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Object. 'Collection and preservation of all material which can have any bearing 

 upon the history of the Pacific coast in general, and of southern California in 

 particular; also the discussion of historical subjects and the reading of historical 

 papers. 



Meetings. Monthly, ist Monday, July and Aug. excepted, at residences of members. 



Membership. 45 active (entrance fee, $2; annual dues, $3); 12 corresponding; 20 

 honorary. 



Publications. 

 PUBLICATIONS . . . v. I-V. Los Angeles, Cal. 1884/91-1901/03. 8. 



v. 6 in progress, pt. I, 1903, pub.. 1904. pt. 2, 1904, pub. 1905. 



v. I in 6 pts. (publications for 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888/89, 1890, 1891; t.-p. 

 and index issued with Annual publication, 1894) ; v. 2 complete in pt. I 

 (Documents from the Sutro collection, tr., annotated and ed. by G. B. 

 Griffin. 1891) ; v. 3 in 4 pts. and v. 4-5 each in 3 pts. (annual publications 

 for 1893-1902). 1884 entitled, Constitution, standing rules and list of 

 officers and members, with the inaugural address of the president (pub. 

 at Hartford, Conn.) ; 1886, 1887, 1890 have no title except name of 

 society; 1888/89, 1891, 1893-1904 have title, Annual Publication of the 

 Historical Society of Southern California (1897-1901 add "and Pioneer 

 Register;" later numbers, "and of the Pioneers of Los Angeles County," 

 with corresponding variations on volume t. p.). 



Price: 35c. per part. 



Distribution. Exchange with other historical societies, with colleges and universi- 

 ties, also with historical magazines and periodicals. On sale by the Secretary. 



PIONEERS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 



Address. Los Angeles, Cal. Secretary: James M. Guinn, 115 S. Grand Ave. 

 History. Organized 1897 (cf. Annual publication of the Historical society of 



Southern California and Pioneer register, 1897, i. e., v. 4, pt. I, p. 89-91). 

 Object. To collect and preserve the early history of Los Angeles County, and per- 



petuate the memory of those who helped to make that history. 

 Meetings. Annually, Sept. 4 (anniversary of founding of the Pueblo of Los Angeles, 



Membership. 184 (annual dues, $i ; life membership, $25). Members must be 35 

 years of age and have resided 25 years in the county at time of application. Per- 

 sons born in the State are not eligible. 



Publications. Papers and reports published in the Annual publications of the His- 

 torical society of Southern California (see above). 



Society of California Pioneers. 



Address. Pioneer Building, 5 Pioneer Place, San Francisco, Cal. Sec- 



retary : John I. Spear. 

 History. Organized in 1850; incorporated in 1863; reincorporated in 



1884. Library and collections destroyed in the great fire of Apr. 1906. 



This society is distinct from the Territorial Pioneers of California, organized in 

 1874, which published: ist annual . . . containing the history of the organization, con- 

 stitution, and by-laws, etc. San Francisco, 1877. 8. 



