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tion. On his return to Washington Mr. Hewitt completed the trans- 

 lation of the Mohawk text giving details of the birth and early child- 

 hood of Deganawida, also another Mohawk text giving an account of 

 the dancing lads w^ho finally became the Pleiades. 



During the month of June 1937, Mr. Hewitt again left "Washing- 

 ton for Brantford, Canada, in order to check over in the field his 

 two large manuscripts in Onondaga text, one being the Iroquois 

 New Year Ceremony and the other consisting of the four Thanks- 

 giving Festivals. The end of the fiscal year found Mr. Hewitt still 

 in the field engaged in this task. 



EDITORIAL WORK AND PUBLICATIONS 



The editing of the publications of the Bureau was continued 

 through the year by Stanley Searles, editor. 



Bulletin 114, Fox Miscellany, by Truman Michelson, was issued 

 during the year. 



Bulletin 115, Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz, edited by J. N. 

 B. Hewitt, was released for printing. 



Bulletin 116, Ancient Caves of the Great Salt Lake Region, by 

 Julian H. Steward, was released for printing. 



An index of Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes, in six volumes, has been 

 further advanced toward completion. 



Work has been done on other manuscripts in the custody of the 

 editor. 



Publications distributed totaled 14,708. 



LIBRARY 



Miss Miriam B. Ketchum continued in charge throughout the year 

 as librarian. 



Accessions during the fiscal year numbered 580 volumes, bringing 

 the total number of volumes in the library to 31,115; there are also 

 about 20,000 pamphlets and about 2,000 volumes of unbound periodi- 

 cals and society transactions. 



The number of volumes prepared and sent to bindery Avas 1,330. 



Library of Congress cards have been obtained for practically all 

 of the new books received during the year and for some of the older 

 material. All new material is being classed in the Library of Con- 

 gress scheme of classification and separately shelved. A partial 

 depository set of Librar}^ of Congress catalog cards has been estab- 

 lished and will shortly be installed in working order. 



The work of refiling the catalog continues. Thirteen drawers are 

 now finished. 



