Contents

Preface by John Spencer Bassett
(professor of history at Smith College and secretary of the Association)

The Historian’s Work by Jean Jules Jusserand
(former ambassador from France and late President of the Association)

The Influence of Graduate Instruction on Historical Writing by Wilbur C. Abbott
(professor of history at Harvard University)

The Craftsmanship of the Historian by Charles W. Colby
(former professor of history at McGill University)

The Present State of History-Writing by John Spencer Bassett
(professor of history at Smith College and secretary of the American Historical Association)