CONTENTS 



Page 



Preface v 



Addendum vii 



Board organization viii 



Background problems i 



Wartime Washington i 



Research versus action 2 



Area approach 3 



Founding of the Board 4 



Committee on Latin American Anthropology- 4 



Joint Committee on Latin American Studies 5 



Intensive Language Program 6 



Committee on the Anthropology of Oceania 6 



Committee on African Anthropology 7 



Ethnographic Board 8 



Smithsonian War Committee 9 



Conference Board of Associated Research Councils 9 



Ethnogeographic Board 10 



Organization 12 



Sponsors 12 



Board 12 



Directorate 14 



Cooperating committees 15 



Consultants 16 



Interrelationships 16 



Genera! 18 



Budget 18 



Board activities 22 



Area roster 23 



Need 24 



Sources 25 



Principal sources 27 



Files 28 



Evaluation of individuals 31 



Uses 32 



Appraisal 36 



Information files 38 



Bibliography 39 



Reference library 39 



Survival library 39 



Photographs 40 



Cross-Cultural Survey file 40 



General 41 



Promotion techniques 42 



Government relations 42 



Academic relations 46 



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