F::ROOEEDI�G-S 01,' THE
Fourth Annual Meeting
Nruinmtm Hi�t�rt�ru A����i�U�n, OF THE
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JULY
25, 1898.
The &'lnual meeting of the Nantucket proper cla sification and card cataloging Histo1ical As�ociation was verv w·ell of all books, pamphlet-, manuscript attended and 01atte1· of great iutere t and other articles owned by the A oc wei-e pre�ente<l ancl discu ed. It was iation. Attention was drawn to the held in the Old North Ve h·v on 1\1011- genealogical and hi tol'ical valt1e of the dav afte1noo11, Julr 25th, the P1 esident '·Timothy White Papers,"-a book co11D1:. J. ,-.iclney �1itchell, of Chicago, a tainiug valuable records of the Island's native uf the ishtnd, iu the chair. Afte1· early settlers, published by the A� o the reading of the mint1tes ot the la t ciation in a limited edition, at one dol annual meeting, the 1·cport of the va- Jar per copy, for sale at the Historical rions officers w.-re given. The�e were museum, on Fait- street. A Jetter in inspiring in the inaigl1t ther gave into thi · connection, from the State Librar the wo1·k already done and to be done ian of :Ma achusett to the editor of by the a.:i:o('iation. A brief accou11t of the White papers was read, and i here matter;; p1·esented follows:reproduced:Jt w ru; voted, 011 motion, that Ed- 8TATK LIBRARY OF MASSACHUSETTS. ward G. Porte1·, of Boston, who by in- ::>T.1.Ti,; Hon E, BosTON, �Jay 4, 1898. S vitation gave an a<ldres@ before the �!y deai· Mr. Dudley.-! have exam- A>1sociation at it. la,t Annual Meeting, incd vour collection of the Timotbv and Edwin D. }lead, of Bo tou, the White'Papers with much interest and' speaker i11vited for thiR present meet- profit. The matel'ial they contain i itg, be made life-member;: of the Asso- not only all-important to the early his tory of the intere ting community of cia.tion. In reference to the buying and fitting Nantucket, but a rnluable contribntion up of a whale ship, decided upon at the. as well, to the religiouF, social and eco last auuual meeting, this had lteen nomic histon• of the Commonwealth. found too expensive, and it wa voted The e papers mnst prove of gr at value that the the fund uccnmnlating for thi� to the �tudeut of New Eng-land family purpo e, the p arti;;. contl'ibnting to bi ton-. and are full of iutere,;t to the this object having consented, be tran�- ,tndent in ,ociology. How much can ferred to the fund for the most press- be learned from them of the real life of ino- need of the A �ociation-the erec- the people of the time, their aspirations tiin of n, ffre-proof building. Appen,I1 a well as their privation;:;, Bow mu<'h wa made for contributions to help this that no ordinary hi rot·y tr.Jls, and yet forward, o that the already valuable I how full of real human intcrnst are all collection of the society, containing- the details. o it i not alone the i,eo many articles which can never be re-j ple of Nantucket but the futnre h1sto placed, ma�· be prope1·ly cared fot•.- 1 rian of New England life will also be Wheu this fireproof building i secured yoltl' grateful deutor for the preserni many collections of 0Teat value to :Kan- tion of these paper and the intl'o<luc tt1cket will be placed in the po i:ession tion with which you have given them of its Historical As-ociation. Delay to the world. I hope ome <'!av ,·ou means the loss of many possible con- will enter upon the fa dnating tirld which the history of Nm,tucket off,·r,, tribntion-. Much work has been done 111 the and which , hould be gathere,l a11<l 1,rc-
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