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Richmond have added scientific publications which are of value in completing 

 sets and filling in of the series of authors' separates. From the estate of Dr. 

 Otis Tufton Mason, through the executor, Dr. E. B. Pollard, the Museum has 

 received Doctor Mason's working library of anthropological publications, to- 

 gether with a collection of his manuscript notes. Dr. Wirt Tassin, for some 

 time assistant curator of the Division of Mineralogy, contributed about 1,000 

 pamphlets relating to mineralogy and kindred subjects. There has also been 

 secured by purchase from the estate of Dr. William H. Ashmead a complete 

 collection of his writings, together with his manuscript notes. 



Acknowledgments are also due to Dr. E. A. Schwarz, Mr. Wilfred H. Os- 

 good, Dr. O. P. Hay, and Dr. W. P. Hay for collections of publications which 

 they have presented. Additions have also been received to the William Schaus 

 collection and a special bookplate engraved for it is now being placed in the 

 books. 



In the Museum library there are now 36,244 volumes, 56,010 unbound papers, 

 and 110 manuscripts. The additions during the year consisted of 2,6S0 books, 

 3,671 pamphlets, and 227 parts of volumes. There were catalogued 1,280 books, 

 1.400 complete volumes of periodicals, and 4,213 pamphlets. 



Special attention has been given to the preparation of volumes for binding, 

 with the result that 1,783 books were sent to the government bindery. 



The number of books, periodicals, and pamphlets borrowed from the general 

 library amounted to 20,266, including 9,000 which were assigned to the sec- 

 tional libraries. This does not include, however, the large number of books 

 consulted in the library but not withdrawn. 



The sectional libraries established in the Museum have remained the same, 

 the complete list now standing as follows : 



Administration. 



Administrative assistant. 



Anthropology. 



Biology. 



Birds. 



Botany. 



Comparative anatomy. 



Editor. 



Ethnology. 



Fishes. 



Geology. 



History. 

 Insects. 



Invertebrate palaeontol- 

 ogy. 

 Mammals. 



Marine invertebrates. 

 Materia medica. 

 Mesozoic fossils. 

 Mineralogy. 

 Mollusks. 

 Oriental archaeology. 



Paleobotany. 



Parasites. 



Photography. 



Physical anthropology. 



Prehistoric archaeology. 



Reptiles. 



Superintendent. 



Taxidermy. 



Technology. 



SUMMARY OF ACCESSIONS. 



The following table summarizes all the accessions during the year except for 

 the Bureau of American Ethnology, which is separately administered : 



Smithsonian deposit in the Library of Congress, including parts to com- 

 plete sets 21, 167 



Office, Astrophysical Observatory, National Zoological Park, and inter- 

 national exchanges 1,984 



United States National Museum library 6, 57S 



Total 29, 729 



Respectfully submitted. 



Paul Brockett, 



Assistant Librarian. 



Dr. Charles D. Walcott, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



