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Science. In addition he wrote two book reviews for anthropological 

 journals, annotated six books for the United States Quarterly Book 

 List, and worked on the final report on the investigations at the Lin- 

 denmeier-Folsom site. 



On the basis of information obtained through correspondence with 

 various members of the Virginia Archeological Society and from a 

 review of the literature on Virginia, Dr. Roberts prepared a state- 

 ment for the National Park Service, Region 1, on the archeological 

 sites that would be inundated by the construction of dams and reser- 

 voirs in the James River Basin, beginning at Richmond and continu- 

 ing up the main stream and its larger tributaries to the foot of the 

 mountains. He also carried on extensive correspondence in connec- 

 tion with the agreement between the National Park Service and the 

 Smithsonian Institution relative to archeological work in river basins 

 where flood-control dams and irrigation projects will result in the 

 flooding and loss of important archeological sites. This included 

 preliminary plans for work in the Missouri Basin and suggestions 

 and advice on the situation in the Etowah and Savannah River Val- 

 leys in Georgia, the Warrior River in Alabama, the Neches, Trinity, 

 and Brazos Rivers in Texas, the Arkansas River and its tributaries 

 in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and the Sacramento, American, Kings, 

 and Kern Rivers in California. This entailed the writing of many 

 letters to local people in the various areas seeking information about 

 the existence of sites and the checking of the literature for additional 

 information. In October Dr. Roberts was designated as director in 

 charge of the archeological surveys and excavations to be conducted 

 under the administration of the Smithsonian Institution in coopera- 

 tion with the National Park Service, the Corps of Engineers, and the 

 Bureau of Reclamation. In this connection he assisted officials of 

 the National Park Service in preparing estimates and justifications for 

 supplemental funds for 1946 and the funds for 1947 archeological work 

 in the Missouri Basin. 



Dr. Roberts also served as the general department representative on 

 the Efficiency Rating Board of Review for the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, taking part in three hearings. In relation to this he attended 

 two Civil Service Commission Institutes of Efficiency Rating Boards 

 of Review and six sessions of the Interagency Conference on Training 

 Aids and on Orientation. 



On April 12 and 13, 1946, Dr. Roberts represented the Smithsonian 

 Institution at the final convocation and other exercises of the sesqui- 

 centennial celebration of the University of North Carolina at Chapel 

 Hill. During the year he also served on various committees for the 

 Institution. 



