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 a site for the proposed Carnegie library building, value not
stated, from George Herget.
_Rock Island._ Public Library. Gift of $10,000, for book stacks and
furniture, from Frederick Weyerhauser, of St. Paul.
_Rockford._ Public Library. Gift of $60,000, for a new public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie, the city to furnish site and "not
less than $8000" yearly for maintenance.
_Springfield._ Public Library. Gift of $75,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie. The City Council appropriated
$10,000 annually in hope that the gift might be increased to
$100,000. The library will be known as the "Lincoln Library."
_Streator._ Public Library. Gift of $35,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Sycamore._ Public Library. Gift of a library building, to cost about
$25,000, from Mrs. Everill F. Dutton, as a memorial to her late
husband, Gen. Everill F. Dutton.
_Waukegan._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie. The city already appropriates $2000
for library maintenance.
INDIANA.
_Crawsfordsville._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a public
library building, from Andrew Carnegie.
-- Wabash College Library. Gift of the original manuscript of "The
prince of India," from General and Mrs. Lew Wallace.
_Elkhart._ Public Library. Gift of $30,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie. The city, in advance, has pledged
$3500 yearly for maintenance.
_Elwood._ Public Library. Gift of $1000, through the local Women's
Club, from President Reid, of the American Tin Plate Co., of New
York.
-- Gift of $200, the results of a benefit, from The Women's Club.
_Fort Wayne._ Public Library. Gift of $75,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Goshen._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a library building, from
Andrew Carnegie, the city to furnish $2500 yearly for maintenance.
_Indianapolis._ Butler College. Gift of $20,000, for a library
building, also a site for the same, from Mr. and Mrs. Edward C.
Thompson, in memory of their daughter.
-- Public Library. Gift of 275 volumes on music, in memory of her son,
Harry S. Duncan, deceased, from Mrs. Ella S. Duncan. This
collection includes musical scores of the most famous operas and
oratorios, as well as the best critical works on music.
_Lafayette._ Public Library. Gift of property, valued at $15,000, from
Mrs. Robert R. Hitt, of Illinois.
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