Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

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ANNUAL IIEPOIIT
OF THE
BOARD OF REGENTS
OF THE
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION,
THE OPERATIONS, EXPENDITURES. AND CONDITION
OF THE INSTITUTION
YEAR ENDING JUNE 190530,
BEPORT
OF THE
U. NATIONAL MUSEUM.S.
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WASHINGTON:
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
1906.United States National Museum,
• Under direction of the Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, October 1905.1,
have the honor to submit herewith a report upon the presentSir : I
condition of the United States National Museum, and upon the work
accomplished in its various departments during the fiscal year ending
June 1905.30,
Very respectfully,
Richard Rathbun,
Assistant Secretary, in charge the U. S. National Museum.of
Mr. S. P. Langley,
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution.CONTENTS.
Page.
Letter of Transmittal iii
Contents v
General Considerations.
As a museum of record 4
As a of research 5
As an educational museum. 6
The new museum building 6
Urgent needs of the museum 8
Some important events of the year 9
Su.mmary of the Operations of the Year.
Appropriations and expenditures 11
Buildings 12
Additions to the collections 15
General work upon the collections 30
34The exliibition collections
Researches 37
E.xplorations 47
Distribution and exchange of specimens 50
Visitors . 51
Lectures and meetings ,53
Correspondence and documents 54
•Publications 54
Library 58
Photography 58
Cooperation of the Executive Departments 59
Expositions 59
~International Congresses 60
Organization and staff 62
The Museum staff 63
List of accessions 67
List of publications Ill
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