The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-11-01
THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY.

The Minnesota Historical Society,
organized in 1849, the same year with
the beginning of Minnesota as ter
ritory, has accumulated library of
1O8,975 titles, which stands in the
front rank, as to its extent and value
among the historical libraries of the
United States. 1t is in the new capt.
toll, and is free reference library,
M. to 500 p. M.
The society has taken special care
to obtain all published township his
tories and family genealogies Of tn.
United States, land Canada. OF town.
ship and strictly local histories (but
not including county and state his
tories, nor biographies), the number
of bound volumes in the library for
Maine is 1874; New Hampshire, 244;
Vermont, SO; Massachusetts, 1852:
Rhode Island, 95; and Connecticut
$50; 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 H.
brary has 1888 bound volumes and
Lib pamphlets, besides many books
in this class published by societies.
| others giving. genealogies Of many
families ocoliectively, and the genoa
logical parts Of township histories.
These collections, free for the use Of
readers and students, are much con-
suited for tracing lines of ancestry.
The Minnesota department of the
library, relating particularly to this
! state, includes 2,010 bound books, and
about 1900 pamphlets.
4 Another department which is much
/ consulted is the complete series OF
reports of the United States patent
office. All the publications Of our ma
! tional government are received gratu-
itously, this being designated de-
pository library.
Files Of nearly all the newspapers
published in Minnesota as a territory
and state, since 1S49, have beer
gathered and preserved by this
society. It's numbers of bound news.
paper volumes at this date is 9,641;
and its numbers of Minnesota news
papers, daily. weekly and monthly,
regularly received, is go, these being
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 a
priceless treasury materials for future
historians, showingf the development
CT Minnesota, of its counties, and
OF its separate townships, from t. cir
beginning to the present date. The
newspaper collection is accessible to
all who wish to consult 1t, and is SO
arranged that any paper Of any date
can be readily found.
! Donations Solicited for the Library
The society desires and is grateful
FOR gifts of books, pamphlets, news.
! paper files, maps, manuscript nara
! lives. diaries, letters Of historical in
terest, and original documents OF
every sort which may throw light on
the history Of any portion of the
United States, and particularly OF
Minnesota and the Northwest.
( Especially 1t is desired to obtain
all new publications of township or
other local histories and of family gen.
alogies. Many volumes in these de-
partments have been received through
donation. Ii they should not be SC
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, Secretary,
st. Paul, Mimi.
| January /, 1918. y