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Indiana Engineering Society. 



Address. Indianapolis, Ind., Secretary: Charles Carroll Brown, 408 

 Commercial Club Building. 



History. Established March 2, 1881, as the Association of County Sur- 

 veyors and Civil Engineers of the State of Indiana. From 1887 to 

 1891, called Indiana Society of Civil Engineers and Surveyors. Present 

 name since 1891. Incorporated Jan. ro, 1903. 



Object. Encouragement of professional intercourse between the engineers and 

 surveyors of the State and the advancement of its members in scientific re- 

 search in the various branches of engineering. 



Meetings. 3 days session annually about Jan. 15, usually at Indianapolis. 



Membership. 105 active and 8 associate (entrance fee, $2; annual dues, $3). 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS of the ist-25th meeting . . . 1881-1905. Indianapolis, 

 1881-1905. 8. 



no. i, 12. Slight variations in title. 

 Price.- SOG a number. 



Distribution. Exchange, either single copies, or in sufficient number to supply 

 all members of the corresponding society, in return for a similar supply. On 

 sale by the Secretary. 



Indiana Historical Society. 



Address. Room 87, State House, Indianapolis, Ind. Secretary ' J. P. 



Dunn. 

 History. Founded Dec. n, 1830; incorporated Jan. 10, 1831; meetings 



held intermittently until 1886, when the society was reorganized. 

 Ref.: Proceedings, 1830-1886. (In its Publications, v. I, no. I.) 



Object. Collection of all materials calculated to shed light on the natural, civil 

 and political history of Indiana; promotion of useful knowledge; friendly and 

 profitable intercourse of such citizens of the State as are disposed to promote 

 the aforesaid objects. 



Meetings. Annually, last Thursday in December at the society's room in the 

 State House. 



Membership. About 30 active (annual dues, $i) ; 10 honorary. 



Publications. 



. . . PUBLICATIONS, v. I-III. Indianapolis, 1897, 1895-1905. 8. 



v. i in 9 nos. contains proceedings and papers of the society 1830-86. being 

 reprints of earlier publications ; v. 2 in 12 nos. published 1886-94, no. 1-5 

 having been issued originally as Indiana historical society pamphlets, 

 no. 1-5 ; v. 3 in 6 nos. published 1895-1905. 



v. 4 in progress, no. 1-2 published 1906-07. 



For contents see Griffin, Bibl. Amer. hist. soc. 



Distribution. Exchange. For sale by the Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis. 



