Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, was appointed chairman of the conference, and Prof. Benjamin F. Shambaugh, of the University of Iowa, secretary.
The following delegates were accredited to the conference, and nearly all were present:
Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery—Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director.
Buffalo (N. Y.) Historical Society—Frank H. Severance, secretary.
Carnegie Institution of Washington, Bureau of Historical Research—Prof. A. C. McLaughlin and Waldo G. Leland.
Chicago Historical Society Dr. J. W. Fertig, secretary; Dr. A. L. Schmidt, S. H. Kerfoot, jr., and Miss Caroline Mcllvane, librarian.
Evanston (Ill.) Historical Society J. Seymour Currey, secretary, and Frank B. Glover, vice president.
German-American Historical Society, Philadelphia Emil Mannhardt, Chicago.
Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield Dr. J. F. Snyder, president; J. F. Steward, Paul Selby, A.M., and Prof. Edwin E. Sparks.
Iowa Historical Department, Des Moines Hon. Charles Aldrich, curator, and Miss Mary R. Whitcomb, assistant curator.
Iowa State Historical Sooiety, Iowa City Prof. B. F. Shambaugh, Dr. Frank E. Horrack, secretary, and T. J. Fitzpatrick, collector.
Kansas Historical Society, Topeka Col. Geo. W. Martin, secretary.
Louisiana Historical Society, New Orleans William Beer, Prof. Alcée Fortier, president, and Dr. James S. Zacharie, first vice president.
McLean County (Ill.) Historical Society, Bloomington George P. Davis, president; Ezra M. Prince, secretary, and John H. Burnham, chairman of executive committee.
Manitoba Historical Society, Winnipeg Rev. Dr. George Bryce.
Maumee Valley (Ohio) Pioneer and Historical Society, Defiance Dr. Charles E. Slocum.
Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Lansing Clarence M. Burton, president, Detroit, and Hon. Peter White, Marquette.
Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul Prof. Warren Upham, secretary.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson Hon. Dunbar Rowland, director.
Mississippi Historical Society, University Dr. Franklin L. Riley. secretary.
Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis Judge William B. Douglas, president.
