Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association: Held at Waukesha, Wisconsin, July 4-10, 1901
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Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association: Held at Waukesha, Wisconsin, July 4-10, 1901
American Library Association; Library science -- Congresses
-- Gift of $1000, from Col. E. A. Denicke.
-- Gift of about 2500 volumes, being the private library of the late
Regent, A. S. Hallidie, from Mrs. M. E. Hallidie.
_Fresno._ Public Library. Gift of $30,000 for a public library building,
from Andrew Carnegie.
_Napa._ Public Library. Gift of $20,000, for free public library
building, from George E. Goodman.
_San Francisco._ Public Library. Gift of $750,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
-- Gift of building and fixtures for Branch Library, No. 5, estimated to
cost $20,000, from Hon. James D. Phelan, Mayor of San Francisco.
_San Jose._ Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Stanford University._ Leland Stanford University. Gift of $2000, $1000
for books on sociology and $1000 for books on bibliography, special
gift from Mrs. J. L. Stanford.
COLORADO.
_Grand Junction._ Public Library. Gift of $8000, increased from $5000,
for a library building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Leadville._ City Library Association. Gift of $100,000, for a public
library, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Ouray._ Walsh Library. Gift of a library building, costing $20,000,
from Thomas F. Walsh.
CONNECTICUT.
_Branford._ Blackstone Memorial Library. Bequest of $100,000, from
Timothy B. Blackstone, of Chicago, founder of the library.
_Danielsonville._ Edwin H. Bugbee Memorial Building. Bequest of $15,000,
for the erection of a building, also the donor's private library and
cases, from Edwin H. Bugbee.
_Derby._ Public Library. Gift of a fully equipped public library
building, by Col. and Mrs. H. Holton Wood, of Boston, the city to
agree to maintain the library and raise a book fund of $5000, to
which sum the donors will add an equal amount.
-- Gift of $12,000, raised by popular subscription, towards book fund,
from interested citizens. Nearly $75 was given by public school
children.
-- Gift of $5000, towards a book fund, from Col. and Mrs. H. Holton
Wood.
-- Gift of 900 volumes, from Derby Reading Circle.
_Greenwich._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, as an endowment, from
wealthy New Yorkers.
_Hartford._ Case Memorial Library, Hartford Theological Seminary. Gift
of $2000 towards fund for purchase of periodicals, from Mrs. Charles
B. Smith.
-- Gift of $500 for book purchases, from Miss Anna M. Hills.
-- Gift of 365 volumes, pertaining to missions, from Rev. A. C.
Thompson, D.D.
-- Public Library. Gift of $5000, from F. B. Brown.
_Kensington._ Library Association. Gift of $10,000, for a new library
building, from S. A. Galpin, of California. _Litchfield._ Wolcott
Library. Bequest of $1000, from ex-Governor Roger Wolcott, of
Boston, Mass.
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