diff --git a/Cantera/cxx/include/Cantera.h b/Cantera/cxx/include/Cantera.h
index 8a6c95690..0093fe998 100755
--- a/Cantera/cxx/include/Cantera.h
+++ b/Cantera/cxx/include/Cantera.h
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+/**
+ * @file Cantera.h
+ *  Basic include file to be used in all Cantera application
+ *  environments.
+ */
+
+/* 
+ * $Revision$
+ * $Date$
+ */
+
+// Copyright 2001  California Institute of Technology
 
 #ifndef CANTERA_H_INCL
 #define CANTERA_H_INCL
@@ -28,8 +40,12 @@ using namespace Cantera_CXX;
 // Include the timer
 #include "kernel/clockWC.h"
 
+// Include routines for reading and writing XML files
 #include "kernel/xml.h"
 
+// Include string utility routines
+#include "kernel/stringUtils.h"
+
 #endif