Submitted on January 31, 1951 by “the Librarian of the Byzantine Institute, Inc. / in Paris. ” This annual report contains information about the death of Thomas Whittemore and how “his sudden departure has placed the Administration in face of the greatest problems in which is involved the future of the Institute itself. ” It also describes the general operations, activities, and staff members of the Paris Library staff in 1950.

It also includes a “MEMORANDUM / OF THE LIBRARIAN OF THE PARIS LIBRARY OF THE BYZANTINE INSTITUTE, Inc” (June 15, 1950) and an accompanying statement from the Librarian of the Paris Library to the Board of Directors of the Byzantine Institute.