New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17
ALIBRARYS NEW FEATURE.
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS PLACED on FILE IN Th'
BROOKLYN READING-RooMS

A scrap book library is being formed in The B'oon
lvn Library 10 utilize the great amount OF vauaos
material relating % topics of public interest VIM"
would be lost in the accommodating files OF dalS Nc
papers. Tie nucleus of the collection was "' -
crng Of q large number Of excerpts from iie 'ou-
Of newspapers by IL. X. ". WILCOX war ~.
-pondcnt who had collected them In RELATION 10 -
lines for "A score Of years. lie lett the ooe'"
thc Library after they had remained useless Tor 'O-
siderable period Of time. Librarian baru"e" 49, 49,,
mined to utilize them. lie set some of his sSSs.'-.
70 sort the scraps and they were arranged oy suO'
and nasted on sheets Of uniform size. They a'e w
hound bat are on heavy manila paper, ana aou'' 49,
can be made AZ any time in the proper pla'es no -,
constantly accumulatng clippings added TO inc -
number Those relating TO any particular s"o! -.
nut together in a box. which IS properly Labelled -
The subjects are arranged In Alphabetical ouo' =.
o,uc subjects several boxes needed. a. biosrsp,.
f,r instance Ii Is a. easy 10 lind any particular ~,
I'm the boxes as in an encyclopedia or dictionary =
classification Of subjects is the same a. IN the s'
abIe catalogue a. the library the work of the la'o
nhen r. Moves The collection has been gresVp - -.
10 since the first compilation was begun ana -"
number of recent events Of public interest ae iui'
cred in the volumes already prepared. u,s.
There ar, upward OF hfty volumes alread! L.
m. with about $50 clippings In EACH ana Univ I,,,
as many not yet pasted and prepared for use ,,a
a total of over 10000 clippings. Inc '"'i' ,,.,,S
bo indefinitely extended by the addition oi 'tF M.
relating 10 current events. Much valuable io'
tory will be preserved in this way WHICH ga in
he exceedingly difficult in q few years W n
bound volumes Of newspapers without h , ,,,,
is rot designed to make the collection taAe Wv ION.
~ hooks or magazines, but simply 10 fF,hs
them and make the library as compete a. p u,
N the record OF recent events ana 'ph'.'"p aaa
tory the raw material from winch "o -, ,hat
In regard to the collection, Mt bauNc" H. ri
1. WAS consulted already as much is any a.. cen.
oorc,. vo.umes placed upon the sheNeS !" w" Al
tra, mart of the library for the eoNe"'''' ,h.y
,,tors The boxes are put In place ""e INN.
, oa-,v no consulted and each looks IKE
:, ,,nco size rs IL stands in the row ono ' On.
-, 90, who, II is opened IL Is easy 10 NV" ,,hout
hoots to consult them and replace "' -. w,at
,I,,,',l,n, the order Persons unable u NV. the
.,.o, u,nt In hooks OF reference often SCI" scne
-, i, formation M the library OF clpp'e, AZ
- a., t,por,ant recent occurrences covee" At
-. e,uectlon Of scraps are the o'' ssss at
,,eh - 1875 the JohnsiOwn hood' me vnumcr
,,onoy Island. the worlds Fair ana "'o Gov.
., The aed of biography is also comp cts 10
,a IN certain lines, and the COLLECTOR" " T., news.
- mo rcscn,bles that which is custo'h'', n.u.,ed
W.. ,oices for the obituary columns " ,or pre-
i, ,he collection will prove OF great |s'.. gsc
-; ,,ci,lye facts for the use oil pos'ei' oste u
1aI Mains will be taken TO make " 10
possible