, to found Hughes alcove 1&, 136. 12 



Myer, Catherine Walden, fund, for purchase of fivst-class works of 



art for the use of and benefit of the National Gallery of Art 20, 189. 80 



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