Transcribe Kennan, George. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1876-03-27)

[page 3] building erected for it by the Government. Since that time the work of arranging and classifying the large mass of accumulated ma- -terial has been carried on un^in^terruptedly but the study of the specimens - which must precede any attempt to make a scientific classification of them - has consumed a great deal of time, & although they are all now so arranged as to be readily accessible, they have not been classified & labeled. - This accounts for the imperfections & deficiencies of the catalogue. Hall 1 - (Page 6 to page 13) contains articles illustrative of Caucasian Ethnology - Division 1st Costumes - Div. 2 Weapons & Armor