Action of the Council.

The article presents information on a meeting of the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) which was held on January 20, 1891. The meeting focused on the death of former AAS vice-president George Bancroft. AAS president Stephen Salisbury commented on Bancroft's contributions to the society. AAS Council member P. Emory Aldrich offered a biographical profile of Bancroft and discussed his work as a historian.