Excerpt from Heroides, Ou Lettres En Vers, Vol. 8

The immense labor involved in a work like the present can hardly be appreciated by one who has not performed a similar task. When all is done as well as it may be, glaring imperfections remain, which could only be eradicated by doing the same work, from beginning to end - when yet new imperfections would probably be found. A full account of the problems in the present Catalogue is given in Part III of the Introduction, and an explanation of the terms employed and the rules for entry appear in Part IV. It only remains to express my cordial, heartfelt thanks to those who have helped me.

This Catalogue is a product of the Native Sons' Fellowships in History at the University of California. As holder of one of these fellowships, for two years, I was enabled to prepare these volumes and other works, and in a thousand ways to enjoy and profit by a long residence in Spain. The many advantages I have derived are a measure of my gratitude to the Native Sons of the Golden West, who made their attainment possible. In order that the enlightened work of this Californian order may be permanently recorded, a section of the Introduction has been devoted to an account of the fellowships they founded.

I welcome the chance once again to make public acknowledgment of the debt I owe Professor H. Morse Stephens, my chief at the Uni versity of California, for the Opportunities afforded me in my chosen career. As affecting this work, I thank him especially for his un failing support during my entire stay in Spain. For advice and help in the formal preparation of these volumes, special thanks are due to Professor Herbert E. Bolton, whose precise knowledge of the problems to be encountered and whose vast information concerning the subject matter of the Catalogue have enabled him to suggest, correct, and solve, The important achievements of both of these men in connection with the Native Sons' Fellowships have been recorded elsewhere in this volume.

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