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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

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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

-- Association of the Bar. Gift of $10,000, received Jan. 1, 1901,
       source not given.

   -- Columbia University. Gift of $10,000, from "A Friend of the
       University," for additions to the library.

   -- Gift of $5000, from "A Friend of the University" (another friend),
       for special purposes.

   -- Gift of $2250, with which to complete the library's set of English
       Parliamentary Papers, from the Hon. William S. Schermerhorn.

   -- Gift of the "Garden Library" of 2279 volumes and 145 pamphlets,
       consisting of works by Southern authors or bearing on Southern
       history, from The New York Southern Society.

   -- Deposit of the library of the Holland Society, consisting of books
       and pamphlets, mostly in the Dutch language, many of which are
       rare.

   -- General Theological Seminary. Gift of 2700 volumes, a part of the
       library of the Rev. B. I. Haight, D.D., from C. C. Haight, Esq.

   -- Gift of 1000 volumes, a part of the library of the Rt. Rev. Horatio
       Potter, D.D., from Prof. William B. Potter.

   -- Gift of books, number not stated, to the value of $3850, from the
       Society for Promoting Religion and Learning in the State of New
       York.

   -- Mechanics' Institute Library. (General Society of Mechanics and
       Tradesmen.) Bequest of $5000, from estate of Charles P. Haughan.

   -- New York Free Circulating Library. (New York Public Library.)
       Bequest of $20,000, from Oswald Ottendorfer.

   -- Bequest of $11,250, from Proudfit Estate. This library is now
       absorbed by the New York Public Library--Astor, Lenox, and Tilden
       Foundations.

   -- New York University. Gift of over 1200 volumes, from the library of
       the late Prof. Ezra Hall Gillett, D.D., from his two sons.

   -- Public Library--Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Gift of
       $5,200,000, for the erection of 65 branch library buildings, the
       city to furnish the sites and guarantee the maintenance of the
       libraries, from Andrew Carnegie.

   -- Gift of 1304 volumes, from the Union League Club.

   -- Gift of 738 volumes, from Hon. Robert P. Porter.

   -- Gift of 592 volumes, from the Misses Ely.

   -- Gift of 497 volumes, from Mrs. Gertrude King Schuyler.

   -- Gift of 393 volumes, from estate of S. V. R. Townsend.

   -- Gift of 343 volumes, from Dr. R. G. Wiener.

   -- Gift of 287 volumes, from H. V. and H. W. Poor.

   -- Gift of 280 volumes, from Edmond Bruwaert.

   -- Gift of 923 groups of steel engravings, all "engravers' proofs,"
       chiefly the works of the donor's father, from James D. Smillie.

   -- Gift of a large and valuable collection of Japanese engravings and
       chromo-xylographs, formed by Captain Brinkley, of the _Japan Mail_,
       from Charles Stewart Smith.

   -- New York Society Library. Bequest of $1000, from Maria B. Mount.

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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

-- Association of the Bar. Gift of $10,000, received Jan. 1, 1901,
       source not given.

   -- Columbia University. Gift of $10,000, from "A Friend of the
       University," for additions to the library.

   -- Gift of $5000, from "A Friend of the University" (another friend),
       for special purposes.

   -- Gift of $2250, with which to complete the library's set of English
       Parliamentary Papers, from the Hon. William S. Schermerhorn.

   -- Gift of the "Garden Library" of 2279 volumes and 145 pamphlets,
       consisting of works by Southern authors or bearing on Southern
       history, from The New York Southern Society.

   -- Deposit of the library of the Holland Society, consisting of books
       and pamphlets, mostly in the Dutch language, many of which are
       rare.

   -- General Theological Seminary. Gift of 2700 volumes, a part of the
       library of the Rev. B. I. Haight, D.D., from C. C. Haight, Esq.

   -- Gift of 1000 volumes, a part of the library of the Rt. Rev. Horatio
       Potter, D.D., from Prof. William B. Potter.

   -- Gift of books, number not stated, to the value of $3850, from the
       Society for Promoting Religion and Learning in the State of New
       York.

   -- Mechanics' Institute Library. (General Society of Mechanics and
       Tradesmen.) Bequest of $5000, from estate of Charles P. Haughan.

   -- New York Free Circulating Library. (New York Public Library.)
       Bequest of $20,000, from Oswald Ottendorfer.

   -- Bequest of $11,250, from Proudfit Estate. This library is now
       absorbed by the New York Public Library--Astor, Lenox, and Tilden
       Foundations.

   -- New York University. Gift of over 1200 volumes, from the library of
       the late Prof. Ezra Hall Gillett, D.D., from his two sons.

   -- Public Library--Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. Gift of
       $5,200,000, for the erection of 65 branch library buildings, the
       city to furnish the sites and guarantee the maintenance of the
       libraries, from Andrew Carnegie.

   -- Gift of 1304 volumes, from the Union League Club.

   -- Gift of 738 volumes, from Hon. Robert P. Porter.

   -- Gift of 592 volumes, from the Misses Ely.

   -- Gift of 497 volumes, from Mrs. Gertrude King Schuyler.

   -- Gift of 393 volumes, from estate of S. V. R. Townsend.

   -- Gift of 343 volumes, from Dr. R. G. Wiener.

   -- Gift of 287 volumes, from H. V. and H. W. Poor.

   -- Gift of 280 volumes, from Edmond Bruwaert.

   -- Gift of 923 groups of steel engravings, all "engravers' proofs,"
       chiefly the works of the donor's father, from James D. Smillie.

   -- Gift of a large and valuable collection of Japanese engravings and
       chromo-xylographs, formed by Captain Brinkley, of the _Japan Mail_,
       from Charles Stewart Smith.

   -- New York Society Library. Bequest of $1000, from Maria B. Mount.

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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

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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