Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 1 To the members of the Illinois State Historical Society: For some time the Illinois State Historical Society has been considering the advisability of beginning the publication of a regular bulletin or circular which will be a sort of "Journal of Information" for the use of the members of the society. The long and necessary delay in the publication of the annual volume of the society's transactions makes such a publication a necessity. Our secretary has in her annual reports for several years past, urged upon the society the desirability of it. At a meeting of the directors of the society held during the sessions of our last annual meeting(1908) a committee was appointed for the purpose of considering the matter, and with a strong recommendation to the committee that a circular or bulletin be published if found practicable. The committee consisted of the president, the secretary, Mr. Andrew Russell of Jacksonville, and Capt. J. H. Burnham of Bloomington. This little pamphlet is the result of the deliberations of this committee. Other societies in all parts of the United States are issuing such periodicals. The Illinois State Historical Society has for some years issued annually a little leaflet containing the names of the officers and committees of the society, and the committee feels that the time has come when it is possible to make this little leaflet serve this and other purposes. It has seemed best to call the publication the "Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society." This number will meet at least two of the present needs of the society. It furnishes as usual, the names of the officers and committees, it also contains an article written for the purpose of aiding the local committees in the celebration of the semi-centennial of the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. It is expected that this publication will be continued as occasion arises and as opportunities present themselves. It is hoped that current events in the historical work of this and other states may be reported and reviews of historical publications be published. It will perhaps, develop that reports of the meetings, and items of interest in regard to local historical societies may be published, and that each number will contain at least one paper or address of real historic value and interest, and that a considerable amount of bibliographical work can be done through its columns. 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.