NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
NATIONAL COLLECTION OF FINE ARTS 
FREER GALLERY OF ART 
INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE SERVICE 
CANAL ZONE BIOLOGICAL AREA 
April 15, 1953 
The time has come to begin i^ssembling material for the 
General Appendix to the 1953 Rei^rt of the Board of Regents 
of the Smithsonian Institution,/and I am again requesting 
the cooperation of all members pf our professional staff in 
selecting the contents of this /annual volume. As you know, 
these Reports for more than a ?entury have formed one of 
the Institution’s most effective means of aiding in the gen¬ 
eral diffusion of knowledge, /constituting virtually a 
"yearbook of science," they summarize annually the advances 
and developments in the scien|:es, arts, and technologies 
and in the work of the Instit/ution. They are in constant 
demand by libraries, schools, and individuals throughout 
the country. 
Articles for the Report may be either original or re¬ 
printed, but they must be written by recognized authorities 
and in a style understandable to the intelligent general 
reader, for whom they are intended. They should be from 
5,000 to 10,000 words in length and preferably accompanied 
by a few good illustration^. In general, the practice is 
to reprint articles from journals of small circulation 
rather than from those tha|t receive wide distribution. 
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Inasmuch as recent Reports have had to be cut down in 
size because of the high cjost of printing, it is particu¬ 
larly important to have outstanding articles. 
It will be greatly appreciated if I may have your sug¬ 
gestions by May 1. | 
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Sincerely yours, 
Paul H. Oehser 
Chief, Editorial Division 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY 
ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY 
NATIONAL AIR MUSEUM 
NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
^ffshi?ir/ton 23,D.C. 
rsA. 
Dear Dr. Wetmore: 
Dr. Alexander V/etmore 
Research Associate 
Smithsonian Institution 
