FIFTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT / 



Bulletin 112. "An Introduction to Pawnee Archeology", by Waldo 

 Kudolph Wedel, and Bulletin 113, "The Troyville Mounds, Catahoula 

 Parish, Louisiana", by Winslow M. Walker, were issued. 



Work has been done on other manuscripts in the custody of the 

 editor. 



Publications distributed totaled 9,337. 



LIBRARY 



Miss Ella Leary continued in charge as librarian until Febriniry 

 29, 1936, when she was retired on account of ill health. Miss Miriam 

 B. Ketchurn was appointed to succeed her, effective April 1, 1936. 



The following figures apply to bound books and pamphlets of 100 

 pages or over. Pamphlets of less than 100 pages are no longer 

 accessioned. 



Books received by purchase 18 



Books received by exchange 62 



Books received by gift 19 



Total 99 



Numerous pamphlets have been received, as v/ell as the usual 

 periodicals and society transactions, mostly by exchange or gift. 

 The library contains, as of June 30, 1936 : 



Total accession record 81,200 



Total withdrawals and losses 661 



Net total 30, 539 



There are also about 20,000 pam])h]ets and more tlian 3,000 volumes 

 of unbound periodicals and society transactions. 



It is planned to reclassify the library according to the Library of 

 Congress scheme of classification, and copies of the scheme in the 

 Bureau's field have been furnished by the Library of Congress. All 

 new material is being put in the new classification, and it is hoped 

 that a real start on older material can be made during the coming- 

 year. A shelf list has been begun and will be contiiiued along with 

 the reclassification. 



A depository set of Library of Congress catalog cards is being 

 established. 



A beginning has been made on refiling the catalog and the task will 

 be completed within the next few months. 



