MUSEUM at the beginning of 1940 the Museum department was con- il tinuing its special exhibition celebrating the 135th Anniversary of the Society which had opened November 20th, 1939. Two galleries were filled with treasures owned by the Society showing its collecting activities and the history of the second oldest historical society in the United States. On March 18th a private view for members and friends was held of the special exhibition "Dolls and Toys of Yesterday." The show, lasting throughout the summer, was a popular one and was visited by 12,868 people. Many gifts resulted from the exhibition. During September the Presidential Campaign was capturing the interest of all the people of our country, and September 17 th found the Society opening an exhibition called "Presidential Campaigns—George Washington to William McKinley, 1789- 1900." The show was scheduled to close November ioth, but due to public interest in it, it was extended until December ist. The campaign show had 4,867 visitors. It is interesting to record the enthusiasm shown in collecting present-day material related to the 1940 campaign. The Museum department received 334 items including buttons, neckties, handkerchiefs, car-plates, and pencils, while the Library department received hundreds of pieces of printed material. An exhibition of the Society's newly acquired collection of over 100 pieces of English Staffordshire depicting early 19th century American views, the gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, presented as a Memorial to her late husband, J. Insley Blair, was opened in September. In October the Society exhibited about 200 photographs from the Antoinette B. Hervey Collection tracing the construction of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine from 1894 to 1938. The show was titled "Building a Great Cathedral."