The duties of the commission are to care for the archives of the State and other historical collections, to super- intend the editing of official records and other source materials, and to encourage historical research in the State.

The Minnesota Historical Society has made distinct progress along all the lines of its activities during the past year, as is shown by the fifteenth biennial Report submitted to the legislature in March.

The library now contains nearly ninety-five thousand vol- umes, including a rich- collection of Minnesota material and of genealogical literature.

The museum has received many interest- ing acquisitions and additions have been made to the collection of portraits.

In the field of research and publication, especially, has the Society been active.