Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-15
LIBRARIES And THEIR WORK.
LIBRARIES,
By Frederic. ]. Haskin.

same as that of the Library of Congress.
me library has the best naval collection
tne United States. and its policy is to-
develop chiefly along naval lines, thus
avoiding the duplication of the resources
OF otner government libraries.
Tue library or the Department Of State
contains about 5000 volumes and its COL
lection of documents is increasing at the
rate of 1000 per year The ORIGINALS Of
All FEDERAL laws are filed here, and the IL
brary has charge of the PRONUNCIATION
t the including the proofreading: mail
w ,ns ana recd lndexing Last year sss laws
library as treaties, Liz proclamations
ana l,Sa9 executive orders. Original manu-
script records since the establishment OF
the nation are on fle, including the Con-
ton papers. presidential election returns
and many other records which are now
being indexed.
The finest architectural library in the
world Is the Henry O. Avery Memorial
Library presented to Columbia Univer-
sity by the parents of Henry O. Avery,
New York architect. 1t includes over
9eUO volumes. the largest classified col
and photographs in the world. and a very
,, valuable assortment Of classic and ar
theological manuscripts. Funds have been
provided for adding to this library. and q
the more valuable works, has lately been
concluded.
\
The other most important art and archi-
tectural libraries in America are the IL
brary Of the Metropol-
Many Libraries itan Museum Of Art in
of Nat. New York, that Of the
S'~' Boston NJ s u m Of
Fine Arts, of the Art Institute Of Chi:
cago and Prof. Marnard's library, which
has lately been bestowed upon Princeton
University. Each Of these Libraries has
special features Of value to art students,
and their resources are accessible to any
one.
|. There are fewer large theological libra
ries In the United States than in Eng
land, chiefly because there is no estab-
Hshed church, and the book collections
are consequently divided between many
secfs or denominations. The Oldest &C.
clesiastical library In this country is con-
nected with Georgetown University, in
Washington
1t was founded by the Jesuits in the
early part Of the eighteenth century and
numbers more than 100000 volumes, over
hundred Of which We're printed be-
tween the years 1927 and 1890. and three
| manuscripts antedating the fifteenth CEN
| fury. besides a number Of rare facsimiles.
such as the Duke de Loubat's reproduc-
tions Of the ancient Aztec manuscripts
agement, and aims to supplement the
Library Of Congress along certain lines
1t Is Strengthening it's collections In 7la-
geography, or the history of the saints,
and also of liturgies. It's resources are
freely open to any one desiring them.
| although it is in a sense church Ii
brary.
The largest library of Quaker literature
in the world is in Devonshire House,
in London, where sew
Quaker Library eral hundred thousand
:rl volumes testify to the
:" A0nu"u' literary proclivities Of
this much-persecuted sect. There are
several libraries Of this kind in America,
street. in Philadelphia, being most access
sible. There is also a valuable collec-
ton Of historical Quaker literature in
connection with Swarthmore College.
England abounds In special libraries.
many Of which are Of historic age The
Archepiscopal Library, at Lambeth Pal
ace, contains the finest collection OF IL
Illuminated manuscripts outside Of Rome.
The Foreign ONCE Library specializes in
history, geography, law. treaties and d.
plomacy. The Indian Office Library has
Office Library has a large technical and
scientific collection, with printed cata-
logue. 1t is open to the public. The Lin
coins Inn Library Is the Oldest law II
brary in the world, being opened in 1897.
There are q number Of medical libraries.
the most important being that Of the
Royal Society Of Surgeons. in London.
which quarter Of century ago ex-
ceeded the resources of the Surgeon Cen
erals Library, in Washington.