Evening star., 1939-01-03
Extensive Book Gifts
To Library Revealed
AsMiss hegeman's
S6S Volumes, 937
Periodicals and IS
Pamphlets Included
BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.

BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT.
Further gifts Of Miss Annie-May
Hegeman to museums and other cul-
tural establishments are coming to
light from day to day. The latest
OF her benefactions to be disclosed is
the presentation of 868 books. 65
pamphlets, 937 periodicals and other
literary material to the Library OF
Congress.
Many Of the bound volumes are
works relating to painting and
sculpture. Included in the list are:
The annual reports Of the American
Academy in Rome from 1925 to
1884: the American Art Annual for
1915, 1918 and 1880; the Art ANA
teur monthly from 1879 to 1887: the
| International Studio magazine from
1897 to 1901; the Augustus Saint
Gaudens Memorial Of the American
Institute Of Architects. 1908; Great
Georgian Houses Of America" pub
lished for the Architects Emergency
Committee. 1898; the catalogue of
the Saint -Gaudens exhibition at the
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1909;
'The Art of Sketching From Ma
ture," by Philip H. Delamotte, 1871;
the catalogue of the Wallace Col
lection, London, 1924; 'The Develop
ment Of Embroidery in America" by
Candace Wheeler, 1921.
Also, a copy of the New Testa-
ment in Greek, printed at Cam
bridge, England, 1860; "The Charm
of Trees" by Thomas Frederick Da-
vies, 1929; Memorial Address on the
Life and Character of William Nc
Kinley," by John Hay. 1902; "Hu-
guenot Ancestors" by Margaret A.
Jackson; "Fallodon Papers," by Vis-
count Grey, 1926; THE Day Dream"
by Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1886, and
The Sun DIAL" by Austin Dobson,
1890.
Numerous Dictionaries.
Further titles are those of num-
erous dictionaries in English, Italian
French and German: historical
aliases; guides to travel in foreign
countries; novels and essays.
Miss Hegeman's interest in the
literature of France is reflected in a
great variety of books by eminent
French authors In their native
tongue, her gift embracing: lie Roi
des Montagnes," by Edmond About;
La Hollande," by Edmondo de
Amicis; "L'Aventuriere," by Emile
Augier; Faust" by Jules Barber
and Michel Carre; Memories" by
Barras; La Vie de Boheme," by
BaTiere and Murger; "Aza," by
Pierre Berton and Charles Simon
Les Ex-Libris ct Les Marques de
Possession du Livre," by Henri
Bouchot; La Robe Rouge" by
Eugene Brieux; Brave File" by
Fernand Calmettes; journal du
Marechal de Castellane, 1804-l862, "
lie Roman dun Homme dAf1aires,"
by Longworth Chambrun; "L'Ameri-
caine," by Jules Claretie; lie
Coupable" and Pour Ia Couronne, "
by Francois Coppee: La Belle
Nivernaise" and ''Tartarin of Taras-
con-" by Alphonse Daudet; Cor
respondence of Nine. du Deffand,"
"Chemin Fleuri," by CASTOR Des-
champs; La Refine Margot" and
La Tulipe Noire," by Alexandra
Dumas; Theatre Complet," by
Octave Feuillet: lie Roman de La
Monte" and Voyage en- Espagne,
by Theophile Gautier: Historic de
Marie -Antoinette." by the brothers
Goncourt; "Aurette," 'Fidelka" and
"Perdue," by Henry Greville: Notes
ct Souvenirs" by Ludovic Halevy;
"Ruy Bias" by Victor Hugo.
Bookplate Collection.
"Badinage" and "Un Vaincu," by
Jean de La Brete; "Cedipe Roi," by
Jules Lacroix: Memories of Nine.
de La Fayette"; "Graziella," by La
MARITIME: "Levres Closes" by Daniel
Lesueur; Madame Chrysantheme"
and "Matelot," by Pierre Lott;
"Poum." by Paul and Victor
Marguerite; Josephine de Beau
harnais," by Frederic Mason: Les
Comediens Hors la Loi," by CASTOR
Maugras; 'Froufrou," by Meilhac
and Halvey; "Manon Lescaut," by
liable Provost; 'Lettres," by jean
Jacques Rousseau; "Consuelo" and
La Petite Fadette," by George
Sand; Historic du Consulat ct de
i'Empire," by Adolphe Theirs, and
many other titles.
Miss Hegeman sent to the library
separately and as an additional gift
fine collection Of bookplates bear
ing the symbols and names of
famous bibliophiles, including George
Bancroft, William H. Crawford,
Henry Ward Beecher, Edmund Clar-
ence Stedman, Henry Fairfield Os-
born, Laurence Hutton and others.
She distributed furniture, silver, pic
lures and other valuable property
from the home Of her stepfather,
the late Representative Henry Kirke
Porter of Pennsylvania, Sixteenth
and streets NV, to the Metropoli-
tan Museum, New York; the Car
negie Institute, Pittsburgh; the
Philadelphia Museum and Brown
University. Her interest in the Ii
brary of Congress, 1t became known
yesterday, traces back to the friend
ship OF her parents for DR.. Herbert
Putnam, librarian Of Congress. She
stipulated in her letter to the L.
brary of Congress Trust Fund Board,
conveying the house and land at
1900 I street NV, that her ben
efactions are IAN expression of
appreciation Of Dr. Putnam's great
achievement in making the Library
Of Congress one OF tho rreat
libraries of the world"