"The poems, papers, and letters included in this volume were [first] published in the 'Portland daily advertizer.'"--Pref., signed H. S. B[urrage] Record of meeting.--Opening address [by] Hon. W. G. Barrows.--Laus laureati [by] J. P. Baxter.--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and his paternal ancestry [by] Rev. H. S. Burrage.--General Peleg Wadsworth, and the maternal ancestry of Henry W. Longfellow [by] Hon. William Goold.--The Portland of Longfellow's youth [by] E. H. Elwell.--Longfellow as a student and professor at Bowdoin college [by] A. S. Packard.--The genius of Longfellow [by] Hon. G. F. Talbot.--Letter from Hon. J. W. Bradbury.--Letter and poem from Hon. Israel Washburn, jr.--Tribute from Hon. Joseph Williamson.--In memoriam : Proceedings of the society at its spring meeting, May 25, 1882. Address by Rev. Thomas Hill. Address by Hon. J. W. Symonds. Address by Rev. Asa Dalton