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Mr. Sweeny and I getting out material and helping all we could. During the month collections have been entered from, New Guinea, 174 entries. A.P. Goodwin through J. S. Spalding Catlin Collection 13 " [[ditto for: entries]] Q.M. General 6. Models of Army tents. J. Loomis Gould. 23. Haidah Mission, Jackson, Alaska. J.G. Swan. 2 Bows, quiver, & arrows. D.J. Benner. 1. [[strikethrough]] grass [[/strikethrough]] Palm leaf coat, United States of Colombia. Lt. P.H. Ray 9. Eskimo of Pt. Barrow Centennial Exhibition. 20. [[strikethrough]] shoes, [[/strikethrough]] hammers, scoops, sickles. " [[ditto for: Centennial Exhibition]] 20 pairs of shoes from [[Buffum?]] - Ethnological Bureau. 21. Zuni fetishes. I have sought in every possible way to give organization and system to the department, so that in the future our work of administration and exchange may be more thoroughly done. I am very respectfully yours, O.T.Mason. Professor S. F.Baird. Director National Museum, Washington, DC.