UNITED STATES I? 



National Museum at Washington in charge of the Secretary of the asso- 

 ciation. 

 Ref.: Report of the organization, etc. (in Papers, v. i, no. i). 



Object. The promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of his- 

 torical manuscripts, and kindred purposes in the interest of American history and 

 history in America. 



Meetings. Annually during the Christmas holidays in the East, the West, and Wash- 

 ington, in triennial succession. 



Membership. 2,203 active (entrance fee, including first year's dues, $3; annual dues, 

 $3 ; life composition, $50) ; 120 honorary. 



Publications. 

 PAPERS . . . v. I-V. New York and London, 1886-91. 8. 



v. i in 6 nos., v. 2 in 4 nos., v. 3 in 2 nos., v. 4-5 quarterly. 

 Include Reports of the proceedings 1884-90, the last two being issued also in 

 another form in the following: 



ANNUAL REPORT . . . 1889-1904; 1905, v. i. Washington, 1890- 

 1906. 8. 



Reports for 1896, 1899-1903 each in 2 vols. 



Presented annually to Congress through the Smithsonian Institution, in com- 

 pliance with the act of incorporation, and printed as Congressional docu- 

 ments. 



The first part of the Annual reports, containing Report of proceedings of the 

 annual meetings, also issued separately. 



ist-7th reports of the Historical manuscripts commission, 1896-1903: in 

 Ann. rep. 1896, v. I ; 1897; 1898; 1899, v. 2; 1900, v. I ; 1902, v. 2; 1903, v. 2. 

 (Also issued separately.) Contents.- ist-3d, miscellaneous; 4th, Corre- 

 spondence of John C. Calhoun, ed. by J. F. Jameson ; 5th, miscellaneous ; 

 6th, Diary and correspondence of Salmon P. Chase; 7th, Correspondence 

 of the French ministers to the United States, 1791-07. 



Reports of the Public archives commission : in Ann. rep. 1900, v. 2 ; 1901, 

 v. 2; 1902, v. i; 1903, v. i; 1904; 1905, v. I. (Also issued separately.) 



The study of history in schools; report to the American historical associa- 

 tion by the committee of seven; in Ann. rep. 1898. (Also issued sepa- 

 rately.) Reports of conferences on teaching of history in elementary 

 schools and on ist year of college work in history: in Ann. rep. 1905, v. I. 



The work of American historical societies, by H. E. Bourne; ist report of 

 the Conference of State and local historical societies, by F. W. Moore; 

 State departments of archives and history, by T. M. Owen : in Ann. rep. 

 1904. 2d report of the Conference of State and local historical societies, 

 by F. H. Severance ; Report of Committee on methods of organization 

 and work on the part of State and local historical societies : in Ann. rep. 

 JQOS, v. i. (The latter also separate.) 



The annual reports contain the following bibliographies: 



1889, 1890: Bibliographies of published works of members of the association, 

 by P. L. Ford and A. H. Clark. 



