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HANDBOOK OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 



QUEBEC. 



Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. 



Address. P. O. Box 153, Quebec. Rooms at Morrin College Building, 

 cor. St. Anne and Stanislaus Streets. Hon. Librarian : Fred C. Wurtele. 



History. Founded Jan. 6, 1824, on the initiative of Lord Dalhousie; 

 united in 1829 with the Society for the Encouragement of Arts and 

 Sciences in Canada (founded 1827), assuming the name Society for 

 promoting literature, science, arts and historical researches in Canada, 

 but returning in use, at once, to the original name ; incorporated Oct. 5, 

 1831. 



Ref.: Transactions, v. I. La Societe litteraire et historique de Quebec, par 

 Louis T. Turcotte. (In Transactions, n. s. no. 13, p. 23-49.) Our library, 

 by F. C. Wurtele. (In Transactions, n. s. no. 19, p. 29-73.) 



N. B. The authorities cited disagree as to the name of the society founded 

 in 1827. 



Object. Collection, preservation and publication of documents relating to the early 

 history of Canada. (The Transactions contain, in addition to the historical mat- 

 ter, numerous articles in different departments of science.) 



Meetings. Monthly, 2d Wednesday, at the society's rooms. 



Membership. 163 associate (annual dues, $4); 3 life; 35 corresponding; 23 honor- 

 ary; 13 by agreement (Governors of Morrin College). 



Publications. 

 TRANSACTIONS . . . v. I-V. Quebec, 1829-62. 8. 



v. 4 has 4 parts, 1843-56, and appendix, 1861. v. 5 complete in i part. All o. p. 

 Reports of the Council issued separately during this period ; continued in 

 the following: 



n. s. no. 1-26, 1862/63-1905. Quebec, 1863-1906. 8. 



no. i numbered v. i, pt. i. no. 12-17, 1876/77-1882/83, not numbered. 



no. 24, 1900/02-1902/03, wrongly numbered 21. 



Siege and blockade of Quebec by Montgomery and Arnold: in no. 9. (Also 



issued separately.) Centenary fete at Quebec of 1875: in no. 12. (Also 



issued separately.) Melsheimer's Journal of Brunswick auxiliaries, 1776: 



in no. 20. (Also issued separately.) 

 Index of the lectures, papers and historical documents pub. by the society, 



together with a list of the unpublished papers read before the society, 



1829-1891 : in no. 20. (Also issued separately.) 

 Price: 750. per number, except no. 4-5, which are o. p. The separates noted 



above are sold at soc. each. 



[First] -eighth series of HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS. Quebec, 1838/61- 

 . 1906. 8. 



[ist series] consists of 4 pamphlets, without series title or numbering: 

 Memoires sur le Canada depuis 1749 jusqu'a 1760. 1838. (Reprinted 1873.) 

 Collection de memoires et de relations sur 1'histoire ancienne du Canada, 



