New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31

hraran Wilbcrforce Eames. by the purchase Vi
the Bancroft collection and the gathering Vi o'u
American newspapers. This was begun III 'a"u'' y
1891 and we now have nearly DOo) newspapers We
tween l7O and 1900 We have Ncw-forK papers
from 1883 until after the Revolution. None OF the
n,os ara complete of course but we are nliing
ther, in from time TO time. We get the most vi
them from bound volumes in old libraries very
few in single numbers. The papers are "'ueN'u ~
months and years with reference to the Newt o'A
Historical Society library and the Library ON
p,nv Of Philadelphia where the newspaper MES
are excellent. So any person coming mere ~ va"
suit n newspaper OF a certain date II ne uoes not
find we have il, is abe once to see II IL II III
either OF the other libraries.
A area; deal Of attention has been paid recently
at the Lcnox to Colonial records Inc Massac""
sets records have been reprinted TO 1900 In New
York the State papers down to l'oi' eHcep''iS ''c
legislative journals were reprinted In two volumes
abou; 1920 and subsequently a supplementary VOL
ume brought them down to l1I1. The orgihal pr'l'S
of Legislative proceedings In nearly all the cooho
are In the library in more or less compete st"'o
The debates and Journals Of the State conventions
which adopted the Federal Constitution lorm
valuable series OF volumes. In a neighborng aicove
are PAPERS relating to Spanish America. These IN
Guide the Las Cnsas History OF the midas. wnich
was purchased by Mr.. Lenox in 1915. Some OF these
works have reprinted in Spain. but the greater
number are not elsewhere accessible. tNceptonAily
of Texas from 1859 to l77s Nothing on this CONT
ncnt can compare with this collection for oriSinai
documents on Spanish America. except the archlVes
In the city Of Mexico
Across the gallery "a shclved he complete SCI Oh
Jesuit Relations from 1852 to 1913 TINS Is the
only complete set OF these reports Of the FOUNDERS
Of New France TO their ecclesiastical Siperiors
They ara the sources of the carly history OF
Canada. For several years two volumes were lack
ing 20 perfect the collection. In the bancroft Dooh'
purchased in 1893. two numbers were found boHAd
together. one a duplicate Of what vas ALREADY
in the Lenox Library the other was one OF the long
missing volumes. At about the same time from
another source came the last book which rounded
out the whole
The Bancroft books peculiarly interesting ana
valuable. They comprise abou, 1i.OOo bound volumes
and deal mostly with the later Colonial and Rev0iu-
tIonary period. experimenting the books ana manu-
Inn Twc w. sheIyes are filled with Bancroft's
Dan works. and among these Is set of his his
tory. with his own annotat!ors. lie made an meek
10y day. tina, In writing h. was able to reach all
Information concerning the events OF any day MI
papers bearing np9n the Revolution Including much
of the correspondence OF Burgoync ana tiede,el
lie had the diary Of james X Polk kept turing ms
term President, the original minutes Of the Ros-
ton Commtt"" Of Correspondence in l1'3 ana he
ncnt In early American history. All Of these DOW
bc.ong T. the L"roN Library. The stuart co.icc-
lion OF handsomely bound standard books occupies
considerable space IN thr exhibition room. Furround
Ing the remarkable collection OF "lT'N Blbies am
manuscripts which have made the fame OF IN"
I.enoX l. bray worldwide. These almost TN"
only b1o.- w.lon VIII b" duplicated IN The library
unoi.
III I.e1oN Library Is ;h' custodian. though no.
g. present ti- owu"f. 81 an un3rohen file ~ Tho
London Times" from lN'. 10 thr present. dime. ana
il j, ioxel Ia k to H.. Her the first accounts
~ the BATH. Of Waterloo may be read. TIE event.
90 oar War of ISL, AZ" fully recouuteu IN IN"
ash ~ ton Ntt OnIl ln'.ligeucer.' In an" ne7 %.
wAich there ere fow gaps. The gaps IN the h!e- -:
any one cary Ncw-l ork paper arr 10 good eN-
t'n made Up fui by thr 80 o.: other Al. n cover
q ,fte. ttI Ma,f0 q ~
l1s, b. limos; raInrirtc. EtadforTs "GtzDit". ne
1T paper published ~ Ncw-York - Of an carer
dIte NJ are also the Post Boy AMI Iang' =
weekly journal" winch Ought t." BATH" - =
free I-e.s Ia America The ies OF th!s paper cover
tlr period Of tie famous llhclF on IN" Royal P:o-
W. .ia' Government. The nrst impression and MANY
slbseuB"nf uu-lb"rs o. R"rIJm1 Frafkltr'S paper
are al ii. Shelves toe-thc. with 90" Tory R.yug-
toms "N.G-N s. Gdz"t'e. complete Tom 1913 o.
~ WHOM The pE'I-N'r waS nri"n AMY uy =
mob lrI a,ulc numbers 81 'lH' Eo. o. Gazette
which .. O.. ned during 80 British occupation. tn"
lfst xht hc almost .ln.trly extended Cor hose
o. ..IutI.a! ines nrr TIA -peralt} - ~" l.rnoN.
i-,f 80 .f- Bibles 40. ar editions. 20. th-
st.ly - tre history ~ ms c'ttuy tia Nrw-(ork