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phlets and other material for history in the Smithsonian Institution or in the National Museum in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Incorporation.

By Resolution of the Executive Council of the Association, adopted December 31, 1889, the Secretary was instructed to advise each of the State Historical Societies of the above Act of Incorporation by Congress and to transmit a copy of the charter and present constitution, together with a list of members.  The Secretary was further empowered to express the desire of the American Historical Association to co-operate with the State Historical Societies in the objects which they and we have in common;  also to transmit, if desired, copies of our published papers to those societies which have not already received them and which are willing to institute a system of exchange.  Hitherto the American Historical Association has not attempted the formation of a library or the establishment of permanent headquarters;  but an office in the National Museum with facilities for collecting books, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, portraits, and other objects of historical value, has now been assigned to it by the Smithsonian Institution.  Gifts to the Association, exchanges, loan-exhibitions, and deposits will naturally promote historical interests not only in the Federal City but in the country at large.

In order that a satisfactory report may be prepared for transmission to Congress by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, it is very desirable that some statement be made of the historical work and publications of the various State Societies in this country.  With the view of making such report as complete as possible, the State Societies are respectfully invited to furnish the American Historical Association with a brief sketch of their origin and development, a list of their officers, members, and published papers, with some account of their library, historical collections, and recent proceedings.  [[italicized]] Such communications should be addressed to Mr. A. Howard Clark, Assistant Secretary and Curator of the American Historical Association, United States National Museum, Washington, D.C.  Gifts, applications for exchange, exchanges, books, pamphlets, etc., should be sent to the same address. [[/italicized]]

The Secretary of the American Historical Association is instructed to express to the Secretaries of the State Historical Societies the satisfaction with which their representatives will be received at the annual meeting in Washington, December 28-31, 1890, and also the hope that at