The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-09

for the purchase of books Tor the library.
Lowell Mason gave to the library his
valuable collection Of music literature.
Other Great Benefactions.
Lehigh university, at South Bethle-
hem, Pa, was more fortunate than any
other educational institution in the en-
dowment of it's library. Asa Packer,
who founded the university, giving it
$500, 600, left by his will 81 500, 900 to
the college and nearly 5000, 0C0 to the
college library.
Cornell college library received gift
Of $4,000 from Ezra Cornell, $780,
900 for building from John McGraw
of Ithaca and collection of $4,000 vol
umes and 10000 pamphlets worth
500, 900 from Andrew D. White, the
first president of the college.
The University of Rochester received
800, 900 from Hiram Sib1ey, the finan-
cier who helped Morse get an appropria-
ton from congress to test the telegraph,
and who was the first president of the
Western Union Telegraph company.
George Peabody was more generous
to libraries than any other American.
He gave $50, 900 to found the Peabody
institute and library at Danvers, Mass.
afterward Peabody, and subsequently
$40, 900 to the same institution. He
gave $50, 900 to found library at North
Danvers. He gave $3.50, 900 to the Pea
body museum and library at Salem,
Mass. These sums were in addition to
the millions he devoted to the cause of
education in Massachusetts and in the
south.
Silas Bronson, a native of Middle
bury, Conn, left an enduring monu-
ment to his name at Waterbury, Conn.
in the library which he founded, and
which bears his name. He gave to this
library 5000, 900. He was a retired New
York merchant at the time of his death.
Bangor, Me-, owes its Public library
to the hberality of Samuel F. Hersey,
at one time member of congress, who
bequeathed $1,000 to found this insti-
tuition. West Bay City, Mich, has to
thank Ell. ". Sage of Connecticut for o
library established with an endowment
Of $50, 600. Charles E. Forbes, who was
county attorney at Northampton, left
about the same amount, his entire for
tune, to found the Northampton library.
E. B. Morgan, a New York congress
man, was one of the benefactors of the
Auburn Theological seminary. With
William E. Dodge he built, at cost of
O,OOO, the structure IN winch the
library is housed. Mr.. Morgan was a
philanthropist in other directions.
The Philadelphia library, which was
founded by Benjamin Franklin, was in
debted early in its career to James Lo-
gan, once private secretary to William
Penn, for 2, 900 volumes, a large library
at that time. Later Logan nephew pre-
sented to the library 1900 volumes, and
William Mackenzie gave to it 5000 vol
umes more.
The library of the Long Island His
torica1 society is indebted to George I.
Seney, the banker, who gave 800, 900
to it. Mr.. Seney's benefactions have
amounted to 100000
The Lenox library of New York,
while claiming an endowment of only
$500, OGO, was actually worth So, 900, 900
when James Lenox, its founder, con-
veyed it to the city of New York. The
Aston library was founded on a sbequest
of $500, 900 in the will of the first John
Jacob Astor. His son William B. added
requests of $3.50, 900 value, and the
present John Jacob Astor has increased
the benefaction $3.50. 900.
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.