Papers of the American Historical Association, 



Four volumes of the Proceedings of the American Historical Associa- 

 tion, indexed and handsomely bound in dark blue cloth, with gilt top, 

 have been published by G. P. Putnam's Son's, 27 and 29 West 23rd street, 

 New York City. These volumes will be sent post paid, at $5 each, to 

 subscribers. 



Members of the Association, on payment of 75 cents to the publishers, 

 will receive post paid any one of these bound volumes in exchange for 

 unbound numbers with title page and index, if returned prepaid in good 

 condition for binding. 



VOLUME I. contains the report of the organization and proceedings of 

 the Association at Saratoga in 1884, and also the proceedings for 1885, with 

 special papers by Andrew D. White, on "Studies in General History and 

 t>he History of Civilization;" by Dr. George W. Knight, on "The History 

 and Management of Federal Land Grants for Education in the Northwest 

 Territory;" "The Louisiana Purchase in its Influence upon the American 

 System," by Rt. Rev. C. F. Robertson, Bishop of Missouri; and a "His- 

 tory of the Appointing Power of the President," by Professor Lucy M. 

 Salmon, of Vassar College. 



VOLUME II. contains the report of the proceedings in Washington in 

 1886, with special papers on "The History of the Doctrine of Comets," by 

 Andrew D. White; "Willem Usselinx, Founder of the Dutch and Swedish 

 West India Companies," by Dr. J. F. Jameson; "Church and State in the 

 United States," by Dr. Philip Schaff. 



VOLUME III. contains reports of the proceedings in Boston and Cam- 

 bridge in 1887 and in Washington in 1888. Most of the papers read at 

 these two conventions are here printed in full. 



VOLUME IV. contains a report of the proceedings at the Washington 

 meeting in 1889. With this volume began the system of publication in 

 quarterly parts, embracing groups of papers and important single mono- 

 graphs like that of Dr. G. Brown Goode, on "The Origin of the National 

 Scientific and Educational Institutions of the United States." 



VOLUME V. is now in progress. Parts 2 and 3 were issued together. 

 Part 3, the July number, is now ready. 



Since the incorporation of the American Historical Association by Con- 

 gress in 1889, the society has been associated with the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution and through Secretary Langley reports annually to Congress. The 

 report for the year 1889 contains a general account of the proceedings in 

 Washington that year, the inaugural address of President C. K. Adams, a 

 paper on "The Spirit of Historical Research," by James Schouler, and a 

 reprint of Dr. Goode's paper on "The Origin of the National Scientific and 

 Educational Institutions of the United States," together with Mr. P. L. 

 Ford's Bibliography of the published works of members of the American 

 Historical Association. The report for 1890 will contain an account of the 

 proceedings in Washington for that year, abstracts of all the papers read, 

 John Jay's inaugural address on "The Demand for Education in American 

 History," a supplementary bibliography of the published works of mem- 

 bers, and the first part of a bibliography of the publications of State His- 

 torical Societies in this country. These reports are issued free to members 

 of the Association, and can be obtained by others through Members of 

 Congress. 



Address all orders for the regular series to G. P. Putnam? s 

 Sons, 27 and '29 West 23d St., Neiv York City. 



