Shattuck, George B., M. D., 33 numbers of periodicals,

Ticknor, George, by bequest, lot of unbound MSS.

DONORS.

United States Bureau of Refugees, etc.

Bureau of Statistics,

Department of Agriculture,

Department of the Interior,

Department of the Navy, 105 charts,

Library of Congress,

Military Post Library,

Naval Observatory, .

Office of the Chief Engineers,

Office of the General Superintendent of Educa

Ward, Miss H. T.

19

Warren, William F., D. D., 4 lithographs,

Washburn, Frank T., 11 maps, 411 numbers of peri

odicals,

Watertown. Free Public Library,

1

Webb, Stephen P., Salem,

59

Webber, Samuel G., M. D., 20 numbers of periodicals,

Welch, Rev. E. H.

1

Wellington, A. A.

1

Western Lunatic Asylum, Staunton, Va.

2

Wheildon, William W., Charlestown, 85 newspapers,

Whitney, James L., 55 numbers of periodicals, 1 broad

Wisconsin Institute for the Deaf and Du ab,

40

1

5

37

3

36

138

State Hospital,

Woodward, James T.

Winthrop, Hon. Robert C., 12 engraved portraits,

State Historical Society,

Superintendent of Public Instruction,

Wise, Prof. J., Lancaster, Pa.

Woodward, A., M.D.

Woodward, G. E., New York City, 5 numbers of periodicals,

Worcester, Free Library,

Lyceum and Natural History Association,
Young Men's Christian Association,

1

1

Worthington and Flanders,

1

APPENDIX X.

CIRCULATION.

(Books issued. No account is made of the great use of books within the library rails.)

1871 307 322,445 †† 965 †† 1,856 Jan. 28||31,080 34,225 65,205 212 457 242 242 227,579 741|1,413 3,531 231,110 25,151 §§ 335586 979 26,130

TOTAL CIRCULATION.

Largest No.

in one day.

Daily

Average.

Date of

last
column.

Hall issues.

BATES HALL.

Larg't daily

use.

In Home

Issues.
In Hall
issues

In total
issues.

Daily avr'ge.

Home

use.

535 Sep. 16

606 Feb. 10

647 Feb. 23

730 Jan. 24

693 Feb. 27

2225

White
slips.

35,389 250

1,813 Feb. 23 13,696 11,553 25,249 92|

* Six months. † Removal of the library. closed for examination).

**Nine months.

Ten months. § Eleven months (library not New restrictions put upon costly books. tt Central library only. ‡‡ If the issues at East Boston be excluded, this footing would be 296,315; and if hall issues be excluded, there will be record of 293,710 volumes used at home. §§ Open 78 days.

NOTE The figures of the circulation of the Lower Hall for 1867 are considered to be several thousands too large, which consequently affects the figures of the total circulation for that year. See Library Report for 1868.