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WASEIINQTON:G O V E R N Y E N T I S E LI N TI N O O F F I O E .

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R E P O R T

LIBRARIAN OF CONGltESS


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L IBBABIAN OF C O N G R E S S .SlH : 111nccoldatlw with t11e standing instruction8 of the Joint COU-111ittee n the Libnlry, the u~ldemigned as the honorto present hie annual

report, setting fort11 tho c n~ td it io ~~f the l ibm~yor the year endingIhwcunber 1,186s.The annual etrulnc.mtiol~ f t l ~ o k n , jw t completed, yreaenta antlg,nl.ebate of 173,063volumes, usclu~ivef n l ~h und amphlete, periodi-~414,n.nuscript mntellnls, nlld nlnpa Of this a lnou~~t4,668 volumesnrc in tho law clepnrtment of tho libmry. The ncceesions of booksduringtBc: year ~ ~ ~ d i r t g)ec*mhr 1 aw arnoi~nteclo 8,4W vol~unea,which h e wINVII r~cldccl o tllv lihn11-y fko111 he vfirioiiu woiimen irdicatPd lwlow:

Volno1ea.1 % ~, l l l~ l l*~!.............................................. 3,20813y tltca ol~rnt~iorlf tllu wpyriglrt 1nw.n.. ..................... 1,68:!...................% ~lrl~~nitf the Hmithwnim 111atihititn1 I , 921..................y ~~rmentntion,rhidlyc~flkidleannlc-nta). 90:)lig c~sc.ll~m~vn............................................ i$4

,%Jott1l ................................................ S,4M.--- -Thin nggregatc! in crcltlniva of n h u t 2,m lnt~nl,bletn.Tile receipts of books nncl ot l~ er ~~b licntionsuder thcb c.ol,p~.igh 11wsof tllc. li~litecl tntcrs 11at-e1w11s follllan-Mliiring tlld poet ymr:

X111rhc.r of 11im'n of 11111wia................................. I, Mil....................nmlwr of cnff lavi l~qlrlfi l)J~otognllO~s.. :MY

TIICpluvinio~~f I I ivcloi~-i~lgi trolly of cknc11 pu Wict~tio~~or wllial~Icyq~~'~ightn p r t d under tllc*lawnof tho U n i t ~ l tatcsto be clelmitetlill tllr rtnticml~l il~n ly-,n of p n t iallmr$nln!e. lTi~clc~l.llr ~ ~ n l ~ n a l n ~ r ~ l t


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4 PEWWT OF THE I~ IUHAPLAI OF COXOBB6kof thee Inw m-llicll waut i1lt4) atiiy1t Febl?ltlry 18, lX(17, imnlwuiug tr l)(?llt~lt;\.for acglcwt. to eo1111)lywit11 t l ~ c c~l~liuitio~l,l ~ e ~ vas been irceivecl elar ply iacr~~rilwcrl,n)lwl-tioil o f All~er ics~~llblimtio~la No iust en~ efi b ncu.tvxtzity for tllc- c!~~fo~r.cbme~~tf t.llc? pe l~ t~ lt yrgd~lst elinq ~~e~i tnb-linllc-1s llnw yt-t cw~~t ~mul .et tlle~tatntr ?-efcfi-ec1 o is RO tkr frOm bei~lg11 lu~lf:i~ct~i~~gl~c,.11i1t 11111lt.itnt1cnf ~)~~b licat io~l nn akl1 l)artx of tlle cwaa-try arrc aever f~ l ~i un l~ e~ l4) t.110 libr i~ry 111til ~ f k r11~fticin1 demand pix,-i l l i n . I - I l c hin iu?cl~liwsI I C R R S I ~ ~ ~ ~igilanw, .not. only t4) o b h i ~ ~rntllcl~ticoviil@llcc+f 1111 wpy~ig l~ tassued in tllc~ ~ u n ~ c ~ r o l ~ xucliciall dint.rieta of tho U~liteol t41tv~.111t to transmit t.l~c!quirritc? ~~otic.ce4, 1111tleli11q11011troprieto~u f c.opyright8,e.l1cl o rrcorcltho ~r~w~ltn,it11 t l ~ c t,most cliligel~ e~t in ft)nl~d rlll)l1ldttit!d~~e.oWCIIIV for tho l ib ra q n,llcolyrigl~t ul~licntio~a11n.t n.m im~~ctl.A large~nwln,~-tiollf Aniuiicul~publim.tion8 t 1 . 1 ~culq-iigl~ted y ~ W ~ I I Rthert11:ui t.110 p~~l~liqllere,,nd t . 1 ~esidellcx! (of nllcll lwiwns it. is fmluelltlyin~lmmmiblc: o t ~ m i ~ ~ i i l .ther wwka nlv irreued in 1,1aw iemote h l ntllir kwat. c.itics, alad it in fount1 tllnt n~c ! s s 4) t.11~ ~pyr igI~ t.n'c oi&fnt?rcmll Stiites (ctq~c~i;ll lyf elldl ns moko 110 h?t,uii~no the Patent Oftic*ill \I'aw!li~lgton) in difficldt. nnd osl~ei~uive.Still, t . 1 ~ndemigued l l ~ nrenlw)~~,o hlicye t.lltlt newly nll iniportrtnnlitnl~liet~.tio~lu,nt1a p i w ~ ~ ) r t i o ~ ~escxYxIing tlliu!-fonrths of 1111 l)uMio(1tiona colyrightcd uwder t.l~e v,31ir? iw!iw-rtl n t t.l~ieibiury. When it is considered that tlle I m b .huaderlmitecl ~w..:~ti~logicel111e1opened to fllc IIECtrnd iefaenw of all visit-cilu to t.l~cb ihrnq-, n ~ ld.11nt t.lle go\*erlima~tf t.11~ nited Statea rendemI IOW t.ll;n~li eqld\*nlcllt ll t.110 b ~ a n ~ l ~ t e af an oxclu@ve ight of publi-ortioll, i t i x ~rnitllka~blehat t.lie& nho~lld e a.11~eieliction 011 thc partof n~lthor~~ncl ,ublisl~em n con~plj-iag 4t.h the terms of tile lnw. Haulnuc11 ir p~nx-i~ionw11 enfomd sincc the foundntion of t.he govei~~ment .,slid t.110 p~~Mica\iol~nllurr received tmnaured q,, n they now n i r , in aflrc-1n.cmf 1~1)o~itoi-y;v* mI10u1d pom?sa B libmry of l~ e liiterl S t ~ ~ t mr c l ~ ~ n t i ~ ~ g-llc. coml,lete prod~~ct.f the lilncrimli mind ill evcry depart-I I I C I I ~of wic ~ ~ w?uol .'likmtu ie. Tlut. IO si~c li row~iaionof Inwv htw.everl w , ~~ct.~u~lly~~~forctxl,ntil nvithin the paat. thlrc?01. fonr yeurn, l n l ~ trclunill cr ROIW of lmrmnnent regret to a11 wvl~onrc nwam of t l ~ emilial111-blo e1111nlcterof t . 1 ~lltlwa of booka, and tile \-a1110 of (mrnpleten~wf mn-tetialn t ~ ]lly rcwml~.Tho na~~uttla.ts1ope of t.ho librury for the yoar 1868 in aow p t ~ w i ~ ~ gtllmngh the. l,nhw. Ib pnblimtion ww-18 necewrily withheld mitil tl~c*h k ~f the ,vctll; illeluding ell new ~nl>lim~t.ionxp to D e c w ~ ~ ~ h rnt,m-c~.c, -ey't.i\-cclR I I ~~~corpomtedn it. It will also ineludo the ~ n w tln-1~)&.1lt. mrtio11~v~nail~iug~lp rinted f tlie titlca of the Smithsonimlibrary nnd tho FOIV~ollection. The ln bi - of cstal opi ng the grestludy of lmml>lllctr,nckdecl to t,he l ibrav by them recent acqnieitionu isnor mewe t l r ~ lalf armpl&d, Lmt it. is p r o m ta M e r the prhtia(rd lrtm, fix ~ ~ u m r h lsdly nntil tllt isnrred henext geaerd aL,kgtcr @fhe l i h r y . mia work ah& be mtemd upon dwhg tk


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BEPOBT OF THE LLBW IAN OF CONORE84. 5coming year, ill order to i n s ~ ets publictltioi~ ithin nmaml~ablewrid.Since the issue of the last general cstalogue, in lW , he numerical ~ 0 1 1 -tents of the library ha re been mnch more t,hs11 clonbled. Follr R I ~ I I ~ I ~ ? ~supplementary crrtalognea (not. il~cluding he one now ia 1,mRd)' 1 1 ~ ( .been printed. A wpy of ail thcw, together with the law sul,l,lemeat~,n11d forming nine al pl~ab ebll all, han been cmmbinecl wit11 th e pnemluetalognein a single alphabet for use atnl mference ia the library, rul(lit is fonnd to be of ,p-eat and incliapeasable vnlne. But it dcws uot, ill-dllde the many thoasmds of prtmpl~lehately ncquiA, atre1 a8 bat O I I ~copy of it exists, it Inwit be placed in print before it can h o m e arfielyluwful to C o n p s or to t-hepublic conuulting the libmry. The iwne ofn wmplete genr~n l atalogue, ns frequently an once in elrev5f.e or nixyears, a cleomecl nemc~saryn order to m ~ p n do the j11Rt demslltl~ofretulers upon n great and rnpidlg growing library.

8inm the lnat snnllal relmrt of tlle ~mcleraipecl, lla p~ in ti ng f thenlphrrlxtic~dntalogue of nub ject~lna been camlneneecl, and is finiuhecl1113to tl v letter G,mnkil~g 13 1Yag:c.R alrendy printed. The press-workn p n tl~ iuIUW (:~talogue, 11tl101lgl1 nlw11 retarded by the it ece~iQ -fc.alvfid HIICIcelu-ate arraligemcnt of material, innterrclily proc&dimg,andI& few 111o1lt.h~ore will witnew it* eompletio~l. Tlle portion already ill~)rilltendcln it lnrgel;\- wef111 ll tlel-elopiag the reRonrca of the libmq-ill mfmy imlwrkbnt clel>artmmtqant1 itn final 1-nlne todlwho Gonlcl ~ I I -wlllt ~ I I Ro1lect.iotl u1m11 any nnl?ject cn11 Ilnrdlp IN* velb-errtimatecl.The nncxlwnilecl hlanct~sf tllc wwml ~ I I ( \ Ull ellarge of the ('oln-rlittm at thin tlntr.art. the fo l low i~~ ~J ~ I I I I ~itr l ~ a ~ v l ~ a n ~f 1)ookn.. ............................Pnl~cl or pr~n?l~nwc-f I n r Imjkn.. ........................IPIIII(Ior ~nucl~nwrrf ~wricwlirnlw ........................I ~ U I I ~ilscnl~tirlfitat xpllmw of tllc. liblnry...............(41ttrlog11c*1111d.........................................1g1111dor 111t-taxpIIwnof C S ( : ~ I I I I ~ ~ ~ I I ~)11l>li~t ~ '~ l i n~ l l t %....1~1111di)r ~l'lla~ llle~lti~ lghe Capitol with n-orkn of MI-t.......' L ~ I I I I ~iw ~wnl~mitnf P S - ~ ) I V R ~ ~ ~ I I ~ ~d tlle U11itt~1taten.. ..l~'1111dor l't~\ve~ll'n mint i11~f 1111a1va11 ictory, for tlw C!apittllPllald for (wlnpl(.ting the plll~lic.stioll f tbc- c-xlilori~~gx p...............................................litio~l.Ignllcl for ply of atnrvlrn to m~tlrarn III~Ilrtixtcc of tllc*c*G)ltw-illg c~x1w.clitio11.......................................I?I I I I (~ or ~al)Ialt*i~lg11 ~ ork# of tllc t * x p l t ~ r i ~ ~ ~~ x ~ w ~ l i t i o ~ ~

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Tllc. c~x c.lu ~~~ ~vwf pllblic! elenrl~~lc~ntnf t . 1 ~ llited Ytatos for the plblie-rtiol~nf folrig11p)vc~r~r~llelltn,lc~aigllalia the increa~ef the llla\-c*~ ~ l e e h ~)11t ittle pm9lr?rw nw yet, owil~go the m n t period of the1mssilgche)f lleb jvillt r n ~ u ~ l l ~ t i o ~ ~l)(111 t 1 1 ~ubject, anel the f a d that 110tltw!llmc.rltw 11alve ye4 IWII p~illtcrlrrltl ~)lauwl t the disposalof th e Com-i t I I i l . Coneiclernl)k!cmntribntionuto the library have,110\\-~ve~r.m.11 Y ~ P E ~ V N ~rnm w\-ern1 oreign go\~msnenta, specially f b mtltun. of lk~rr~iil,wculra a~llelXorrny, 8pai11, Chili, and tbe ftee city ofI lil1lll)llrg.

A. It. HPOFFORD,Ihricru.

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