Rassegna storica del Risorgimento

8! Fila d*W tritato
Gtoritfàidl ansf Cavour Mimmi/** The acercb fot detwiuais on Garibaldi end Càvee* cantino*! daring the current year (195) ai the reqnast of the Chsnrnwa ot the tvfo natkmal oommisriona. Andittonal documenta wne found fri se veni libriti*, acchive, o*i privale eolleetlon in the United State*. A ridi cuUectìou of CanhaUli material WH bouaht for 8 300.00 f'rom an autograpb eoUect>>r of New York.
JVarissmf Ceagraas et Beri: The 37 th Annusi Congres* of the lattano wm brid at Bari, Italy. durine the laat week of Octobcr. 1958. Profetar George Carbone wa the officiai rcprcscnlative of the American Diviaion to the Cnngitsa
Cenutcu vcith oUur Risorgimento Green*: During the summer. I had the pleasore of meeting in Florence oor Belgian oeueague Professor Robert O. J. Van Noffel, who informasi me of the establishment in Bramai of a Reigìan Di vision of the latitato. Profeeeor Van Noffel ha* tinca aent me a copy of the orsi tane (May, 1958} of the ceriew ItiMfgijiitinie, annusi pubHcatìon iaaued hy the Bclgìan Commixtee of the Istituto per la Storia del Risorgimento Italiano under the joint editorship of Aloia Simon and Van Noffel with the aid of the Commision pour lo* Relation Colturelles Italo-Belge*. Professor Van Nuffel ia anxìoua to recòve aubscriplion* from American Librario and iatercsted scbolar* for hi* review.
Itaiian Bittorìeal Rn-if.ua- Aa a rosole of the discussimi held at the laat basine** meeting of the American Diviaion concerning the definitive designation to adopt for our Division, the eatcgoriea of mrmber*hip,and the avoilabibty of Itaiian bistorical review* other tban the Ramasela for our members, this summer. whuc in Italy, I had Use opportunity to diacns these subjeeta wilh Professor Chtadberti and wìth members of bis National Committee. I un happy to report that Profeeeor Ghìaalberti and bis eoHragues onderstand and appreriate the wisdom of changiog oor officiai nane and the importante of widening the som aod scope of our organization so aa to stiraci coueagoe lntereatrd in other perioda of Itaiian bistory to our group.
At my soggestion Professor GhisaLberti addresaed a letter to the eòi tota of several important Itaiian reviewa to inqntro whnt spedai offer they were wìlling to nudo io membera of the American Division who might prefer their respeetrve reviewa to the Rassrgna. The setter waa addresaed to tboao editor wbom 1 had not been ahle to vit persoaaRy dnring my sojourn in Italy this summer.
Rteepfton; On bebalf of the cntire membersbip, I destro to express oor gratefol appreciation to Hi Excelleney Manlio Brokio. Itaiian Ambaador to the United States, for hi-, graciouanes* in tendering a reception in honor of oor niembera at the Embassy. on Monday. Deeember 29, 1958.
Prizefor 1959: The Executive Seeretary haa beea in eorreapondencr with several frieade in an effort to raise a snudi endowment fund wbich will malto it poariMo for our groop to award an annua! prixc rimilnr to the one awarded thia year. Althoogh no definite announcement ean he nude at thts rime, I am pleaaed to report that Pro­fessor Filippo Dentiti, a member, and Director of the latitato Italiano di Cultura haa promised me hi full cooperation in an effort to raiae a fund or at leaat to accoro another 9 200.00 whleh will enable n* to hold another coateat thia year. If any member ha any Idea aa to how this fund may be raised, I sball be gratcful for bis soggestion.
CamaaponóVncR Aa in former year there ha been eonsìderahle correapondeoeo with Professor Chiaalberti and hi acaff. The Executive Seeretary>Treaaarer ha krpt in esoso telephone and mail comnmnication with the Preaident with wbom he haa raet on aeveral occasiona on matterà pertaining to the American Diviaion. Thei Executive Seeretary ha also been in eommuuication with Professor Aakew, tu Chair-man of the 1958 Annuat Meeting, with the fonr members of the Advtawy CouncU on matterà pertaining to the coateat, and with officerà of the American Hlatorical Assoeiation. lettera of introdneUon were given to several membera who visited Italy thia year.