Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
IMPORTANT SELECTIONS.
Two Chiefs Of Division at the Library
Of Congress Appointed.

The librarian of Congress has recently an
| nounced two important appointments to the
library service. a chief of the division of
manuscripts at salary of $1,000 and a
chief Of the division Of music at a salary Of
5000
The new chief Of the division of manu-
scripts Is Mr.. Worthington Chauncey Ford,
the eminent economist and historian. Mr..
Ford was born In Brooklyn. N. Y, in 1858.
His career has been a notable one. He was
chief Of the bureau Of statistics in the De-
partment OF State from 1885 until 1885, and
chief OF the bureau of statistics of the
Treasury Department from 1893 until 1898
In 1898, after he left the bureau OF stats-
tics, his services were secured by the Bos-
ton PUBLIC Library. then in charge Of the
present librarian Of Congress. The special
purpose OF his engagement was to organize
the division Of documents in the library,
which. as in the Library Of Congress- han
laneous literature Of economics and statis-
tics. He had charge also Of the library's
manuscript collections.
AT the Library Of Congress the division Of
Falkner, and Mr.. Ford's work will be ex-
ciusively with the manuscripts These re-
late chiefly to American history, a field in
which Mr.. Ford is already an authority;
Tor, although he has been widely known as
an expert stattstician and trained econo-
mist. ne is equally known for his thorough
and laborious researches in American his
tory.
Mr.. Ford continued with the BOSTON Pub-
ZIG Library until the beginning of the pres
ent summer, when he resigned. For the
past several months he has been engaged in
terminating a system Of accounts for the
city Of New York
HIS historical writings include a life OF
washington IN two volumes, published in
1871 ana monograph on John Quincy
Aoams ana his connection with the Monroe
oh n1 L.
the Writings Of Washington" fourteen
volumes; the Letters of William Lee 1865
20 t,o5' The Correspondence and Journal
or. OF samuel Blackley Webb. 1872 to 1777;"
ington; and the journals of the House of
representatives Of the province Of Massa-
chusetts Bay. Ills. He has also been a fire.
qnent contributor to various literary ana
historical journals ~
Mr; y. q. I. Sonneck. the new chief of the
uI'lslon or music, was born in JERSEY CITY
N. j., In 1873. His early education was in
the public schools OF his native state. He
mvsio courses ~ te on the history and theory Of
music at the University Of Heidelberg. and
was LOT TOUR years at the University Of Mu
men men. since his education abroad he has
0e Mr so resident & Of New York city.
american and foreign periodicals on -
seal subjects and composers, and has been
euSaseo Ior some time in special Research
Will WIN reference ,1 to the history Of secular
- 'Aio o1illeu states. He brings TO
the library familiarity with the Colo
IONS OF music in the great Libraries of E:,,-
rope and this country, and a special know
poSerS. ' iedii coin-
MI. Sonneck has, in fact. been emnloya,
a AL the library since the middle Of the pres
e e., summer He has been engaged abroad
srst aamin1ns various collections, including
nyStsIhs ana classifications in music and in
visiting dealers and making nm ljsts ~ -.
pu,J naSe OF standard material Including
musical hiu. compositions and works on 'N Ing
nrtinisr, ana theory of music and musical
,,'o airy IS likely to add considerable in ~
way ol classical and standard material ZIG