Transactions Of The Illinois State Historical Society For The Year No 16

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ISBN 13 : 9781331246275
Total Pages : 268 pages
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Download or read book Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society: For the Year 1910; Eleventh Annual Meeting, May 5th and 6th, 1910 Ing the practice of the Publication Committee in previous years, me includes, besides the official proceedings and the papers read 1st annual meeting, some essays and other matter contributed 16 year. It is hoped that these contributions to State History larger measure as the years go on, deserve their title, and form Isingly valuable part of the Society's transactions. The contri ire intended to include the following kinds of material. Therto unpublished letters and other documentary material. This the volume should supplement the more formal and extensive on of official records in the Illinois historical collections, which shed by the trustees of the State Historical Library. Ipers of a reminiscent character. These should be selected with e; for memories and reminiscences are at their best an uncertain historical knowledge. Istorical essays or brief monographs, based upon the sources and 1g genuine contributions to knowledge. Such papers should be uied by foot-notes indicating with precision the authorities upon Le papers are based. The use of new and original material and with which the authorities are cited, will be one of the main n determining the selection of papers for publication. Bliographies. 3casional reprints of books, pamphlets, or parts of books now out and not easily accessible. Ar letters have been sent out from time to time urging the of the Society to contribute such historical material, and appeals ave been issued in the pages of the Journal. The committee a repeat and emphasize these requests. Zhe desire of the committee that this annual publication. Of the shall supplement, rather than parallel or rival, the distinctly offi ications of the State Historical Library. In historical research, many other fields, the best results are likely to be achieved the cooperation of private initiative with public authority. It promote such cooperation and mutual undertaking that this was organized. Teachers of history, whether in schools or are especially urged to do their part in bringing to this publi Ie best results of local research and historical scholarship. Iclusion it should be said that the Views expressed in the various re those of their respective authors and not necessarily those of nittee. Nevertheless, the committee will be glad to receive such Ins of fact or such general criticism as may appear to be deserved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.