For the first time, the American Economic Association, in its recent annual meeting, held in Washington, included on its program a joint session with members of the Business Historical Society. Professor E. L. Bogart of the University of Illinois was chairman of the session, which took the form of a round table conference on the subject, “Private Enterprise in Economic History.” Three of the six speakers at the conference were members of the Business Historical Society.

There is one type of source material for business history to which members of the Society could and should make valuable contributions. This is in the recording of the significant facts concerning the development of their own business concerns. After a man has spent the best years of his life and much of his talent and energy in administering a business enterprise, it would be of great value if he could sit down and, as clearly as possible, describe all sides of every problem which led to the formulation of important decisions, along with the results of the policies based on those decisions.

Among the more recent volumes received by the Business Historical Society is The Glasgow University Press 1638–1931 by James Maclehose. The author, himself a member of the family that now runs the press, enters into his task with uncommon enthusiasm.