REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



61 



Reference was made in last year's report to the steps being taken 

 by the institution to procure for the war library and museum of 

 the French Government at Paris copies of American documents, and 

 other material relating to the war, for deposit in a section of that 

 library, to be devoted to the part taken by the United States in the 

 conflict. A similar request for posters was received during the year 

 from the British War Museum, and as complete sets of posters as 

 it was possible to procure, have been transmitted to that museum. 

 A number of requests for publications issued in this country were 

 received from other foreign establishments, and in each instance 

 the institution endeavored to comply therewith. 



The secretary of the institution took special steps to assist in the 

 rehabilitation of the library of the Society of Sciences, Lille, France, 

 whose collections were destroyed during the war. As a result of 

 his efforts, several hundred publications were received for transmis- 

 sion to that library through the Exchange Service. 



During the fiscal year 1919, 803 boxes were forwarded to foreign 

 agencies for distribution, being an increase of 360 over the preceed- 

 ing 12 months. Notwithstanding this increase in the number of 

 boxes sent, the total number is still far below the average for a nor- 

 mal year. This is due, in part, to the fact that shipments in boxes 

 were suspended until the 1st of February. Up to that date pack- 

 ages were sent to their destinations by mail. 



The dates of transmission of the 803 boxes forwarded to foreign 

 countries are shown in the following table. Of these boxes 260 con- 

 tained full sets of United States official documents for authorized 

 depositories : 



Consignments of exchanges for foreign countries. 



Country. 



Number 

 of boxes. 



Date of transmission. 



Argentina 



Belgium 



Bolivia 



Brazil 



British colonies 



British Guiana 



Canada 



Chile 



China.... 



Colombia 



Costa Rica 



Cuba 



Denmark 



Ecuador 



Egypt 



France 



Great Britain and Ireland. 

 Guatemala 



6 

 21 



3 

 14 

 57 

 196 



2 



Apr. 8, 1919. 



Apr. 29, 1919. 



Mar. 28, 1919. 



Feb. 8, Apr. 5, 1919. 



Apr. 29, June 12, 1919. 



Mar. 27, 1919. 



Sept. 26, 1918; Jan. 27, Mar. 25, Apr. 21, May 17, June 6, 1919. 



Apr. 3, 1919. 



Ian. 20, 1918; Feb. 28, Mar. 25, May 28, 1919. 



Mar. 31, 1919. 



Apr. 4, 1919. 



Sept. 26, 1918; Jan. 27, Mar. 25, Apr. 21, May 17, June 6, 1919. 



Feb. 19, 1919. 



Mar. 4, 1919. 



Apr. 10, 1919. 



Feb. 8, May 5, 1919. 



Feb. 5, Mar. 12, 25, May 12, June 2, 12, 1919 



Mar. 28, 1919. 



