| Show S HISTORY OF GREAT VALLEY TO BE GATHERED I 7 I t I 4 9 L 4 4 J 4 k j pk v f S c t S SS S S w wI t S I I 4 1 1 OWA A CITY Iff Ia May 21 More Inter Interesting Interesting lOW IOWA I esting details of t f the thrilling and nd romantic history of or the Mississippi valley aIle will be brought to light and re recorded recorded recorded I corded at the semiannual meeting of the Mississippi Valley Historical asso association a so dation to be held in this city May ar 2627 This body boo was organized three thre e years ago for the purpose of conducting an extensive research Into the history of or orthe the Mississippi valley and the study of the history of or this wonder wonderful r rS S ful section The society has bas had a remarkable growth and its membership which was originally composed of seven men now includes thousands of individuals rep representing representing representing resenting colleges universities slUes and normal schools public and state libraries and historical societies Commendable and Valuable Not only has the organization made madeS I S rapid progress In its membership but Its work has hns been most commendable and valuable not only to the people of the Mississippi valley but to the whole United States Interesting and valuable records of the early settlers of this region have been uncovered by various members of the organization who have spent theIr and money In this work At the semiannual meet meetIngs meetIngs meetIngs Ings papers are read by the various members who have been engaged In Inthis Inthis Inthis this work of research and the proceed proceedings ings Ing In of the meeting are afterwards published in book form The first volume which has already been issued treats of the explorations of Verendrye the Mandan Indians In lans the study and writing of history In the Mis Mississippi Mississippi valley valler the diplomatic corres correspondence correspondence of Augustus Caesar Dodge I and the sectional elements In the early history of Milwaukee The second volume v lume which Is now In press contains remarks on the study OFFICERS OF THE TEE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ALLEY V HISTORICAL I 1 Euclid Sanders San ers president of the State Historical society oc ety of Iowa which meets at Iowa City in connection with the meeting of the Mississippi Valley Historical association 2 Orin G T Libby president of the Mississippi Valley VaHey Historical asso association association association and professor of history at the University of North Dakota Grand Forks N Rn D 3 Clarence S Paine of the Mississippi Valley His Historical Historical Historical association and one of the founders of the organization Mr Paines home at Lincoln Neb and he occupies the position of 01 secretary of the Nebraska State Historical society 4 Benjamin F Shambaugh professor POJ of gf political al science s in t the Uni University U University I of Iowa and nd vice TIce president of f the Mississippi galley ey Historical asso association association association of aboriginal American Am rican history did Coronado reach the Missouri river or enter the state of that name the sig significance significance significance of the British attack on St StLouis StLouis StLouis Louis in 1780 and and travel in the lower Mississippi valley The works of research r however Is 18 s snot not confined to the Mississippi valley and one of the large projects which the association is contemplating Is the ex exploration exploration exploration of the archives of the other countries in order to obtain more in information Information Information formation on the early settlers of this region re Ion IonIn In England In France Prance in Spain In Cuba are hundreds of thousands of manuscripts official and private throw light on the development of the great heart of the North American con continent continent continent There are memoirs of explorers explorer dead now two or three hundred years copies of instructions to French officials officials dais assigned to posts all the way from the great lakes to t the gulf gult letters and reports from and Gay Gayoso Gayoso Gayoso oso de Lemos and Morales and scores of if other and other officers In New Spain There are French manuscripts relative to the pur purchase purchase purchase chase of Louisiana Spanish manuscripts relative to the conspiracy of Aaron Burr Burrand Burrand Burrand and the machinations of General Wil Wilkinson Wilkinson Wilkinson kinson and Senator Blount There are descriptions of the Missouri river and the tribes that lived upon It written two hundred years ago agoAn agoAn agoAn An Immense Task Tak To make calendars and transcripts of this foreign material Is a task of im ha immense Immense I mense proportions The manuscripts I relative to the United States as a whole are ore being scientifically investigated and classified by experts sent out by bythe bythe bythe the Carnegie institution at Washington D C The Mississippi Valley Historical association is better fitted than any other organization for carrying on similar investigations in the material relative to the tho Mississippi valley alley alleyAn An elaborate program has been pre prepared prepared prepared pared by the officers of the organization tion for the forthcoming meeting in Iowa City which attract lovers of ot this history from the gulf to the great lakes On May 25 the day pre previous prevIous to the opening of the meeting there will be a gathering of the State Historical society of Iowa and affiliated organizations The morning ses session session sesSion sion will be presided over by Euclid Sanders president of the State Historical cal society of Iowa and at the after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon session Benjamin F Shambaugh superintendent of the society will pre preside preside preside side On Thursday May 26 the first ses session session session sion of the Mississippi Valley Historical cal association will open at 10 a n m in at which Prof William C Wilcox of the University of Iowa will preside The address of welcome will be delivered by G E McLean president of the uni university i and this will be followed by bythe bythe bythe the annual address of Orin G Lib Libby by president of the organization and a member of the tho faculty of or the state uni university university Un of North Dakota Many Papers on Program Papers will be read by Albert Watkins Watkins Wat Watkins kins of Lincoln Neb Bohumil of Iowa City la Is and Charles E Eo Brown Madison WIs on The Evolution of Nebraska The Pioneer and the For Forest Forest Forest est and The State Historical Muse Museum um urn In la the afternoon there will be bea bea bea a conference of teachers of or history which will be presided over by James JamesA A James professor of history In the Northwestern university A paper will willbe willbe willbe be read including the chief features of the reports of the committees of five lve of the American Historical association and this will be followed by a discussion on the teaching of history Later In the afternoon there will be conference of the various state societies and In the evening addresses will be delivered by Prof Frederick J Turner of the University of Wisconsin president president president dent of the American Historical association association atlon and John Lee Webster of Oma Omaha Omaha Omaha ha Neb president of the Nebraska State Historical society on The Sig Significance Significance Significance of the Mississippi Valley In American History and Tho The Duty of the tha State in Relation to Its History respectively On Friday Fridly y morning the session will be devoted to the th reading of papers and later in the afternoon the business ses see session aba sion of the th organization will be held In the evening Prof Frank L McVey Grand Forks N D president of the University of North Dakota will de deliver deliver deliver liver an address oddress entitled Fast Past and Present Sucking Sticking Points in Taxation |
