REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 65 



Accession 

 No. 



168929. Ethnological specimens collected by J. N. B. Hewitt from the Iroquois 

 Indians of the Six Nations Reserve, Grand River, Ontario, Canada, 

 and by James Mooney from the Cnerokee of North Carolina. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



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

 bers of the Bureau staff in reply to numerous inquiries concerning the 

 North American Indians, both past and present, and the Mexican 

 peoples of the prehistoric and early historic periods. Various speci- 

 mens sent to the Bureau were identified and data on them furnished 

 for their owners. 



Personnel. — Dr. John K. Swanton, ethnologist, who retired on June 

 30, 1944, was tendered an appointment to the honorary position of 

 collaborator on July 4, 1944. This action was taken in recognition of 

 Dr. Swanton's long and distinguished services to the Bureau. Dr. 

 Gordon R. Willey was appointed on August 16, 1944, as anthropolo- 

 gist, by transfer from the staff of the Handbook of South American 

 Indians. Dr. Frank H. H. Roberts, Jr., was appointed Assistant 

 Chief of the Bureau on September 22, 1944. 



Respectfully submitted. 



M. W. Stirling, Chief. 



Dr. A. Wetmore, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 



