Excerpt from International Directory of Anthropological Institutions It goes without saying that the human factor is of extreme importance in a work of this kind, and it should be made clear at the outset that the bulk of institutions not detailed in the following pages are omitted or touched on only lightly not because of ignorance as to their existence or importance but because data simply were not forthcoming even after as many as three requests. By the same token, that information which does appear is due to the generous response and kind cooperation of thousands of officials of institutions throughout the world, to whom the editors take this opportunity to express, on behalf of the compiling editors, their very grateful appreciation. The organization Of the volume according to geographical regions and categories of institutions, the devising of the questionnaires utilized for soliciting information, the contributing of the chapter on international institutions, the supervision of the compilation of the indexes, and the editing of the chapters concerned with the eastern hemisphere are the work of William L. Thomas, Jr. Suggestions to compiling editors regarding content for their introductory sections originated with Anna M. Pikelis, who also determined the criteria applied in condensing the several chapters and edited the chapters concerned with the western hemisphere. The two editors, notwithstanding this expedient division of labor, collaborated closely throughout the progress of the work, and hold themselves jointly respon sible for existent shortcomings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.