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28 [[strikethrough]] The American Historical Association The American Historical Association, organized at Saratoga in 1884, was incorporated by Act of Congress [[/strikethrough]] approved January 4, 1889, [[strikethrough]] and by the Act of Incorporation is directed [[/strikethrough]] The Association is directed by the Act of Incorporation to report annually to Congress, through the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, concerning the condition of historical study in America. The first ^[[annual]] report [[strikethrough]] of the Association [[/strikethrough]] was transmitted [[strikethrough]] by by Secretary Adams [[/strikethrough]] to the Smithsonian Institution ^[[on June 13, 1890]] by Dr. H.B. Adams, Secretary, and was submitted to Congress on June 16. By [[strikethrough]] resolution [[/strikethrough]] the Senate it was referred to the [[strikethrough]] Senate [[/strikethrough]] Committee