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Bring this program with you extra copies 25 cents American ?|ij(torical ^sJjfociation SIXTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS: THE CONRAD HILTON HOTEL DECEMBER 28, 29, and 30 1953 THE NAMES OF THE SOCIETIES MEETING CONCURRENTLY WITH THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ARE LISTED ON PAGES 38-39 OF THIS PROGRAM Negro Sieve Songs In the United States By the Reverend Miles Mark Fisher, Pastor, White Rock Baptist Church, Durham, N. C. Negro spirituals and songs yield meaning ful historical data respecting their authors, their dates, their places of origin, and their messages when viewed in the light of Mr. Fisher's study. An important addition to the history of American culture. Published in December, 1953. VISIT THE UNIVERSITY lamm PRESSES' BOOTH Tithes end Perishes In Medlevel Itel/: The Historieel Roots of e Modern Problem By Catherine E. Boyd, Carleton College. The Library Journal said: "Deals with a topic more timely than the title . might imply. Carefully documented and soundly written." Published in 1952. $4.00 file Roydl Demesne in Enjilsb Censtltutlensl Histery: 1066-1272 By Robert S. Hoyt, The State University ojIowa. "Robert S. Hoyt has carefully examined the materials available for the eleventh and twelfth centuries to discover what the royal demesne was and what men meant by the expression. .."—The Journal of Economic History Published in 1950. $3.50 The Ationtic Civilization: Eighteenth-Century Origins By Michael Kraus, City College of New Tork. "Nothing in print .. points out more effectively the varied cultural pursuits of Amer icans in this period, and the complete integration with activities of Europeans."—The American Quarterly Published in 1949. $3.75 The Court of Common Pleas in Fifteenth Century England: a study of legal administration AND PROCEDURE. By Margaret Hastings, New Jersey College for Women. "A scholarly, well-documented contribution." —Michigan Law Review Published in 1947. $3.75 Harper & Brothers has on exhibit advance copies of WooDROW Wilson AND THE Progressive Era I9I0-I917 by ARTHUR S. LINK and The American Revolution I775-I783 by JOHN RICHARD ALDEN — the first two volumes to be published in — The New American Nation Series under the editorship of HENRY STEELE COMMAGER and RICHARD B. MORRIS also on display: THK HARPKR HIS'l'ORrCAL SERIES THE RISE OE MODERN EUROPE IHE ENCYCl.OPEDIA OE AMERICAN HISTORY 9. iy Hr LOUIS GOTTSCHALK Professor of History, University of Chicago President of the American Historicai. Associat GENERAL INFORMATION HEADQUARTERS; The Conrad Hilton Hotel, Michigan Avenue and yth Street. Members desiring accommodations there are asked to write di rectly to the hotel and to state that such reservations are for the American Historical Association meeting. Rates are: Single rooms, $5.50 to $10.00; doubles and twins, $10.00 up. Other hotels in the neighborhood: Blackstone Hotel, Michigan Avenue at Balbo: single rooms, $5-14; doubles and twins, $10-18. Harrison Hotel, 65 East Harrison: singles, $6-7.50; doubles and twins, $8-10.50. Congress Hotel, 520 South Michigan Avenue: singles, $6-12.50; doubles and twins, $9.50-16.50. All correspondence concerning hotel accommodations should be addressed directly to the hotel. REGISTRATION: The Bureau of Registration and Information will be located in the Normandie Lounge of the Conrad Hilton Hotel. It will be open on Sunday, December zpfrom 4p.m. until y p.m.;on Monday, December 28 and Tuesday, December zgfrom 8:yo a.m. until 6p.m.;and on Wednesday, December JOfrom p a.m. to iz noon. The registration fee is one dollar and a half. The registration badge for admittance to the meetings and all tickets for luncheons and dinners will be delivered at the Bureau. Announcements will be posted nearby. It is strongly urged that you register well in advance, using the enclosed form for this purpose. Those who have not registered by mail should register immediately upon arrival. LUNCHEONS AND DINNERS: All luncheons are priced at $3.25, all dinners at $5.25, including taxes and gratuities. Reservations should be made in advance by use of the enclosed form which must be returned no later than December 15th to Dr. Stanley Pargellis, The Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago 10, Illinois. All checks covering registration and luncheon and dinner tickets should be made out to The American His torical Association; no refunds can be made. Reservations for luncheons and dinners not listed in the program, to be given under the auspices of other organizations, should be made through the olEcers of those organizations. TRANSPORTATION: Members should confer with their local ticket agents well in advance concerning routes and fares. 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