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Beardslee, Ohio ; Mr. E. Bethel, Colorado ; Mr. Hugo Bil- 

 gram, Philadelphia ; Professor T. J. Burrill, Illinois ; Professor 

 L. Celakowsky, Jr., Prague ; Professor E. T. Durand, New 

 York; Professor J. B. Ellis, New Jersey; Professor W. G. 

 Farlow, Harvard University ; Professor F. L. Harvey, Maine ; 

 Mr. E. W. D. Holway, Iowa; Rev. A. B. Langlois, Louisiana; 

 Dr. John Macoun, Ontario ; Mr. A. P. Morgan, Ohio ; Pro- 

 fessor L. H. Pammel, Iowa; Dr. Charles H. Peck, New York; 

 Professor A. B. Seymour, Harvard University ; Mr. A. L. 

 Shear, Washington, D. C. ; Mr. Charles L. Smith, Mexico ; Dr. 

 W. C. Sturgis, Connecticut ; W. N. Suksdorf, Washington ; 

 Professor William Trelease, Missouri; Professor L. M. Under- 

 wood, New York; Professor H. F. Wickham, Iowa; Mr. H. F. 

 Wingate, Philadelphia. Professor Shimek of the University of 

 Iowa has collected for me in all parts of the country, from 

 Wisconsin to Nicaragua, and has been of constant assistance, 

 especially in dealing with such literature as is written in Slavic 

 dialects ; my assistant, Mr. T. E. Savage, has also brought me 

 rich collections from different regions, from Missouri to Washing- 

 ton and Oregon ; Mr. Charles Irish has collected in California 

 and Nevada, and generous friends in varous parts of the coun- 

 try have contributed specimens from every section. I am also 

 indebted to Mr. Arthur Lister for a set of English forms. My 

 thanks are due to my artists, whose names appear with their 

 work. 



