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
_Delaware._ Ohio Wesleyan University. Gift of 4179 volumes, including
the complete library of the late Prof. Karl Little, from Prof. John
Williams White, of Harvard University.
_Gambier._ Kenyon College Library. Gifts of $15,000, names of donors
not given.
_Geneva._ Platt R. Spencer Memorial Library. Gifts of $1577, names of
donors not given.
_Granville._ Dennison University Library. Gifts of $525, names of
donors not given.
_Greenville._ Public Library. Gift of $15,000, for public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie, a yearly maintenance of $2000
required. The site has already been secured.
_Hamilton._ Lane Free Library. Gift of $500, donated by citizens.
_Marietta._ Marietta College. Gift of 18,712 volumes, from his private
library, by Hon. R. M. Stimson; to be kept together and in
reasonable repair. The collection is especially rich in Americana
relating to the Mississippi Valley.
_Massillon._ McClymonds Public Library. Gift of library building,
valued at $20,000, name of donor not given.
-- Gift of $10,000, as an endowment for books, name of donor not given.
_Painesville._ Public Library. Gift of new library building, neither
value nor name of donor given.
-- Gift of 385 volumes, name of donor not given.
_Sandusky._ Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Shelby._ Public Library. Gift of property valued at $6500, for a
public library, from Daniel S. Marvin.
_Steubenville._ Carnegie Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for a public
library building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Toledo._ Public Library. Gift of $1800, from Mr. Hardy.
-- Gift of $1000, from Mrs. J. R. Locke.
-- Gifts of 1223 volumes, names of donors not given.
_Van Wert._ Brumback Library. Gift of new library building, costing
about $50,000, from family of the late John S. Brumback, thus
carrying out his intentions in completing and furnishing it and
presenting it to the county.
_Wooster._ University Library. Gift of a $35,000 library building, from
H. C. Frick, of Pittsburg, Pa. "This beautiful building is fitted
up with the latest improvements."
_Youngstown._ Reuben McMillan Free Library. Bequest of $5000, received
from Charles D. Arms.
OREGON.
_Portland._ Library Association. Gift of $25,050, from the three
daughters of the late Henry Failing.
-- Bequest of $2500, the income to be used for maintenance of the
donor's private library of nearly 9000 volumes, also bequeathed to
this institution, from John Wilson.
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