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deal of favorable comment in the press and otherwise. Roger Thomas,
Assistant Archivist, represented the University of Michigan at this
ceremony; the Hall of Records was represented by the Archivist.

The passage of the "Freedom Train" through Baltimore was
marked by an extensive showing of historical documents throughout
the State. The Hall of Records contributed to the collections on display
at the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walters Art Gallery, and the
Enoch Pratt Free Library. We also sent some of our finest documents
to Frederick for the Frederick County Bicentennial, which took place
June 12, 1948. The Hall of Records was represented on that occasion
by Gust Skordas, Assistant Archivist, and Jane R. Moss, Manuscript
Repair Technician. We were pleased to prepare an exhibit for the
Mareen Duvall Society and to be host to this organization on April
13th and April 24th.

On June 14, 1948, Mr. Thomas addressed the Delaware State
meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution on the subject
of Eastern Shore records. Mr. Skordas continued to serve as a techni-
cal editor of The American Archivist, and the Archivist was a member
of the Archival Building Committee of the Society of American Archi-
vists.

The Repair Room of the Hall of Records laminated the file of
Mother Cabrini letters preserved in the office of the Apostolic Nuncio
in Washington, D. C. These letters were later bound by Catholic
University and presented to the Nuncio.

During the course of the year a Practical Guide to Calendaring was
prepared by the Archivist and published in two installments in The
American Archivist (Vol. XI, pp. 123-140 and 202-222.)

CIRCULATION

The Hall of Records makes no effort to register visitors who
come only to examine the building or to use our printed books or
indexes, because such visitors make no demands on the time of our
staff and, therefore, do not in any way affect the cost of our operations.
We actually register only those visitors who ask for original manu-
script materials in the custody of the Hall of Records. The number