UNITED STATES 7 



(&) PROCEEDINGS of the American association for the advancement of 

 science, ist-55th meeting [v. I-LV], Sept. i848-Dec. i9O5/Jan. 1906. 

 Philadelphia [etc.], 1849-1906. 8. 



Place of publication varies greatly. 



List of Proceedings, with places and dates of meetings and dates of publi- 

 cation, on cover of v. 55- 



Include reports of the Committee on indexing chemical literature which con- 

 tain lists of bibliographies published during each year or in preparation. 

 Also separate. 



An edition of the Proceedings of the Cleveland meeting, 1853 (seventh 

 meeting), printed by the local committee, was not officially adopted, and 

 an attempt was made to suppress it. (See p. 281-288 of the authorized 

 edition pub. 1856.) 



Prices: $1.50 per volume for the last five years ($r to members) ; earlier vol- 

 umes (to members only), 5oc. each. Bound in cloth, soc. per vol. extra. 



Memoirs of the American association for the advancement of science. 

 I. Salem, Mass., 1875. T v - fl- 



No more published. Contents: Fossil butterflies, by S. H. Scudder. 



Since 1901 SCIENCE, published weekly by the Macmillan Co., New York, 

 has been the official organ of the association and is sent to all members. 



Distribution. The Proceedings are exchanged. On sale by the Permanent 

 Secretary. 



Research funds. The income from the permanent invested fund of the 

 association (derived from life memberships, patrons' fees, and the sur- 

 plus of the working fund turned over annually to the Treasurer) is used 

 under the direction of the council in providing grants for research. 

 Applications for such grants are made to the council and the funds are 

 apportioned each year at the annual meeting. 

 Amount of fund (1903) : $12,000. 



American Association of Museums. 



Address. Secretary : George A. Dorsey, Field Museum of Natural His- 

 tory, Chicago, 111. 



History. Organized at New York in May 1906. To include museums 

 of North and South America. 



Meetings. Not definitely stated as yet. The 2d meeting is to be held in the spring 

 or early summer of 1907, at Pittsburg at the call of the Council. 



Membership. Classed as active (persons actively engaged in the work of museums; 

 annual dues, $2; life composition, $30); sustaining (museums contributing not 

 less than $10 annually); associate; honorary (limited to 15); patrons. 



Publications. 



The association intends to issue a journal in the interest of museums. 



