Appendix 1. 

 REPORT ON THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Sir : I have the honor to submit tlcie following report on the opera- 

 tions of the United States National Museum for the fiscal year 

 ending June 30, 1914: 



INTRODUCTORY. 



The last report contains a brief review of the exhibits in the new 

 building, which mainly relate to zoology, geology, and anthropology, 

 though also including the paintings of the National Gallery of Art 

 and certain special and temporary installations. The natural history 

 collections, while presenting a generally finished appearance, are, 

 however, as there explained, still incomplete and to a large extent 

 provisional in their arrangement. Considerable progress toward 

 their improvement was made during last year, and this work will be 

 continued as rapidly as possible until, to the extent of the material 

 available, some degree of perfection has been reached, but the pur- 

 poses of the Museum would be poorly served if more or less, and 

 even radical, changes were not made from time to time in those parts 

 of the collections which belong especially to the public. 



Because of extensive interior alterations going on in the Smith- 

 sonian building, it was necessary temporarily to withdraw the 

 graphic arts collection from display, but upon the completion of 

 this work the surroundings for this important division will be greatly 

 improved. In the older Museum building, moreover, there was much 

 activity in connection with the exhibits, though not as much was 

 accomplished as was desirable or would have been possible with a 

 slightly increased appropriation. This building has been entirely 

 given over to the arts and industries and American history. Square 

 in shape, its exhibition space, amounting to about 100,000 square 

 feet, is divided into four naves or halls, radiating from a central 

 pavilion, the naves in turn being connected by ranges, eight in num- 

 ber, which follow the outer walls of the building and inclose four 

 square covered courts. Although consisting of only a single story, 

 except in the towers and pavilions, which are used for offices, most 

 of the halls are supplemented by galleries. The building faces north, 

 and its different subdivisions are designateid by their position with 



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