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One copy SJ 3-28,'85 I 6 upper. CR for 1884 Prof. G. Brown Goode Asst. Director U.S. National Museum Dear Sir: I herewith transmit my report on the conchological collections of the U.S. National Museum for the year 1884. very respectfully yours Wm. H. Dall Hon. Curator Conchology Smithsonian Institution Jan 2, 1885, Washington D.C. Report The personel of the department at present writing is as follows. Wm. H. Dall, Paleontologist to the U.S. Geological Survey, Curator Robert E.C. Stearns, U.S. Geological Survey, Assistant Curator Miss Agnes Nicholson, clerical assistant. Mr. R.E. Call temporary assistant. At the beginning of the year the writer was still occupied by duties at the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey which [[strikethrough]]occupied[[/strikethrough]]engaged him during the working hours of the day. In June, the health of Mr. R.E.C. Stearns having improved, he came on to Washington and accepted a post in the U.S. Geological Survey which incidentally included work on the quaternary, fossils and recent allies in the National Collection. He was therefore assigned to duty as assistant curator of the Department of Conchology and at once entered upon the work. Owing to the decision of the Director in accordance with the requirements of Congress in regard to the New Orleans exposition, to exhibit a series of mollusks and shells from the Museum
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