The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-01-02
CONGRESS- HAS
1,891,729 BOOKS
Nearly 100000 Volumes Added
Within the Past Year.
REPORT OF the LIBRARIAN.

Addition to the Collection or Andrew
jackson Papers-Two Important Be-
quests From Abroad-ReIics Of the
Confederate Treasury.
The librarian of congress has just
submitted his annual report. in which
he states that the accessioHs to the Ii
brary for the year 1901 were 99.571
volumes. bringing the grand total of
printed volumes in the collection to
1,S91,729. The collection of maps and
charts (pieces) numbers 1876. the
music collection 517.8O6 volumes and
pieces, prints (engravings, etc., 336,966
An enumeration of the manuscripts in
the possession Of the library is not
feasible.
An administrative feature of the year
has been the more systematic and ex-
tended distribution of copyright dupli-
Gates to other federal Libraries under
the enabling provision Of the copyright
act of March 4, 1909
The librarian notes the inability of
the library to enter into competition
for the purchase of rare books ana
manuscripts from the great collections
which come upon the market. The
sale Of the Hoe collection offered an
opportunity had the library's funds
admitted. to strengthen the library in
this important field The appropriate
ness to the national library Of this
class of material. which is a distinc-
ton Of other national Libraries. is plain
and its absence here must be "held a
sort of reproach.' For such material
therefore. the library must depend
chiefly upon gift and bequest. The Ii
brarian hopes that in time the adyan
tages offered by the library situated al
the national capital, center Of re
search and a Mecca for tourists, vii
be realized by owners of collections
and will give it preference over insti
tutions merely local. The librarian
/ thinks that evidence is not lacking tina
such considerations are appealing Il
owners of private libraries as they
have appealed to the owners of private
papers.
Two requests From Abroad.
Attention is called to two requests t.
the library from abroad. One was b!
| the late Henry Harrisse. the wei
known photographer. photographer ant
historian of the Columbus era. and con
sisted of books. manuscripts and maps
with his lamentations, all concerning hi
/ special field of research The othe
was by the late DR.. Adolf Bernhard
| Meyer. director Of the Museum of 70
| ology at Dresden. who bequeathed ''let
tiers of Professor f. Blumentritt," tn
well known student of Philippine his
tory
The year has been noteworthy in tn
number and Importance Of the acces
sions to the manuscript collections
/ The John Sherman papers. perhap
i constituting the most yoluminous col
lection in the library's possession, wer
given to the library by Hoyt Sherman
The papers of General George B. Nc
4 Clellan were received as a gift iron
his son, George B. Mcclellan. Jr., form
ing the most valuable military paper
on the civil war owned by the library
or the civil war period there has ais
been received collection of the pa
pers of the Hon. E. nj. Stanton, secre
tary of war from 1862 to 1868, give
by his son. Lewis H. Stanton of Ney
Orleans.
Y. confederacy Relics.
Colonel Micajah Henry Clark Q
GAINESVILLE, Tenn. has turned over t
the library the vouchers and receipt
OF the Confederate treasury rerv.inin
in the treasury at the disban1 lg G
the confederacy.
AS a gift from Mrs. j. M. Connall
of Asheyille. n. G.. the papers Of th
late DR.. Jabez Lamar Monroe Curr
were received, collection aggregatin
approximately 1000 pieces Of manl
script and printed matter, which e,
tend over the period from 1847 to 100
1t comprises the diaries. notes. corr
spondence. addresses. ETC.. Of Or. Gu
~. who was member OF the FEEDER;
and confederate congresses and til
) country's minister to Spain. and ais
general agent of the Peabody and 81
ter funds The correspondence is wit
the members OF the Peabody board !
trustees and with southern educato
and divines.
jackson Papers
The remainder Of the Pickett paper