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  directed a full set of the territorial and state laws andjournals to be
placed in
  the society's library. These, together wilh completed volumes of Proceedings
  of the American Ethonclogical Society, presented by FRANK HuDsox-, com-
  prised the total works in the library when the present secretary, Hon.
LActj
  C. Dr-.APreR, arrived here in October, 1852.
  After a newspqper d!scussion, during a part of 1853, regarding some minor
  differences, the society v. .s re-org_nized in January, 1854, under a charter
ob-
  tamned fron          i .  re in -March, 1853, when Gen W. R. SMITH was
chosen
  president: Dr. J. W. HLNT, librtrian; Prof. 0. M1. CoMoTER, treasurer;
Rev.
  CILMAuRx Lo7o). recording secretary, and LYMAN C. DRAPER, corresponding
  secretary. With freouent meetings, persistent appeals for library and othcr
  co:-b:: . s to frind.d throughout the Union, and the generous aid and en-
  c-:,r-eruntr of the lezislatt:re, the society, since its re-organization,
has met
  with unexampled prosperity.
  In the first -.taditon directory, published in 1855, by Wm. -N. SEYour,
the
  marked success of the society under its new management was fully recog-
  nized. "This prosperous condition," said M1.:r. S=EYiOUR, "is
attributable,
  in a very great degree, to the unremitting zeal, industry, and public spirit
of
  Mr. LY-k.R C. DRAPER, the correspondflng secretary of the society, who,
with-
  out any remuneration, and with an interest befitting the genuine antiquary,
  has devoted a great portion of his time to advancing its interests and
obtain-
ing contributions to the general btock of books, newspapers, curious manu-
script, paintings," etc.
  "This reorganization of the Fociety," said the late Hon. J. Y.
SMITH, in
  the Madison directory oh 1866, "formed an important era in the history
of the
Eocieo.         !li.  e ener-etic and untiring efforts of the corresponding
sec-
r.    . '-: ar. L . it mada rep.d progress from th;i- Utne onward in the
objects for hich it c h forMed-lb- the Sc;rng of ;I,-toical collectians.
He
opened corre_-poeed. ce w .:h other :ocetesnd vo ith iLdv'da.'s throughout
the countrys-.   t: ido' t   s a:Ad eac c:e- :.:onevery available source,
as well as written contributIo:1-s a-_ .is retl  to  to the history of our
own
state, and the result w..s that cotte-tio.s r. lt 2 .y accumulated. At every
meeting of the executive committee, vhici reccrred several times a year,
the
members were surprised at the amo,:nt o- hbor -e.ccomplished, and its visible
results. Small appropriations ha-ve h-en at do from the state treasury for
the purchase of such wcrks as could not be otbaaitd i-y donation or exchange;
and these have been expended witth -reat care and !IScrimination, and added
much to the value aunI interest of thti collection."
  Mr. SMITi adds very justly, I ha- DAN-i1EL S. DuittaE was chosen librariah
in
1855; but whose duties were nominti1 until Jancary, 1S5S, since which his
conuection with the library has been constant and continuous; and his
labors, it many ways, have been of great service to the society.
  The fir-t year's operations exhibited an accumulation of one thou.and
bound volumes, and as many more unbound documents and pamphlets.