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Annual report . . . 1867-78. St. Paul, [etc.], 1868-79. 8. 



[ist]-i4th biennial report . . . 1879-1906. St. Paul, [etc.], 1881- 



1907. 8. 

 Catalogue of the library ... St. Paul, 1888. 2 v. 8. 



Distribution. Exchange. Reports distributed gratis on application. Catalogue 

 of the library on request to any library. Collections on sale by the Secre- 

 tary. A number of copies of Minnesota State documents is granted to the 

 society for exchange purposes. 



Minnesota Territorial Pioneers. 



Address. Secretary : Geo. H. Hazard, 664 Gilfillan Block, St. Paul, Minn. 



History. Organized May n, 1897, to cultivate fraternal and social re- 

 lations, and to secure a record of the names and history of the terri- 

 torial pioneers of every county in the State. Annual meeting May n, 

 at the Capitol. Membership (about 3,000; entrance fee, $i) open to 

 persons who resided within the present boundaries of Minnesota before 

 the territory was admitted as a State (May n, 1858). 



Publications. 



Proceedings [etc.], Jan. 12, i899-May u, 1900. v. I-II. St. Paul, 

 Minn., 1899-1901. 4. 



On cover: Minnesota territorial pioneers' souvenir. 



Local Historical Societies. 



OLD SETTLERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PIPESTONE COUNTY, MINN. Pipestone City, 

 Minn. Historian: Charles H. Bennett. Organized Mar. 15, 1880. Meets annually 

 in June or July at Pipestone City. About 100 members (annual dues, 500.) 

 residents in the county for 20 years. No publications. 



RED WING HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Red Wing, Minn. Founded June 28, 1905. 25 

 members (annual dues, SQC. ; life composition, $5). No publications as yet. 



University of Minnesota. 



Address. Minneapolis, Minn. President: Cyrus Northrup. 

 History. Originally organized by the Territorial legislature in 1851 ; 

 reorganized in 1860-64 and 1868. University instruction began in 1869. 

 Ref. : History, organization and government. (In Catalogue for the year 

 1893/94, P- 7-23.) 



Publications. 



Biennial report of the Board of Regents ... St. Paul, [etc.] 1861- 

 1902. 8. 



1861-78 have title Annual report. 



