New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-19
LIBRARIANS CONVENTION.
Third Day'st'roeeedings



Al O'clock on Saturday morning the Deleeases ~
bed and the business Of the Convention was ura,.l
with
Is tie SECRETARY msvoldsbly sbsent the rsd;,,.
.he minutes dispensed with
Letter Of Invitation wac received from Dr. abb
vis, his Museum of Egyptian Antiquities This eo~,s
Mt accepted, and the thanks of the Conyentsa :
turned therefor Catalogues of the Students and uana
the University received and thanks returned sh<,
The favors ofMr Remngtonwere similarly acknowledge
Mr. Hayward Of Ohio, presented the following ress;z
Rd That the thanks Of this Conversion ee rrsseas -
steady .ndsrecse efforts for the Increase and ss.sa
dortsd for the prootea PuSs &
fseI country and We have sea- pleasure IN Sotns 20
'urhersnee ofsl such objects
Carried unanimously.
The President here explained that Friday in peaks
Of the Frrnchmans claim the invention OF the rev =
TEN of Catsloguing he meant to have made hmsh us
stood tothe effect that he aware several monhs "A
that an article had appeared in the MeHieEr tbs sabS
but ha; the pamphle, from which he quoted had a<b
placed in his hands
The Business Committee then reported the order
tie days business The Committee also rccommeaded q
cordial approval OF the second resolution by Mr. 0good n
that they recommend the third resolution to special Ca
mee of three with full powers TO act in the matter q
10 rerort 10 the Convention, ST their next meeting
Professor Jeweti, Rev DIR. Osgood, and X. A. GuiA
Providence, were appointed that Committee.
On motion of Mr.. John William Wallace, OF Phlsds
Rs,d As the sense Of this Convention, that the eO@ptss.
OF Public Libraries throughout the cosny and the ne.i
s,o Mould be United 81 . s.'as
Of & Ssss. al .5gs Of every the Union their er
and unabssed eopdOD snd these volume. appear CAY ha
@ rS9rs from Ss no ys % ,ses Governors sSs' ssss s
sts Lefbstucs other public authorities having power =
tuts these volumes TO make some Orders s rss
to Law LsrsTy Of the Soeisios at fhslsphis . s
ss CT LAW SI sO 81 es &c b s.s ss ss
published tom ysI to year ey ,ss OF the ''P
Erd That the Secretary OF the Law Association Of raiAs
ha be rqus.,rd with s., Of Ia. body g .Is9 =, ss
any f,usik be may see ft to mske On the Subject
Carried unanimously.
The following was presented by Mr. Guid OF brosa
In.yeisity Pre-, idence
Ri.a Ihai tie member. o. his Convention cordially ss
catalogue OF ell public librslits
Carried unanimously.
MIR Edwin Williams Of New. York, proposed the a
lowing pi1n for Index Of American newspapers and
Chronology OF important events for the last l25 years
As a member OF the New York Historical society
brought before of the regular meetings OF that LA
tuition, proposal for causing 10 DO made an Index y
Principal Amer, newspapers their files, exlendz
over a period OF l23 years, In 40 many serial vo27s
The proposed Ian evorably received by the seeg
md referred 10 q special commission OF which am
(hniImau with powers carry the into Ell ct ri
dosrcs an expression of this Convention on this subpt
chewing that is important to the interests OF siosh
Literature as il must olon new sources OF inornate
particularly those engaged in researches either of "
Taly or business purposes.
1he plan proposes an IRdex and chronological s1ap
meni OF the most important matters relative 10 Amerxc
hbtory which may be found in the newspapers In the
brary Of the Historical society principally those pabl1~
N the City ct Now York commencing about the ysr
i7se end continued 20 the present year. The lgdex
cnes also the volumes OF the National Intelgencer wh
es been published at the City OF Washington ir the ~
hall century IL also embrace tho volumes o. S
Register, published in baltimore from ISL 10 ls3
Which there r. some annual. but general index oxcp
for the hrst W elye volumes.
The proposed Index would probably comrse octav'
volumes of about 1000 pages each, arranged On ~
plan u Holiness American Annals which comprise tv'
volumes Of chronology from 1892 TO 1876 Five NOR
ersons could be employed IN the work OF the Index and
The auspices Of the Committee OF the New foh Ne
torical society. asd the time required need nes sseese
two years The Society would then publish the work
three volumes In edition Of 1000 or 100 eopss
The total expense IL estimated at $1,000 one han
the preparation, and one half for printing ana binda
To provide for payment VI the expense 10 proposes
Obtain 200 subscribers at $50 each and the volumes wnsn
published to belong the subscribers, each receiving hss
copies Of the work therefor.
Ess Ths. .h. sgp'S.s .. The pts q ~ ne
for the purpose being special comass
that nd SS support S he ~ sa
hrous United STATE. particularly to Libraries and As
Mr. Folsom Of the Business Committee presented Tie
following
research while demanded By the condoe q s os
eeisy interesting TO h Convention from the bearing a"s
have upon Libraries throughout the country
worthy support the National Treasury and thai h ss
as ss :, central ni oa. % s4
sdniusrsloH OfIhs smii .sOrisD InstitutiOn
Carried.
Mr Abbott, Of New York presented the following,
Rhes, That The time hss srriyed ghen the eIsa
public Lbsr Of eco 500 and 10000 yolHmos thEsazboN =.
the AACC.afiola the 1nsfufl00s
e,sy And has msisf d '
Rsi'sa Tisf conmiiiss Of three be appointed repss.
plan for the promoD Of this object the neat mssn
Mr. Hale, Of Worcester said he thought that the PeY
Of each particular district should choose their own tocs
otherwise be conceived publisher would get the paa
publh the whole of the works, and nonopoze Their a
He passed structures what u called the poplar
class OF vorks books which ten years hence would
yalueiess the tan fruMpet which was SO pspei@
YEAR sgo that each circulating library had ~ msny e
copies its shelves il Is scarcely remembered ns
though that the yellow coverediiterature howeyefsI
| the sweet with the sour wG eventually iaf more w
duefye Of good than evil Take for instance, SON
Dumas Works When II il known that those faclaaa'
pages IRE drawn from works OF standard authorship ga
snfod more interesting win not that taste for resdnz
wkaL has been f0ftCrtd In the yellow hays ~
course to the original Oans He then made seer
ftrctures Abbots Napoleon. lie honght HaEpcrs ~
QHzne did very Wei for the resde but he beleYei NJ
eeibeT untitled Tor the library u probably very eel
read the beautiful and glowing history 81 Napoleon
giyenin Harper pages, and thereby foster desire i
flftef and more Tt0f knowledge OF his Character n
zach authors Napier and Scott and host Of Othe ~
lei geed thus 10 SPEAK, there be desired rs
the Convention would take some definite position,
tightening the character Of young libraries which nos
the eervfsceE nature the works with which TIER ee'r
ere crowded. likely 20 become Of any imp
tsBce Bnles@ sided IN their selection. His fenafr
olfiied the very warm APPLAUSE Of the Convention
The resolutions were hnaily carried. -.
The ITC trident and Messrs Hale Of Worcester and A
bot, Of New York, we're appointed on tie Committee,
Gr Oiend Bourne Of TIE Free Academy, hssl .,'
syoiosled for tie unavoidable sbssnee Of the rsprssen
tves ~ tIusituon until Saturday morning HcTep,S
tLc library o. Tat iuzttuOn founded in lsjlj ~
81 IN alaracer. cnf..nra Ynlunnes snppOred