Oct., 1903. 



Annual Report of the Director. 



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dred and thirty-nine thousand, nine hundred and forty-five (139,945) 

 entries, of which eighteen thousand five hundred and ninety (18,590) 

 were made during the past year. The work of inventorying and 

 cataloguing in the Department of Anthropology has been carried on 

 as in previous years. This department seems to be in an unusually 

 good condition in this respect. Several of the more extensive collec- 

 tions resulting from field explorations during the summer months are 

 as yet uncatalogued, owing to the fact that the collectors are still in 

 the field. All this work will, however, be brought up to date imme- 

 diately on their return. The extensive collection purchased from 

 Lieutenant Emmons and that obtained by Assistant Curator Simms 

 in the field, have both been labeled and are ready for installation. 

 The Curator of Zoology reports that all material received in that 

 department has been catalogued and that the entries are up to date. 

 The pressing need, however, in this department is a card index to the 

 specimens, and it is expected that this work will be commenced 

 shortly. Labeling in this department has kept abreast with the 

 receipt of the specimens. Cards to the number of thirty-two hundred 

 (3,200) have been written for the catalogue in the Department of 

 Ornithology, and there is now in process of preparation a catalogue 

 of the Birds of North America, which will be, when completed, a 

 catalogue of the North American birds in the Museum collections. 



The year's work in the Museum on catalogues and inventories is 

 shown in detail : 



Departments . 



No. of 

 Record 

 Books. 



Total No. of 

 Entries to 

 Sept. 30. 1903. 



Entries during 

 1902-1903. 



Total No. of 

 Cards written 



Anthropology, . 



24 



60,913 



4.913 



64,803 



Botany, . 



51 



139.945 



18,590 



4.050 



Geology, . 



1 1 



33.920 



2,956 



6,000 



Library, . 



I 



35.784 



3.630 



20,741 



Ornithology, 



3 



15.032 



1,764 



3.209 



Photography, 



4 



16,051 



2,183 





Zoology, . 



20 



28,464 



3.383 



13,600 



Accessions. — The accessions of material in the Department of 

 Geology, although not so numerous as usual, were nevertheless 

 important. Gifts worthy of especial mention included fifty-four 

 specimens of crystallized barite from Prof. S. W. McCallie; a slab of 

 Uintacrinus from Dr. S. W. Williston; and a crystal of gem tour- 

 maline from W. J. Chalmers, Esq. A collection of about one hun- 

 dred and twenty-five (125) minerals and ores was received on deposit 

 from the Denver & Rio Grande R. R. The meteorite collection was 

 considerably increased through a number of exchanges made with 



