1. INTRODUCTION

2. DATA AND DATA REDUCTION

2.1. Artificial Star Tests

3. NEAR-INFRARED COLOR-MAGNITUDE DIAGRAMS

4. MULTIPLE POPULATIONS IN NGC 2808 AND M 4

5. LUMINOSITY AND MASS FUNCTIONS OF MULTIPLE POPULATIONS IN NGC 2808

6. LUMINOSITY AND MASS FUNCTIONS OF MULTIPLE POPULATIONS IN M 4

8. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS