tions regarding the prize, which had been accepted by the council, and were approved by the Association:

"1. That the names of all former prize winners be added to the yearly

announcements.

"2. That if it be found impossible to print the successful essay as a separate volume of the annual report, as was done in the case of Mr. Ames' monograph and in the opinion of the committee, ought to be done now, the following regulation be adopted: A certain number of copies, not less than 50, shall be struck off at the expense of the Association and bound as separate volumes in cloth. These shall be sold at the rate of 50 cents a volume to anyone desiring the work in the form of a separate volume.'

"3. That in case the work be published as a separate volume of the report, the author shall be given 50 copies so bound; but in case the work is not so published, but is issued as part of the volume containing the report, then the author shall be given 25 copies of his work bound in paper, and 25 copies bound in cloth, at the expense of the Association.

"4. That the successful competitor, in case he or she shall want additional copies of the work to present in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the doctor's degree, shall pay for the cost of striking off the extra copies.

"5. That the council approve of the action of the chairman of the committee, taken on his own responsibility, authorizing the secretary of the Association to cause 200 additional copies of Mr. Schaper's monograph to be printed, of which 150 were for the use of the author and the other 50 to be bound in cloth and sold to those who might desire separate volumes." The council reported that at a meeting held in New York, November 29, the proposition of a cooperative history of America was carefully considered, and in view of the difficulties involved, the council had voted that it would not be expedient for the American Historical Association to take part in forming or carrying out a plan for the composition or publication of a cooperative history of the United States. On motion, the action of the council was unanimously approved by the Association.

On the recommendation of the committee on time and place of next meeting, Prof. George E. Howard, chairman, the Association voted to accept the invitations received from the University of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Historical Society, and the American Philosophical Society, and hold its next meeting in Philadelphia in the Christmas holidays of 1902, the exact date to be determined by the committee on programme. On behalf of the committee on nominations, Prof. J. H. Robinson reported the following officers for the ensuing year, and the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Association for them: President, Alfred Thayer Mahan, D. C., L., LL. D., New York City; first vice-president, Henry Charles Lea, LL. D., Philadelphia; second vice-president, Goldwin Smith, D. C. L., LL. D., Toronto, Canada; treasurer, Clarence W. Bowen, Ph. D., New York City; secretary and curator, A. Howard Clark, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C.; a corresponding secretary, Charles H. Haskins, Ph. D., Madison, Wis.; secretary of the church history section,

a The nomination and election of Mr. Clark took place at the session of the Association on Tuesday morning, December 31.

Samuel Macauley Jackson, D. D., LL. D., New York City; councilors, William A. Dunning, Ph. D., Peter White, A. M., J. Franklin Jameson, Ph. D., A. Lawrence Lowell, LL. B., Herbert Putnam," Litt. D., Library of Congress, Washington, and Frederick J. Turner, Ph. D., Madison, Wis. The following resolutions were reported by the committee on resolutions, through its chairman, Professor Garrison, and unanimously adopted by the Association:

"That the Association hereby expresses its profound sorrow for the death of its first vice-president and, until the regular meeting in 1900, its secretary since its organization, Prof. Herbert B. Adams, whose career has been a splendid example of productive scholarship and professional devotion, whose work in the training of investigators and the teaching of teachers deserves the most grateful recognition, and whose loss comes as a personal bereavement to so many of his students and coworkers.

"That the Association tenders its most hearty thanks to the various local committees that have had in charge the arrangements for this meeting, for the patient thoroughness with which they have discharged their duties, and for their kind attention to visiting members; and that it makes specially grateful acknowledgment of the courtesy and hospitality of Mrs. Roosevelt; of ex-Senator and Mrs. John B. Henderson; of Mr. Herbert Putnam, of the Congressional Library; of the president and faculties of the Columbian University; of the officers and members of the Cosmos Club and of the Washington Club, and of the resident members of the Association in general."

CHARLES H. HASKINS,
Acting Secretary.

a New nominations. The other four councilors were renominated.

THE JUSTIN WINSOR PRIZE.

[Committee: Charles M. Andrews (chairman), Bryn Mawr College; Edward P. Cheyney, University of Pennsylvania; Roger Foster, New York; Williston Walker, Yale Univer sity; Charles H. Hull, Cornell University.]

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION,

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington, D.C. The Justin Winsor prize of $100, offered by the American Historical Association for the encouragement of historical research, will be awarded for the year 1902 to the best unpublished monograph in the field of American history that shall be submitted to the committee of award on or before October 1, 1902.

I. The prize is intended for writers who have not yet published any considerable work or obtained an established reputation.

II. The monograph must be based upon independent and original investigation in American history, by which is meant the history of any of the British colonies in America to 1776, of other portions of the continent which have since been included in the territory of the United States, and of the United States. It may deal with any aspect of that historysocial, political, constitutional, religious, economic, ethnological, military, or biographical, though in the last three instances a treatment exclusively ethnological, military, or biographical would be unfavorably received.

III. The subject-matter of the monograph must be of more than personal or local interest, and in its conclusions and results must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. In its statements it must attain a high degree of accuracy and in its treatment of the facts collected it must show on the part of the writer powers of original and suggestive interpretation.

IV. The work must conform to the accepted canons of historical research and criticism. It must be presented in what is commonly understood as a scientific manner, and must contain the necessary apparatus of critical bibliography (a mere list of titles will not be deemed sufficient), references to all authorities, and footnotes. In length the work should not be less than 30,000 words, or about 100 pages of print. It may be more. If not typewritten, the work must be written legibly upon only one side of the sheet, and must be in form ready for publication. In making the award the committee will take into consideration not only research, accuracy, and originality, but also clearness of expression, logical arrangement, and literary form. The prize will not be awarded unless the work submitted shall be of a high degree of excellence.

V. The successful monograph will be published by the American Historical Association in its annual report. The author will be given 20

copies of his work bound separately in paper and 25 bound in cloth; but in case he desire additional copies for personal distribution, or to present as part of the requirement for the doctor's degree, he shall pay the cost of striking off the extra copies. Separate copies of the monograph, bound in cloth, may be obtained of the secretary, by anyone desiring them, at a cost of 50 cents each. Address all correspondence to the chairman of the committee, Prof. Charles M. Andrews, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

The prize has been awarded as follows: In 1896, to Herman V. Ames, Ph. D., instructor in American constitutional history, University of Pennsylvania, for his work entitled The Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the United States during the First Century of its History; in 1897, not awarded; in 1898, not awarded; in 1899, not awarded; in 1900, to William A. Schaper, Ph. D., instructor in history, University of Minnesota, for his work entitled Sectionalism and Representation in South Carolina; in 1901, to Ulrich B. Phillips, Milledgeville, Ga., for his work entitled Georgia and State Rights.

PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES AT THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, HELD IN WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 27, 28, 30, 31, 1901.

Persons not members of the Association will be cordially welcomed to the public sessions.

Papers are limited to twenty minutes and discussions to ten minutes for each speaker.

Those who read papers, as well as those who take part in the discussions, are requested to send abstracts of their papers or remarks to the secretary before the meeting.

The executive council of the Association will meet at the Arlington, Friday, December 27, 1901, at 4.30 p. m.

FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27.

8 p. m.

JOINT SESSION WITH THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION.

(Columbian University.)

Presidents' addresses.

1. Industrial Liberty. By Prof. Richard T. Ely, president of the American Economic Association.

2. An Undeveloped Function. By Mr. Charles Francis Adams, president of the American Historical Association.

SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 28.

9.30 a. m.

The Association will visit the Library of Congress at 9.30 a. m., and in connection with the visit opportunity will be offered at 10.30 to listen to the following papers on

HISTORICAL RECORDS AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH.

1. An American School of History at Rome. By Prof. Lucy M. Salmon, Vassar College.

2. European Archives. By Prof. George L. Burr, Cornell University. 3. The Massachusetts Public Record Commission and its Work. By Mr. Robert T. Swan, commissioner of public records of Massachusetts. 4. The Relation of the National Library to Historical Research in the United States. By Mr. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress.

12.30 p. m.

Members will be entertained at luncheon at the restaurant of the Congressional Library.