The Constitution & By-laws of the New-York Historical Society

<p>This is a historical document containing the Constitution & By-laws of the New-York Historical Society an organization instituted in New York City on December 10 1804. It provides insight into the foundational rules and objectives of one of the earliest historical societies in the United States. As a primary source it offers valuable information about the interests and concerns of New York's elite at the beginning of the 19th century including their views on preserving and documenting the city and state's history. Students and researchers of American history New York history and the history of historical societies will find this document to be an illuminating resource.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>