UNITED STATES 263 



American Numismatic and Archaeological Society. 



Address. 1271 Broadway, New York City, N. Y. 



President: Andrew C. Zabriskie; Corresponding Secretary, J. Sanford Saltus. 



History. Organized in 1858 as the American Numismatic Society; in- 

 active from Oct., 1859, to Feb., 1864, when it was revived under present 

 name; incorporated May 16, 1865. Received in 1866 the effects of the 

 New York Numismatic Society (founded 1864). 



Ref.: History of the society, by Wm. R. Weeks. New York, 1892. 4. 

 (With Proceedings, 1888-92.) 



Object. Collection and preservation of coins and medals, the investigation of mat- 

 ters connected therewith, and the popularization of the science of numismatology; 

 also the collection, examination and elucidation of the antiquities of this and 

 other countries. 



Meetings. 2d Monday of Jan., Mar., May and Nov., at the rooms of the society. 



Membership. 235 active, including 129 life (entrance fee, $10; annual dues, $10; 

 life composition, $100) ; 50 corresponding; 14 honorary. 



Publications. 



American journal of numismatics and bulletin of American numismatic 

 and archaeological societies, v. I-IV (i. e., whole no. 1-48). May 

 i866-Apr. 1870. New York, [1866/7-1869/70]. 4. m. 



Publication continued from July, 1870, to Apr. 1890 (v. 5-24) by Boston 

 numismatic society (organized 1860, incorporated 1870, at present in- 

 active). From v. 25 issued as a periodical. 



Subject index to the important articles in this journal and other numis- 

 matic periodicals to the end of 1882 is found in the Catalogue of the 

 numismatic books in the society's library (New York, 1883). 



PROCEEDINGS ... at the 2oth-48th annual meetings, 1878-1906, [and 

 papers read before the society]. New York, 1878-1906. 4. 



30th-34th meetings (1888-92) issued combined, with history of society ap- 

 pended. 36th-38th meetings (1894-96) also in I vol. 



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



Charity Organization Society of the City of New York. 



Address. 105 E. 22d Street, New York City, N. Y. General Secretary: 



Edward T. Devine. 

 History. Organized by special act of the legislature in 1882 ; incorporated 



in the same year. 



Ref.: Report of the work of the society, 1882-97. (In Annual report of 



the State board of charities of New York, 1897, v. I, p. 693-723.) 

 Object. To form a center of intercommunication between the various charitable 



agencies of the city. 

 Meetings. Annual meeting, ist Thursday of Oct., at the central offices of the 



society; meetings of the Central council, ist Wednesday after the ist Thursday 



of each month. 

 Membership. 1,500 annual members (dues, $10) ; 370 associate (dues, $25 yearly) ; 



400 life ($100). Contribution of patrons, $500. 



