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On his return he wrote " The Halibut Fishery, Davis Strait " which 

 was published in the report of the Fish Commissioner for 1880. In 

 1887 another paper entitled "The Salt Halibut Fishery," appeared 

 in the "Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States." 

 Meanwhile Mr. Scudder had become connected with the Smith- 

 sonian Institution, where he remained for more than 40 years, and 

 where for 38 years he was in charge of the Museum library. It is 

 doubtful if the Museum will ever again have as its reference chief 

 one so fully acquainted with its collections as Mr. Scudder, or one 

 more willing to give of his knowledge and time to those who came 

 with questions. 



Another retired employee, Mr. Washington Irving Adams, dis- 

 bursing agent of the Institution and its branches for many years, 

 died suddenly on April 19, 1925, at his home in Watertown Mass. 



The only death of an employee on the active roll of the Museum 

 was that of Israel Freeman, a laborer in the Museum for over 15 

 years, which occurred on July 16, 1924. 



