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| Letter of transmittal | [VII] |
| Introduction | [IX] |
| Publications | [X] |
| Field work | [X] |
| Mound explorations | [X] |
| Work of Mr. Cyrus Thomas | [X] |
| Work of Mr. Gerard Fowke | [XI] |
| Work of Mr. J. D. Middleton | [XI] |
| Work of Mr. H. L. Reynolds | [XI] |
| Work of Mr. J. W. Emmert | [XII] |
| General field studies | [XII] |
| Work of Col. Garrick Mallery | [XII] |
| Work of Mr. W. J. Hoffman | [XIII] |
| Work of Mr. H. W. Henshaw | [XIV] |
| Work of Mr. James Mooney | [XV] |
| Work of Mr. Jeremiah Curtin | [XVI] |
| Work of Mr. A. S. Gatschet | [XVII] |
| Work of Mr. J. N. B. Hewitt | [XVII] |
| Work of Mr. Victor Mindeleff | [XVII] |
| Work of Mr. A. M. Stephen | [XVII] |
| Office work | [XVIII] |
| Work of Major J. W. Powell | [XVIII] |
| Work of Mr. H. W. Henshaw | [XVIII] |
| Work of Col. Garrick Mallery | [XVIII] |
| Work of Mr. J. Owen Dorsey | [XVIII] |
| Work of Mr. A. S. Gatschet | [XIX] |
| Work of Mr. Jeremiah Curtin | [XIX] |
| Work of Mr. James Mooney | [XIX] |
| Work of Mr. J. N. B. Hewitt | [XX] |
| Work of Mr. J. C. Pilling | [XX] |
| Work of Mr. W. H. Holmes | [XXI] |
| Work of Mr. Cyrus Thomas | [XXII] |
| Work of Mr. H. L. Reynolds | [XXII] |
| Work of Mr. Victor Mindeleff | [XXII] |
| Work of Mr. Cosmos Mindeleff | [XXII] |
| Work of Mr. J. K. Hillers | [XXIII] |
| Work of Mr. Franz Boas | [XXIII] |
| Work of Mr. Lucien M. Turner | [XXIV] |
| Necrology | [XXIV] |
| Mr. James Stevenson | [XXIV] |
| Accompanying paper | [XXV] |
| Picture-writing of the American Indians, by Garrick Mallery | [XXVI] |
| Financial statement | [XXX] |