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to select such material as might be desirable to retain. The re- 

 mainder was then classified and twenty-five typewritten lists were 

 sent to as many societies and libraries, with request for exchange. 

 It was evident from replies received that the majority of these 

 institutions did not have their duplicate material available for ex- 

 change. However, small exchanges were effected, and as several of 

 the lists are still out, it is possible that some further exchanges may 

 be made. By request of the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture 375 duplicate bulletins and circulars received from that depart- 

 ment were returned for redistribution. Fourteen thousand two hun- 

 dred and twenty cards have been written and inserted in the card 

 catalogues. Monthly installments of the John Crerar Library cata- 

 logue have been received. To accommodate the ever increasing card 

 catalogues in the library it became necessary to again add to the 

 card cabinet. In view of the future use of these cabinets it seemed 

 wise that, instead of adding to the wooden cabinets now in use, pur- 

 chase be made of steel cabinets. A satisfactory type has been 

 adopted. 



Departmental Cataloguing, Inventorying, and Labeling. — The most im- 

 portant collections catalogued in the Department of Anthropology 

 have been the R. F. Cummings' Philippine Collection, secured 

 by Mr. F. C. Cole among the Tinguian and near-by tribes of 

 Northwestern Luzon, and also among the pigmy Bataks and the 

 Tagbanua of Palawan; the collections secured by the Curator in 1908 

 in India, Ceylon, Sumatra, Java, New Ireland, Admiralty and Sol- 

 omon Islands; also the superb Parkinson collection from German New 

 Guinea, the gift of Mr. Joseph N. Field of Manchester, England. 

 Additions have been made to the classified Tribal Lists, and the 

 Card Catalogue for the same has been maintained. 5,400 catalogue 

 cards were written and entered in the Inventory Books, which now 

 number 33. The work of labeling has also continued with gratifying 

 results. 3,725 new black labels were placed in the department, 

 distributed as follows: 525 in the Igorot collection; 930 in the Tingu- 

 ian, Apayao' and Kalinga collections; 835 among the Bella Coola, 

 Tsimshian, and Haida exhibits. The work of labeling the North 

 Court, with its alcoves, has practically been completed. For this 

 purpose 1,350 standard black labels, in aluminum ink, were used. 

 About 85 other large case and hall labels of varying size were placed 

 here and there throughout the department. 



The Curator of the Department of Botany reports that the 

 labeling of specimens in cases being installed, and those previously 



