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During the early part of 1946 Dr. Willey also assisted Dr. Roberts 
in preparing preliminary plans for the Federal Valley Authority 
archeological program. 
In February a brief survey trip was made to Georgia on the pro- 
posed Allatoona River control project. 
From March until June Dr. Willey was engaged in conducting 
archeological field work in the Virt Valley in northern Peru, for a pro- 
posed study of prehistoric settlement patterns in the valley. At the 
close of the fiscal year Dr. Willey was still engaged in this field work. 
INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY 
The Institute of Social Anthropolgy was created in 1943 as an 
autonomous unit of the Bureau of American Ethnology, to carry out 
cooperative training in anthropological teaching and research with the 
other American republics. As the Director, Dr. Julian H. Steward, 
was instructed in the official order establishing the Institute to report 
to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; there is presented 
here his report to Secretary Wetmore. 
Washington office —The Institute of Social Anthropology, carrying 
out a program of cultural and scientific cooperation with the American 
republics under a grant of $77,351 transferred from the Department 
of State, continued under the directorship of Dr. Julian H. Steward. 
Miss Ethelwyn Carter served as secretary throughout the year. 
Mexico—In Mexico the Institute was represented by Dr. George M. 
Foster, Jr., anthropologist, in charge of the work; by Dr. Stanley S. 
Newman, linguist; and by Dr. Robert C. West, cultural geographer, 
who joined the staff in February 1946, when Dr. Donald Brand resigned 
to resume his teaching duties at the University of New Mexico. 
Since cooperation with the Escuela Nacional de Anthropologia began 
in June 1944, 15 university courses in anthropology, geography, and 
linguistics have been given, attended by more than 100 individual 
students. Total enrollment in all courses has exceeded 150. Because 
of the international nature of the Escuela, it has been possible to reach 
students from countries other than Mexico, including Haiti, Guate- 
mala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Spain, France, Canada, and the 
United States. In both courses and field work, students have had an 
opportunity to learn American techniques, methodology, and, above all, 
ideals of scholarship. 
Basic field reasearch on the important Tarascan population of 
Michoacan has been conducted. Institute staff members have put 24 
man-months, and the seven participating students 55 man-months, into 
this research. The field work of the Institute, in conjunction with 
previous studies, has resulted in the most complete body of cultural 
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