Excerpt from Manuscripts in Public and Private Collections in the United States In 1918 the Library of Congress published A check list of col lections of personal papers in historical societies, university and pub lic libraries, and other learned institutions in the United States. This compilation proved so useful to historical students that, at the instance of the American Historical Association, a new and enlarged edition has been-prepared. The number of collections listed has increased from 56 to 131; and the number of pages occupied by the lists has grown from 14 to 77. The papers of more than individuals are noted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.