The National Archives and Records Service publishes a variety of descriptions and guides to its holdings that are of use to scholars and the general public. These include inventories of record groups, special lists, and reference information papers. Inventories are general descriptions of and guides to documents in a record group. They provide a brief history of the agency that created the records and describe each series of records. Frequently, the National Archives publishes a preliminary inventory of a record group to facilitate access to its holdings. Preliminary inventories are less detailed than inventories but are similar in format.

Special lists are detailed descriptions of a series of records within a record group or of a subject or activity of an agency. Reference information papers describe material on a given subject that may be found in several record groups. As a rule these lists and papers follow no established form but vary according to the nature of the records to which they relate.

Earlier publications are listed in the leaflet Select List of Publications of the National Archives and Records Service. Microfilm publications may be purchased from the Publications Sales Branch (NEPS), National Archives (GSA), Washington, DC 20408, for $12.00 per roll. Most other publications may be obtained from the same branch at no cost.

INDEX TO CONTINENTAL CONGRESS JOURNALS

In honor of the American Bicentennial the National Archives has published an overall Index to the thirty-four-volume Journals of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789. The name and subject index consolidates listings in fifteen of the volumes. It will expedite research in this important and widely used basic documentary publication on the American Revolution. The 443-page index was compiled by Kenneth E.

Harris, director of the Center for the Documentary Study of the American Revolution, and by Steven D. Tilley of the center's staff.

In a second and even larger undertaking, the center is preparing a multivolume, computerassisted name and subject index to the Papers of the Continental Congress, of which the Journals are a part. These papers have been described as "one of the most precious bodies of records possessed by any government." Including the Journals, they comprise some 200,000 pages of documentation.

MICROFILM PUBLICATIONS

Letters Received by the National Board of Health, 1879-84 (M753, 59 rolls), introduction by James A. Paulauskas, reproduces correspondence relating to investigations into sanitary conditions within the United States and in domestic and foreign ports, the drawing up and publication of regulations governing sanitary conditions and quarantine for vessels, and the enforcing of these regulations. A register to letters received during the period April 3, 1879November 13, 1882, is reproduced on rolls 1-3.

Equity Case Files of the U. S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1790-1847 (M985, 23 rolls), introduction by Sally A. Orton, is another in the series of microfilm publications of early federal circuit and district court records. Most of the equity cases concerned alleged infringements of patents.

Records of the U. S. Circuit Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1801-1802, and Minutes and Habeas Corpus and Criminal Case Files of the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1789-1843 (M987, 3 rolls), introduction by Mary Joe Minor, consists chiefly of the minutes of the district court. These provide

a chronological record of the activities of the court. There are also files for cases concerning the issuance of writs of habeas corpus and a few case files arising from the limited criminal jurisdiction of the court. The few records, chiefly law and equity case files, of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania are the only known extant records of this court, which existed for just over a year. (There was a later court with the same name.)

Records of the Superintendent of Education for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-70 (M1000, 9 rolls), introduction by William H. Leary, reproduces letters sent, registers of letters received and endorsements sent, unbound letters received, school reports, and other records. The Freedmen's Bureau supervised educational efforts on behalf of freedmen and refugees in Tennessee from July 1865 to July 1870. The letters sent and received deal with the establishment and maintenance of schools, the recruitment of teachers, fundraising activities of aid societies in the North, and public sentiment toward the education of freedmen and impoverished whites. The school reports provide statistical and narrative information on the location of schools, the source of funding, and the tuition paid by the freedmen. They also give the following information about pupils at each school: sex; age; color; degree of literacy; number of pupils in writing, arithmetic, geography, needlework, and the "higher branches"; and the number who were free before the war.

Records of the Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island Continental Loan Offices, 1777

89 (M1005, 2 rolls), introduction by James Harwood.

Records of the New Jersey and New York Continental Loan Offices, 1777-90 (M1006, 2 rolls), introduction by James Harwood.

Records of the Pennsylvania Continental Loan Office, 1776-88 (M1007, 3 rolls), introduction by James Harwood.

The three microfilm publications listed above reproduce records that relate to the creation of a part of the domestic public debt generated during the Revolutionary War. The bound volumes include the following types of records: registers of loan certificates, interest certificates, liquidated debt certificates, indexes, journals, and ledgers (accounts current).

Interior Department Appointment Papers: New York, 1849-1906 (M1022, 5 rolls), introduction by Robert H. Fowler, reproduces records pertaining to federal positions in New York State normally filled by presidential appointment: Indian agents, pension agents, and supervisors of the 10th and 11th decennial censuses. Included are letters of application and other communications from applicants and incumbents, letters of recommendation, petitions, oaths of office, bonds, notices of dates of succession, applications for leave of absence, and miscellaneous correspondence. The records also relate to such matters as removals, resignations, and investigations of charges against officials. There are papers for both successful and unsuccessful applicants and for persons who did not apply but who were nominated by others.

The National Broadcasting Co. has given per

mission to the National Archives to make copies of NBC television news broadcasts. The agreement was signed June 22, 1976, and went into effect on July 1.

NARS is extended a license to make off-theair videotape copies of the NBC Nightly News, NBC Saturday News, and NBC Sunday News programs. In addition, NARS is permitted to record broadcasts of presidential press conferences, congressional hearings, and political conventions.

The agreement permits NARS to produce 16mm film preservation copies and to make videotape copies for scholarly research at the National Archives, the eleven regional archives branches, and the six presidential libraries. The copies will actually be made by the Department of Defense under an agreement with NARS.)

The National Audiovisual Center of the National Archives has moved to Capitol Heights, Md., from the Washington National Records Center in Suitland, Md. The new address is 8750 Edgeworth Dr., Capitol Heights, Md. 20027. The mailing address is National Audiovisual Center (NAC), General Services Administration, Washington, D. C. 20409. The new telephone number is (301) 763-1896.

The General von Steuben Papers project, located at the University of Pennsylvania, is preparing a definitive microfilm edition of the Steuben papers to be published under the auspices of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. We are interested in all correspondence to and from von Steuben and in all other materials concerning him. Information and inquiries should be directed to: General von Steuben Papers, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania, 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19174.

The Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs has awarded the annual $10,000 Tom L. Evans research grant to Robert F. Smith, professor of history at the University of Toledo, for a study of the Truman Administration and the Good Neighbor Policy. Smaller grants have recently been awarded to Phillip J. Baram, Boston University; Nancy Bernkopf, Columbia University; Robert M. Collins, North Carolina State University; Amy Z. Gottlieb, University of Illinois; Alan R Havig, Stephens College; Dale M. Hellegers. Columbia University; David R. Henry, Indiana University; Gregory F. Herken, California Polytechnic State University; Gloria Kulka, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Lorraine M. Lees, Pennsylvania State University; William A. Loveland, Rutgers University; John R Oneal, Stanford University; and Doreen F. Stevens, University of California at San Diego.

Rockefeller University has established a new research grant program. Grants from $500 to $1,000 will be made to graduate students or advanced scholars engaged in research based substantially on holdings of the Rockefeller Archive Center. Applications for grants during 1977 should be made before December 31, 1976, should describe the proposed topic, and be accompanied by a personal resumé and at least two letters of recommendation. Awards will be announced March 1, 1977. Inquiries should be addressed to: Director, Rockefeller Archive Center, Hillcrest, Pocantico Hills, North Tarrytown, NY 10591.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced that its program of Fellowships in Residence for College Teachers will offer sixteen seminars during the academic year of 1977-78. The seminars will cover the different disciplines of the humanities and the

social sciences, and will be held at universities throughout the country. Six to twelve college teachers will be selected to attend each seminar. The maximum stipend for fellows is $14,500 plus a moving and travel allowance of $500 for those not commuting from their homes.

The program provides opportunities for faculty members of undergraduate and two-year colleges to work with distinguished scholars in their fields at institutions with library collections suitable for advanced research. Through research, reflection, and discussion with the seminar director and their colleagues in the seminar, participating college teachers will sharpen their understanding of the subjects and improve their teaching ability.

Information about the seminar topics, directors, and locations for 1977-78 is available from the Division of Fellowships, National Endowment for the Humanities, 806 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20506. The deadline for submission of applications is November 8, 1976.

A Research Fellowship, funded by the History of Psychology Foundation and awarded by the University of Akron, is being offered to promote research in the history of psychology. It offers a stipend up to $500 to aid a scholar wishing to use the primary resources of the Archives of the History of American Psychology (Akron, Ohio). The stipend is to defray travel and living expenses and the recipient is expected to reside in Akron while using the archives. Candidates should submit a description of the work planned, a personal résumé, and two letters of recommendation. It is important to provide evidence that use of the archives is essential for the work. Preference will I be given to advanced graduate students and younger postdoctoral scholars. Applications should be completed by March 1 and sent to the chairman of the University of Akron

awards committee: Mr. John V. Miller, Jr., Director of Archival Services, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325. The award will be announced by April 15.

The Eleanor Roosevelt Institute has awarded 15 grants ranging from $200 to $1800, for a total of $11,320. The recipients were Philip F. Casher, State University of New York, Binghamton; Calvin L. Christman, William Penn College; Charles W. Eagles, University of North Carolina; Alfred E. Eckes, Ohio State University; David G. Haglund, Johns Hopkins University; Maurice H. Isserman, University of Rochester; A. Cash Koeniger, Vanderbilt University; Owen J. Long, Jr., University of Virginia; Robert F. Maddox, Marshall University; Michla Pomerance, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Harvard Sitkoff, Washington University; Esta D. Sobey, Columbia University; M. S. Srinivasachary, Columbia University; Nancy Weiss, Princeton University; and B. P. Dalal, University of Bombay and Somaiya College, Bombay, India.

The institute, which provides grants for doctoral and post-doctoral research based on the holdings of the Roosevelt library, accepts applications throughout the year. Awards are made each spring and fall. Those wishing more information or an application form should write to: Secretary, Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY 12538.

Grants for research at the Johnson library are awarded annually by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation. Information about grants can be obtained from: Associate Director, Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, 2313 Red River, Austin, TX 78705. Applications must be submitted by December 31.