HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA. This Society was instituted by the Legislature of 1857. A Library and Cabinet are rapidly accumulating, and the HISTORICAL RECORD is issued quarterly. To gather the rapidly wasting historical material of the State, the Curators of the Society solicit the following contributions. 1. Old letters, journals and manuscript statements of pioneer settlers, relative to the early history and settlement of the State, with sketches of prominent citizens of Iowa, either living or deceased, and acts relative to the Indian tribes, chiefs and warriors; and also Indian implements, ornaments and curiosities. 2. Newspapers, exchanges or papers of old and curious print and date, pamphlets, magazines, catalogues of institutions of learning, minutes of ecclesiastical associations, conventions, conferences and synods, with their origin and history. All such are placed on file and bound when volumes are completed. 3. Books of all kinds, and especially such as relate to American History, travels and biographies in general, and in the west in particular, family genealogies, maps, historical manuscripts, autographs of distinguished persons, coins, medals, paintings, portraits, statues and engravings. 4. Editors and publishers of newspapers, magazines and reviews, will confer a lasting favor on the Society by contributing their publications regularly for its Library, or at least such numbers as may contain articles bearing upon Iowa history, biography, geography or antiquities; all of which will be carefully preserved for binding. THE IOWA HISTORICAL RECORD. This is a quarterly publication, Its object is to collect and preserve in a permanent form, facts connected with the history of the State. Of the various classes of historical facts, it will be its special endeavor to publish 1st. Such as relate to transactions of its early days, which are liable to be soon lost by the passing away of the participants. 2d. Descriptive sketches of localities in the olden time, as their primal features are pictured upon the memory of observers. 3d. Biographical sketches of prominent citizens. 4th. The origin growth and development of the Institutions of the State, with their bearing upon the various interests which have called them into existence. 5th. From time to time such of the hitherto unwritten history of the great war of modern times as relates to the valorous deeds of Iowa soldiers, practicable for introduction, or which seems necessary to preserve it from passing from the knowledge of men. 6th. Reminiscences of early settlers of every character of fact pertaining to pioneer life. To aid in the accomplishment of this purpose, contributions are requested of those who have in memory any portion of the early history of the State, and those having material for history, or authentic manuscripts, will confer a favor by forwarding them to the Secretary. The subscription price of the HISTORICAL RECORD is one dollar a year, in advance. All subscriptions, communications and donations to the Library and Cabinet should be addressed to M. W. DAVIS, SECRETARY, |