The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-24
The Historical Society,

lie Minnesota Historical Society,
organized i'll 1S49 the same year with
the beginning of Minnesota as a ter
ritory. has acc,lnlul;ted Il library of
1895 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 Il free reference library,
open daily to the public from $50 a.
III. to 5 p. III.
The society has taken special care
to obtain all published township his
tories and family genealogies of the.
United States and Canada. OF town.
ship and strictly local histories (but
not Including county and state histor-
les, biographies, and publications of
societies), the number of bound vol
lmes i'll the library for Maine is ITO;
New Hampshire, 1873; Vermont, ~,
Massachusetts, 63S; Rhode Island, So:
and Connecticut, 1879; with consider
able numbers for New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, and all the states,
so far as these special histories have
been published.
OF American genealogies, this Ii
brary has 1902 bound volumes and
657 pamphlets, besides many books III
this class published by societies, 9TH
ers giving genealogies of many fam
lilies collectively, 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.
1t includes 1,271 bound books, and
about 1900 pamphlets.
Another department which is much
consulted is the complete series of re-
ports of the United States Patent Of
tice, which fills seven cases All the
publications of our national govern
ment are received gratuitously, this
being Il designated depository library
Files Of all newspapers published in
Minnesota as Il territory and state,
since 1919. have been gathered and
preserved by this society. It's num-
hers of bound newspaper volumes at
| this date is 3,410; and it's number Of
| Minnesota newspapers, daily, weekly,
and monthly, regularly received, is
| 454, these being donated by the editors
and publishers, who appreciate the
Importance of having them placed OH
lie where they will be preserved for
all coming time. This department. of
the library is Il priceless treasury Of
materials for future historians, show
ing the development of Minnesota, OF
its counties, and of it's separate town
ships, from their beginning to the
present date. The newspaper collec-
ton is kept in an extensive fireproof
vault. which is Il part of the society's
rooms in the capitol. 1t is accessible
| TO all who wish to consult it, and is so
arranged that any paper of any date
can he readily found.
The society desires and is grateful
for gifts of books. pamphlets, news
paper files, maps, manuscript nara
tives. diaries. and original documents
of every sort which may throw light
on the history of any portion of the
United States and particularly of Min
nesota and the Northwest.
Especially it is desired to obtain all
new publications of township or other
local histories and of family gene
alogies. Many volumes in these de-
partments have been received through
donation. If they should not be so
available. the secretary wishes to be
informed when books and pamphlets
of these classes are published, with
note of their number of pages and
scope and the price for purchase.
WARREN UPHAM, Sec,
st. Paul, MINI.
January ], 1908.