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and main floor of the western end of the hall and the eastern galleries 

 were demolished. Although this work of removal occupied two 

 weeks, it was done without confusion and practically without cessa- 

 tion of the library's activities. The new stacks were in process of 

 erection before the close of the fiscal year. 



COLLECTIONS. 



The following collections were acquired by the bureau or by mem- 

 bers of its staff, and, having served the purpose of study, were trans- 

 ferred to the National Museum, as required by law : 



Eight fragments of ancient Britisli pottery. Gift to the bureau by Rev. Robert 

 C. Nightingale, SwafCam, Norfolk, England. (55735.) 



Potsherds, fragments of human bones, and three heads. Gift to the bureau by 

 Mrs. Bruce Reid, Port Arthur, Tex. (55758.) 



Parts of five skeletons (three complete skulls and fragments of two skulls) from 

 a burial cist in a cave about 20 miles south of Grant, N. Mex. Collected by 

 F. W. Hodge, Bureau of American Ethnology. (56134.) 



Thirty-one ethnological objects from the Cherokee and Catawba Indians. Col- 

 lected by James Mooney, Bureau of American Ethnology. (56312.) 



Six photographs of Aztec antiquities. Purchased from W. W. Blake, City of 

 Mexico. (56609.) 



Stone phallus from Mesa Verde, Colo. Gift to the bureau by H. C. Lay, Tellu- 

 ride, Colo. (56719.) 



Arrow point found on the north fork of Roanoke River, about 3 miles from 

 Blacksburg, Va. Gift to the bureau by Prof. Otto C. Burkhart, Virginia 

 Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. (56679.) 



PROPERTY. 



The principal property of the bureau consists of its library, com- 

 prising approximately 35,000 books and pamphlets, a large collection 

 of manuscripts for reference or in process of preparation for publi- 

 cation, and several thousand photographic negatives. With the 

 exception of a portion of the library, this material could not be 

 duplicated. In addition, the bureau possesses a photostat apparatus 

 with electric-light equipment, several cameras, dictagraphs, and other 

 appliances for use in conducting scientific research in the field and 

 the office, necessary office furniture and equipment, and a limited sup- 

 ply of stationery, supplies, etc. Also under control of the bureau, 

 but in immediate custody of the Public Printer, as required by law, 

 is a stock of numerous publications, chiefly annual reports and 

 bulletins. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Quarters. — The only improvements made in the quarters occupied 

 by the bureau in the Smithsonian building, as set forth in the last 

 report, have been those incident to the reconstruction of the library 

 and the fireproofing of the manuscript room, above alluded to, and 

 the painting of the walls of four rooms, made necessary partly by 



