UNITED STATES 



Object. The collection, preservation, and diffusion of statistical information in the 



different departments of human knowledge. 

 Meetings. In Boston on the 3d Friday in Jan., April, and Oct., and at such other 



times as the board of directors may appoint. Annual meeting in Jan. 

 Membership. 366 fellows (annual dues, $2; life composition, $20) ; 8 honorary. 



Publications. 



Collections, v. I. Boston, 1847. 8. 



Pub. in 3 pts, 1843-47- 



No more published. The first part of v. 2 was printed and the pages kept in 

 sheets for many years, being finally destroyed by fire in 1872. Some of the 

 papers were published separately, either before or after being printed in the 

 Collections. Cf. Publications, v. I, p. 328-330. 



This volume and other publications, listed on covers of new series, con- 

 stitute the 1st series of publications. 



PUBLICATIONS . . . v. I-IX (i. e., new series, no. 1-72). 1888/89- 

 1904/05. Boston, 1889-1905. 8. 



v. 10 in progress, no. 73-76 pub. 1906. 



From June 1891 (n. s., no. 14), the numbers have title Quarterly publi- 

 cations, forming a vol. in 2 years. 



Price: $2 per annum; $4 per vol. (v. i, $3-50, no. 4 being o. p.) For sepa- 

 rate numbers, see advertising pages of recent numbers. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale at the office of the Secretary. 



Appalachian Mountain Club. 



Address. 1050 Tremont Building, Boston, Mass. Corresponding Secre- 

 tary : J. Ritchie, Jr. 



History. Organized in Jan. 1876 ; reorganized and incorporated in April, 

 1878. Charter extended in 1894 to enable the club to hold mountain 

 and forest land and historic sites. Maintains a library devoted to the 

 literature of geographical science and collections of maps and photo- 

 graphs. 



Object. Exploration of the mountains of New England and the adjacent regions, 

 both for scientific and artistic purposes, and, in general, cultivation of an interest 

 in geographical studies. 



Meetings. Regular meetings monthly, Oct-June, inclusive, at the Massachusetts 

 Institute of Technology. Special and field meetings at such times and places as 

 may seem advisable. Annual meeting, 2d Wednesday of January. 



Membership. 1,244 annual (entrance fee, including dues of first year, $5; annual 

 dues, $4) ; 217 life ($50) ; 50 corresponding; 18 honorary. 



Publications. 



APPALACHIA. The journal of the Appalachian mountain club. v. I-X, 

 1876/78-1902/04. Boston, 1879-1904. 8. 



4 nos. to a vol. ; issued at irregular intervals. 



v. 9, no. 3 and 4 (issued combined) : "Twenty-fifth anniversary number." 



