This is a series of nine essays that appeared in the editorial column of the Notices of the American Mathematical Society during 1999 and 2000. The authors are Allyn Jackson (J) and Anthony W. Knapp (K). The essays are available in PostScript format.

May 1999. Maxime Bocher, (K).
August 1999. The Bulletin and the Start of the Proceedings, (K).
September 1999. Frank Nelson Cole, (K).
November 1999. The Development of the New Notices, (K).
January 2000. The Start of the New Notices, (K).
April 2000. A Different Era of Advertising, (J).
May 2000. AMS Prizes, (K).
August 2000. Sites of the AMS Headquarters, (J,K).
September 2000. The Development of the New Notices, (K).