Director s Report for igry. 15 



After no little dela}- and by the efficient system of "trackers" 

 a large consignment of printing paper of the quality used in our 

 publications traveled from Maine and was finally shipped to us. 



I/ibrary. — From the report of Miss Elizabeth Higgins, Libra- 

 rian. I quote the following: 



"In some ways the year just closed has been the most satisfac- 

 tory in the history of the Library, though a change of assistants 

 earl>- in the spring interfered rather seriously with the progress of 

 our work. However, two weeks after Miss Steinbring left we were 

 fortunate in securing the services of Miss Lucile Lucas, whose ex- 

 perience in a San Francisco office enabled her quickly to learn the 

 routine of our office and library work. In addition to her regular 

 duties, Miss Lucas prepared a shelf list for a large part of the 

 library and made a number of copies of manuscripts and special 

 articles required by the Director and members of the staff. Carbon 

 copies of these articles were covered in heavy paper, labeled, and 

 placed in the Library as separates. I regret that the offer of a con- 

 siderably higher salary has caused our capable assistant to return 

 to the Coast, thus making the training of another the first work of 

 the new year. 



"Accessions. — The accessions from exchanges continue to de- 

 crease, the number of volumes from that source completed this year 

 being only seventy as compared with one hundred and ninety-six in 

 1913. On the other hand gifts, especially of local publications, 

 have been large and the purchases include a number of rare vol- 

 umes and parts that were much needed. Among the more import- 

 ant purchases may be mentioned the following: 



The Auk, 1900-19 1 7, completing the series from 1S84. 

 Philadelphia Academy of Sciences, 26 early publications. 

 Lacordaire et Chapuis, Cenera des Coleopteres. Paris, 1854-1876. 

 Photostatic copy of Ingrahara's I'oyage of the Hope, 1790-1792. 



(Original manuscript in the Librarj' of Congress. ) 

 Hooker and Arnott, Botany of tlie Blossom. London, 1831-1833. 



(Parts I-IV onl}-. Hawaiian section complete.) 



"The gifts of the year include a large quantity of newspapers 

 and periodicals in the Hawaiian language, representing twenty-six 

 different publications, dating from 1849. For these thanks are due 



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