74. ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1926 
shop which covers several acres and seemed to be a very favorable 
location for future investigation. 
Dr. AleS Hrdlitka, curator of physical anthropology in the Na- 
tional Museum, was detailed to the bureau and sent to Alaska in May 
for the purpose of studying the archeology of Seward Peninsula 
in the vicinity of Nome. As he did not reach the site of his work 
until the close of the fiscal year, a consideration of the results of 
his expedition is reserved until next year. 
EDITORIAL WORK AND PUBLICATIONS 
The editing of the publications of the bureau was continued 
through the year by Mr. Stanley Searles, editor, assisted by Mrs. 
Frances S. Nichols, editorial assistant. The status of the publica- 
tions is presented in the following summary: 
PUBLICATIONS ISSUED 
Fortieth Annual Report. Accompanying papers: The Mythical Origin of the 
White Buffalo Dance of the Fox Indians; The Autobiography of a Fox 
Indian Woman; Notes on Fox Mortuary Customs and Beliefs; Notes on the 
Fox Society Known as “Those Who Worship the Little Spotted Buffalo”; 
The Traditional Origin of the Fox Society Known as ‘“ The Singing Around 
Rite,” by Truman Michelson. 664 pp., 1 pl., 1 fig. 
PUBLICATIONS IN PRESS OR IN PREPARATION 
Forty-first Annual Report. Accompanying papers: Coiled Basketry in British 
Columbia and Surrounding Region (Boas, assisted by Haeberlin, Roberts, 
and Teit) ; Two Prehistoric Villages in Middle Tennessee (Myer). 
Forty-second Annual Report. Accompanying papers: Social Organization and 
Social Usages of the Indians of the Creek Confederacy; Religious Beliefs 
and Medical Practices of the Creek Indians; The Culture of the Southeast 
(Swanton) ; Indian Trails of the Southeast (Myer). 
Bulletin 82. Archeological Observations North of the Rio Colorado (Judd). 
Bulletin 83. Burials of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of 
the Mississippi (Bushnell). 
Bulletin 84. The Language of the Kiowa Indians (Harrington). 
DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS 
The distribution of the publications of the bureau has been con- 
tinued under the immediate charge of Miss Helen Munroe, assisted 
by Miss Emma B. Powers. Publications were distributed as follows: 
 dReport (volumes and (separates se 522 ae Daria 2s kee 5, 729 
Bulletins) and | Sepate tes ce aka Nie we ieee es el A kl ae 6, 582 
Contributions 'to,‘North ‘American evnnology et ae 33 
TOG UCTIONS.2 SL LG OES eee EM ee AMSA SC OAR DUE aly Aro bb raaads 
Miscellaneous publications: tsituvs rt ieee Dol Weert pred ean 637 
12, 993 
