New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-16
Johns HOPKINS. !
PREPARING THE MCCOY LIBRARY OF ENGRAV'
INGS AND ETCHINGS For USE

PREPARING THE MCCOY LIBRARY OF ENGRAV'
INGs AND ETCHINGs FOR USE.
Baltimore Nd March IS (SpcciaD.-The 5000 VOL
umeS in the library beQueathed by John W. Mccoy "
the Johns Hopkins University comprise the most COM
plcte collection Of illustrated foliOs of geography ana
topography and engraved productions OF the line arts
TO be found In this country Mr. Mccoy spent fortune
and a lifetime in making the collection, and President.
Gilman says 1t is complete than that any Govern
ent collection or be found in the libraries 81 otef
universities. Among the volumes are hundreds OF
rare and bulky fOios containing reproductions OF many
of the most valuable paintings in the public ana private
galleries of Europe; others devoted to ehgfaVe'
cchncs of the masterpieces sculpture and paiuting
and smaller volumes tell of the lives of hmous artists
and fine histories of their schools. Tho chef doeuVres
of the Vatican Gallery, among them fine specimens Oh
the work OF Ia Vnci Titan and Raphael, are repro
duced in eight large folio volumes. There are tiEeh
book, devoted TO engravngs OF the paintings III the
galleries of Versailles Eleven folios are filed with
etchncs Of the great FOrenne painters OF all oates
and schools, Tie Ptt Palace, the Louvre, the British
Museum the galleries of Germany, Dresden ana Muhich
are also largely represented. There are even raltr
reproductions from private galleries OF the woids hoteu
art collectors. volume displays the chCceSt gems
in the Duchess de Ia Derry's collection Another ehoI
nous volume is devoted reproduction Of The best
paintings in the private galleries OF CHEAT b'itai,'
The collection has the drawings of William Hogarth
and the landscapes of Turner Two volumes contain
Seiby's " Illustrations of British OfHithoIoN, MUS
tatcd with coloIed plates and there te I'VE volume
Of Chev,lier BOtta on the Monuments OF Nineveh''
Two cabinets contain hundreds Of engravings OF inc
masterpieces Of the modern school, and photographs 81
English scenery. There volumes OF curious ptlntb
and ballads and sc1p-book OF the trial OF queen
Caroline in 1870. The catalogue Of the collection, pre-
,aged originally by j. ". NJ Lee, friend Of Mr.. Mccoy
and The purchaser Of many OF his valuable woks. mas
leen transferred 10 cards. and copies of them have
been added 10 the main university catalogue. The
hooks have all been labelled with handsome engraved
lo plate prepared at the Herald College in Lon
don IN order to secWe accuracy. since Mr.. McCOy's
death the university has left the library almost I'M
touched In the small building fitted up for II by the
owner in the rear Of his mansion IN EntaW flace
This house, also beQueathCd u the Hopkins trustees,
has been allotted a residence for The president Oh
the uuVel slty and il occupied by President TIL
man. The library building WILL De changed anu en-
Iars,d letter display ana accommodate the valuable
collection. 1t has not yet been formally opened 70
The students though President Gilman mas gwen sew
Cril evenings at-lOme." at which the students We're
permitted 10 explore the treasures
l,I, lla,IiSOn, MIS-. Morton and Mrs. Bialhc con-
tiuur TO lend their influence and encouragement 10 le
movement for the WOmcns department ia the ltophIs
Medical school The Washington committee, OF WHICH
Mir, Harrison is president has raised nearly e'5,OOO
for The fund. Mrs. HerIison Is an earnest adV|oae
~ Nc HITLER medical education for women, and In u
recent talk with the Baltimore and Washington laoles
interested She said I'VE must get the men interested
i'm The movement and open their eyes to the importance
OF the projected school. ,,.. -. en-, xo,,or,ar.
Miss MalV Garrett, the originator OF the movements
hes recently received encouraging reports from .the
committees in New-YOgk CHICAGO and san fE.heisco;
ard there is no longer any doubt as 10 the hhacai
part OF the undertaking.