Popular Publications 45 



GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE MUSEUM 



Frederic A. Lucas, Director 



While the war has naturally affected the work of the Mu- 

 seum, yet its effects have been felt principally in a lessened 

 number of expeditions, and satisfactory progress has been 

 made in the care and installation of the collections, in research 

 and in publication. 



The slightly lessened sales of popular publications show the 



effect of "hard times," though the demand for the "General 



Guide" is about the same as usual, 3,233 copies 



p°P" lar . having been sold during the year, exhausting the 



edition of 1916; a new edition is now in press 



and will be issued early in 1918. 



There were also sold 1,282 Handbooks, 2,179 leaflets and 978 

 reprints of articles in the Journal; all in all, 8,566 copies of the 

 various publications. 



Diminished sales of poster stamps and post cards also reflect 

 the enforced economy of the year, and it is rather interesting to 

 note that, aside from the Guide, the leaflets most often called 

 for are those more particularly written with students in view. 

 "The Ancient Civilizations of Mexico and Central America" has 

 been added to the Handbooks series, and in line with the use 

 by students of the Peruvian collections, Mr. Mead prepared a 

 leaflet on "Peruvian Art" which has been much in demand ; also 

 a leaflet on "Insects and Disease" is in the hands of the printer. 



As part of the publicity work, under the direction of Mr. 

 Pindar, another large edition of the hotel circular has been 

 printed and distributed, and a handsome calendar, with illus- 

 trations mainly taken from groups and other objects in the 

 Museum, was prepared and sent to all the Members of the 

 Museum as well as to others interested in its work. 



What may be termed the practical uses of the 



Practical Use collections continue to increase, and this year de- 

 of Exhibits . ««,.«, , . 



signers have extended their work from designs 



for fabrics to those for entire costumes, taking their motives 



