44 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAK INSTITUTION, 1911. 



As previous!; stated, the demand for the Handbook of American Indians 

 has been so great that many schools and libraries have necessarily been denied. 

 The need of a revised edition is urgent, but the revision can not be satisfac- 

 torily undertaken and the latest information incorporated without the employ- 

 ment of special ethnologic assistants — those who have devoted special study to 

 particular tribes — and editorial and clerical aid. It is recommended that the 

 sum of $3,800 be appropriated for this purpose. 



The bureau is constantly in receipt of requests from schools, historical 

 societies, compilers of textbooks, etc., for photographic prints of Indian sub- 

 jects, since it is generally known that the bureau possesses many thousands of 

 negatives accumulated in the course of its investigations. As no funds are now 

 available for this purpose, it is recommended that a reasonable sum, say $1,000, 

 be appropriated for the purpose of furnishing prints for educational purposes. 

 In most cases applicants would doubtless be willing to pay the cost, but at 

 present the bureau has no authority for selling photographs. 



The manuscripts accumulated by the bureau form a priceless collection ; 

 indeed many of them, if lost, could not be replaced, since they represent the 

 results of studies of Indians who have become extinct or have lost their tribal 

 identity. It is therefore urgently recommended that the sum of $1,350 be ap- 

 propriated for fireproofing a room and for providing metal cases for the 

 permanent preservation of the manuscripts. 



Respectfully submitted. 



F. W. Hodge, Ethnologist in Charge. 



Dr. Charles D. Walcott, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



