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while the twenty-sixth report was retained by the Bureau until the completion 

 of the two preceding volumes. 



Bulletin 28 was published in October and Bulletin 29 in December. The com- 

 position and most of the press work of the first volume of Bulletin 30 was com- 

 pleted during the year, and the manuscripts of Bulletins 31 and 32 were trans- 

 mitted to the Public Printer. 



VI. Report of the American Historical Association. 



The annual report of the American Historical Association for the year 1905 

 was received from the association and transmitted to the Public Printer in 

 May, 1906. Its contents are as follows : 



Report of Proceedings of the Twenty-first Meeting at Baltimore and Washing- 

 ton, December 26-29, 1905, by Charles H. Haskins, corresponding secretary. 



Old Standards of Public Morals, by John Bach McMaster. 



Virginia and the English Commercial System, 1730-1733, by St. George L. 

 Sioussat. 



Why North Carolina at First Refused to Ratify the Federal Constitution, by 

 Charles Lee Raper. 



The First Lord Baltimore and His Colonial Projects, by Bernard C. Steiner. 



The Authorship of the Monroe Doctrine, by James Schouler. 



Report of Conference on Teaching of History in Elementary Schools, by J. A. 

 James. 



Report of Conference on First Year of College Work in Historj^ by Charles H. 

 Haskins. 



Second Report of Conference of State and Local Historical Societies, by F. H. 

 Severance. 



Report of Proceedings of Second Annual Meeting of Pacific Coast Branch of the 

 American Historical Association, by C. A. Duniway. 



Slavery in California after 1848, by C. A. Duniway. 



Origin of the National Land System under the Confederation, by P. J. Treat. 



Report on Method of Organization and Work of State and Local Historical 

 Societies, by Thwaites, Shambaugh, and Riley. 



Report of the Public Archives Commission. 



Bibliography of American Historical Societies, by A. P. C. Grifiin. 



VII. Report of the Daughters of the American Revolution. 



The eighth report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American 

 Revohition was received from the society in June, and was submitted to Con- 

 gress in accordance with the i-equirements of the law. 

 Respectfully submitted. 



A. Howard Clark, Editor. 

 Mr. Richard Rathhun, 



Acting Secretary of the Smithsonian I nstitutio:n. 



