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
_Chattanooga._ Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for library building,
from Andrew Carnegie. It is reported that the amount of the gift
will be raised to $100,000, provided the city agrees to appropriate
$10,000 yearly.
_Jackson._ Public Library. Gift of $30,000, for public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Memphis._ Cossitt Library. Bequest of 942 volumes and 423 pamphlets
especially strong in social science and history, from Gen. Colton
Greene.
TEXAS.
_Dallas._ Public Library. Gift of over 1100 volumes, from various
persons, at a book reception, held Dec. 11, 1900.
_San Antonio._ Carnegie Library. Collection of books, valued at $3500,
from San Antonio Library Association. To be turned over to the
Carnegie Library on the completion of its building, and provided
that the city contribute $50 a month towards expenses until so
turned over.
_Waco._ Public Library. Gift of $1000, by Andrew Carnegie, towards the
library.
UTAH.
_Ogden._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Salt Lake City._ Free Public Library. Gift of $75,000, to erect a free
public library building, and a building site worth $25,000, from
John Q. Packard.
VERMONT.
_Middlebury._ Middlebury College. Gift of the Starr Library building,
erected from a bequest of $50,000, from Egbert Starr, of New York
City.
_Windsor._ Library Association. Bequest of $2000, from Charles C.
Beaman, of New York.
VIRGINIA.
_Hampton._ Hampton Normal and Industrial Institute. Gift of a new
library building, cost not stated, as a memorial to Collis P.
Huntington, from Mrs. C. P. Huntington.
_Lexington._ Washington and Lee University. Bequest of his law library
(1884), made available by death of his widow, from Prof. Vincent L.
Bradford, of Philadelphia.
_Norfolk._ Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
-- _Seaboard Air Line Travelling Libraries._ Gift of $1000, from Andrew
Carnegie.
_Richmond._ Public Library. Gift of $100,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_Winchester._ Public Library. Bequest of $250,000, from Judge John
Handley, of Scranton, Pa.
WASHINGTON.
_Seattle._ Public Library. Gift of $200,000, for a new library
building, to replace the one destroyed by fire Jan. 2, 1901, from
Andrew Carnegie, on condition that the city make a guarantee to
provide $50,000 yearly for maintenance and improvement.
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