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and History of the State of Mississippi, located at the State Capitol. 

 The society has transferred to this department its collections of papers 

 and relics, as well as the future work of collecting historical material. 



Ref. : Report of the secretary and treasurer, 1898-1902. {In Publications, 

 v. 6, p. 15-26; also separate.) Development of historical work in Mis- 

 sissippi. (In Publications of the Southern history association, v. 6, 

 1902, p. 335-340.) How a young man built up history in Mississippi. 

 (In South Atlantic quarterly, v. i, 1902, p. 372-377.) The Department 

 of archives and history of the State of Mississippi, by F. L. Riley. (In 

 Annual report of the American historical association, v. i, p. 474-478.) 

 Object. To discover, collect, preserve, and perpetuate facts and events relating 

 to the natural, aboriginal, civil, political, literary and ecclesiastical history of 

 the Territory and State of Mississippi and the territory adjoining thereto. Since 

 1902 the society has directed its efforts chiefly to the stimulation of interest in 

 State history through its annual meetings, and of research through the publica- 

 tion of finished products of historical investigation ; to the direction and en- 

 couragement of field work in history, and to the fostering of local historical 

 societies in the State. 



Meetings. Annually at time and place selected by the Executive Committee. 

 Membership. 225 active (annual dues, $2; life composition, $30); 4 honorary. 

 Patriotic and historical organizations of the State, including local historical 

 societies, may become affiliated members. 



Publications. 



PUBLICATIONS . . . v. I-IX. Oxford, Miss., 1898-1906. 8. 



v. 5: Report of the Mississippi historical commission, [1902]. 

 First annual report of the Director of archives and history by Dunbar 

 Rowland : in v. 6, p. 469-557. (2d-5th annual report of the Depart- 

 ment published independently, 1904-06.) 



For contents of other vols. see list of publications, appended to the sepa- 

 rate issue of the Report of the Secretary and Treasurer. 

 Prices: $2 per vol., bound in cloth, express prepaid, (v. I and 2 bound 



together, $3; v. i, unbound, $i ; v. 2, not sold separately). 

 Distribution. Exchange with publications of a similar nature. On sale by 

 the Secretary. The society also distributes Mississippi territorial archives 

 (v. I, 1798-1803. Nashville, 1905. 8) pub. by the Dept. of archives and 

 history. These volumes and the Publications are to be issued in alternate 

 years. 



MISSOURI. 

 Missouri Historical Society. 



Address. 1600 Locust Street, St. Louis, Mo. Librarian: Miss Mary 



Louise Dalton. 



History. Founded in 1866, as Missouri Historical Society of St. Louis; 

 incorporated in 1872 under present name. By amendment to its con- 



a Missouri Historical and Philosophical Society, which had its seat at the State 

 Capitol in Jefferson City, 1844-51, published: Annals ... no. I, 1845-48, Jefferson 

 City, 1848. 8. Memorial to the 15th General assembly . . . concerning a geological 

 survey of the State. Jefferson City, 1849. 8. 



