The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-28
OVER 200 coo BOOKS
IN Ma TON All. LIBRARY
flnsAnnual Report. Librarian Re-
views Acc Iishments Of
Fifteen fears.


Fifteen fears.
WASHINGTON, Mar 27 In his an
nItal report. Herbert Putnam, Iibrar-
55.n OF Congress, points out some
things done during the fifteen years
a which cover his term Of service to
.lalake this collection OF books the
great national library OF the United
Estates It has been AIR. Pufna1nts am
tbitdon to make the library stand in
relation to other Libraries in the, limit
'ed States just as the British Museum
Stands In relation to other libraries IN
England. That he is steadily accom-
plfshing his purpose the present re
port points out
Ranks Third.
The collection lis third in size among
tine collections OF the world. contain
ing 2i253,3n9 books and pamphlets.
I41,Ta2 maps and charts, 663,4T4 vol
llrnes and pieces OF music and 26I.Sl2
prints.
The net total. OF accesions, 125,0I4
volumes and pamphlets, has been ex-
ceeded but once IN the history OF the
library, in 1909, when che accession
OF the Yhdin collection quadrupled
the normal unrnber Of purchases and
raised that years net total to double
tine average annual increase.
When fn 1907 says Mr.. Putnam.
the library was moved from the cap
itol to the new building, its collec-
tfons comprised about $4,000 printed
o1umes and pamphlets and abotlt
500. 600 other icles-manuscripfs,
maps, music and prints land stan
OF but forty-two persons.
49, F3xrn @Irpr
later, the conditions had improved to
1.-THE extent Of an increase of the force
from e to $50 persons, and some prog
iress had been made In the assort-
Inemt o9 che accumulated arrears: hit
tile progress, however, had been made
In the equipment
The appropriate for purchase Of
books had advanced to 100000 a year,
and Tor printing and binding TO So
GOO; but these sums were utterly In
adequate, the latter to the efficient
treatment OF the thousands OF vol
1lmes faccumlllated without binding or
repairs during the preceding half cen
ftury, the former to the acquisition OF
materials needed to complete existing
files Ito secure fundamental WORKS
still lacking in every department OF
.literatnTe and to keep pace with the
current publications. The claasdfica-
ton under modern system, andst
preparation OF a modern author and
subj ect card catalogues had but Just
began, and for these two prodisious
Vulnerable gaps in every department
slated OF but fourteen persons.
Appropriation Advance.
.tThe appropriations for the pur-
chase of material have advanced TO
substantially s100.0 a year, the mum
4 her OF employees to 1885,. and the or
Eantzatfon has been improved by the
creation OF new divisions for special
ized service, or for the treatment of
rnaBeriaI special in form and char
acter.
We now have collection OF more
than 2, 600, 900 volumes and 100000
other items, which IS, in size, third
among the col Elections OF the world;s
we havetibeen able to make good in
Vulnerable gaps in ever ydepartme nt
OF literature; to utilize with greater
effect the source of increase copy
right, gift and exchange) which in
certain fields are unique; and here
and there, to acquire a collection in
some special field calculated to render
important service to scholarship.
The opportunities that we have
had to forego have been also numer-
ons and engaging With prices high,
as at present, our funds will not
reach to the purchase OF the great
rarHiea, and we are daily under tue
chagrini ofsseeing items. OF high dis
tinctdom, which should be in the ma
ititonal library OF the United States.
go instead to other Libraries or to the:
collection of some amateur
Schiff's Second Gift.
The most important accession DUR
ing the year is Jacob III. Schiff's sec
offid notable gift, consisting OF more
A than 200 volumes, reinforcing the
4 collection OF 'Senftica given by him III
a912. The present collection, Like the
former, vas brought together by Dr..
Ephriam Deinard in Europe and Pal.
estine
Through the services OF DR. Hing
Eswai F'uns in China, Mr.. Putnam
points out the collections OF Chinese.
al literature has received an increment.
OF T,2OS 4Hol umes,4a embracing works
dealing chiefly with lcXicography his
tory and ply siography, the arts, ag-
riculfure .bTh biography. etc; but in
series and encyclopedias.
A significant addition during the las
year twas made TO the collection OF
Autograph scores by the following
composers: Arthur Foote. Henry q.
Gilbert. Victor Herbert, Edgar Still
man Kelley, Louis Victor Saar and
Adolph Weldig.
FLOUR SENT BE MALI
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