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catalogue, 5,004; of volumes bound, 200; and of loans made, 2,156. 

 The reference service of the library was unusually large, both to 

 Smithsonian scientists and to students and others outside the Insti- 

 tution. 



COLLECTIONS 



Accession No. 



115902. Collection of archeological material collected by M. W. Stirling at 

 various sites in Alabama and Florida in 1931. (148 specimens.) 



114568. Archeological and skeletal material collected for the Bureau of Ameri- 

 can Ethnology by F. M. Setzler from various sites in Texas in 1931. 

 (69 specimens.) 



115562. Archeological and ethnological objects collected for the Bureau of 

 American Ethnology by Neil M. Judd on the San Carlos Indian 

 Reservation, Gila County, Ariz. (49 specimens.) 



115827. Specimens of shell from Horrs Island, Fla., collected by M. W. Stirling 

 in 1931. (3 specimens.) 



117184. Archeological material collected in 1931 by W. M. Walker from caves 

 and rock shelters in the Ozark region of north central Arkansas, 

 occupying portions of Searcy and Marion Counties. (23 specimens.) 



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 Mexi- 

 can peoples of the prehistoric and early historic periods. Various 

 specimens sent to the bureau were identified and data on them fur- 

 nished for their owners. 



Personnel. — Dr. William Duncan Strong was appointed as eth- 

 nologist on the staff of the bureau on July 10, 1931. Miss Marion 

 Illig was appointed as junior stenographer on September 1, 1931. 

 De Lancey Gill was retired as illustrator on June 30, 1932, by 

 operation of the economy bill. 



Kespectfully submitted. 



M. W. Stirling, Chief, 



Dr. C. G. Abbot, 



Secretary^ Smithsonian Institution. 



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