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
_Gloversville._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for new library
building, from Andrew Carnegie. The city already appropriates $3000
for library maintenance.
_Greene._ Public Library. Gift of $30,000, for a public library
building, from William H. and James H. Moore, founders of the
Diamond Match Co., of Chicago.
_Hempstead, L. I._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a public
library building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Homer._ Public Library. Gift of $10,000, for the erection of a public
library building, from George W. Phillips.
_Ithaca._ Cornell University. Gift of $12,000, as an endowment fund for
the Flower Veterinary Library, the income alone to be used for the
increase of the collection, from Mrs. Roswell P. Flower.
-- Gift of $1126, as a contribution toward printing the catalogue of
the Dante collection, from Willard Fiske.
-- Bequest, estimated at about $2000, from C. H. Howland, class of
1901. This is to form an endowment fund, the income to be used for
the purchase of works in the English language for a circulating
library for the use of students and officers of the university, and
is not payable until after the death of the testator's father, who
is still living.
-- Gift of $575, for the increase of the White Historical Library, from
the Hon. Andrew D. White.
-- Gift of 330 volumes, from the family of the late Prof. S. G.
Williams.
-- Gift of 300 volumes, from Theodore Stanton, class of '76.
_Johnstown._ Public Library. Gift of $20,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie, the city to furnish site and
appropriate $2500 yearly for maintenance.
_Middletown._ Thrall Library. Bequest of $31,500, with which a fine
library building has been erected, from Mrs. S. Marietta Thrall.
_Mount Vernon._ Public Library. Gift of $35,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_New Rochelle._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie. The city must furnish site and a
yearly maintenance of $4000.
_New York City._ American Geographical Society. Gift of $4455 to
building fund, from various persons.
-- Am. Institute of Electrical Engineers. Gift of Latimer Clark
collection of electrical works, 6000 v., from Dr. S. S. Wheeler.
-- American Museum of Natural History. Gift of 4539 volumes, pamphlets,
etc., on Natural History, including 73 maps, of a value of not less
than $4200, from Gen. Egbert L. Viele.
-- Gift of 3166 volumes of Bibles, dictionaries, travels, cyclopædias,
etc., valued at $6500, from N. Y. Ecumenical Council.
-- Gift of 243 volumes and 33 pamphlets, handsomely bound and valued at
$2000, from Frederick A Constable.
-- Gift of 45 rare volumes on Mineralogy, valued at $250, from Ernest
Schernikow.
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