18 BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS 
The distribution of publications has been continued under 
the immediate charge of Miss Helen Munroe, assisted by 
Miss Emma B. Powers. Publications were distributed as 
follows: 
Annual reports and separates___....-.-_-._.-.-.+.-.--- 3, 373 
Bulletins and separates __ are “ 12, 886 
Contributions to North American ethnology... Pibadep ie 32 
Miscellanecoust publications asses =. ae eee 572 
Total__ ~= dea b sew ere) art tn tS. Bese GOR OS 
As ceive’ with the fiscal year 1919, there was an in- 
crease of 5,380 publications erates Fourteen ad- 
dresses have been added to the mailing list during the year 
and 28 dropped, making a net decrease of 14. 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
Mr. De Lancey Gill, with the assistance of Mr. Albert 
K. Sweeney, continued the preparation of the illustrations 
of the bureau. A summary of this work follows: 
Photographic prints for distribution and office use_____-_-.-. 500 
Negatives of ethnologic and archeologic subjects__..-.-.---- 300 
Negative films developed from field exposures__---.---.---- 100 
Photostat prints made from books and manuscript--.-_--_-- 250 
ILLUSTRATIONS PREPARED AND SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION 
Photographs retouched and otherwise_____-___-_----------- 350 
Line and color drawings - eapee i ae lb jn aria 2k PAE | 
Illustration proof edited__________- ee rye L010) 
Lithographic proofs ex: amined at Government Printing Office. - 5, 200 
LIBRARY 
The reference library continued in the immediate care of 
Miss Ella Leary, librarian, assisted by Mr. Charles B. 
Newman. 
During the year 820 books were accessioned, of which 140 
were acquired by purchase and 680 by gift and exchange. 
Volumes made by binding serials are included in these 
figures. The periodicals currently received number about 
800, of which 35 were obtained by purchase, the remainder 
