PREFACE According to custom the board of editors of the Mississippi valley historical review present herewith the PROCEEDINGS of the Mississippi valley historical association for the year 1919-1920. At the meeting at Greencastle, Indiana, there were twenty papers read, and four others at the joint meeting at Cleveland with the American historical association. Of these, five have already been printed elsewhere and are therefore not included, twelve are herewith published, and the others have been withheld by the authors. A full description of the papers read at Greencastle is contained in the account of the meeting written by Mr. Oliver. Besides the regular papers there is to be found in this number the interesting report on historical libraries in the high schools of the Valley. C. W. A. THE UNDERTOW OF PURITAN INFLUENCE. Arthur L. Kohlmeier 280 THE STRATEGY OF CONCENTRATION, AS USED BY THE CONFEDER- ATE FORCES IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IN THE SPRING FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDIZING LIBRARY 373 CONSTITUTION1 I-NAME The name of this organization shall be the Mississippi valley historical association. П - ОВЈЕСТ The object of the association shall be to promote historical study and research and to secure coöperation between the historical societies and the departments of history of the Mississippi valley. III MEMBERSHIP Membership in this association shall be divided into three classes, namely: active, sustaining, and life members. Any one interested in the study of Mississippi valley history may become a member in any of these classes upon payment of dues hereinafter provided. IV - OFFICERS The officers of the association shall be a president, and a secretary-treasurer, who with nine other active members, and such ex-presidents of the association as retain their membership therein, shall constitute the executive committee. Providing that all ex-presidents who have served on the executive committee for six consecutive years shall from and after that time no longer be ex-officio members of the executive committee. The president, secretary-treasurer, and three members of the executive committee shall be elected at the annual meeting each year. The president and secretary-treasurer shall hold office for one year, the members of the executive committee for three years or until their successors are elected and have qualified. The executive committee shall have general charge of the affairs of the association, including the calling of meetings and selection of papers to be read. Five members of the executive 1 As amended at the thirteenth annual meeting, April, 1920. |