The next session of our 2001-2002 season will take place at the Massachusetts Historical Society on Thursday, September 20, at 5:15 P.M. As usual, our session will revolve around the discussion of a precirculated paper. This month, we will discuss Nancy Foner's Immigrants in the Empire City: Past and Present Perspectives. Marcelo Suarez-Orozco of Harvard University will comment on the paper.

The Society will serve a light buffet supper following the session. Those wishing to stay and eat must contact Erin Pipkin by telephone at 617.646.0505 or by e-mail at epipkin@masshist.org before Wednesday, September 19, to make a reservation.

Advance copies of Boston Immigration and Urban History Seminar papers for the year are available for $25.00 (total). If you would like to subscribe, please make your check payable to the Massachusetts Historical Society and send it to the attention of Erin Pipkin at the MHS, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA, 02215. Participants may also find copies at several area institutions; contact Erin at the Society for details.

Aside from the Boston Immigration and Urban History Seminar, the MHS also hosts the Boston Area Early American History Seminar, and the Boston Environmental History Seminar. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for any of these seminars, please send your mailing address, along with your e-mail address, to Jean Powers at jpowers@masshist.org. Please specify which seminars you are interested in. The Massachusetts Historical Society is located in the Back Bay at the corner of Boylston Street and the Fenway. The nearest subway stop is Hynes Convention Center/I.C.A. on the Green Line, two blocks from the Society near the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street. The #1 Dudley bus from Harvard Square also stops at Hynes Convention Center/I.C.A. Public parking is available at the Prudential Center on Boylston Street, a few blocks from the Society, and in garages located off Boylston Street, on Haviland Street, and on Westland Avenue.