The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-15
SPLENDID GIF I
TOSTATE LIBRARY
Miss Arents Makes Present OF
Valuable Old Files Of
Public Journals.
WAR TIME NEW YORK HERALD
Official Organ Of French Gov
eminent for Scvcnty-Six Years
Is Almost Priceless Gift.

Through the generosity OF Miss
Grace Arents, of this city the Virginia
State Library becomes the posscsor OF
one of the most valuable contributions
given TO II in many years. 1t consists
OF complete files OF some of the best
known periodicals in tile world, COW
ering periods abont which there is al
ways research and around which clus-
ter some OF the most important events
In all history. R
Miss Arents inherited tie volumes
from the estate OF the late Major Lewis
Ginter. one OF Richmond's foremost
citizens. While no definite cash value
can be placed on them. it Is estimated
that they could not be replaced for
less than $4,000. State librarian II.
r. McIlwaine is delighted with the
gift.
File OF New York Herald
Perhaps the set which will be the
most generally III demand at the IL
brary is the complete file of the New
York Herald from 1860 10 1872. These
twelve years comprise the history OF
the War Between the states and the
reconstruction times which followed
as published in what was perhaps the
leading newspaper of the country In
its day.
Another lle of great value is Niles's
National Weekly Register. In seventy
September. 1911, TO March. ilS4s This
weekly journal, published by Ilezekiah
Niles at Baltimore, was during the
greater part OF Its existence the only
convenient public record In this coun-
try Of Federal and state affairs. of
congressional debates and acts. and
OF all miscellaneous features of i'm
portancc In the worlds news. 1t In
cludcs an index volume and semi
annual table OF contents
~ unique set, of nles Is that of lie
Charivari. known as the world over
as the Paris Punch" the great French
comic Journal. The set Is from Jam
unry. 1917. to January. 1853, taking in
the period OF tho Second Republtch. It
Is illustrated by Gavarni, Chem and
others
Omcini French Record.
But the cream OF Miss Arents's mag
nincent present Is $50 volumes of The
Monitcur UNIVERSAL" the official Jour
nal of tho French government. COM
plete from Its first number, on May >,
1882 TO January J. 1865, There are
i5O volumes of text. four OF analysis"
ono of "The Monitor Of Client" publish
cd officially by Louis XVIII. during the
"Hundred Days and I'VE volumes OF
index tables.
The historical value as the official
organ of the government of France,
under all regimes since May. 1882, as
the authentic. recognized register OF
all It's acts OF interior or international
import, as the sole continuous daily
record that exists OF current, contcm-
poraneous events, political and diplo-
matte social, religious and commercial.
scientific. artistic and literary, not of
France only. but of the entire world.
can hardly be overestimhtcd Ihe Mon
itenr Univcrsel has long been out OF
the market. and II has been held upon
competent French authority. that not
more than 200 complete sets exist in
the world.
Important political periods are mark
cd by different styles OF bindins. The
period OF the French Revolution, the
Consulate the Empire. the Restora-
ton the reign of Louis Philippe. the
Second Republic are covered by. The
work Tt was the official organ of the
government. and its records are there
fore correct