STATE OF NEW YORK.

No. 60.

IN ASSEMBLY,

February 20, 1877.

FIFTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

TRUSTEES OF THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.

To the Hon. GEORGE B. SLOAN,

Speaker of the Assembly:

SIR.-I have the honor to transmit the Fifty-ninth Annual Report of the Trustees of the New York State Library.

I remain, very respectfully,

Your obedient servant.

JOHN V. L. PRUYN, Chancellor of the University.

STATE LIBRARY, ALBANY, February 19, 1877.

TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE LIBRARY.

The Regents of the University of the State of New York are by law declared to be ex officio trustees of the State Library. The following are the names of the members of the board at the date of this report:

JOHN V. L. PRUYN, LL.D., Chancellor.

ERASTUS C. BENEDICT, LL.D., Vice-Chancellor.
LUCIUS ROBINSON, Governor (ex officio).

WILLIAM DORSHEIMER, Lieut.-Governor (ex officio).
JOHN BIGELOW, LL.D., Secretary of State (ex officio).
NEIL GILMOUR, Supt. of Public Instruction (ex officio).

Other members in the order of their appointment:

ROBERT G. RANKIN.
GEO. W. CLINTON, LL.D.
LORENZO BURROWS.
ROBERT S. HALE, LL.D.
E. W. LEAVENWORTH, LL.D.
J. C. BREVOORT, LL.D.
GEORGE W. CURTIS, LL.D.
FRANCIS KERNAN, LL.D.

JOHN L. LEWIS.

HENRY R. PIERSON, LL.D.
MART. I. TOWNSEND, LL.D.
ANSON J. UPSON, D.D.
AUGUSTUS C. GEORGE, D.D.
WILLIAM L. BOSTWICK.
JOHN A. DIX, LL.D.
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW.

CHARLES E. FITCH.

SAMUEL B. WOOLWORTH, LL.D., Secretary.
DANIEL J. PRATT, PH. D., Assistant Secretary.

STANDING COMMITTEE

OF THE REGENTS, SPECIALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OF THE STATE LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR 1877.

OFFICERS OF THE LIBRARY.

HENRY A. HOMES, LL.D., Librarian of the General Library.
STEPHEN B. GRISWOLD, Librarian of the Law Library.
GEORGE R. HOWELL, Assistant Librarian.

REPORT.

To the Honorable the Legislature of the State of New York:

The trustees of the State Library respectfully present this their fifty-ninth annual report:

At the close of the year 1875, the number of volumes in the

At the close of the year 1876, the number was.

100,772

A list of the additions during the past year is hereto appended.