42 secretary's annual report. 



actions of scientific societies, and seven maps, have 

 been received during the past year, making a total of 

 four hundred sixty-one books and five hundred fifty- 

 seven pamphlets in the library. 



The large proportion of these books and pamphlets 

 has been received through direct appeals made by your 

 secretary, to institutions and individuals, and he takes 

 pleasure in expressing thanks, in behalf of the Institute, 

 to Hon. John H. Ketcham, Mr. James A. Seward, Hon. 

 James Bishop, Chief of Bureau of Statistics of New- 

 Jersey, and Protap Chandra Roy, of Calcutta, for the 

 liberal and valuable donations made by them to the 

 library. 



Many valuable works have been received from the 

 Smithsonian Institution, the Department of the Inte- 

 rior, the Bureau of Ethnology, United States Geo- 

 logical Survey, and the Engineer Department of 

 United States Army. Kant s Infusoria has been 

 secured by purchase. 



The librarian is carefully cataloguing the books by 

 the card system, designating all principal topics. This 

 practically makes a general index of the important sub- 

 jects contained in each volume — a work which will be 

 greatly appreciated by those who have occasion to use 

 the books. 



During the past year the minerals, birds, mammals, 

 marine invertebrata, and archaeological specimens, in 

 the museum, have been classified and labeled by your 

 secretary, acting as assistant curator under Prof. 

 Dwight, and seven hundred eighty-nine additional speci- 

 mens have been received as donations to the society. 



Your secretary begs to call the attention of the public 

 and private schools of this city to the advantages this 

 museum offers to those who are studying natural his- 

 tory, and expresses the hope that these advantages may 

 be utilized. 



