The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-16
BUTTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Reference Books Recently Added
to the Shelves.
INTEREST IN GENEALOGY
Valuable Year Books Issued by the So
ciety of the Sons of h e American
Revolution-vital and So
cial Statistics.

has been made of reference books re-
ceived at the library. As this class Of
books is consulted from motives of
utility more than the issuable books.
We have thought best to devote this ar
ticle to those recently received. wen
though many are combinations Of Sc
ries known to the patrons.
Among subjects in which there seems
to be a growing interest. not only in
Butte. but elsewhere. g~enealogy holds a
leading place. Particularly Is interes;
exhibited by persons whose pedigre
runs back to revolutionary, colonial or
Mayfower and cavalier days. Socie-
ties are formed with state branches.
and many Of these societies publish val
liable books. These books generally
contain lists of members and lists of
ancestors whose records qualify the
members for their connection with the
society. The records Of the ancestors
are given. and generally other valuable
historical Information. Tho covers are
generally the distinctive colors Of the
societies. The library has recently re-
ccived many of these volumes from the
societies Interested, and they have al
ready received much attention
From the Society of Colonial Wars
i'm the District of Columbia has been re-
ceived their Register for 1897. This
is the only book we have representing
this society. But from the Society of
the Sons of the American Revolution
valuable yearbooks have been received
from the following states: Massachu-
sets, Connecticut, New Jersey, Mary
land. Illinois and Indiana. Also a
Register of the District of Columbia
Society" or these books. those issued
by Connecticut and Massachusetts are
the largest. and will be most generally
useful.
III G,., .a.t 90 fh. N-nltapnn nF tho
Report of the United States Census of
1890, devoted to vital and social Stats
tics. has lust been issued by the gov
eminent. and IL is hoped that the full
series will be completed one of these
days.
The second series of Official Records
of the Union and Confederate Armies"
has been begun and two volumes Is
sued. This series is devoted to "Pris-
oners of War" and like topics. of the
first series. over 100 volumes have APP
reared. and a few more are tn follow.
There ALL also be a third and fourth
series. The publication issued by the
trade which most nearly rivals the
Official Records" I'm magnitude Is the
colossal Dictionary of National Biog-
raphy." Of his work. the 54th vol
ume appeared last month. carrying the
alphabetical contents as far as "StoN-
in"
To the Pork Directory Library. which
is shelved in the reference department,
hav been added;
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
and Montana Gazetteer. 1888.
Philadelphia city directory, 1898.
st. Joseph directory. 1898.
Sal Lake directory, 1898.
There has long been needed IN index
to the gems for young people contained
i'm the 40 odd volumes of 81. Nicholas,
This has now been supplied by Mr.. W
NJ. Griswold. The entries are not com
plete enough to give full satisfaction
but the index" will have a real value
to many teachers n To young peo-
pie.
MANY short articles. generally oi
small present interest, but which on
day will be of considerable Importance
in connection with the history OF th'
locality, have been bound up I'm seVera
volumes, called for ~cataloguinG pur'
poses Butte Pamphlets" and Mon
tana Pamphlets"
Valuable photographed aids recent
ly received are the volume of 'ProNi
dence Public Library Bulletin for 1897
and Annual American and Englisi
Catalogue for 1891
The former contains IL extended list
of books and periodical articles on inn
portant topics, the most interesting a
this time being those devoted to Cubs
and to the Hawaiian islands.
!. Recent additions make the library SO
OF the follONlDE ItltIt1tt l'i
TO stand at present as follows:
American Field. 1ss4-1s9i. Vols. h-iS
: Critic. The. January, l~sSi-June, 1895
January-December, 1897. Vols. 2i-2s
|, 30.31.
; Electrical World. 1ssi-lss7. Vols. 20
? 80.
, Engineering and Mining Journal. 1894
1897. Vols. 51-6i.
Forest and Stream. 1s94-1S97. Vols
42-49.
Harper's Bazaar, 1s9i-ls97. Vols. %
30.
5 Harper's Weekly. 1s94-1s97. Vols. IS
Al.
Independent, The. January-June. No
: 40. PIT.
! London News. illustrated, 1Si2-Sep
tember. 1897. OILS. I'LL. II j !
113 volumes
Mining and Scientific Press, 1s9j-ls9
Vols. 70-15.
/, Power. 1s95-lSg7. Vols. 15-I7.
: Quinn's Review, Aug. I, lssI-Januar
: Is. 1898. -.
! Scientific American. September, 1876
{ December. 1859. July, 1S90-June. 1879
1894 December. 1897. Vols.
IA and ms. Isl. 63-6s. 70-17.
Official Gazette of the United state
patent office, January, 1S92-March, ls9
2 Vols. 5S-7S.