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Early in February Miss Densmore went to Fort Myers and made 

 a trip to remote villages in the Everglades under the guidance of 

 Stanley Hanson of that city. Then she went to the region west of 

 Lake Okeechobee and recorded 125 songs at Brighton from Biilie 

 Stuart, a leader of singers in the Cow Creek group of Seminoles. 

 Returning to Miami, work was resumed at Musa Isle. Additional 

 songs were recorded by Panther, and an important tradition was 

 related by Biilie Motlo, one of the few remaining old men of the 

 tribe. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Seven bulletins of the bureau were issued during the year; for 

 a list of these see the report on publications, Appendix 11. 



In the library there were accessioned during the year 400 volumes, 

 150 pamphlets, and 3,400 serials. For further details see the report 

 on the library. Appendix 10. 



COLLECTIONS 



Accession No. 



115902. Collection of archeological material collected by M. W. Stirling at 

 various sites in Alabama and Florida in 1931, (148 specimens.) 



114568. Archeological and skeletal material collected for the Bureau of Ameri- 

 can Ethnology by F. M. Setzler from various sites in Texas in 1931. 

 (69 specimens.) 



115562. Archeological and ethnological objects collected for the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology by Neil M. Judd on the San Carlos Indian 

 Reservation, Gila County, Ariz. (49 specimens.) 



115827. Specimens of shell from Horrs Island, Fla., collected by M. W. Stirling 

 in 1931. (3 specimens.) 



117184. Archeological material collected in 1931 by W. M. Walker from caves 

 and rock shelters in the Ozark region of north central Arl^ansas, 

 occupying portions of Searcy and Marion Counties. (23 specimens.) 



During the course of the year information was furnished by mem- 

 bers of the bureau staif in reply to numerous inquiries concerning 

 the North American Indians, both past and present, and the Mexi- 

 can peoples of the prehistoric and early historic periods. Various 

 specimens sent to the bureau were identified and data on them fur- 

 nished for their owners. 



Personnel. — Dr. William Duncan Strong was appointed as eth- 

 nologist on the staff of the bureau on July 10, 1931. Miss Marion 

 Illig was appointed as junior stenographer on September 1, 1931. 

 De Lancey Gill was retired as illustrator on June 30, 1932, by 

 operation of the economy bill. 



Respectfully submitted. 



M. W. Stirling, Chief. 



Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary, Snvlthsonian Institution. 



