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alieno da ogni decisa presa di posizione. In realtà fu uomo di animo fortissimo, deciso a contestare, durante il Risorgimento, lo strapotere austriaco. Lo fece con la sua produzione letteraria, che è tutta una lezione di coerenza, di serietà, di coraggio civile; lo dimostrò con il suo atteggiamento respingendo ogni lusinga che gli venisse dagli Asburgo (il biondo Mas­similiano gli inviò anche onorificenze a casa) e secondando la politica di Cavour. In questa chiave è stato tracciato un profilo del grande scrittore, dal professor Cesare Secchi, noto studioso manzoniano. La conferenza ha aperto l'attività dell'istituto, di cui sono presidente e vicepresidente rispettivamente Dino Lugetti e la signora fiertelli-Berti .
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MESSINA. Il 9 marzo si è spento il prof. Luigi Tomeucci, presidente del nostro Comitato, studioso di grandi meriti e indimenticabile amico, che nel 1954 organizzò in ma­niera mirabile il XXXIII Congresso dell'Istituto. Alla famiglia, ai soci del Comitato le com­mosse condoglianze della Presidenza.
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NEW YORK. Diamo il verbale della riunione annuale della oc Society for Italian His tori cai Studies .
a The Annual Meeting of the Society for Italian Hi storica! Studies was called to order at 5:15 pan., December 28, 1974, in Room 419 of the Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Mi-nois. About twenty-five members were present.
In the absence of President William J. Bouwsma, Vice-President Edward R. Tannen-Laum presided. Vice-President read the Presidente Report which had been written by Pre­sident Bouwsma. The new guidelines established by the American Historical Association concerning xelatìons with affìliated societies such as ours defined the criteria for affiliation and the issue of participation in the AHA academic program. We appear to meet the criteria. We will be entitled to submit a proposai for an academic session every year but the AHA national program committee will evaluate it on its merits. Although there is no guarantee that a proposai will be accepted we have a past record of devising interesting programs and should stand a good chance.
The administration of the Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prizes is complicated and requires much negotiation with the AHA and the ACHA to produce a single committee to award ali three prizes. We are hoping to make the institution of a single committee perma-nent. Discussion on the matter continues.
The Executive Secretary-Treasurer then made his report. The Society had 174 mem­bers in 1974. On December 27, 1974, there was 1,349.38 in the checking account, 3,481.67 in the savings account and 15,000.00 in the special savings account for the Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize.
Vice-President Tennenbaum then announced the prizes sponsored by our Society. The Helen and Howard R. Marraro Prize was awarded to Marcella T. Grendler of the Pon­tificai Insti tu te of Medieval Studies, Toronto, for her hook, The " Trattato Politico Morale n of Giovanni Cavalcanti, 1381 -e. 1451: A Criticai Edition and Interpretatìon, (Geneva: Li­brarne Droz, 1973). Our Society's prize for the best unpublished manuscript by a young scbolar beginning a career in Italian history was awarded to Duane J. Osheim, University of California, Davis, for his dissertation " An Italian Lordship: the Bishopric of Lucca in the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance ".
Once again the funds for this prize were made availahle by the America-Italy Society, Inc., through the good offices of its executive director, Hedy Giusti-Lanbam.
The Citation to a distinguished scholar for contributions to Italian history over a career was given to Felix Gilbert, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. (The text of the Citation is appended). The Citation was awarded to Professor Gilbert by his colleagues on the Prize Committee, Professore Koenig and Herlihy, without his knowledge or consent.
Vice-President Tannenbaum then read the report of the Nominations Committee. There was one position to be filled, a post on the Advisory Council to replace Robert Wohl