390 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY [eth. ANN. 30 



In August, 1886, the director of the bureau was authorized by 

 joint resolution of Congress to begin the publication of a series of 

 bulletins, which were issued in octavo form and in paper covers, and 

 in July, 1888, the continuation of the series was authorized by con- 

 current resolution. Provision for publishing the bulletins was 

 omitted from the public printing law of January 12, 1895, and the 

 issue terminated in 1894. Up to that time 2-t bulletins had been pub- 

 lished. By concurrent resolution in April, 1900, Congress authorized 

 the resumption of the Bulletin series in royal octavo form. Nos. 25, 

 2G, and 27 were issued under this provision, and in February, 1903, 

 by joint resolution of Congress the octavo form was again resumed. 

 Since then bulletins 28, 29, 30 (in two parts) ,^ 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 

 37, 38, 39, 40 (part 1), 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 4G, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 

 54, 56, and 58 have appeared, while Nos. 40 (part 2), 55, 57, and 59 

 are in press, and Nos. 60 and 01 in preparation. The maximum edi- 

 tion of the Bulletin series is 9,850 copies, of which the Senate receives 

 1,500, the House of Representatives 3,000, and the Bureau of Ameri- 

 can Ethnology 3,500 copies. The remaining 1,850 copies are distrib- 

 uted by the Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing 

 Office. Of these about 500 copies are sent to designated libraries: 

 the rest are held by him for sale at a price slightly abo^e cost. 



Besides the series mentioned there have been issued small editions 

 of four Introductions and of nine Miscellaneous Publications, in- 

 tended wholly or chiefly for the use of collaborators and correspond- 

 ents. These were not specially authorized by Congi-ess, but as a 

 rule were paid for fi-om the annual appropriations for continuing 

 researches. 



With the exception of the few copies of the publications of the 

 bureau disposed of by the Superintendent of Documents the editions 

 are distributed free of charge. The quota allowed the bureau is 

 distributed mainly to libraries and other institutions of learning 

 and to collaborators and others engaged in antlu'opological research 

 or in instruction. 



Annual Reports 



First annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the secretary of 

 the Smithsonian Institution 1879-80 by J. W. Powell director 

 [Vignette] Washington Government Printing Office 1881 



^ By concurrent resolution of Congress in August, 1012, a reprint of Bulletin no was 

 ordered in an edition of C,.500 copies, of whicli 4,000 were for the use of tlie House of 

 Representatives, 2,000 for tlie use of tlie Senate, and 500 for tlie use of tbe Bureau of 

 American Ethnology. 



