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in zoology, Dr. W. L. Abbott, of Philadephia ; in botany, Capt. John Donnell 

 Smith, of Baltimore ; in mineralogy. Rev. L. T. Chamberlain, of New York City ; 

 in paleobotany, Prof. Lester F. Ward, of Washington. 



Additions to the collections. — The principal source of accessions during the 

 past year was the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The exhibition made in that 

 connection by the Museum itself contained many important objects acquired 

 through the Government appropriation for the exposition, which, excepting such 

 as were sent to the Lewis and Clark Exposition, were subsequently incorporated 

 in the public series here. Much more extensive and noteworthy, however, were 

 the gifts made to the national collections by several foreign governments, by 

 many States of the Union, and by a large number of individuals having 

 exhibits at St. Louis. So extensive, in fact, were these contributions that they 

 amounted in bulk to about 30 carloads of specimens, besides five of exhibition 

 eases. Of this number 25 cars were filled with collections illustrative of 

 mineral technology alone, comprising examples of the natural and finished 

 products and of the appliances of manufacture in many branches of mineral 

 industry. Unfortunately the arrangement an|d display of this instructive 

 material must be deferred until more space becomes available through the com- 

 pletion of the new building. The Department of Geology also received many 

 important additions, especially in the way of large masses and pieces appro- 

 priate for exhibition. The contributions in ethnology, next in extent to those 

 in mineral technology, were exceedingly varied and interesting, since they relate 

 to the customs and industries of several peoples, and will richly supplement the 

 existing collections. 



Through the accessions already noted, the total number of specimens in the 

 Museum has been increased to about 6,141,990, classified as follows : Anthro- 

 pology, 986,964 ; biology, 4,409,135 ; geology, 745,891. 



The most noteworthy additions in ethnology, besides those obtained at St. 

 Louis, were from the several islands between Sumatra and Borneo, the Mergui 

 Archipelago, and the island of Mindanao of the Philippine group ; from pueblos, 

 cliff houses, and caves in western Socorro County, New Mexico ; and from the 

 Apache and Pima Indians of Arizona, and the pueblo of Zuni. To the collec- 

 tions in physical anthropology was added a large amount of material bearing 

 upon the natural history of several races of man, especially the American 

 Indians, Negroes, Slavs, and Filipinos. 



The most important acquisitions in historic archeology consisted of Arabic 

 manuscripts and prints from the Moros of Mindanao, and of coins, pottery 

 lamps, and jars from the Orient. The Division of Prehistoric Archeology ob- 

 tained two valuable collections of implements from Japan ; many interesting 

 specimens from Australia and Tasmania, Cape Colony, Thuringia (Germany), 

 and Belmonti, Italy ; and a large number of stone implements and pottery 

 from the United States, Mexico, and South America. 



The collection of timekeeping devices was increased by several gifts and 

 loans, and acknowledgments are due to the War Department for depositing 

 numerous pieces of ordnance, among them being many of considerable historic 

 interest. 



The Division of Graphic Arts received many contributions from foreign 

 exhibitors at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and two pictures taken by 

 Daguerre. Among the accessions in ceramics were an extensive and very 

 beautiful collection of glassware from the Union Glass Works; examples of 

 Teco ware and Van Briggle pottery, and a collection of typical Japanese and 

 Chinese porcelains and pottery and of Japanese lacquer woi-k. 



To the collection of American history were added 768 objects, mostly loans. 



