The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-09
Our Cambridge Correspondence.

Our Cambridge Correspondence.
CAMBRIDGE, Juiy 2s, 1857.
Some Assount Of ne Harvard college Library
Those who are accustomed TO Harvard during term
time can hardly realize IL present deserted appearAnN
In place Of the life and jocund mirth with which lie
rable halls usually resound silence profound has
cceded 70 impress the visiter that he 10 eadug the
streets Of some deserted city.
Professors and students have alike taken Of
the vacation to enjoy their rural pssmes by the
and in the open country, and have left Old Harvard
with scarcely representative, venerable porter
do tie honors Of the institution to passing stranger
The library, although, nse chapel and hail, nomiraliy
closed for the vacation Ia yet occupied by the librarian
Who has seized the interval Of relaxation from his general
duties arrange the additions IN their appropriate
places for although there fund CT less than four
bred dollars devoted TO the OF the library,
yet number Of work, added during the last year. by
donation and special appropriation of college funds,
amounts to upwards Of four thousand volumes
The library occupies o One building, OF Grecian design,
10 esirsl poon among the other college sdinccs,
IN close proximity to tho new chapel In procers OF
erection The general oray, contains aboat seventy four
tbousana Volumes bat the works the law and divinity
departments Increase IT. size to about one hundred add
twelve thou, ano volumes
Notwtb%taD ding fact there are many duplicates.
yet the collection OF the best In the country aud In
some departments 10 more complete hsn any other rne
cole cton In the choicest condition Is the Oriental one pro
sented by Mr. Wbeae, shoee Tau1e Is placed At the
top OF the aiUove that contains biz fft Most OF Al
tss, ilde, contain the OF
to the nbruy There In the collection largo NUN
ber OF AMI valuable works. which the brarian
especial pleasure IN bowing to th)se WI be believes
capable Of esmairg their value Among these thsre
many which curious account OF their historic
rest, Bpe which once beonses 10 Charles l., and
contains bis autograph
This vriume which Is In Latin was presented by this
unfortunate motMch TO gentleman who vas his CO N
papicn during tho lat hours Of his ovenfn fc and came
into the posec ion OF the library arough the agency OF nm
srsnason There h, nko~ ise small Greek Testament
containing the signature % Bssop which IL said 10 nave
been fsyorite vou with ehs greatest OF lgsh pho
sophers In connection with this suffice, II NAV be
toned worthy Of note that the celebrates Winthrop Col
lection, in The pos,essiop OF tho New York Society a.
brsry, contains quaro volume. by Paraceisus 10 G. "
man ent LED Lber AesoruD Fl Lttev NIrce. published
At Coin 1868, with the autog apn of the renowned Or
the uhcnicty Of the ssbsiufe aAt tbs fact thai
vol. me, much skir 10 his necromsntic pursuits
once aoiuay In bis possession TIE Harvard library
contains py OF the drst edition of "akluv Voyages
Amer and rarely 70 be met with elsewhere The copy
In the British Museum cost f2s; also tins original edition Of
"Cham lain Voysses" published In 1877 Of which there
not three copies en- this continent
There iii evise Of the Gfieen copies ofhe orEiua
EDITION CT "Chalr ers Revolt OF the North American Colo
MES The history Of this work IL curious Chsl ners
~1i America during be revolution aud prepared hi, hts
Tory here returned vanf W publish at the
ton Of the when h. Eegsh natter, suIl martng
der defeat heartily tired OF the vhole subject
What oud have induced MIN 10 print II Hneen copies
lie difficult 70 say, unless N enable the government,
10 procure It's suppression by giving the au,bor once
SUCH at least proved 10 he trneCbalmers' crowded
for the few copies ~hch han found their way out we're
recalled an the eoiuon was suppressed " has subse
qutnty been issued 10 this country by the librarian Of
BARNARD College from the copy IN the possession 81 this
library, which Ia the edition 70 the public and
Me only exsn wi the esceptoa % the few copet
Of the FIRST % itos already notced