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DURHAM, N. C. 



Trinity College Historical Society. 



Address. Durham, N. C. 

 History. Organized in 1892. 



Object. Promotion of an interest in history at Trinity College, collection and 

 preservation of historical relics and other evidences, and publication of his- 

 torical literature. 



Meetings. Monthly, at Trinity College. 



Membership. 40, classed as resident and non-resident. 



Publications. 



An annual publication of historical papers. Series I-V. [Durham, 

 N. C.], 1897-1905. 8. 



i vol. yearly; none pub. 1901-04. 



Contents: Ser. i. Reconstruction and State biography. Ser. 2. Legal 

 and biographical studies. Ser. 3. Governor W. W. Holden and Revo- 

 lutionary documents. Ser. 4 and 5. Miscellanies. 



Price: 50C. per vol. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale by the President of the society. 



FLORIDA. 



Local Historical Societies. 



FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Jacksonville, Fla. Organized in 1902. Annual 

 meeting, 2d Tuesday in Nov. Annual dues, $5 ; life membership, $50. No 

 publications. 



(An earlier society, called Historical Society of Florida, was organized at St. 

 Augustine in 1856. Publ: The early history of Florida. An introductory lec- 

 ture, by G. R. Fairbanks. St. Augustine, 1857.) 



ST. AUGUSTINE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. St. Augustine, 

 Fla. Founded in 1884. Monthly meetings in Free Library building. Annual 

 dues, $i ; life membership, $25. Museum and small library. No publications. 



GEORGIA. 



Georgia Historical Society. 



Address. Hodgson Hall, cor. Gaston and Whitaker Streets, Savannah, 



Ga. 

 History. Founded May 24, 1839; incorporated in Dec. of the same year. 



United in 1847 with the Savannah Library Society. Library of about 



25,000 volumes. 



Ref.: Collections, v. 2, p. 326-333; v. 3, P- 415-428. 



Object. Collection, preservation, and diffusion of information relating to the history 

 of the State of Georgia, in all its various departments, and to American history 

 generally; creation of a library for the use of its members. 



