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The natural complements to this book are the second volume, 

 presenting descriptions and lists of what are technically called 

 Departmental Papers and of other sections, completing the inven- 

 tory of the Public Record Office so far as the period of American 

 history prior to 1783 is concerned, and the volume by Dr. Charles 

 0. Paullin and Professor Frederic L. Paxson, entitled ''Guide to the 

 materials in London archives for the history of the United States 

 since 1783," publication No. 90b. Both of these volumes are now in 

 press. They are complete in page-proof and are delayed from pub- 

 lication only by the necessity of preparing their indexes. Apart 

 from the indexes, the former makes a volume of 555 pages, the 

 latter one of 367 pages. Their issue will complete the series con- 

 sisting of the books which have been named and of the "Guide to the 

 manuscript materials for the history of the United States, to 1783, in 

 the British Museum, in minor London archives, and in the Libraries 

 of Oxford and Cambridge," b}' Professor Andrews and Miss Daven- 

 port, publication No. 90, issued in 1908. It may properly be said 

 that no similar inventory of anything like the same extent, cover- 

 ing the archive materials which London possesses for the history of 

 any other nation, has ever been prepared or issued. It is hoped that 

 the resulting expansion and improvement in the work of historical 

 writers in the fields covered by the series may be commensurate 

 with the efforts that have been put forth toward supplying them 

 with information on these archives, and it is believed that ultimately 

 these effects will be produced. 



The second and third of the three volumes mentioned as having 

 been issued during the year were published just before the period 

 reported upon came to its close. These are Professor Herbert E. 

 Bolton's "Guide to the materials for United States history in Mexican 

 archives," publication No. 163, long delayed by the difficulties of 

 the index and by other obstacles, and Mr. David W. Parker's "Guide 

 to the materials for United States history in Canadian archives," 

 publication No. 172. These volumes were sufficiently described 

 in last year's report. 



During Mr. Leland's absence from Paris, the work upon the 

 American materials in the archives of that city went forward under 

 the effective charge of M. Abel Doysie. Since Mr Leland's return 

 to Paris in April it has been closely pursued by him and under his 

 supervision. Its progress has been furthered partly by direct re- 

 search and partly by using the results which have been obtained by 

 others who have been preparing under the auspices of the American 

 Historical Association and under Mr. Leland's direction a calendar 

 of all the documents in the French archives relating to the history of 

 the Mississippi Valley. This enterprise is not conducted at the 

 charge of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Its expenses are 



