Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 1 Records of the Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C. Tables of Contents 1894 to 1989 The Records were published as hard-cover books until 1989. Thereafter, articles on Washington history were published in paperback journal form as Washington History, which is indexed separately. The numbering system for the Records is explained at the end of this paper. These tables of contents may be searched in Adobe Acrobat by clicking on the binoculars icon in the Acrobat toolbar and typing in the name or subject to be found. Some of the Records have been digitized by Google Books. An internet link has been provided at the first entry for those volumes (2, 8, 23). Subject Author Vol. Page Volume 1 Officers elected April 12, 1894 1 iv Officers elected February 4, 1895 1 v Officers elected February 3, 1896 1 vi Officers elected February 1, 1897 1 vii List of members 1 viii Organization of Society 1 1 Constitution 1 8 Articles of Incorporation 1 10 Proceedings to February 4, 1895 1 12 First Annual report of Treasurer 1 15 First Annual report of Secretaries 1 16 First Annual report of Curator 1 18 Inaugural address Toner, J. M. 1 21-32 Methods and aims of historical inquiry Spofford, A. R. 1 33-44 Memorial of James Clarke Welling Hagner, A. B. 1 45-54 Unwelcome visitors to Washington Weller, M. I. 1 55-88 Secretaries to George Washington Beall, M.S. 1 89-118 Public Schools of Washington, 1805-1885 Wilson, J. O. 1 119-170 Memorial of Kate Field McGee, W. J. 1 171-176 Memorial of Joseph Meredith Toner Morris, M. F. 1 177-184 Washington in the Forbes expedition Toner, J. M. 1 185-214 The boundary monuments of the District of Baker, Marcus 1 215-224 Columbia List of communications presented 1 225-226 Proceedings to February 18, 1895 to 1 227-233 February 1, 1897 Second annual report of the Secretaries 1 234 Third annual report of the Secretaries 1 235 Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 2 Second annual report of the Treasurer 1 236 Third annual report of the Treasurer 1 236 Second annual report of the Curator 1 237 Third annual report of the Curator 1 238 Index 1 241 Volume 2 For link to digital copy click here Officers 2 4 Standing Committees 2 5 Special Committees 2 6 List of members 2 7-9 Explanation 2 10 Constitution 2 11 Resolutions of Board of Managers 2 14 Communications made to the Society 2 15 Report of the Treasurer 2 16 Fourth Annual Report of the Secretaries 2 17-18 Fourth Annual Report of the Curator 2 19-20 Proceedings of the Society 2 21 L'Enfant's Reports to President Washington, March 26, June 22, and 2 26-47 August 19, 1791 Early Maps and Surveyors of the City of Stewart, John 2 48-71 Washington L'Enfant's Memorials 2 72-110 Something about L'Enfant and His Personal Bryan, Wilhelmus B. 2 111-117 Affairs Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the Morgan, James Dudley 2 118-157 Unhonored and Unrewarded Engineer A Sketch of the Life of Major Andrew Alexander, Mrs. Sally 2 158-202 Ellicott Kennedy Reminiscences of the Mayors of 2 203-205 Washington Reminiscences of the Mayors of Washington: Address of Ex-Mayor James 2 206-218 Berret Reminiscences of the Mayors of Washington: The Life and Labors of Peter Spofford, Ainsworth R. 2 219-235 Force, Mayor of Washington Reminiscences of the Mayors of Washington: Robert Brent, First Mayor of Morgan, James Dudley 2 236-251 Washington City Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 3 Reminiscences of the Mayors of Washington: Four Mayors of the City of Weller, Michael I. 2 252-271 Washington Observations of the Development of the Lambert, Tallmadge A. 2 272-292 Nation's Capital Cabin John Bridge Curtis, William T.S. 2 293-307 The Office of Surveyor of the District of Looker, Henry B. 2 308-316 Columbia Index 2 317 Volume 3 Officers 3 6 Standing Committees 3 7 List of members 3 8-10 Necrology 3 11 Communications made to the Society 3 12 Fifth Annual Report of the Treasurer 3 13 Fifth Annual Report of the Secretaries 3 13 Fifth Annual Report of the Curator 3 15 Principal Local Events of the Year, Annual 3 17 Report of the Chronicler Bibliography of the District of Columbia, 3 19 Report of the Committee Report on the Bibliography of the District 3 20 of Columbia By W.B. Bryan Proceedings of the Society 3 25 Dolly Madison Cutts, J. Madison 3 28-72 Old-Time Places and People in Washington Rives, Mrs. Jennie Tree 3 73-80 Early History of Daguerrotypy in the City Busey, Samuel C. 3 81-95 of Washington Reminiscences of Washington as recalled Moore, Mrs. Virginia 3 96-114 by a descendant of the Ingle Family Campbell Efforts to Obtain a Code of Laws for the Cox, Justice Walter S. 3 115-135 District of Columbia The Removal of the Government to Osborne, John Ball 3 136-160 Washington The District of Columbia's Part in the Early Morse, Edward L. 3 161-179 History of the Telegraph Presidential Journey in 1800, from the Old Taggart, Hugh T. 3 180-209 to the New Seat of Government Orphans' Court and Register of Wills, Dennis, William Henry 3 210-223 District of Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 4 The Local Aspect of Slavery in the District Clephane, Walter C. 3 224-256 of Columbia The Board of Public Works Howe, Franklin M. 3 257-278 Homes of the Local Government Tindall, William 3 279-302 Dr. Thomas Miller and his Times Miller, Miss Virginia 3 303-323 The Centennial of the Permanent Seat of Busey, Samuel C. 3 324-343 Government of the United States Discussion by Mr. Justice M.F. Morris Morris, Justice M.F. 3 344-348 Report of the Committee of the Columbia Historical Society upon the Removal of the Spofford, A.R. 3 349-364 Government to the District of Columbia in 1800 Index 3 365 Volume 4 Officers 4 5 Standing Committees 4 6 List of members 4 7-12 Communications made to the Society 4 13 Proceedings of the Society 4 15 Sixth Annual Report of the Treasurer 4 18 Sixth Annual Report of the Recording 4 19 Secretary Sixth Annual Report of the Curator 4 20 Local Happenings during 1899, Annual 4 22 Report of the Chronicler Preliminary Report of the Special 4 25-28 Committee on "Old District Families" Memorial to Congress, Correspondence and 4 29-31 Extract from Minutes Issues of the District of Columbia in 1800, Griffin, A.C. 4 32-74 '01, '02 The Origin of the Parking System of this Tindall, William 4 75-99 City Some Old Family Letters Smith, J. Henley 4 100-113 Augustus Brevoort Woodward--A Citizen Moore, Charles 4 114-127 of Two Cities The United States Capitol in 1800 Brown, Glenn 4 128-134 The Defenses of Washington; General Early's Advance on the Capital and the Cox, William 4 135-165 Battle of Fort Stevens, July 11 and 12, 1864 Origin of the Building Regulations Clark, Jr., Appleton 4 166-172 The First President's Interest in Osborne, John Ball 4 173-198 Washington, as told by himself Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 5 The Navy Yard Section during the life of Davis, Madison 4 199-221 Re William Ryland Thomas Law, Washington's First Rich Man Townsend, George Alfred 4 222-251 Index 4 252 Volume 5 Officers, 1901 5 5 Standing Committees, 1901 5 6 List of members, January 6, 1902 5 7-13 Communications made to the Society 5 14 Proceedings of the Society 5 15 Seventh Annual Report of the Treasurer 5 18 Seventh Annual Report of the Secretaries 5 19 Seventh Annual Report of the Curator 5 20 Principal Local Events of 1900, Annual 5 23 Report of the Chronicler Report of the Committee on Early City 5 26-29 Records Appendix to Foregoing Report [Report of 5 30-44 the Committee on Early City Records] Memorandum of Sympathy and Sorrow on 5 45 the Death of Queen Victoria Correspondence growing out of the above Memorandum of Sympathy and Sorrow on 5 46-47 the Death of Queen Victoria] In Memoriam, Dr. Samuel Clagett Busey: Preamble and Resolutions Adopted by the 5 48 Board In Memoriam, Dr. Samuel Clagett Busey: 5 49 Remarks of Mr. J. Ormond Wilson In Memoriam, Dr. Samuel Clagett Busey: 5 49-52 Remarks of Mr. Charles Moore In Memoriam, Dr. Samuel Clagett Busey: 5 53 Tribute by Commissioner John W. Ross Old Families and Houses--Greenleaf's Point Rives, Mrs. Jennie Tree 5 54-63 Early Theatres in Washington City Mudd, A.I. 5 64-86 Henry, Mrs. Kate Richard Forrest and his Times, 1795-1830 5 87-95 Kearney The Centennial of the First Inauguration of a President at the Permanent Seat of Busey, Samuel C. 5 96-111 Government Equestrian Statuary in Washington Kauffmann, S.H. 5 112-138 Walter Jones and his Times Jones, Miss Fanny Lee 5 139-150 Old Houses on C Street and Those Who Zevely, Douglass 5 151-175 Lived There Historical Society of Washington, D.C. 6 Early Botanical Activity in the District of Coville, Frederick 5 176-194 Columbia Washington as I First Knew It, 1852-1855 Sunderland, Byron 5 195-211 James Greenleaf Clark, Allen C.