Walworth County Historical Society (Elkhorn).—President, Albert C. Beckwith; secretary, John H. Snyder; corresponding secretary, Edward Kinne. Membership, 38; increase, 2. The society is an auxiliary of the State Historical Society. It has no funds or expense.

Wisconsin State Historical Society (Madison).-President, Emil Baensch; superintendent, M. M. Quaife. Membership, 821; increase, 30. Funds: Standing appropriations, $36,000; private, $73,638.18; R. G. Thwaites bequest, $10,000. New bookstack wing being constructed; cost, $162,000. Publications: Bulletins of Information, Nos. 64-70; Handbooks, Nos, 7-9; Annotated Catalogue of Newspaper Files, second edition; Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XX. The Wisconsin History Commission, which is practically an adjunct of the society, published Civil War Messages and Documents; Hinkley's Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry; J. Lloyd Jones's Diary of an Artillery Private (in press). Collections: Books: 364,649; increase, 12,668; MSS., 2,000 volumes. Acquired Letter-Books of the New York and Mississippi Land Company of Pontotoc, Miss., and Cyrus Woodman papers; museum objects, 10,102; increase, 1,000; acquired Ainu collection.

Wisconsin Archaeological Society (Madison).-President, Ellis B. Usher; secretary, Charles Edward Brown. Membership, 400. Supported by the State. Publishes Wisconsin Archaeologist (quarterly). Secured Mrs. Emma House's archaeological collection for the State Historical Museum at Madison and the G. A. West collection of aboriginal pipes for the Milwaukee Museum. The society is conducting archaeological surveys, chiefly in northern Wisconsin, and marking mounds and historical sites. Manitowoc County Historical Society (Manitowoc).-President, Emil Baensch; secretary, R. G. Plumb. Membership, 25. No funds. Cooperated with the Wisconsin Perry Centennial Commission. Auxillary of the Wisconsin State Historical Society.

Waukesha County Historical Society (Oconomowoc).-President, James A. McKenzie; secretary, Julia A. Lapham. Membership: 128; increase, 30. The society is securing the preservation and care of old cemeteries, and marking the graves of soldiers. Auxiliary of the State society.

DOMINION OF CANADA.

ONTARIO.

Huron Institute (Collingwood).—President, M. Garriller; secretary, David Williams. Membership, 65. Receives $100 annually from the province. Collections, 4,000 museum objects.

Niagara Historical Society (Niagara-on-the-Lake).-President, Miss J. Carnochan; secretary, John G. Kersley. Membership, 240; increase, 20. Funds: $398; grants of $250 from the province and $25 from the county; membership fees, $115; sale of pamphlets, $43; contributions, $32. Publications: No. 25, containing Laura Ingersoll Secord, The Monument at Lundy's Lane, History of Queenstown, and Diary of a Prisoner in Fort Garry, 1869-70; Reprints of No. 12, Battle of Fort George, and No. 15, Sir Isaac Brock and Count de Puisaye; Annual Report. Collections: Books, 880; increase, 42; MSS., 330; increase, 15; acquired minutes of the board of police and the fire company. Museum objects, 5,431; increase, 158.

The Champlain Society (Toronto).-President, Sir Edmund Walker; secretary, George M. Wrong. Membership: 500; increase, 56. A publishing society only; members receive two volumes for each subscription of $10. Many volumes in preparation. Women's Canadian Historical Society (Ottawa).-President, Mrs. Thomas Ahearn; secretary, Mrs. Braddish Billings. Membership, 190; increase, 21. Funds, grant from Ontario government and membership fees. Published Annual Report for 1912-13; Transactions, Vol. 5; The Battlegrounds of Canada. Collections, not many books; increase, 6.

XIII. FOURTEENTH REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES COMMISSION,

WITH APPENDIXES.

DECEMBER 31, 1913.

VICTOR HUGO PALTSITS,

Chairman,

1855 Morris Avenue, New York City.

CHARLES M. ANDREWS,

Yale University.

ROBERT D. W. CONNOR,

North Carolina Historical Commission.

GAILLARD HUNT,

Library of Congress.

JONAS VILES,

University of Missouri.

EUGENE C. BARKER,

University of Texas.

HENRY E. WOODS,

State Record Commissioner, Boston, Mass.

CONTENTS.

Fourteenth report........

Appendix A. Proceedings of the fifth annual conference of archivists..
Appendix B. Report on the archives of the State of Wyoming, by James F.
Willard..

Appendix C. List of Reports and Representations of the Plantation Coun-
cils, 1660-1674, the Lords of Trade, 1675-1696, and the Board of Trade,
1696-1782, in the Public Record Office, edited by Charles M. Andrews..

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