St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-21

apartment and study, which is designed
to contain a large number of volumes.
c. 9. OsBrien is another book lover,
who has collected valuable library, to
whose contents he is no stranger, and
never fails to buy every good work
offered to him, and reads them, too.
ii. L. Upham has collection which,
though not large, is remarkable for its
value and the choice, rare works it con-
Upham is an expert in American gen
ealogy, and knows this class of litera-
ture more thoroughly than any man in
the Western states.
George G. COchrane is the fortunate
owner of some $500 volumes. which in
the line of American literature, is I'M
surpassed in this city. Many of his
works are very rare and valuable. They
are not kept for mere show. either.
w. p. ClOugh has got the beginning of
afine library, which he is rapidly ex-
tending. and of remarkably fine line
OF works. In his new residence he de-
signs to have library sanctum I'M
equaled in this city.
Rev. Albert Ii. Heath, d. D., who has
removed to this city within few days,
as pastor of Plymouth church, is re-
puted to have a private library of 5000
volumes, but the writer of this sketch
has not yet had a chance to verify this
statement. If true, Dr.. Heath's library
iSthe largest collection in the state.
Rev. E. ID. Neill has collection.
mostly historical works, which has been
collected largely as the working library
of historical student, and contains
many valuable works and rare manu-
scripts.
Most Rev. Bishop Ireland has also a
large library, perhaps 5000 volumes,
chiefly of such works as would be most
useful to him in his calling, most of
them being very rare and costly, which
he secured in the old world. Many of
them are in Latin, Greek, Hebrew and
study.
Prof. T. II. Kirke, of Manchester, and
also Rev. DR.. Rice, of Manchester, have
valuable private libraries.
Alfred j. Hill, the antiquarian, has
about 600 volumes, mostly on anti
qulties, geography, botany and folk
lore.
Among the other fortunate owners of
good libraries, some of them important,
are Isaac Y. d. Heard, William B.
Dean, DR.. Il. ID. Sin ontOn, j. A.
Wheelock, Bishop NJ. n. Gilbert, II. III.
Sibley, Stanford Newell, several of our
clergymen, and also of our leading ply
sicians, also have good professional
libraries.
Several considerable private libraries
which once existed in this city do not
any longer stand on the list as such.
Up to 1867 Col. Robertson had valu-
able collection of 5000 or 5000 volumes,
which he sold to the state university.
Rev. A. b. Peterson, Rev. S. Y. McMas-
tiers and Rev. John Mattocke, all de-
ceased, had good private libraries (the
first named notably so). which are all
now scattered. Fred Allis had large
and valuable one, which he took to New
+ York. Hon. Il. NJ. Rice once possessed
a first-clasS library of several thousand
choice volumes, which he subsequently
gave to Shattuck school, Faribault, in
recognition of Rice county, named for
him. Hon. Alex Ramsey gave a fine
collection of 1900 volumes to the Min
nesota Historical society. The private
library of Judge Goodrich, 800 vol
umes, was sold after his death to L. E.
Reed
1t must not be inferred that the above
list comprises all the private libraries
in our city. There are many others,
the statistics of which have not been
able yet to secure, and will reserve
them for another CHI apter.
TX N'lNIPoHTE QUI.