Additions to the Library's genealogical collection were received from the following persons: Mr. Robert M. Darbee of Rockville Centre, N. Y., Mr. Louis P. De Boer of New York, Mr. Oswald G. Knapp of Inwood, England, and Mr. Harry Walters Sheldon of Yonkers, N. Y. EXHIBITIONS The exhibition illustrating the "Making of an etching," in Room 321, has attracted an unusual amount of attention, evidently having interested the general public as well as print lovers and connoisseurs. This exhibition was inspected by 20,104 persons during December. In the Stuart Gallery, the fifteenth and sixteenth century engravings and the Brangwyn etchings have remained on view. On December 13, the etchings by A. T. Millar were replaced by wood engravings by Henry Marsh, who died in November. This memorial exhibition was made in accordance with the usual custom of the Library. Besides a number of prints showing Marsh's delicate and exact rendition of textures in the delineation of insect life, the exhibit includes some engravings after drawings by John La Farge, and several after J. Carter Beard, who also died recently. From January 9 until February 10 there was shown in the Central Children's Room an exhibit of Louis Rhead's illustrations for "Gulliver's travels," of Paul Bransom's illustrations in color for Kenneth Grahame's "The wind in the willows," one of N. C. Wyeth's illustrations for Stevenson's "Kidnapped," and other original illustrations. DECEMBER WORK During the month of December there were received at the Library 26,976 volumes and 6,738 pamphlets, of which 4,991 volumes and 6,738 pamphlets were credited to the reference department and 21,985 volumes to the circulation department. Of the reference department receipts 1,483 volumes and 264 pamphlets were purchases, 3,504 volumes and 6,474 pamphlets were gifts, and 4 volumes were exchanges. For the circulation department 21,839 volumes were purchases and 146 were gifts. The reference department catalogued 4,473 volumes and 3,112 pamphlets; for this work were written 5,165 cards, 4,034 copy slips for the printer, and 369 slips for the duplicating machine. From these 369 slips 2,959 cards were manifolded. Cataloguing of 1,027 volumes and 555 pamphlets was completed by addition to 2,641 cards. In the printing office 7,974 titles were set, from which 93,984 cards were printed. The circulation department cataloguing force wrote 1,861 cards for the union catalogue, entered 7,539 volumes in the union catalogue and shelf list, classified 679 volumes. At the branches 5,913 cards were written. 101-104 104-107 109-148 149-175 176-179 SAMUEL J. TILDEN AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY THE SCOPE OF THE JEWISH DIVISION IN THE LIGHT OF LIBRARY NEWS OF THE MONTH LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RELATING TO LIST OF WORKS IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RELATING TO RECENT ACCESSIONS OF CITY DOCUMENTS JOHN W. ALEXANDER WILLIAM W. APPLETON JOHN L. CADWALADER ANDREW CARNEGIE CLEVELAND H. DODGE JOHN MURPHY FARLEY SAMUEL GREENBAUM BOARD OF TRUSTEES FREDERIC R. HALSEY JOHN HENRY HAMMOND J. P. MORGAN STEPHEN H. OLIN HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN GEORGE L. RIVES CHARLES HOWLAND RUSSELL EDWARD W. SHELDON GEORGE W. SMITH FREDERICK STURGES HENRY W. TAFT WILLIAM STEWART TOD JOHN PURROY MITCHEL, mayor of the City of New York, ex officio WILLIAM A. PRENDERGAST, Comptroller of the City of New York, ex officio GEORGE MCANENY, president of the Board of Aldermen, ex officio OFFICERS President, JOHN L. CADWALADER, LL.D. First Vice-President, GEORGE L. RIVES, LL.D. Second Vice-President, LEWIS CASS LEDYARD, Esq. Secretary, CHARLES HOWLAND RUSSELL, Esq., 476 Fifth avenue. Assistant Treasurer, UNITED STATES TRUST COMPANY, 45 Wall street. |