138 HISTORY 



model for similar institutions in Vienna and Florence. 

 Its alumni publish an important historical journal, the 

 "Bibliotheque de 1'ficole des Chartes." 



The ficole Libre des Sciences Politiques is a private 

 institution, occupying quarters in the Rue St. Guil- 

 laume, about fifteen minutes' walk from the Sorbonne. 

 It was established in 1871, primarily for the purpose 

 of fitting young men for the higher branches of the civil 

 service, and its organization and character are deter- 

 mined by the examinations of the various government 

 departments for which it prepares. Economics and 

 political science naturally predominate, but attention 

 is given to recent history, especially on the diplomatic 

 and constitutional sides. The standing of the school 

 is indicated by the names of its successive directors, 

 BOUTMY, Anatole LEROY-BEAULIEU, and D'EICHTHAL, 

 and by its publication, now known as the " Revue des 

 Sciences Politiques." 



Libraries, Archives, and Museums. The historical 

 resources of Paris are greatly increased by the Biblio- 

 theque Nationale and the various archives and museums. 

 The Bibliotheque Nationale has the largest body of 

 printed books in the world, and unrivalled collections of 

 manuscripts and maps. Of the various depositories of 

 unpublished documents, the most important for the 

 American student are the Archives Nationales, under 

 the enlightened direction of Charles V. LANGLOIS, the 

 Archives des Affaires fitrangeres, and the Archives de 

 la Marine. The Carnegie Institution of Washington 

 has nearly completed an elaborate guide to the mate- 

 rials for American history in these and other French 

 collections. For daily use the library of the Sorbonne 

 is well equipped and well administered, with the library 

 of Ste.-Genevieve close at hand; and the special schools 



