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was received. An almost complete set of its Transactions was presented 

 by the South Australia Royal Society, Adelaide. The Societe des 

 Sciences Naturalles, La Rochelle, France, presented a complete set to 

 date of its Annales and the Arch^ological Survey of India eleven of its 

 early Reports to assist in completing the Museum file. Other gifts 

 that have been received are listed elsewhere. The late Dr. Seth E. 

 Meek's ichthyological library, consisting largely of monographic papers 

 and pamphlets, was purchased and from it 2,000 new titles were se- 

 cured. These have been catalogued and bound. Other important 

 acquisitions by purchase were: The Oxford English Dictionary; Aude- 

 bert, Histoire Naturelle des Singes et Makis, 1800; Berthelot et Ruelle, 

 Collection des Anciens Alchimistes Grecs; Hobson, Chinese Pottery and 

 Porcelain; sets to date of the Journal of Indian Art Omithologische 

 Monatsberichte and The Zoologische Annalen. 



The number of periodicals received was ninety-nine with twenty- 

 two in subscription sets which have been previously entered. There 

 were bound during the year 564 books, pamphlets and serial publica- 

 tions, and 19,275 cards were written and added to the catalogues. 

 Twelve installments of the John Crerar Library cards have been re- 

 ceived and added to its catalogue. 



There was an increasing nimaber of students and other visitors who 

 found the library of service in seeking volumes not obtainable in other 

 Hbraries in the city. A rearrangement of the book cases in the reading 

 room was made during the year that rendered the books more accessible 

 and improved its general appearance. 



Departmental Cataloguing, Inventorying, and Labeling. — The work of 

 cataloguing in the Department of Anthropology during the year 

 is quite notable, 10,062 cards having been written. The cards are 

 distributed over the divisions as follows: 975 North American, chiefly 

 Hopi ethnology; 3,071 Melanesian ethnology; 5,027 New Guinea, col- 

 lections by Umlauff, Voogdt and Dorsey; 932 Asiatic ethnology; and 

 57 classical archeology. These cards have been entered in the in- 

 ventory books of the Department, which now number 38, and the total 

 nmnber of cards recorded beginning from the first volimae is 139,516. 

 During the year the Department was supplied with 2,664 printed labels, 

 which have been distributed as follows: 720 Physical Anthropology; 

 1,250 Mrs. T. B. Blackstone Collection; 52 Models of Chinese Boats; 

 373 Joseph N. Field Collection; 12 Edward E. Ayer Philippine Gims; 

 249 Classical Archeology; and 8 objects in the Gem Room. From the 

 section of Photography the Department has received 1,310 prints, which 

 have been duly classified and added to the departmental albums, each 

 print having received a typewritten description. Three albums re- 



