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Jewish Publication Society of America. 



Address. 608 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 



History. Organized June 3, 1888; incorporated Feb. i, 1896. 



Object. Publication and dissemination of literary, scientific and religious works 



giving instruction in the principles of the Jewish religion. 

 Meetings. Annually in May in Philadelphia. 

 Membership. 5130, classed as annual (annual dues, $3), special (annual dues, $5), 



library (annual dues, $10), patrons (annual dues, $20), friends (annual dues, 



$50), and life ($100). Membership confined to persons of the Jewish faith; 



others may join as subscribers. Jewish societies may become members by annual 



payment of $10. 



Publications. 



AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK, 5660-5668 (i. e. 1899/1900-1907/08). 



Philadelphia, 1899-1907. 12. 

 For special publications, see printed price-list, obtainable on application. 



Distribution. A subscription of $3 a year entitles the subscriber to all publica- 

 tions of the society to which members are entitled. 



Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia. 



Address. Philadelphia, Pa. Corresponding Secretary : W. W. Long- 

 streth, 132 S. 23d Street. 



History. Organized Jan. i, 1858, as the Numismatic Society of Philadel- 

 phia; incorporated Feb. 19, 1858; present name since 1865. 



Ref. : Proceedings in celebration of the 25th anniversary of its foundation. 



Philadelphia, 1883. 



Object. Encouragement and promotion of numismatic science and antiquarian re- 

 search. 



Meetings. Monthly, ist Thursday, Nov. to Apr., at the private residences of mem- 

 bers. 



Membership. 51 resident, including 9 life (entrance fee, $5; diploma fee, $i ; annual 

 dues, $5 ; life composition, $50) ; 9 honorary ; 99 corresponding. 



Publications. 



PROCEEDINGS . . . 1865/66, 1878/79-1904/06. Philadelphia, 1867-1907. 

 15 v. 8. 



None pub. for the years 1867-77. Each vol. contains proceedings for 2 or 

 more years, except 1880 to 1886, which are annual issues. 



1878/79 has title, Report of the operations . . . ; 1880-87/89, Report of 

 the proceedings . . . 



Reports of the meetings also published in the American journal of 

 numismatics. 



Prices: $i per vol., except 1878/79-1886 which are 25c. each. 



For special publications, chiefly proceedings on special occasions and 



papers read before the society, see Griffin, Bibl. Amer. hist. soc. 

 Distribution. Exchange. On sale by the Secretary. 



