THE 25 PAPERS APPEARING IN THIS SELECTION ARE GROUPED BY THE FOLLOWING GENERAL TOPICS AND AUTHORS--(A) "THE DWELLING OF THE ALTAIC PEOPLES"--S. CAMMANN, K. CZEGLEDY, M. ESZTERGAR, A. VON GABAIN, AND A. RONA-TAS, (B) "FORMS OF CULTURAL AND MUSICAL EXPRESSION AMONG THE ALTAIC PEOPLES"--P. AALTO, C. BAWDEN, A. BOMBACI, J. ECKMANN, AND K. SAGASTER, (C) "THE DIFFUSION OF WRITING IN THE ALTAIC WORLD"--G. CLAUSON, AND E. SCHUTZ, (D) "DRESS AND ORNAMENT IN THE ALTAIC WORLD"--S. CAMMANN, W. FUCHS, AND A. VON GABAIN, AND (E) "VARIOUS ASPECTS OF ALTAIC CIVILIZATION, CONTACTS WITH OTHER CIVILIZATIONS"--R.R. ARAT, K. JAHN, U. JOHANSEN, D. LIBBY, S. MURAYAMA, K. THOMSEN, W. WINTER, N. YAMADA, AND A. ZAJACZKOWSKI. THE MAJORITY OF THE PAPERS ARE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH, WITH SEVERAL APPEARING IN GERMAN AND FRENCH. A PREFATORY SECTION EXPLAINS THE FOUNDING OF THE PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL ALTAISTIC CONFERENCE (PIAC) AND THE GENERAL PROGRAM OF THE FIFTH MEETING, HELD IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY JUNE 4-9, 1962. THIS DOCUMENT IS AN INDIANA UNIVERSITY PUBLICATION, AND MAY BE ORDERED FROM THE EDITOR, URALIC AND ALTAIC SERIES, RAYL HOUSE, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA 47401 ($5.00). (AMM)