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Mr. D. I. Bushnell, jr., has continued the preparation of the 

 " Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Mississippi," under a 

 small allotment by the bureau for this purpose, and has made steady 

 progress. During the year circulars were addressed to county offi- 

 cials in those sections from which no information had been received, 

 and good results were obtained. The thanks of the bureau are due 

 Mr. Arthur C. Parker, State archeologist of New York, for a large 

 bod}^ of valuable data regarding the archeological sites in New York, 

 and to Mr. Warren K. Moorehead, of Phillips Academy, Andover, 

 Mass._, for similar information respecting aboriginal remains in the 

 State of Maine, derived from his personal observations. 



Mr. James R. Murie, as opportunity offered, continued his studies 

 of the ceremonies of the Pawnee Indians, under a small allotment 

 by the bureau. During the year Mr. Murie submitted, as a result of 

 these investigations, a manuscript of 266 pages on "The New Fire 

 Ceremony" of the Pawnee. 



Dr. A. L. Kroeber, of the University of California, has made good 

 progress in the preparation of the " Handbook of the Indians of 

 California." At the inception of this work it was believed prac- 

 ticable to confine the treatment to a very limited number of pages. 

 By reason of the great diversity in the languages and the culture of 

 the Indians of California, past and present, however, it was found 

 that no adequate treatment of the subject was possible within the 

 limits originally prescribed, consequently the handbook when pub- 

 lished will comprise approximately 200 pages. Dr. Kroeber expects 

 to submit the manuscript in readiness for publication in the early 

 part of 1916. 



The " List of Works Relating to Hawaii " has been added to from 

 time to time by the surviving compiler. Prof. Howard M. Ballou, 

 of Honolulu. Mr. Felix Neumann has devoted attention to its edi- 

 torial revision, but it was found at the close of the year that much 

 work of a mechanical nature remained to be done before plans for 

 publication could be completed. 



MANUSCRIPTS. 



As in the past the valuable collection of manuscripts of the bureau 

 has been in the immediate custody of Mr. J. N. B. Hewitt, whose 

 work in this direction was considerably increased by reason of the 

 necessity of returning the manuscripts to the newly fireproofed room 

 in the north tower of the Smithsonian building and reclassifying 

 them. For the first time the manuscripts of the bureau, which now 

 number about 1,700 items, many of which are of priceless value, are 

 believed to be safe from possible fire, being contained in steel cases 

 or on steel shelves, surrounded by brick, cement, and terra-cotta walls, 

 floor, and ceiling. In addition to manuscripts submitted for imme- 



