CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. In Memoriam: Isaac Newton Arnold, November 30, 1813, to April 24, 1884; Arthur Mason Arnold, May 13, 1858, to April 26, 1873. Chicago, 1885. Svo, pp. 115. Portrait. pp. 36-72 contain the proceedings of the Society. (1394 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. In Memoriam: John S. Wright. An address delivered before the Society, July 21, 1885, by Augustine W. Wright. Chicago, 1885. Svo, pp. 40. (1395 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Samuel de Champlain: a brief sketch of the eminent navigator and discoverer. Read before the Society, October 20, 1885, by Henry H. Hurlbut. A portrait of the great explorer, painted by Miss Harriet P. Hurlbut, was on this occasion presented in her name to the Society. Chicago, 1885. Svo, pp. 19. (1396 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Constitution and By-Laws of the Society, together with list of officers and members, 1885-86. Chicago, 1886. Svo, pp. 27 (1). (1397 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Reports of quarterly meetings, January, 1889Nov., 1902. Chicago, 1889-1902. Svo. Issued in leaflets paged continuously to form a volume. (1398 [Memorial meeting to commemorate Henry William King.] (1399 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Report of special meeting, April 3, 1900. Contents: Father Marquette, by Franklin MacVeagh; Marquette at Michillimackinac, by Edward Osgood Brown. (1400 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Report of special meeting, April 26, 1900. Contents: Illinois, by Adlai E. Stevenson. (1401 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Ceremonies at the unveiling of the bronze memorial group of the Chicago massacre of 1812. Chicago, Printed for the Chicago Historical Soc., 1893. Svo, pp. 23. Front. (1402 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. In memory of Robert C. Winthrop. By Daniel Goodwin. Delivered before the Chicago Literary Club, November 20, 1888. and the Chicago Historical Society, November 20, 1894. Chicago, 1894. Svo, pp. 64. Folded plan. (1403 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Officers, members, constitution, by-laws. Chicago, 1894. Svo, pp. 22. CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. (1404 Charter, Constitution, By-Laws; Roll of membership. 1901; List of officers and members, 1901. 8vo, pp. 58, xvi. (1405 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Charter, Constitution, By-Laws; Membership list; Annual report. 1903. Svo, pp. 54. (1406 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Eleazer Williams not the dauphin of France; a lecture read before the Chicago Historical Society December 4, 1902, by William Ward Wight. Chicago, 1903. Svo, 2 p. 1., 35, [1] pp. Front. (port.) (Fergus' historical series, no. 35.) H. Doc. 923, 59-1, vol 2—13 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Charter, Constitution, By-Laws; Membership list. 1904. Svo, pp. 155–256. Plate. Same, 1905, pp. 290-370. Illus. (1408 CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. In memoriam. John Nelson Jewett, LL. D., president of the Chicago Historical Society, 1899-1904. Memorial meeting in the lecture hall of the Chicago Historical Society, February 29th, 1904. [Chicago? 1904.] Svo, 2 p. 1., pp. 7–37. CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. the Fugitive Slave Law. Jan. 29, 1903. (1409 Attitude of the Chicago Common Council toward (1410 Title taken from the Annual Report, 1904-5, p. 193. CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The disputed boundary line between Illinois and Wisconsin. An address by William Rodebaugh before the Society, May 19, 1904. (1411 Title taken from the Annual Report, 1904-5, p. 193. CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Early days of Peoria and Chicago. By David McCulloch. An address before the Society, Jan. 19, 1904. Title taken from the Annual Report, 1904-5, p. 193. EVANSTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. (1412 Evanston, Ill. EVANSTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Annual meeting, January 24, 1901. 8vo, pp. (4). (1413 EVANSTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Annual report, 3d. 1902. Chicago, 1902. (1413a EVANSTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Our Indian predecessors-the first Evanstonians. A paper read before the society by Frank R. Grover, November 2nd, 1901. Evanston, Ill., [1901]. 8vo, pp. 28, [2]. At head of title: Evanston Historical Society. (1414 FRANKLIN SOCIETY. Chicago, Ill. FRANKLIN SOCIETY. Publications of the Franklin Society. Vols. I and II. Chicago, 1869–70. 4to. Contents: No. 1. The Printer, by J. W. Sheahan, pp. 20. No. 2. Early Newspapers in Illinois, by H. R. Boss, pp. 48. GERMAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ILLINOIS. (1415 Chicago, Ill. Heransg. von der Vols. I-V. DEUTSCH-AMERIKANISCHE HISTORISCHE GESELLSCHAFT VON ILLINOIS. Deutsch- 5 vols. 8vo. (1416 GERMAN-AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Pioneer leaders. Read before the German-American Historical Society of Illinois, at Chicago, Feb. 12, 1901. By Ernest Bruncken. [n. p., 1901?] 4to, [4] pp. Caption title. (1417 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF JOLIET. Joliet, Ill. HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF JOLIET. Forty years ago: A contribution to the early history of Joliet and Will County. Two lectures before the Society, by George H. Woodruff, December 7, 1873, and March 24, 1874. Joliet, 1874. 8vo, pp. (2) 108. HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS. (1418 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS. Officers, members, constitution, bylaws. Organized 1896. Incorporated 1896. Quincy, Illinois, 1901. 16mo, pp. 15, (1). ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. (1419 ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. First annual meeting to be held at the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, Peoria, Illinois, January 5 and 6, 1900. Program. ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. torical Society for the year 1900. Svo, pp. 55. (1420 Transactions of the Illinois State HisSpringfield, Ill., 1900. (Publication No. 4 of the Illinois State Historical Library.) Contents: History, organization, and objects of the Society; Journal of proceedings; President's address, by Hiram W. Beckwith; The worth of a state historical society, by Richard Edwards; The field for archæological research in Illinois, by J. F. Snyder; Local historical societies-their field of work and their relation to the state society, by J. H. Burnham; Congressional reminiscences, by James M. Ruggles; Recollections of Stephen A. Douglas, by George M. McConnell; Historical materials in the State Historical Library at Springfield, by George N. Black. (1421 ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Transactions of the Illinois State His- torical Society for the year 1901. 8vo, pp. 122. (Publication No. 6 of the Illinois State Historical Library.) Contents: Constitution; Officers; Proceedings, etc.; The organization of the Illinois State Historical Society, by J. F. Snyder; Annual address before the Society, by Reuben Gold Thwaites; The objects of the German-American Historical Society, by William Vocke; The influence of government land grants for educational purposes upon the educational system of the state, by Jonathan Baldwin Turner; Old Peoria, by David McCulloch; Slavery in Illinois, by Ethan A. Snively; Early reminiscences, by A. W. French; The oldest civil record in the west, by J. Nick Perrin; Illinois during the Revolution, by Laura D. Fessenden; In memoriam, John M. Palmer, by Euclid B. Rogers; General John A. McClernand, by Alfred Orendorff; The life and services of General James M. Ruggles, by P. L. Diffenbacher; The Wood River massacre, by Volney P. Richmond; The Stuart-Bennett duel, the first duel fought in Illinois, at Belleville, in St. Clair county, Feb. 8, 1819, by James Affleck; John Russel, of Bluffdale, Illinois, by S. G. Russell; An incident in the early history of Morgan county, Illinois, by John Yapie; Stephen A. Douglas, some old letters by, and relating to, the distinguished statesman, by Joseph Wallace; The Black Hawk War, an account of the discovery of the graves of the men who fell in the "Battle of Stillman's Run" on May 14, 1862, by R. W. Newlands; Index. (1422 ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Transactions for 1902. Springfield, 1902. Svo, pp. 246. Illustrated. (Publication No. 7 of the Illinois State Historical Library.) Contents: Officers, members; Reports; Historical Department of Illinoisstatistics and suggestions, by J. F. Snyder; Addresses by C. W. Barnes and H. W. Beckwith; The sources and results of law in Illinois, by John N. Jewett; The organization and history of Illinois college, by Edward P. Kirby; Rev. Peter Cartwright, by M. H. Chamberlin; Early religious methods and leaders in Illinois, by W. F. Short; The first Irish in Illinois, by P. T. Barry; Illinois and its people, by George Murray McConnell; Some facts in the judicial history of Illinois, by J. O. Cunningham; The Bishop Hill colony, by Hiram Bigelow; Major John T. Stuart, by C. C. Brown; The state's internal improvement venture of 1837-8, by Bernard Stuve; Kaskaskia road and trails, with a map, by Frank Moore; The French in Illinois, by J. Nick Perrin; Saukenuk, by Julia Mills Dunn; Illinois ancestry among the Daughters of the American Revolution, by Katharine C. Sparks; Richard Yates's services to Illinois as war governor, by Wm. Jayne; Destruction of the Fox Indians in 1730 by the French and their allies, with maps, by John F. Steward; In memoriam, Mary Nash Stuart; Life and character of Isaac Funk, by L. H. Herrick; Stillman's defeat, by Frank E. Stevens; The site of Fort Crévecoeur, by Ada Greenwood MacLaughlin; Copies of Paris documents, 1730-31 (relating to Illinois), procured by J. F. Steward; Narrative of the capture of William Biggs by the Kickapoo Indians in 1788, written by himself; Index. (1423 ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Transactions for the year 1903. Fourth annual meeting of the Society, Jan. 27 and 28, 1903. Springfield, 1904. 8vo, pp. ix, 376. Illustrated. (Publication No. 8 of the State Historical Library.) Contents: Officers, members, committees; Transactions; Address of welcome, W. A. Northcott; Response of J. F. Snyder; Constitutional conventions and constitutions of Illinois, by Adlai E. Stevenson; The mines of Jo Daviess county, by William Spensley; Old Fort Massac, by Mrs. Mathew T. Scott; Men and manners of the early days in Illinois, by A. W. French; Sectional forces in the history of Illinois, by Evarts B. Greene; Decisive events in the building of Illinois, by Wm. H. Collins; Edward Coles, second governor of Illinois, by Mrs. S. P. Wheeler; Fort De Chartres-its origin, growth, and decline, by Joseph Wallace; A few notes for an industrial history of Illinois, by Ethelbert Stewart ; Necrologist's report; Prairie du Rocher church records, 1743-1745, with translation by C. J. Eschmann; Travels in Illinois in 1819, by Ferdinand Ernst; The army led by Col. George Rogers Clark in his conquest of the Illinois, 1778-9; Notes by J. F. Snyder; An early Illinois newspaper (Illinois Herald), extracts from its files, by J. H. Burnham; Forgotten statesmen of IllinoisJohn McLean, Thomas Sloo, Charles Slade; The attorneys-general of Illinois, by Mason H. Newell; Lincoln in Rushville, 1832 to 1858, by Howard F. Dyson; Early history of the drug trade of Chicago, compiled from the records of the Chicago veteran druggists' association, by Albert E. Ebert; Jean Gabriel Cerré a sketch, by Walter B. Douglas; Report of the committee on historic places in Illinois; Action of the Illinois members of the society of Daughters of the American Revolution in relation to the purchase by the state of the site of old Fort Massac; Report of the trustees of the Illinois state historical library, 1901-1902; Index. (1424 For Transactions, 1904. Springfield, 1904, see Appendix. ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The field for archaeological research in Illinois; a paper read before the Illinois State Historical Society at its first annual meeting in Peoria, Illinois, January 5-6, 1900, by J. F. Snyder, M. D. Springfield, Ill., 1900. Svo, pp. 13. Cover-title. MCLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. (1425 MCLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Transactions. Vol. I. Bloomington, Ill. Published for the Society, 1899. 8vo, pp. 539. Illustrated. Contents: Inaugural address of Judge John M. Scott; Soldiers of the War of the Revolution buried in McLean county; Soldiers of the War of 1812 buried in McLean county; McLean county in the Black Hawk War, 1832, by Ezra M. Prince: Co. B, fourth regiment, Illinois Volunteers, in the War with Mexico, by Ezra M. Prince: McLean county in the War of the Rebellion; War with Spain; Officers of the circuit court of McLean county; County government of McLean county; Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Blooming Grove Settlement; Sketches of old settlers; Street names in Bloomington-their historical significance, by J. H. Burnham; Reminiscences of the war (Rebel lion), by John McNulta; Litta, an American singer-a sketch of Marie Eugenia von Elsner, by John M. Scott; Biographies; Index. (1426 MCLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Transactions. Vol. II. 8vo, pp. 695. Illustrated. Bloomington, Contents: Constitution; Officers; Members; Work of the society; School record of McLean County: Mrs. Delilah Mullin-Evans, first school-teacher; Subscription and semi-subscription schools, by J. H. Burnham; Education in McLean county, by Richard Edwards; School lands and school funds, by Ezra M. Prince; History of public schools of Bloomington, by Sarah Raymond Fitzwilliam and E. L. Boyer: The normal school district, by Enoch A. Fritter; The Heyworth school district, by F. H. Hill; The Kickapoo Union school district, by Joseph B. Weaver; Early schools in Money Creek, by W. R. Bishop; Colfax school, by D. T. Douglas; Early schools of Empire township, by Thomas L. Buck; Schools of Lexington, by D. F. Trimmer; Early schools of Funk's Grove, by Lafayette Funk; History of St. Joseph's Academy and St. Mary's College High School; History of Parochial school of German Evangelical Lutheran Church; History of Parochial school of St. Mary's Parish; Educational convention of 1853, by John H. Burnham; The Illinois Wesleyan University, by Edgar M. Smith; Early days at Normal, by J. H. Burnham; How the Normal was located, by J. H. Burnham; A sketch of the Illinois Normal University, by C. L. Capen; Illinois Soldiers' Orphans' Home, by Harvey C. De Motte; McLean county school districts renumbered-statistics by John S. Wren; History of the pantagraph, by Edward J. Lewis; History of Withers Public Library, by Caroline F. Kimball; The McLean memorial, Dec. 6, 1898; Roads of McLean county a half century ago, by Geo. W. Gastman; Evolution of the jail of McLean county, by Ezra M. Prince; Game birds and animals of McLean county, by M. W. Packard; Col. Harvey Hogg, by William M. Baldwin; Early nurseries, by John H. Burnham; Groves of McLean county, by G. W. Minier; The natural groves, by Peter Folsom; Sniping, by W. Packard; Leonard Swett-biographical sketch; Hamilton Spencer, by his son, Henry D. Spencer; Address by Hon. Lawrence Weldon on Hamilton Spencer; A sketch of Robert E. Williams, by Adlai E. Stevenson; Two loyal Kentucky women during the war of the Rebellion, by Louisa Jackman; The charge of the Fifth Illinois Cavalry, by Thaddeus B. Packard; Bloomington, 1853 to 1856-extracts from the diary of Isaac L. Kenyon, with reminiscences by Mary P. Hoover; Daniel Wilkins, by Mary P. Hoover; Trees of Bloomington and vicinity, by J. H. Burnham; Sketch of the life of Captain A. M. Stringfield, by A. E. Stewart; Early camp meetings; Pioneer settlers of Funk's Grove, by Lafayette Funk; The Stubblefields-a biographical sketch, by Isaac N. Wright; Life and character of Isaac Funk, by L. H. Kerrick; Cassandra Sharp Funk, by Clara Funk Humphreys; Bloomington's fiftieth anniversary: Address by James S. Ewing-A citizen of no mean city; Bloomington, Illinois, by William Bach; Biographies; Index. (1427 MCLEAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Transactions. Vol. III. Meeting of May 29, 1900, commemorative of the Convention of May 29, 1856, that organized the Republican Party in the state of Illinois. Edited by Ezra M. Prince. Bloomington, Illinois, 1900. Svo, pp. 184. Illustrated. Contents: Preface; Table of contents; Newspaper accounts of the meeting; Introductory, by Ezra M. Prince; Address of welcome, by Joseph W. Fifer; The Editorial Convention, February 22, 1856, by Paul Selby; Republican state convention, October, 1854, by Paul Selby; The Germans and the German Press, by William Vocke; Lovejoy, the Abolitionists, and Republican Party, by Benj. F. Shaw; Address, by James M. Ruggles; Lincoln and the Campaign of 1856, by Thomas J. Henderson; Lincoln and the Anti-Know-Nothing Resolutions, by Geo. Schneider; Abraham Lincoln, by John G. Nicolay; The Whigs and Whig leaders of Illinois, by Isaac L. Morrison; Address of Gen. John M. Palmer; Biographical sketch of Governor Bissell, by Frank M. Elliot; Official account of convention; Telegrams; Unofficial account of convention; The "Lost Speech" of Abraham Lincoln at the Convention of 1856; Index. (1428 |