Report of the Council.

The article presents the Report of the Council of the American Antiquarian Society for the year 1937. The article notes that 1937 marks the 125th anniversary of the society, which was founded by Isaiah Thomas in 1812. The article discusses how Thomas came to found the society as well as some of the society's early by laws. The article discusses how the society's work began slowly, but they benefited from having one of the best private libraries in the United States. It also notes that nearly one third of the society's early membership came from outside of New England.