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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

Science

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

-- Bequest of his private library of nearly 9000 volumes, valued at
       $2500, from John Wilson. This library is rich in art works and
       examples of early printing, and is to be kept as a separate
       collection for reference only.

   -- Gift of $1100, for work of cataloging the Wilson Library, provided
       for by private subscription, by the directors.


                               PENNSYLVANIA.

   _Braddock_, _Duquesne_, and _Homestead_. Carnegie Libraries. Gift of
       $1,000,000, from Andrew Carnegie. This amount has been placed in
       trust with the Carnegie Company, of Pittsburg, the income of which
       is to be devoted to maintaining the above libraries, founded by Mr.
       Carnegie. It will be distributed from time to time, according to
       the work done or needed.

   _Carbondale._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a public library
       building, from Andrew Carnegie.

   _Duquesne._ _See_ Braddock.

   _Easton._ Lafayette College. The Van Wickle Memorial Library building,
       erected at a cost of $30,000, from a legacy of Augustus S. Van
       Wickle, of Hazleton. Pa.

   -- Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for a public library building, from
       Andrew Carnegie. The gift was declined March 14, 1901, because of
       maintenance requirement, and afterwards accepted (April 11) on
       assurance that the site would be given to the city.

   -- Gift of money to purchase a site for the building offered by Mr.
       Carnegie, amount not stated, raised by popular subscription.

   _Homestead._ _See_ Braddock.

   _Huntingdon._ Gift of $20,000, for a public library building, from
       Andrew Carnegie.

   _Idlewood._ Chartiers Township Free Library. Gift of $1500, for the
       purchase of books, from Andrew Carnegie.

   _Newcastle._ Public Library. Gift of $30,000, for public library
       building, from Andrew Carnegie. If the yearly maintenance is made
       $4000 the gift will be raised to $40,000. Gift rejected, June 27,
       1901.

   _Philadelphia._ Academy of Natural Sciences. Bequest of about $500,000,
       from Dr. Robert B. Lamborn. Though bequeathed to the academy, its
       library will be benefited by the bequest.

   -- Bequest of about $75,000, and a valuable collection of botanical
       books and dried plants, from Charles E. Smith. The library will be
       benefited by this bequest.

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Science

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

-- Bequest of his private library of nearly 9000 volumes, valued at
       $2500, from John Wilson. This library is rich in art works and
       examples of early printing, and is to be kept as a separate
       collection for reference only.

   -- Gift of $1100, for work of cataloging the Wilson Library, provided
       for by private subscription, by the directors.


                               PENNSYLVANIA.

   _Braddock_, _Duquesne_, and _Homestead_. Carnegie Libraries. Gift of
       $1,000,000, from Andrew Carnegie. This amount has been placed in
       trust with the Carnegie Company, of Pittsburg, the income of which
       is to be devoted to maintaining the above libraries, founded by Mr.
       Carnegie. It will be distributed from time to time, according to
       the work done or needed.

   _Carbondale._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a public library
       building, from Andrew Carnegie.

   _Duquesne._ _See_ Braddock.

   _Easton._ Lafayette College. The Van Wickle Memorial Library building,
       erected at a cost of $30,000, from a legacy of Augustus S. Van
       Wickle, of Hazleton. Pa.

   -- Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for a public library building, from
       Andrew Carnegie. The gift was declined March 14, 1901, because of
       maintenance requirement, and afterwards accepted (April 11) on
       assurance that the site would be given to the city.

   -- Gift of money to purchase a site for the building offered by Mr.
       Carnegie, amount not stated, raised by popular subscription.

   _Homestead._ _See_ Braddock.

   _Huntingdon._ Gift of $20,000, for a public library building, from
       Andrew Carnegie.

   _Idlewood._ Chartiers Township Free Library. Gift of $1500, for the
       purchase of books, from Andrew Carnegie.

   _Newcastle._ Public Library. Gift of $30,000, for public library
       building, from Andrew Carnegie. If the yearly maintenance is made
       $4000 the gift will be raised to $40,000. Gift rejected, June 27,
       1901.

   _Philadelphia._ Academy of Natural Sciences. Bequest of about $500,000,
       from Dr. Robert B. Lamborn. Though bequeathed to the academy, its
       library will be benefited by the bequest.

   -- Bequest of about $75,000, and a valuable collection of botanical
       books and dried plants, from Charles E. Smith. The library will be
       benefited by this bequest.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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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