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Dr. Roberts served us liaison between the Smithsonian Institution 

 and the Committee for the Recovery of Archaeological Remains, an 

 organization representing several societies interested in the preserva- 

 tion of aboriginal materials that are in danger of being lost through 

 the flooding of river areas by power-dam construction. Dr. Henry 

 B. Collins, Jr., served as Director of the Ethnogeographic Board after 

 the resignation of Dr. Strong. He also attended a meeting in Mon- 

 treal to organize the Arctic Institute of North America, formed to 

 promote scientific research in Alaska, Canada, and Greenland ; later, 

 as one of the governors of the Institute, he attended other meetings 

 in Montreal to formulate plans for its operation. Dr. William N. 

 Fenton continued his work as research associate of the Ethnogeo- 

 graphic Board, completing six reports on a survey of Army training 

 programs in American universities. Toward the end of the year Dr. 

 Fenton resumed his studies on the Iroquois Indians, visiting the Six 

 Nations Reserve near Brantford, Canada. Dr. H. G. Barnett con- 

 tinued his studies of the general problem of cultural change, especially 

 as related to Indian tribes of California, Oregon, and Washington, 

 and one publication on this subject was nearly completed. Dr. Gordon 

 R. Willey devoted a large part of the year to editorial work on the 

 Handbook of South American Indians. He also studied and com- 

 pleted a report on several large collections of archeological specimens 

 from southern Florida. The Institute of Social Anthropology, an 

 autonomous unit of the Bureau under the directorship of Dr. Julian 

 H. Steward, continued its program of cooperative teaching and field 

 researches in Mexico and Peru, and an agreement was reached during 

 the year for similar work in Brazil. Under Dr. Steward's editorship, 

 the Handbook of South American Indians progressed materially. 

 Volumes 1 and 2 were in proof, volumes 3 and 4 were completed and 

 sent to the printer, and the fifth and last volume was in the final stages 

 of preparation. 



International Exchanges. — The International Exchange Service is 

 the official agency of the United States for the exchange of govern- 

 mental and scientific publications between this country and all other 

 countries. The number of packages passing through the Exchange 

 Service during the year was 386,758, with a total weight of 211,100 

 pounds. The franking privilege in transmitting packages through 

 the mails was discontinued by the Post Office Department during the 

 3'ear, resulting in an increase in the costs and work involved in han- 

 dling such packages. Although the war in Europe ended toward the 

 latter part of the year, it was not possible to resume exchange con- 

 signments to liberated countries by the close of the year. Accumula- 

 tions for France, Italy, and Belgium, however, were forwarded through 

 the Office of War Information, and those for Sweden, Palestine, and 

 Egypt through the United States Despatch Agent in New York. 



