Bring this program with you extra copies 25 cents American ||ij(torical ^sisiociation SIXTY- NINTH ANNUAL MEETING NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS: THE COMMODORE HOTEL DECEMBER 28, 29, and 30 1954 THE NAMES OF THE SOCIETIES MEETING CONCURRENTLY WITH THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ARE LISTED ON PAGES 38-40 OF THIS PROGRAM The Roots of French Imperialism in Eastern Asia. By John F. Cady, Pro fessor of History, Ohio University PUBLISHED FOR French imperialist activity in eastern Asia be- THE AMERICAN twcen 1841 and 1861 is the particular concern of HISTORICAL historical study. The book is based on a study ASSOCIATION ' of French archival material and other primary sources and is thereby able to present a rounded picture of unfolding French policy. Published in December. $5.00 Mediaeval Feudalism. By Carl Stephenson, Professor . Emeritus of History, Cornell University "Professor Carl Stephenson's little book, Medi aeval Feudalism, is an admirably lucid, vi^ell writ- A LITTLE ten introduction to the study of a subject which MASTERPIECE lately, . been given fresh life and meaning. OFwRmNG°"'°^'^ HISTORICAL . The book is valuable because it gives crisply and clearly, without any equivocation, a descrip tion of the ruling elements in western society dur- - . ing the period between the days of Charles Martel and King Henry II of England."—Eng. Hist. Rev. 125 pp., 8 drawings. Published in 1942. $1.25 Mediaeval institutions: Selected Essays. By Carl Stephenson, Professor Emeritus of History, Cornell University. Edited by Bryce D. Lyon, Har vard University TEN ESSAYS Thesc essays, dealing with some of the key prob- BY A LEADING Middle Ages—seignorialism, feudalism, MEDiAEVALisTMEDIAEVALIST Domesday Book, and other subjects—are represent ative of the writing and research done by Profes- Hk sor Stephenson over the course of thirty years. They are here printed in book form for the first time. Published in October. $5.00 VISIT THE UNIVERSITY PRESSES BOOTH Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N. Y. SPECIAL EXHIBITS IN NEW YORK MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES The attention of the members is directed to the following special exhibits which, at several points, will supplement the papers and discussions listed in the program. Columbia University, Butler Library (Broadway & ii6th St.): "Unique Americana Acquired through the Bancroft Endowment." On view week days, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Museum ojthe City of New York (5th Ave. at 103rd St.):"New York Comes of Age, 1789-1825." Week-days, except Mondays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays and holidays, i p.m.-5 p.m. New-York Historical Society (170 Central Park West): "The New-York Historical Society Sesquicentennial Exhibition" and "Treasures of The New-York Historical Society." Week-days, except Mondays, i p.m.-5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. New York Public Library (5th Ave. & 42nd St.): "Music in Latin-America." Weekdays, 9 a.m.-io p.m.; Sundays, i p.m.-io p.m. Pierpont Morgan Library (33 East 36th St.): "The Christmas Story in Illuminated Manuscripts" and "Children's Literature—Books and Manu scripts." Week-days, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays and holidays. COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM Chairman: Richard P. McCormick, Rutgers University Franklin Le Van Baumer, Yale University Thomas J. Pressly, University of Washington Kenneth M. Setton, Columbia University A. William S.alomone, New York University COMMITTEE ON LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS Chairman: Bayrd Still, New York University Sidney A. Burrell, Barnard College Richard O. Cummings, Brooklvn College Mary Latimer Gambrell, Hunter College Robert W. Hill, The New York Public Library A. Paul Levack, Fordham University Louis L. Snyder, The City College, New York Fritz Stern, Columbia University R. W. G. Vail, New-York Historical Society <mm ■ •TKt ■■■■ i i a * MERLE CURTI Professor of History, University of Wisconsin President of the American Historical Association GENERAL INFORMATION HEADQUARTERS: Hotel Commodore, 42nd St. at Lexington Ave., accessible by underground passage from the Grand Central Station. Members desiring ac commodations there should communicate directly with the hotel using the enclosed card. Rates: single rooms, $6-$ii.5o; double-bedrooms, $9.50-$i4; twin-bedrooms, $ii-$i6; suites, $i8-$32. Accommodations will also be available in the following nearby hotels: Hotel Roosevelt (Madison Ave. at 45th St.): singles, $6.5o-$io; doubles and twins, $13- $17. The Chatham (Vanderbilt Ave. at 48th St.): singles, $7; doubles, $9; triples (per person), $4. The Roger Smith (Lexington Ave. at 47th St.): singles, $7.50-$8.5o; twins, $ii-$i2; suites, $18. Hotel Tudor (304 East 42nd St.): singles, $4-$5; doubles, $7-$io. Tatham House (138 East 38th St. Y.W.C.A., women only): singles, $2-$3.25; twins, $1.75 per person. All correspondence concerning accommodations should be addressed directly to the hotel. Early reservation is strongly recommended. REGISTRATION: The Bureau of Registration and Information will be located on the south side of the Mezzanine floor of the Hotel Commodore. It will be open on Monday, December 2y,from /f. p.m. until y p.m.; on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, December 28-30,from 8;jo a.m. until 6 p.m. The registration fee is $1.50; the registration badge will be required for admittance to all meetings. Tickets for luncheons and dinners will be available at the Bureau of Registration. ADVANCED REGISTRATION: You are strongly urged to register in advance, using the enclosed form for this purpose. This will eliminate the delays that fre quently prevent attendance at opening sessions and will speed the preparation of a locator file designed to help you find your professional friends. The enclosed form should be mailed not later than December 15 to Professor Bayrd Still, 738 East Building, New York University, New York 3, N. Y. Your badge and tickets will be delivered at the Bureau of Registration. All checks covering registration and lunch eon and dinner tickets should be made out to The American Historical 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 officers of those organizations. REUNIONS: Information concerning group reunions will be posted on the bulle tin board at the Bureau of Registration and Information. Groups desiring to hold such functions should communicate with the Local Arrangements Committee as soon as possible. PUBLISHERS' EXHIBITS: New books and other teaching aids of interest to the profession may be seen at tables arranged on the main Ballroom floor of the Hotel Commodore. SEEING THE CITY: The Bureau of Registration will have available for dis tribution a visitors' guide to New York as well as a seasonal calendar indicating special events occurring in the city at the time of the convention. [3] TEN POPULAR BOOKS Announcing a new second edition in A SHORT HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE {In Two Volumes) VOLUME I. 2nd Edition by Chitwood and Owsley Coming in Spring VOLUME II. 2nd Edition by Owsley, Chitwood and Nixon $5.00 THE UNITED STATES FROM COLONY TO WORLD POWER, 2nd Edition by Chitwood, Owsley and Nixon $5.85 INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, 2nd Edition by Ivar Spector College Edition $5.00 A HISTORY OF PORTUGAL by Charles E. 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