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230 entered in a book kept by the director himself as follows:

In this way, a confidential record can be kept which may save much trouble especially when the same object is presented again by another party, as frequently happens. In this book the numbers should be simply consecutive.

Any object offered as a gift or for sale is entered on a special blank such as those shown on pages 243 and 245. To these blanks are attached any correspondence there may be about the object, and notes made by the director. When action has been taken the blanks for objects accepted are passed on to the assistant in charge of the accession book who enters the information necessary, provided the object has been received by the museum. When this is accomplished the blank goes to the bursar who finds in it his authorization to pay the bill when presented. These blanks he then keeps arranged according to date.