Field Columbian Museum 



[ — Reports, Vol. II. 



Departmental Cataloguing, Inventorying and Labeling. — The 



work of cataloguing in the Department of Anthropology has pro- 

 ceeded as usual during the year. The more important collections 

 which have been catalogued are those which have been made by 

 Assistant Curator Simms in Arizona, by Curator Dorsey in Oklahoma, 

 the Wyman Collection, and the collection of Caldera, Chili, presented 

 by Mr. Cyrus H. McCormick. The services of Prof. Tarbell of the 

 University of Chicago, were secured by special arrangement and he has 

 devoted a large amount of time to the preparation of labels for the 

 collections in the north court, illustrative of the Archaeology of 

 Europe. The number of labels printed for the department has been 

 smaller than in previous years, this being due to the fact that the 

 work in the printing office has recently so increased as to overtax its 

 capacity. All specimens received during the year in the Department of 

 Geology have been promptly numbered and catalogued and any 

 available data regarding them preserved. It is satisfactory to know 

 that the Curator reports that records are now on file for all specimens 

 in the Department. The entries in the inventory books of the Depart- 

 ment of Zoology number more than in any previous year, so that 

 the books of this Department are now in a very satisfactory state. 

 A number of cards have also been added to the index and it may be 

 safely stated that the clerical work this year has had more attention 

 than usual and that the recording of material has kept pace with 

 the receipt of new acquisitions. The inventory books in the Depart- 

 ment of Botany are in a highly satisfactory condition, the number of 

 specimens entered being over 19,000 for the year. The year's work 

 in the Museum on catalogues and inventories is shown in detail as 



follows : 



No. of Total No. Entries Total No. 



Department. Record of Entries to during of Cards 



Books. Sept. 30, igoi. 1900-01. Written. 



Anthropology, ... 22 45,925 4,262 48,786 



Botany, 31 101,238 19,428 2,600 



Geology, 11 28,973 2,803 6,000 



Library, 3 28,272 4,073 15,726 



Ornithology, • • • 3 11,069 .... .... 



Photography, ... 4 6,392 .... .... 



Zoology, 20 23,992 1,922 12,100 



Accessions. — There continues to be constant growth in material 

 in the various departments through purchases and the results of 

 field work. In many cases collections and specimens have been pre- 

 sented to the Museum. Notably was this the case in the acquisition 

 by the Department of Anthropology of the Wattron collection, 



