154 HANDBOOK OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 



Proceedings, 1888-1905. 2 v. 8. 



Issued as pamphlets, paged continuously to form volumes, v. 3 in progress. 



Several papers read before the Society have been published in the Fergus 



historical series, and numerous papers, memorial addresses, etc., have 



been issued as special publications. See Griffin, Bibl. Amer. hist. soc. 



Distribution. Proceedings exchanged. Collections on sale by the Librarian. 



Chicago Pathological Society. 



Address. Chicago, 111. Secretary: George H. Weaver, Rush Medical 



College. 

 History. Founded in 1878 as the West Chicago Medical Society ; present 



name adopted in 1881. Since 1898 the society has formed the pathology 



section of the Chicago Medical Society. 



Object. The cultivation of the science and art of medicine, with special reference 



to pathology and morbid anatomy. 

 Meetings. Monthly, 2d Monday, Oct. to June, in the Northwestern University 



Building, Chicago. 

 Membership. Classed as active (entrance fee, $3; annual dues, $3), associate, 



honorary, and members by courtesy. 



Publications. 



TRANSACTIONS . . . v. I-VI, Oct. i894-June 1906. Chicago, 1896- 

 1906. 8. 



Price: $3 per vol., except v. 1-2 (12), $2 each. 



Reports of earlier meetings published in Chicago medical journal and ex- 

 aminer (1878-85) and in Chicago medical recorder (1891-94). 



Field Museum of Natural History. 



Address. Chicago, 111. Director: Frederick J. V. Skiff. 



History. Organized and incorporated Sept. 16, 1893, as Columbian 

 Museum of Chicago ; name changed to Field Columbian Museum in 

 June 1894, when the museum was dedicated and opened to the general 

 public; present name adopted in Nov. 1905. 



Ref. : Publication I. [Historical series.] v. I, no. I. 



Object. Accumulation and dissemination of knowledge and the preservation and 

 exhibition of objects illustrating art, archaeology, science and history. 



Meetings. Annual meeting of the corporate members, Oct. 14; quarterly meet- 

 ings of the Board of Trustees. 



Membership. 54 corporate (entrance fee, $20; annual dues, $5); 300 annual 

 (dues, $10) ; 76 life ($500) ; 5 patrons; 4 honorary. 



Publications. 



PUBLICATIONS . . . 1-119. Chicago, Dec. i894-Jan. 1907. 8. 



Consist of brochures numbered consecutively in order of publication and 

 forming volumes of the following series : 



