THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 85 



"What I know about Whaling ;" Henry F, Waters, "An 

 account of the Newhall Family," etc., etc. 



A Social Meeting of the members and their families 

 was held on the evening of Jan'y 6 ; Prof. E. S. Morse 

 gave an ilhistrated talk on Japan ; and at a later hour 

 refreshments were served. 



Publications have been issued as heretofore, — the 

 Bulletin, vol. xiii, and the Historical Collections, vol. 

 xviii. The exchange list, with few exceptions, continues 

 the same as last year. 



Library. — The additions to the Library for the year 

 (May, 1881 to May, 1882) have been as follows. 

 By Donation. 



Folios, 25 



Quartos • . 117 



Octavos 663 



Duodecimos, 474 



Sexdecimos, 133 



Octodecimos, 6 



Total of bound volumes, 1418 



Pamphlets and serials, 7560 



Total of donations, 8978 



By Exchange. 



Quartos, 5 



Octavos 68 



Duodecimos, 5 



Total of bound volumes, 78 



Pamphlets and serials, 1678 



Total of exchanges 1756 



Total of donations, 8978 



Total of exchanges, 1756 



Total of additions 10,734 



Of the total number of pamphlets and serials, 3,361 

 were pamphlets, and 5,877 were serials. 



The donations to the Library for the year have been 

 received from one hundred and eighty-two individuals 



