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expense of the allotment for general printing and binding, 

 it was found possible to bind a much larger number of vol- 

 umes than in previous years, and thus to save many valuable 

 works that were tlireatened with destruction. Dm-ing the 

 year 2,194 volumes were sent to the bindery, and of these 

 all but about 500 had been received before the close of the 

 fiscal year. In addition to the use of its own Ubrary, which 

 is becoming more and more valuable through exchange and 

 by limited purchase, it was found necessary to draw on the 

 Library of Congress for the loan of 513 volumes. The 

 library of the Bureau now contains 15,511 volumes, about 

 11,000 pamphlets, and several thousand unbound periodicals. 



LINGUISTIC MANUSCRIPTS 



Mr. J. B. Clayton served as custodian of manuscripts. 

 The Bureau now possesses 1,678 manuscripts, mostly 

 linguistic, 19 having been added during the year, mainly by 

 purchase. All of these are of great value, and the number 

 includes four by Miss Frances Densmore on Chippewa music, 

 fom' by Ml'. J. P. Dunn on Miami and Peoria linguistics, one 

 each by Miss Alice C. Fletcher on the Omaha Indians, Mr. 

 D. I. Bushnell on the Choctaw Indians of Louisiana, and 

 Mr. Paul Radin on the Winnebago Indians. The card cata- 

 logue of manuscripts is complete to date. 



W. H. Holmes, Chief. 



