Abraham Lincoln quarterly. [Vol. 5, no. 3]

News and Comment

Of interest to members of the Association is the newly founded
and flourishing National Society of Autograph Collectors. The
first meeting of NSAC was held May 17-18 in the Clements
Library of the University of Michigan. Seventy-five members
were in attendance, some of them having journeyed from California and from the eastern states. In addition to an excellent
program, a fine collection of autographs was displayed, combining many choice items from the rare treasures of individual
members. The place of the second annual meeting to be held
in the spring of 1949 will be announced at a later date. Those
interested in membership should address the secretary, Mrs.
Otto Madlener, 874 Hill Road, Winnetka, Illinois. Other officers
of NSAC are: Dr. Joseph E. Fields, President (Joliet, Illinois);
Colonel William Herzog, Treasurer (Chicago, Illinois).
Local groups are being organized in various sections of the
country. A flourishing chapter has been organized in New York
with officers as follows: Boyd B. Stutler, Chairman; Alexander
W. Armour, Vice-Chairman; Richard M. Lederer, Secretary and
Treasurer.
NSAC plans to publish a journal devoted entirely to the interests of the collectors.
The Lincoln Fellowship of Southern California held regular
meetings on May 8 and June 12. Speakers and subjects were as
follows: May 8-Mr. Charles Emory Barber, "The Dred Scott
Case: A Factual Account, "Dr. William E. McCulloch, "Lincoln's
Growth"; June 12-Mr. Edward F. Schewe, "Lincoln's Family
Life," Mr. Harper Leiper, "Lincoln and the Public Press."
Dr. T. Harry Williams of Louisiana State University has contracted with Alfred A. Knopf to do a book on "Lincoln and His
Generals" which is to be published in 1950.
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