² Beside the Directors, the Editorial Board included William B. Ballis, Meribeth E. Cameron, Kenneth W. Colegrove, George B. Cressey, Charles B. Fahs, John K. Fairbank, Robert B. Hall, Harold J. Noble, Harold S. Quigley, Frederic D. Schultheis, Earl Swisher, and Virginia Thompson. Amry Vandenbosch and Edwin G. Beal, Jr. joined the staff in 1942–43. In 1946–47, after the war, Edwin O. Reischauer, George M. McCune, Gussie E. Gaskill, Cecil Hobbs, Harriet L. Moore, and Lauriston Sharp were added as the staff was expanded or old members dropped out.

³ The original Constitution, Bylaws, and other relevant documents were printed in FEQ, VII (Aug. 1948), 410–418, and the August issues of succeeding years contain accounts of the annual meetings and lists of new officers, directors, and board and committee members.