Evening star., 1924-12-05
CONGRESS LIBRARY
ASKS MORE SPACE
Report OF Librarian Shows
Congestion Due to Grow
ing Collection.

Congestion in the Library of Con-
gress Is yearly growing worse, ac-
cording to the annual report of the
librarian, Herbert Putnam, which was
made public today.
The building which houses the Ma
tional Library has ably withstood the
uses and weathering of a quarter of
q century, the report says, but the
equipped space within the building Is
rapidly diminishing. The librarian
reports that a book stack for the
northeast court is practically assured.
The House committee on appropria-
tions has recognized the necessity
and deferred action for the year only
because of the increase of the appro-
priations for the Library of an addi-
tiona1 100000 on account of reclasst-
fication of salaries and $4,000 for the
replacement of elevators.
The summary of accessions in the
different collection and the report
OF service to Congress and the public
indicate the manner in which the
National Library serves, the report
states. The whistler collection has
been materially increased through
the gifts of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pen
nell PHOTOGRAPH of original docu
merits in the field of American his
tory have been made by James 3.
Wilbur If Winchester. Va. ard have
been added TO the collections already
in the Library. Many historical writ
fngs have been purchased during the
year. a collection on international
law has beer added during the past
fiscal YEA Latin American law vol
umes have been added, the report
said.
Music Collection Valuable.
Gifts of music were received, which,
u Z f1o too nh III NJ l.
tions of Schumann. Sir Arthur Sulli-
van and Arhut Bird, bring the collec-
ton to a very valuable condition.
The total number of visitors to the
Library of Congress during the past
year was 1.030.661.
The appended report of the register
of copyrights shows the largest total
of applied fees in the history OF
the copyright offices was received
during the year, amounting to s162,-
544.
Two events, which the report con-
tains, occurred during the year that
were beyond the ordinary in the his
tory of the Library, one was the COM
pletion of the shrine for the orig
inals of the Declaration of lndepen-
dence and the Constitution of the
United States. The Installation of
the two documents in the presence of
was with impres i've ceremony. The
other event, unique in the history of
the Library was three recitals of
chamber music provided by Mrs. Fred
erick Shurtleff Coolidge of Pittsfield.
Mass.
Changes I'm Personnel.
Lieut.. Col. Lawrence Martin has
been appointed to succeed Mr.. Philips
as chief of the maps division. John
T. Vance, jr, succeeds as law
librarian; Roger Boutell, resigned to
reyume the practice of law. and Prof.
William Lee Corbin has been appoint
ed custodian of the Smithsonian In
stitution deposit in place Of Paul
Brockett, who Is now secretary of
the National Academy of Sciences.
The minute book of the Continental
Congress for 1774 has been received
and placed on deposit. The Richard
Olney papers, Cleveland-Carlisle cor
respoudence and five letter books,
containing transcripts of letters from
and to John Hancock also were re-
ceived, and have been placed on ex-
hibition.