SECRETARY’S REPORT 81 
Information was furnished by staff members in answer to many of 
the queries, and to others, information leaflets or other printed items 
were supplied. 
Eleven bibliographies or information leaflets were prepared or 
revised and duplicated for distribution to the public, as follows: 
SIL-16, 2d rev., 6/58. Indian Crafts and Indian Lore. (Bibliography.) 3 pp. 
SIL-50, rev., 8/57. Selected List of Portraits of Prominent Indians in the Col- 
lections of the Bureau of American Ethnology. 3 pp. 
SIL-90, rev., 3/58. Dealers in Second-Hand Scientific and Government Publica- 
tions. 2 pp. 
SIL-100, 8/57. Anthropology as a Career. 18 pp. (Reading list, pp. 14-18.) 
SIL-105, 8/57. Selected Bibliography on Cherokee Customs and History. 4 pp. 
SIL-132, 12/57. Selected References on the Middle American Area. 5 pp. 
SIL-133, 12/57. Bibliography on Indian Languages and Language Families. 
6 pp. 
Aeon 12/57. American Indian Languages. (Explanation.) 2 pp. 
SIL-137, 12/57. The Cherokee Language. (Explanation with references.) 2 pp. 
SIL-174, 6/58. Selected References on the Indians of the Southeastern United 
States. 12 pp. 
SIL-175, 6/58. Selected References on Present-day Conditions among United 
States Indians. 9 pp. 
In addition to the leaflets described above, many bibliographies and 
information leaflets were compiled on topics of a general or specific 
nature, linguistic problems or terms, picture information, etc., and 
typescript copies sent out to hundreds of civic organizations such as 
the Scouts, Campfire Girls, summer camps, church clubs, and women’s 
clubs throughout the country, as well as to the general public. The 
information files and bibliographic material were constantly reviewed 
by staff members so that the most up-to-date material for term papers 
could be sent in answer to hundreds of requests from high school and 
college students. Manuscripts were frequently read and appraised by 
staff members for colleagues and scientific organizations. Specimens 
were identified for owners and data on them supplied. 
Respectfully submitted. 
Frank H. H. Roserrs, Jr., Director. 
Dr. Lzonarp CARMICHAEL, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 
