Book excerpt: Excerpt from Guide to the Published Archives of Pennsylvania Covering the 138 Volumes of Colonial Records and Pennsylvania Archives, Series I-IX A very definite attempt has been made to attain detachment and fair ness in presenting the story of the published archives. Satisfied with our present - day concept as 'to what deserves emphasis, moderns tend to manifest impatience with the differing interest, the seemingly more trivial and romantic fads and fashions of earlier days. Current preju dice almost inevitably colors our estimate of a generation of historians more concerned than we are with spectacular incident and military glory. It is hoped that such critical comment as is contained in this Guide may be expressed with fitting tolerance and humility even while fulfilling its essential purpose of providing honest guidance to modern searchers, for most of whom a primary interest in the development of documented studies treating themes of general economic and social significance can be assumed. Very possibly posterity will consider our interests, too, as somewhat quaint, and certainly we should avoid biased judgment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.