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During the early part of 1946 Dr. Willey also assisted Dr. Eoberts 

 in preparing preliminary plans for the Federal Valley Authority 

 archeological program. 



In February a brief survey trip was made to Georgia on the pro- 

 posed Allatoona Kiver control project. 



From March until June Dr. Willey was engaged in conducting 

 archeological field work in the Viru Valley in northern Peru, for a pro- 

 posed study of prehistoric settlement patterns in the valley. At the 

 close of the fiscal year Dr. Willey was still engaged in this field work. 



INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY 



The Institute of Social Anthropolgy was created in 1943 as an 

 autonomous unit of the Bureau of American Ethnology, to carry out 

 cooperative training in anthropological teaching and research with the 

 other American republics. As the Director, Dr. Julian H. Steward, 

 was instructed in the official order establishing the Institute to report 

 to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution; there is presented 

 here his report to Secretary Wetmore. 



Washington offiGe. — The Institute of Social Anthropology, carrying 

 out a program of cultural and scientific cooperation with the American 

 republics under a grant of $77,351 transferred from the Department 

 of State, continued under the directorship of Dr. Julian H. Steward. 

 Miss Ethelwyn Carter served as secretary throughout the year. 



Mexico. — In Mexico the Institute was represented by Dr. George M. 

 Foster, Jr., anthropologist, in charge of the work ; by Dr. Stanley S. 

 Newman, linguist; and by Dr. Robert C. West, cultural geographer, 

 who joined the staff in February 1946, when Dr. Donald Brand resigned 

 to resume his teaching duties at the University of New Mexico. 



Since cooperation with the Escuela Nacional de Anthropologia began 

 in June 1944, 15 university courses in anthropology, geography, and 

 linguistics have been given, attended by more than iOO individual 

 students. Total enrollment in all courses has exceeded 150. Because 

 of the international nature of the Escuela, it has been possible to reach 

 students from countries other than Mexico, including Haiti, Guate- 

 mala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Spain, France, Canada, and the 

 United States. In both courses and field work, students have had an 

 opportunity to learn American techniques, methodology, and, above all, 

 ideals of scholarship. 



Basic field reasearch on the important Tarascan population of 

 Michoacan has been conducted. Institute staff members have put 24 

 man-months, and the seven participating students 55 man-months, into 

 this research. The field work of the Institute, in conjunction with 

 previous studies, has resulted in the most complete body of cultural 



