0 THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY "The Palace of the Royal Governors, destroyed by fire in 1781, is an interesting example of the work in this division. Archaeological investigation revealed the complete foundation and cellar of this building and the foundations of its dependencies. In these foundations were found thousands of fragments indicative of the building and its contents. Research endeavor has provided a volume of more than three hundred pages of documentary and pictorial evidence pertaining to the structure, its erection, appearance, decoration, and furnishings. This material includes a scale drawing of the front elevation of the building and the arrangement of its dependencies, which remained standing after the central building was destroyed, and a floor plan prepared by Thomas Jefferson. From the information and evidence in hand, a reconstruction of the Palace, accurate in practically every detail, can be accomplished. Similar evidence was available for the reconstruction of the Raleigh Tavern, and is available for the rebuilding of the colonial Capitol. "The removal of modern homes and buildings from the restored area, forming the third division of the problem, is accomplished by the tearing down of valueless buildings and the moving of sound buildings to new locations, where they may be of service in the solution of the housing problem. As an example of this work, it may be pointed out that where the Travis House now stands a sheet- metal motion picture theatre and a house of the Victorian period formerly stood. Work in this division of the problerh is continually in process. It will be some time before all of the present incongruities have entirely disappeared." When it was learned that the bricks in colonial buildings in Williamsburg were locally made, experiments were conducted to ascertain, if possible, the old method of manufacture, so that the bricks used in the restoration might be made by the same process. The experiments were successful with the result that the modern bricks have the glazed e'ffect of the originals. Much more might be written about the details of this great undertaking. Those desiring more information may secure the above-mentioned pamphlet from the Williamsburg Holding Corporation. Anyone interested in the history of American arts and crafts has a wonderful source in the information revealed by the restoration of Williamsburg. To cite but one phase, the excavations made in the original foundations of important buildings unearthed tons of material, every scrap of which was gathered up, brought to an abandoned high school building, and kept intact in classified groups. Here the student of glass, china, pottery, iron work, sculptured stone and many other materials will have enormous quantities of objects to examine. Their preservation is another