HANDBOOK OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 



association is on deposit in the library of the University of Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio. 



The following societies are affiliated with the association, and usually meet 

 in conjunction with it: 



American Alpine Club, American Anthropological Association, American Chem- 

 ical Society, American Fern Society, American Folk-lore Society, American 

 Microscopical Society, American Philosophical Association, American 

 Physical Society, American Physiological Society, American Psychological 

 Association, American Society of Naturalists, American Society of Vertebrate 

 Paleontologists, American Society of Zoologists, Association of American 

 Anatomists, Association of American Geographers, Association of Economic 

 Entomologists, Association of Plant and Animal Breeders, Astronomical and 

 Astrophysical Society of America, Botanical Society of America, Entomolog- 

 ical Society of America, Geological Society of America, Sigma Xi Honorary 

 Scientific Society, Society of American Bacteriologists, Society for Horticul- 

 tural Science, Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, Sullivant 

 Moss Chapter, Wild Flower Preservation Society of America. 

 Object. By periodical and migratory meetings, to promote intercourse between those 

 who are cultivating science in different parts of America, to give a stronger and 

 more general impulse and more systematic direction to scientific research, and to 

 procure for the labors of scientific men increased facilities and a wider usefulness. 

 Meetings. Annually at such time and place as may be determined by vote of the 

 general committee. The recent practice has been to hold the meetings during the 

 last week in December (convocation week) ; some of the sections meet in the 

 summer also. 



Membership. 1,351 fellows and 2,963 members (entrance fee, $5; annual dues, $3; 

 life composition, $50); 17 incorporated scientific bodies holding membership; 2 

 patrons ($1,000) ; associates for a single meeting ($3) ; 3 honorary life members; 

 3 honorary fellows. A list of members is published in each volume of the Pro- 

 ceedings, giving full names and addresses. 



Publications, 



(a) The papers and proceedings of the Association of American geolo- 

 gists and naturalists were published in the American journal of sci- 

 ence for the corresponding years. In addition, the following publi- 

 cations were issued : 



Reports of the first, second, and third meetings of the Association of 

 American geologists and naturalists, at Philadelphia in 1840 and 1841, 

 and at Boston in 1842, embracing its proceedings and transactions. 

 Boston, 1843. iv. 8. 



Lettered : Transactions of the American association of geologists and 



naturalists. 1840-1842. 

 Addresses by E. Hitchcock and H. D. Rogers pub. 1841, 1844 contain 



also Abstracts of the proceedings 1840-41 and 1844. 



Abstract of proceedings at sixth annual meeting, 1845. New Haven, 

 1845. 8. 



