Report of the Council.

The article presents the Report of the Council given at the annual meeting of the American Antiquities Society for the year 1917. The report presents information on the acquisition of the Salisbury Papers, which include personal and business letters and papers of a Worcester, Massachusetts family. The author also discusses the society's collection of American newspapers and the significance of this collection. Genealogy studies are also mentioned. Donations are requested to aid with the construction of an addition to house more acquisitions.