This has facilitated his direction of many doctoral theses and ensures that Spanish medieval history occupies a prominent place among the major North American universities. The Premio del rey prize which he has established with the American Historical Association for the best book published in English on a Spanish historical topic is his most recent acknowledgment of the importance of ar- chival research to the profession. It is an impossible task to evaluate in one short letter the significance of Father Burns' career or even to decide what would be the most suitable recognition of his accomplishments, for he himself never fails to add the most recent works to his library. The way in which this could be set up would depend on the contributions received but I have no doubt that there will be many people who will wish to make a donation. Kalamazoo 1992 seems to be the best occasion for the presentation given the fact that so many members will be par- ticipating in the panels and a list of contributors will be given to him at that time.
Contributions are a U.S. income tax deduction.
S.J. More details will be forthcoming in the Spring Newsletter. Jill Webster has organized an Academy session for the American Historical Association meeting at Washington D.C. in January, 1993. Spain are welcome. He can be contacted at History Department, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY 11769. This includes monographs, off-prints, journals, congresses and so forth.