Jan., 1908. 



Annual Report of the Director. 



119 



Library. — The accessions in the Library during the year aggre- 

 gated in volumes and pamphlets 2,755 ; by purchase 386, by gift and 

 exchange 2,369, bringing the total number of books and pamphlets 

 in the library to 44,514, distributed as follows: 



The routine work of classifying, labeling, accessioning, and cata- 

 loguing the books and pamphlets as they were received continued 

 through the year on the same basis as in preceding years. Through the 

 medium of exchange with contemporary institutions, upon which the 

 library depends largely for its growth, it continues to receive valuable 

 publications. Exchanges have been received from 583 institutions 

 and 130 individuals. Gifts to the General Library worthy of special 

 mention have been received from Mr. Stephen Sommier, Florence, 

 Italy, 1 volume; Mr. Theodor Koch-Grunberg, Berlin, 4 volumes; 

 Mr. John W. B arrett, Washington, D. C.,10 volumes; Mr. H. N. Higin- 

 botham, Chicago, 28 volumes; Mr. Frederick J. V. Skiff, 81 volumes; 

 Naturhistorische Verein, Bonn, 58 volumes; Naturforschende Gesell- 

 schaft, Zurich, 47 volumes; Royal Society, London, 38 volumes; 

 Geological Survey of Canada, 12 volumes; Maryland Geological 

 Survey, 7 volumes. Twelve installments of the John Crerar Library 

 cards have been received, alphabetically arranged, and filed; 11,211 

 cards have been written and distributed in the catalogue. A special 

 feature of the work during the year has been the formation of a Library 

 of Exposition Literature. The volumes presented for the formation 

 of this library by Sir Henry Trueman Wood, Commissioner to the 

 World's Columbian Exposition, Mr. H. N. Higinbotham, President of 

 the World's Columbian Exposition, and Frederick J. V. Skiff, approx- 

 imated 1,100 books and pamphlets. From this collection, 668 titles 

 have been selected, chronologically arranged, accessioned, catalogued, 

 and installed in a special room provided for the purpose. The un- 

 bound books are at present in the bindery, and the miscellaneous 

 pamphlets will be filed in neat cloth boxes. The whole forms a 

 very creditable reference library of literature on Expositions from 

 1851 to 1904. The duplicates of this material have been arranged 

 in three groups. Group 1 contains 260 titles, group 2 contains 156 



General Library .... 

 Department of Anthropology 



Books and Pamphlets. 

 • • 33.°9i 



Department of Botany 

 Department of Geology 

 Department of Zoology 



1,466 

 3,695 

 5.299 

 963 



