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MANCHESTER, N. H. 

 Manchester Historic; Association. 



Address. 859 Elm Street, Manchester, N. H. Secretary : George Waldo 



Browne. 

 History. Founded Dec. 1895 '> incorporated Jan. 1896. Records, library 



and collections destroyed by fire, Jan. 1902. 

 Object. Collection, preservation and publication of whatever may relate to the 



early and later history of the city of Manchester and the surrounding towns; 



also preservation of such articles or relics of the aborigines and early settlers 



of the country and records of colonial and later wars as may be obtained by 



the association. 

 Meetings. Quarterly, ist Wednesday of Jan., Apr., July, and Oct., at the rooms 



of the association. 

 Membership. About 300 (annual dues, $i ; life membership, $25). 



Publications. 



. , . COLLECTIONS, v. I-III, VIII. Manchester, [1900] -05. 8. 



v. i, 1896-99, in 3 pts. ; v. 2, pt. i and v. 3 issued in numbers as The His- 

 toric quarterly, 1900/01-1902/03; v. 2, pt. 2, Contributions to the history 

 of Derryfield, N. H., by W. E. Moore (in 5 nos., printed and published 

 by the author; also issued separately) ; v. 8, Early records of the town 

 of Derryfield, now Manchester, N. H., 1751-1782 . .. . comprising vol. I 

 of the printed records of the town, ed. by G. W. Browne, 

 v. 4-7 in preparation (1907) ; stock of v. i destroyed in the fire of 1902. 



For special publications, see Griffin, Bibl. Amer. hist. soc. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale by the Secretary. 



Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences. 



Address. Weston Building, Manchester, N. H. 



History. Organized and incorporated in 1898; formed by the fusion of 

 the Manchester Art Association, (founded 1871, incorporated 1874) 

 and the Manchester Electric Club (founded 1892). Sections of phys- 

 ical science, botany, mineralogy and geology, zoology, fine arts and 

 music. Art gallery, museum, library and reading rooms. 



Object. To promote and cultivate the arts and sciences, to give a more general 

 impulse and systematic direction to scientific research, and to encourage and 

 stimulate the study of history, literature and industrial institutions. 



Meetings. Annually on the ist Wednesday in Jan. Fortnightly or monthly meet- 

 ings of the sections. 



Membership. 525 active (entrance fee, $i ; annual dues, $3; life membership, $100) ; 

 12 corresponding. 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS . . . v. 1-4, pt. i. 1899-1902. Manchester, N. H., 

 1900-03. 8. 



v. 4, pt. i contains "A list of the birds of New Hampshire, by G. M. 

 Allen." (Issued also separately.) Price: $i in paper, $1.50 cloth. 



