Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-11-08
s6,oOo,ooO FOR BOOKS.
BIG SUM GIVEN TO AMERICAN
LIBRARIES THIS YEAR.
Report of Association at st. Louis Es-
Inmates Gifts to Reading Public
Of United States-Carnegie
Donation Largest.

Gifts to American libraries amounting
Ito $6,103, 1877 were made in the year from
June 1, 1903, to May 81, 1904. OF this
sum Andrew Carnegie gave $3.50, 500,
OF which 1910, 100 was reported to have
been accepted.
The report was read at the conven-
ton of the American Library associa-
tion at st. Louis by ]. L. Harrison, Ii
brarian of the Athenaeum at Providence,
". l. 1t covers single gifts of $500 OF
more and of $50 volumes and upward.
Five hundred and six gifts are re-
ported, representing in all 1898 vol
umes and Sc, 103,137. An analysis of the
money gifts shows that $732,359 was
given as endowment funds for general
library purposes, $19S,654 for the es-
adjustment of book funds, $7S,709 for
the cash purchase of books, 81 ,507 600,
of which 100000 is reported as accepted,
from Andrew Carnegie for buildings:
$2.750,419 from various donors for
buildings, $27, 400 for sites and $642,
for various purposes. In addition 10
sites, the value of which is not known,
are reported, and also the gifts Of build
ings and grounds to the amount OF
$165, 900.
The gifts of the year, other than those
made by Mr.. Carnegie, amount to 81, $685.
637. This includes 36 gifts of $4,000
each, Is of $4,000, nine of $4,000, seven
Of $4,000, five of $4,000, two of 100000,
four of $4,000, three of $4,000, one of
$45, 1000, and 81 Of from $50 900 to $500, 900.
Among the notable collections Of
books given may be mentioned the Kon-
rad Won Maurer collection of German
history, comprising II, 1000 volumes, from
Prof. Archibald Cary Coolidge to Har-
ward university; the Sidney s. Rider coll
lection of Rhode Island history, a col
lection of 10000 volumes, manuscripts
and broadsides from Marsden J. Perry
to Brown university; collection OF
10000 volumes on magic from DR.. s. B.
Ellison to Columbia college; the private
library of 1000 volumes of the late John
Sherman to the Ohio state library;
5000 volumes relating to fungi from e..
D. Howlay to the University of Mime
sofa, and 2,70O volumes on ichthyology
AkOn lawn OCdIl JOAudn " AcA1uO QUAIL.
ford Junior university.
Among the interesting gifts may be
mentioned handsome stained glass
| window, Hans Christian Andersen
With the Children" purchased with
money raised by popular subscription
and given as Christmas gift to tha
children's room Of the Milwaukee pub
lie library.
The report confines Mr.. Carnegie's
gifts to the United States. They NUM-
Der 100, and amount to 81, 507, 900.
In their distribution the North At
lantic division Of states received $685.
$50, the South Atlantic 100000, the
South Central $4,000, the North Cen
trail, 1901 300 and the western 1925 900.
OF the states receiving the greatest
number Of gifts. Minnesota ranks first
with IS. California second with u, and
Iowa and Wisconsin third with nine
each.
There were IA gifts under $4,000, Is
OF $4,000, 16 between $4,000 and $751;
900, six between 1000 and 10000; i've
Of $25 900. three of $4,000, one Of $4Q.-
900 and four Of $4,000 or more,