The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-02-06

organized in 1S49, the same year with
the beginning of Minnesota as ter
ritory, has accumulated Library of
1926 titles, which stands in the front
rank, as to it's extent and value, among
the historical libraries of the United
States. 1t is in the state capitol build
ing, and is a free reference library,
open daily to the public from $3.50 "A.
M. to P. M.
The Society has taken special care to
obtain all published township histories
and family genealogies of the United
States and Canada OF township and
strictly local histories lbut not including
county and state histories, biographies,
and publications of societies), the num-
Der of bound volumes in the Library
for Maine is ITO; New Hampshire, 1873;
Vermont, AZ; Massachusetts,, 63S; Rhode
Island, 55; and Connecticut, 1879; with
considerable numbers for New York
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and all the
states, so far as these special histories
have been published.
OF American genealogies, this Libra
ry has 1402 bound volumes and SIS
pamphlets, besides many books in this
class published by societies, others Civ
ing genealogies of many families col
lectively, and the genealogical portion
of township histories. These collections,
free for the use of readers and students,
are much consulted for tracing lines
of ancestry.
The Minnesota department of the
Library is contained in five large cases.
It includes 1,271 bound books and about
1,500 pamphlets.
Another department which is much
consulted is the complete series of re-
flee, which fills seven cases. All the
publications of our national govern
ment are received gratuitously, this
being a designated depository library.
Files of all newspapers published in
Minnesota as a territory and state.
since 1S49, have been gathered and
preserved by this Socity. It's number Of
bound newspaper volumes at this date
is 5,419; and IFS number of Minnesota
newspapers. daily, weekly. and month
ly, regularly received, is 454, these be-
ing donated by the editors and publish
ers, who appreciate the Importance OF
having them placed on file where they
will be preserved for all coming time
This department of the Library is q
priceless treasury of materials for fut-
ure historians, showing the develop
ment of Minnesota, of it's counties. and
of it's separate township, from their
beginning to the present date. The
newspaper collection is kept in an ex-
tensive fireproof vault, which is a part
of the Society's rooms in the capitol
1t is accessible to all who wish to con-
suit it, and is SO arranged that anv
paper of any date can be readily found
The Socity desires and is grateful for
gifts of books, pamphlets, newspaper
files, maps, manuscript narratives
diaries, and original documents of every
sort which may throw light on the his
tory of any portion of the United States.
and particularly of Minnesota and the
Northwest
Especially it is desired to obtain all
new publications of township or other
local histories and of family genealog
les. Many volumes in these depart
ments have been received through dona-
ton. If they should not be so avail
able, the secretary wishes to be in
formed when. books end pamphlets Of
these classes are published, with note
of their number of pages and scope
and the price for purchase.