FEB 28 1893

CONTENTS.
LIBRARY

A. Alden, r. 20-Mrs R. B. Ailen, p. 20 -W. O. Arch, p. 20-J. S. Baker,
p. 20.-F. H. Bonham, p. 20.-J. Bowen, p 21.-J M. Bowman, p. 21.-
J. Boyd, p 21 S. M Brookes, p 21. D. Brown, p 21.-J S. Buck, p 21
Z. P. Burdick, p 22-G. E Cabanis, p 22-J. I. Case, p. 2.-A L. Chapin,
p. 22.-E. Chase, p. 23.-E. Enos, p. 3. J. F. C. Herbst, p. 23.- B R Hinck-
ley, p. 24.-E. D Holton, p. 24-J. E Hosmer, p. 24.-G. Langton, p. 24 --C.
le Clair, p. 24.--W H Metcalf, p. 21.-E. Mosher, p. 25.-J. H Osborn, p 15
W. A. Prentiss, p. 25.-T. Rodolf, p. 25. - P. J. Rooney, p. 26 -W. H. Samp-
son, p 26-II R. Savage, p. 2.-A. H. Smith, p 26.- Mrs. J. Smith, p :6 —
R. Smith, p. 7-S. L. Sinith, p 27. Mrs A. Sweet, p 7-V. Tichenor, p.

27.-T M. Warren, p 27.-N. Wasaburn, p. 28 -C K. Wells, p. 18.

Financial condition

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General fund...

Binding fund....

Antiquarian fund

Draper-Durrie portrait fund..

American historical association..

American library association..

World's fair..

Publications of the society..

Work in the library..

Library accessions

Periodicals currently received

Wisconsin and other newspaper files..

Autographs and manuscripts...

Givers of books and pamphlets.

Portrait collections...

Museum

Relations with state university.

The future

MEMORIAL ADDRESSES

Daniel Steele Durrie." by James Davie Butler

"Jared Comstock Gregory," by Sila U Pinney......

HISTORICAL PAPER

"Negro Slavery in Wisconsin," by John Nelson Davidson. BIENNIAL ADDRESS

"The Northwest in th Natio," by Taco lere Roosevelt, of New York

RT. REV. WILLIAM STEVENS PERRY, DD., LL. D. . . . IOWA

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY.

REUBEN G. THWAITES*

*To whom communications may be addressed.

MADISON

HON. BUELL E. HUTCHINSON. HON. GEO. B. BURROWS.

HON. JOHN D. GURNEE.

HON. N. B. VAN SLYKE.

GEN. CHANDLER P. CHAPMAN.
HON. HIRAM H. GILES.

PROF. JOHN B. PARKINSON.

HON. JOHN A. JOHNSON.
JOHN C. FREEMAN, LL. D.
RASMUS B. ANDERSON, LL. D.
HON. BURR W. JONES.
CHARLES K. ADAMS, LL. D.

Term expires at annual meeting in December, 1894.

GEN. GEORGE P. DELAPLAINE. HON. GEORGE RAYMER.

HON. ROMANZO BUNN.

HON. SILAS U. PINNEY.
JOSEPH HOBBINS, M. D.
HON. ELISHA W. KEYES.
HON. SAMUEL. D. HASTINGS.

HON. PHILO DUNNING.

HON. JOHN B. CASSODAY.
HON. CHARLES E. ESTABROOK
HON. HALLE STEENSLAND.
CHARLES N. GREGORY, A. M.

Term expires at annual meeting in December, 1895.

GEN. LUCIUS FAIRCHILD.
JAIRUS H. CARPENTER, LL. D.
HON. BREESE J. STEVENS.
MAJ. FRANK W. OAKLEY.
WILLIAM A. P. MORRIS.
WAYNE RAMSAY.

HON. ALEXANDER H. MAIN.
MAJ. CHARLES G. MAYERS.
HON. M. RANSOM DOYON.
PROF. WM. H. ROSENSTENGEL.

FREDERICK J. TURNER, PH. D.
ALBERT O. WRIGHT, A. M.

To whom communications may be addressed.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

The president, vice presidents, corresponding and recording secretaries, treasurer, librarian, curators, the governor, the secretary of state, and the state treasurer, constitute the executive committee, and the following standing committees are sub-committees thereof:

STANDING COMMITTEES.

Library - Thwaites, Butler, Adams, Turner, and Gregory; ex-officio — Peck, Cunningham, and Hunner.

Finance-Van Slyke, Morris, Doyon, Ramsay, and Burrows.

Auditing Accounts - Hastings, Mayers, Morris, Carpenter, and Ramsay. Printing and Publication - Thwaites, Butler, Adams, Anderson, and Turner; ex-officio - Cunningham and Hunner.

Draper Homestead - Van Slyke, Steensland, and Thwaites.

New Building Project-Thwaites, Van Slyke, Estabrook, Parkinson, and Jones.

Art Gallery and Museum - Hobbins, Thwaites, Bradley, Delaplaine, and Estabrook.

Historical Monuments - Turner, Thwaites, Butler, Wright, and Gregory. Contributions and Endowments - Bradley, Johnson, Keyes, Oakley, and Wright.

Literary Exchanges-Thwaites, Bradley, Parkinson, Freeman, and

Rosenstengel.

Natural History - Fairchild, Bunn, Burdick, Dunning, and Steensland. Historical Narratives - Orton, Pinney, Carpenter, Gregory, and Ander

son.

Nomination of Members Keyes, Giles, Main, Cassoday, and Proudfit. Pre-Historic Antiquities and Indian History - Butler, Fairchild, Dunning, Johnson, and Raymer.

Obituaries-Pinney, Parkinson, Hastings, Johnson, and Burrows.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES, 1892-93.

To confer with G. A. R., on biographies of veterans-President Johnston, Secretary Thwaites, E. E. Bryant, J. N. Davidson, and W. W. Wight.

Biennial Address for 1893 - Thwaites, Stevens, Jones, Gregory, and

Turner.