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the Nineteenth Report were deUvered in March, but the liin<hiit,' of the voknnes was 

 delayed hy rea^ion of unusual conditions in the Printing Othee, and tin- e<lition was 

 not deUvered at the end of the year. On January 29 the Twentieth Annual Report 

 was transmitted. It is designed for publication in one volume, and comprises, in 

 addition to the formal report, the Holmes monograph on aboriginal j^ottery. The 

 Twenty -first Annual Report was transmitted for printing on March 12. It, also, is 

 designed to form one volume, comprising, in addition to tlie formal report, the 

 memoirs on Hopi Katcinas, by Dr. Fewkes, and Iroquois Creation Myths, by Mr. 

 Hewitt. On June 30 the Twenty-second Annual Report was transmitted for pub- 

 lication in two volumes. It comprises, in addition to the administrative report. Two 

 Summers' "Work in Pueljlo Ruins, by Dr. Fewkes, Quirigua Calendar Systems, l)y 

 Dr. Thomas, and Hako: A Pawnee Ceremony, by Miss Fletcher. On January 29 Dr. 

 Boas's memoir entitled Tsimshian Texts was transmitted for ])ublicati()n in bulletin 

 form. At the close of the year material was in hand for the Twenty-third Report 

 and for the greater part of the Twenty-fourth. 



Mr. De Lancey Gill remained in charge of the illustrative work, i^reparing cojjy 

 for, and revising proofs of, the illustrations for the Twentieth and later i-ejiorts. He 

 also made phot oport raits of sonic 200 Indians, chiefly mendxTs of delegations visiting 

 Washington, and developed a consideral)le num])er of negatives made by the several 

 collaljorators in the field, and, in addition, he made a useful series of field photo- 

 graphs in connection with the work of Professor Holmes in Indian Territory, as 

 noted elsewhere. As lieretofore, he was assisted by Mr. Henry Walther. 

 I have the honor to l)e, yours with respect, 



W J McOee, ActiiKj Ifirccfor. 

 Hon. S. P.. Lanolev. 



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