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exhibit and parts of a new Marine Hall in the Museum of History and Technology, special catalogues for exhibits, and have contributed to the support of last year's Folklife Festival, and the operations of Cooper-Hewitt Museum and the Archives of American Art. Such funds also made possible all of the purchases of land for the Chesapeake Bay Center, the construction of the new Insect Zoo in the Natural History Museum, and the renovation of the Carnegie Mansion for the Cooper-Hewitt in New York. About 2 percent, 72 employees, are paid from these funds.

[[underline]] Special Purpose Funds [[/underline]] - Funds deriving from other sources, such as parking fees at the Zoo, and tickets for the film showings at the National Air and Space Museum,are dedicated for special future purposes. In the case of Zoo parking fees, they are being held for future parking improvements at the Zoo. Income from certain relatively minor revenue-producing activities of the various bureaus, including membership drives, auctions or other fund raising efforts, is reserved for the use of the individual bureau. In addition, it is the policy of the Institution to allocate to the individual museum a portion of the proceeds of concessions and shops in the museum with the understanding that these are to be used principally for purchases for its collections or for support of its exhibits. Any special allocation to a bureau from the Institution's unrestricted funds is also designated as special purpose funds. One percent, or 55 employees (primarily attendants at the NASM theatre), are paid from 
Special Purpose Funds.