The American Council of Learned Societies.

The article presents a report on the American Council of Learned Societies, a scholarly organization comprised of associations that focus on humanistic and social science work. A survey on research conducted by learned societies by F.A. Ogg, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, is noted. The council has begun work to publish a dictionary of American biographies and to create a catalog listing foreign manuscripts housed by U.S. libraries. The council has also issued grants to scholars and has initiated research regarding relations and influence between U.S. and foreign civilizations. The establishment of the Medieval Academy, an organization focusing on medieval studies, is discussed.