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ANNUAL     RBPORT 


OF   THE    TRUSTEES 


Public    Library 


CITY   OF   BOSTON. 


1896. 


BOSTON: 
MUNICIPAL     PRINTING     OFFICE. 

1897. 


To  His  Honoe,  Josiah  Quincy, 

Mayor  of  the    City  of  Boston  : 

Sir  :  In  compliance  with  the  ordinance  which  requires  the 
Trustees  of  the  Public  Library  to  make  an  annual  report  of 
its  condition,  they  present  the  following  as  their  forty-fifth 
annual  report  for  the  year  ending  January  31,  1897. 

As  the  annual  return  which  the  Librarian  is  directed  to 
make  to  the  Trustees  gives  such  complete  and  instructive 
information  touching  every  department  of  the  library,  and 
exhibits  so  fully  all  the  details  of  its  management,  they  beg 
leave  to  adopt  this  return  as  part  of  their  own  report ;  other- 
wise, this  communication  would  be  largely  a  repetition  of 
what  the  Librarian  has  so  well  stated. 

The  Trustees  earnestly  advise  a  careful  consideration  of 
his  report,  not  only  by  the  city  government  but  by  all  who 
are  interested  in  the  success  of  the  library  and  desire  that  it 
should  fulfil  the  expectation  of  its  founders,  and  become  a 
great  library,  not  only  for  general  readers,  but  for  students, 
scholars,  and  scientists. 

A  repetition  of  some  portions  of  his  report,  however,  may 
be  desirable. 

The  ordinance  touching  the  annual  report  of  the  Trustees 
specially  directs  them  to  state  the  '^  condition  of  the  library, 
the  number  of  books  added  thereto  during  the  year,  the  re- 
ports of  the  Cojnmittee  for  the  examination  of  the  library, 
and  the  total  amount  of  money  received  from  fines  and  sales." 

Our  library  system  has  been  greatly  enlarged,  so  that  it 
now  comprises: 

The  Copley  Square  Central  Library  and  the  branch 
libraries  at 

Brighton,  Roxbury, 

Charlestown,  South  End, 

Dorchester,  South  Boston, 

East  Boston,  West  End, 

Jamaica  Plain,  West  Roxbury, 

Mattapan,  "] 

Mt.  Bowdoin,         !  ^^      v        r. 

TVT     .1  Ti  •  i,x  ^Reading  Rooms. 

North  Brighton,     [  ^ 

Lower  Mills,         J 


2  City  Document  No.  18. 

Besides  these  14  branches  there  are  12  delivery  stations, 
having-  daily  interchange  with  the  Central  Library. 

Besides  these,  13  engine-houses  receive  each  25  volumes 
every  month,  and,  in  addition,  deposits  are  sent  to  the  Cot- 
tage place  School,  to  the  North  Bennet-street  Industrial 
School,  and  to  the  Tyler-street  Vacation  School. 

We  would  remind  the  citizens  that  the  Central  Library  is 
open  every  day  in  the  year,  except  on  four  of  the  legal  holi- 
days, and  the  West  End  branch  is  open  every  day  except  on 
all  the  legal  holidays. 

The  number  of  books  added  to  the  library  during  the  year 
was  33,468. 

On  the  31st  of  January,  1896,  there  were  in  the  Central 
Library  and  branches,  628,297  volumes,  of  which  469,874 
were  in  the  Central  Library.  On  the  31st  of  January,  1897, 
the  number  in  all  the  departments  was  663,763,  of  which 
492,901  were  in  the  Central  Library. 

As  the  Trustees  are  charged  with  the  duty  to  "  adopt  such 
measures  as  shall  extend  the  benefits  of  the  institution  as 
widely  as  possible,"  so  that  the  people  may  acquire  the 
"wisdom  and  knowledge  which  in  the  Bill  of  Rights  are 
declared  to  be  necessary  for  the  preservation  of  their  rights 
and  liberties,"  it  is  most  important  to  know  if  the  citizens 
are  using  the  library  as  much  as  they  should ;  if  the  love 
and  habit  of  reading  increases,  and  if  the  books,  giving  in- 
struction, and  diffusing  "  wisdom  and  knowledge,"  as  well  as 
mere  pleasure,  are  generally  read.  We  may  be  proud  of 
the  architectural  charms  of  our  library  building,  and  find 
delight  in  its  artistic  decorations,  but  if  the  institution  does 
not  accomplish  the  work  for  which  libraries  are  designed  it 
is  not  a  success. 

It  is  gratifying  to  know  that  there  is  no  doubt  in  the 
matter.  The  Librarian's  report  shows  not  only  great  increase 
in  the  circulation  of  the  books  for  home  use,  but  great  in- 
crease in  the  number  of  readers  in  the  Central  Library  and 
the  several  branches.  It  also  shows  great  increase  in  the  use 
of  books  therein  by  students,  and  those  engaged  in  literary 
and  scientific  work. 


Library  Department.  3 

The  circulation  for  home  use  from  the  Central  Library 
increased  from  251,561  in  1895,  to  285,560  in  1896  ;  60,175 
volumes  were  issued  from  the  children's  room  at  the  Central 
Library,  an  increase  of  many  thousand  volumes.  As  no 
record  is  kept  of  the  hall  use  of  books  in  the  Central  Library 
no  accurate  statement  can  be  made  of  the  number  of  readers 
there,  but  it  is  known  to  be  large ;  nor  can  we  state  the 
number  of  volumes  taken  from  the  shelves  to  be  read.  There 
are  over  100,000  books  which  may  be  so  taken  without  a 
call  slip,  and  we  can  safely  say  that  such  use  is  very  great. 
At  times  nearly  every  seat  in  Bates  Hall  is  occupied,  and 
often  nearly  300  readers  are  seen  busy  there,  with  note  book 
and  pencil. 

The  report  of  the  Librarian  shows  that  the  number  of 
"active"  (live)  cards  outstanding  January  31,  1897,  is 
45,606,  against  34,842  February  1,  1896,— a  gain  of  10,764 
card-holders  during  the  year,  and  also  that  there  is  a  greatly 
increased  use  of  books  "  on  the  Fine  Arts  in  connection  with 
lectures,  classes  and  topical  work  generally." 

Our  newspaper-room  attracts  a  large  and  increasing  num- 
ber of  readers.  We  have  318  papers;  111  are  published 
abroad,  207  in  the  United  States,  and  85  in  foreign  languages. 
On  the  average,  225  papers  are  received  daily.  It  is  appar- 
ent that  such  reading  is  well  appreciated  by  our  citizens. 

All  these  facts  show,  beyond  a  doubt,  this  gratifying  result, 
that  the  use  of  books  increases  greatly,  and  that  the  habit  of 
reading  constantly  grows.  We  need  have  no  fear  that  the 
library  is  not  doing  and  well  doing  the  work  for  which  it 
was  established. 

The  Trustees  would  call  attention  to  an  important  change 
in  the  administration  of  the  stations  by  the  extension  of  the 
"  deposit "  system. 

Deposits  of  about  300  volumes  are  sent  to  each  station, 
placed  on  shelves  accessible  to  the  public,  and  circulated  di- 
rectly from  the  station.  These  deposits  are  changed  from 
time  to  time.  This  system  has  resulted  in  the  increase  of  the 
circulation  through  stations  from  about  40,000  books  in 
1895-96  to  more  than  120,000  in  1896-97.    Notwithstanding 


4  City  Document  No.  18. 

tills  increased  circulation  through  deposits,  the  demand  for 
Central  Library  books  on  cards  sent  from  stations,  has  not 
decreased. 

The  number  of  books  sent  out  on  deposit  during  the  past 
year  was  11,962  ;  the  number  at  this  time  on  deposit  is  3,906. 

The  books  for  deposit  use  are  either  withdrawn  from  the 
Central  Library  collection,  or  bought  expressly  for  the 
purpose.  Unless  the  former  are  duplicates,  they  must  neces- 
sarily sometimes  be  recalled  from  deposit  at  much  incon- 
venience and  trouble,  but  it  is  hoped  that  we  shall  ultimately 
have  enough  "  regular  deposit "  books  to  meet  all  demands. 

As  reference  has  been  made  in  previous  reports  to  com- 
plaints of  delays  in  getting  books,  it  is  giatifying  to  know 
that  present  methods  have  somewhat  obviated  the  evil.  The 
Librarian  says  the  pneumatic  tubes  and  the  book  railways  now 
work  with  more  certainty,  and  thus  relieve  a  prominent  cause 
of  delay ;  futhermore,  the  attendants  are  better  trained  for 
their  work.  Without  doubt,  however,  much  of  the  delay  re- 
sults from  the  fault  of  readers.  During  the  year  investiga- 
tion showed  that  on  505  application  slips  the  name  of  the 
applicant  was  omitted ;  on  1,163  slips  the  number  of  the 
reader's  table  was  omitted.  In  7,066  cases,  applicants  were 
not  to  be  found  at  the  table  to  which  it  was  requested  the 
books  should  be  brought.  Still,  there  are  delays  which 
should,  if  possible,  be  remedied ;  but  the  chief  of  the  Issue 
Department  thinks  they  are  largely  caused  by  "  certain  in- 
conveniences in  architecture  and  classification,  and  to  incom- 
jileteness  in  the  catalogues  and  shelf-lists,  which  have  not 
been  brought  to  correspond  with  changes  in  the  shelves." 

The  Trustees  and  the  Librarian  appreciate  the  importance 
of  reducing  all  delays  to  a  minimum,  and  their  constant  at- 
tention will  be  given  to  such  improvements  as  may  enable  all 
readers  to  receive  promptly  their  books. 

In  May,  1896,  a  system  of  inter-library  loans  was  adopted, 
by  which  certain  libraries  had  the  privilege  of  drawing  our 
books  for  specified  uses,  with  the  guaranty  for  their  safe  re- 
turn. Rules  were  made  to  carry  out  this  system,  and  during 
the  year  63  volumes  were  loaned  to  certain  libraries  of  the 
Commonwealth.  As  care  is  taken  that  no  loss  or  damage  to 
the  books  can  occur  from  such  loans,  and  as  only  such  books 
as  can  be  spared  without  inconvenience  to  our  own  readers 
are  loaned,  the  Trustees  believe  this  comity  will  be  generally 
approved. 

Our  library  is  indebted  to  the  Commonwealth  for  the 
gift  of  a  large  part   of  the    valuable   land   upon   which  it 


Library  Department.  5 

stands ;  and  if  we  can  requite  the  obligation  by  allowing  its 
people  outside  of  Boston  to  enjoy  some  of  our  books  through 
inter-library  loans,  without  prejudice  to  our  own  citizens,  and 
without  injury  to  the  library,  we  believe  it  is  proper  to  do  so. 

In  order  to  direct  the  reading  public  to  sources  of  infor- 
mation relating  to  topics  of  current  interest,  the  Trustees 
have  sought  to  set  on  foot  a  plan  for  the  publication  in  the 
daily  papers  of  short  lists  of  titles  which  may  be  profitably 
consulted  by  persons  seeking  trustworthy  statements  about 
subjects  which,  from  time  to  time,  become  matters  of  public 
interest.  In  this  effort  the  co-operation  of  several  of  the 
daily  papers  has  been  secured,  and  it  is  hoped  that,  as  the 
educational  value  of  the  plan  becomes  more  apparent,  a 
wider  publication  of  such  lists  may  appear  practicable. 

Many  donations  have  been  made  to  the  library  during  the 
year,  some  of  them  of  great  importance.  They  are  fully  set 
forth  in  the  Librarian's  report.  As  evidence  of  the  great 
interest  of  our  citizens  in  the  success  of  the  institution,  they 
have  peculiar  value.  It  is  matter  for  congratulation  that 
this  interest  has  extended  beyond  state  lines,  and  led  Miss 
Victorine  Thomas  Artz,  of  Chicago,  to  make  the  generous 
gift  of  $10,000  as  a  fund  for  the  purchase  of  rare  editions 
of  classic  writers,  to  be  known  as  the  Longfellow  Memorial 
Collection.  The  Trustees  indulge  the  hope  that  these  gifts 
will  stimulate  other  friends  of  the  librar}^  to  make  like 
benefactions.  We  need  additional  endowments;  we  need 
more  means  to  make  this  library  what  it  should  be, —  to 
make  it  properly  represent  the  culture  and  intelligence  of 
this  community.  If  the  citizens  could  realize  how  deficient 
it  is  in  many  respects,  and  what  is  required  for  the  supply 
of  these  deficiences,  it  cannot  be  doubted  that  the  necessary 
means  would  be  forthcoming,  either  from  the  City  Govern- 
ment, or  from  the  private  donations  of  the  public-spkited 
and  patriotic. 

The  Trustees  would  remind  the  friends  of  the  library  that 
out  of  the  annual  appropriation  of  $225,000,  but  $25,000 
could  be  appropriated  to  the  purchase  of  books.  Adminis- 
trative expenses  increase  so  much  that,  with  an  income  of 
$250,000,  not  more  than  this  amount  is  available  for  books. 
Now,  for  a  city  of  half  a  million  of  inhabitants,  $25,000  a 
year  barely  suffices  for  the  more  popular  departments  of 
literature.  It  does  not  suffice  for  the  multiplication  of 
copies  of  popular  books  required  for  so  many  readers,  spread 
over  so  large  an  area.  The  fact  that  last  year  57  per  cent 
of  the  applications  through  the  branches    and   stations  for 


6  CiTV  Docu^iKNT  No.  18. 

books  from  the  Central  Library  \A'ere  fruitless,  indicates  the 
present  need  of  such  multiplication  of  copies;  to  provide 
these,  and  the  necessary  additions  of  current  publications, 
$25,000  per  year  is  very  inadequate.  The  moneys  needed 
to  supply  the  wants  of  specialists  must  be  obtained  by 
private  gifts.  If  the  library  is  to  maintain  its  reputation  as 
one  for  the  scholar  and  specialist  and  increase  in  usefulness, 
it  must  he  further  endowed.  The  total  annual  income  of 
the  Trust  Funds  is  less  than  19,000,  and  a  large  part  of  this 
is  restricted.  Nine  thousand  dollars  per  year  is  practically 
exhausted  in  supplying  the  most  important  of  the  current 
publications  to  which  the  city  funds  will  not  extend.  When, 
therefore,  opportunities  occur  for  the  purchase  of  special 
collections  which  are  occasionally  put  on  the  market,  the 
Trustees  are  powerless  in  the  matter.  We  should  improve 
such  opportunities  if  we  would  build  up  a  great  reference 
library. 

The  Trustees  earnestly  desire  to  remove  any  impression 
which  may  exist  that  the  library  is  rich  in  endowment,  or 
that  the  appropriations  from  the  city  can  do  more  than  pro- 
vide for  the  miscellaneous  literature  of  the  popular  sort. 
The  library  should  have  a  reserve  fund  for  emergencies. 

The  city  has  erected  for  the  library  a  noble  building ;  but 
the  moneys  it  provides  for  its  maintenance  must  be  directed 
to  the  educational  needs  of  the  great  mass  of  citizens.  The 
funds  required  to  enable  the  institution  to  render  the  service 
which  a  great  reference  library  can  perform  for  the  higher 
scholarship  must  be  contributed,  as  we  have  said,  by 
individuals. 

As  the  Librarian  gives  in  his  report  a  full  statement  of 
the  financial  condition  of  the  library,  its  income  and  expen- 
ditures, reference  thereto  will  give  information  in  the 
matter;  but  as  many  may  not  closely  examine  his  statement, 
and  as  it  is  important  that  the  government  and  the  citizens 
should  fully  understand  what  we  have  received,  and  what 
we  have  disbursed  in  the  administration  of  the  library,  the 
Trustees  repeat  in  condensed  form  what  has  been  so  minutely 
set  forth  by  him : 

The  total  income  of  1896,  from  all  sources 

was 1272,842  87 


Made  up  as  follows: 
The  General  Appropriation  of  that  year       .        -$225,000  00 


Amount  carried  fonvard  .  .  .        $225,000  00 


Library  Department.  7 

Amount  brought  forward,  1225,000  00 

The  Trust-Funds  income  for  1896,  and  the 
unexpended  income  previous  to  1896,  from 
Trust  Funds 30,712  20 

,The  Miscellaneous  income  derived  during  the 
year  from  fines,  sales  of  library  publica- 
tions, rents  of  Old  Library  building,  and 
receipts,  other  than  those  above  stated       .  17,130  67 


1272,842  87 


The  gross  expenditures  during  1896,  includ- 
ing the  cost  of  maintaining  the  branches, 
reading-rooms  and  stations  were         .  .         243,366  81 


1243,366  81 


Balance $29,476  06 

These  expenditures  were  made  — 
From  General  Funds     .         .      1231,525  33 
From  Special  Funds      .  .  11,820  32 

From  Exchange  Account      .  21   16 


The  above  balance  of  -129,476.06  is  largely 

income  from  Trust  Funds,  restricted  to  the 

purchase  of    books,  and  not  to  be  used  for 

other  purposes. 

The  amount  of  such  restricted 

income  is    .         .         .         .      $22,929  77 

The  Todd  Fund,  applicable 
only  to  the  purchase  of  news- 
papers, makes  a  part  of  said 
balance.     It  amounts  to       .  2,950  10  25,879  87 


Balance    of    income,    applicable    to    general 

purposes |3,596  19 

The  increase  of  general  expenditures  in  1896 

over  those  of  1895  was    .         .         .  .        122,917  28 

The    increase    in    the    cost    of    maintaining 

branches,    reading-rooms    and   stations    in 

1896    over   those    of   1895    (included   in 

the  increase  of  general  expenditures)  was        $14,788  16 

The  largest  items  of  increased  expenditures  were  those 
of  Books  and  Salaries. 

The  increase  in  expenditures  for  books  from  city  appro- 
priations alone  was  $7,550.07. 


8  City  Document  No.  18. 

The  increase  in  salaries  is  "  accounted  for  in  part  as  con- 
tract increases  under  the  graded  system,  and  in  part  as 
expenditures  for  departments  of  work  either  newly  under- 
taken, or  not  forming  a  full  year's  liability  in  1895." 

Special  Appropriations. 

The  Balance  of  the  Building  Appropriation 

February  1,  1806,  was  .  .  .  .  $il39,983  17 
Expenditure  in  1896 50,502  00 


Balance 889,481  17 

Against  this  balance  are  contract  liabilities  amounting  to 
$92,002.08. 

There  are  also  claims  amounting  to  over  $8,000  ;  making 
a  deficit  of  $10,521.81,  for  which  there  is  no  present  pro- 
vision. 
The  balance  of  the  Furnishing  Appropriation 

February  1,  1896,  was      .         .         .         .        141,339  92 
Expenditures  in  1896 16,799  96 


Balance $24,539  96 

which  is  less  than  will  be  required  for  the  adequate  furnish- 
ing of  this  building. 

The  alterations  and  repairs  on  the  West  Church  property 
on  Cambridge  street  were  completed  during  the  year,  and 
we  now  have  a  building  well  adapted  for  a  branch  library. 
It  is  in  every  way  the  most  attractive  and  the  most  complete 
of  all  the  branches. 

During  the  year  nearly  $3,000  have  been  expended  in 
repairs  and  for  furniture  at  the  different  branches. 

The  Trustees  regret  to  say  that  a  large  sum  is  required 
to  put  the  East  Boston  branch  in  proper  condition,  to  repair 
the  building  in  which  it  is  located,  and  furnish  the  necessary 
equipment ;  that  the  cost  is  wholly  beyond  their  means,  and 
a  special  appropriation  must  be  made  for  the  work.  East 
Boston  is  remote  from  all  other  library  facilities,  and  the 
demands'of  its  42,000  inhabitants  for  improved  library  accom- 
modation, for  larger  rooms,  more  suitable  furniture  and  better 
books  have  been  so  great  and  so  generally  recognized,  that  in 
July  last  an  order  was  introduced  into  the  City  Council  for  a 
loan  of  $75,000  to  be  expended  on  this  branch,  but  the  order 
failed  to  be  enacted. 

In  September  last  the  Building  Committee  of  the  School 
Board   requested    the    Trustees    to  remove  the  South  End 


LiBEAKY  Department.  9 

Branch  from  its  quarters  in  the  basement  of  the  High  School 
building  on  Montgomery  street,  as  the  room  was  needed  for 
school  purposes. 

The  Trustees,  having  no  funds  for  the  purchase  of  a 
building  elsewhere  for  this  branch,  proposed  to  discontinue 
it,  as  proximity  to  the  Central  Library  seemed  to  make  a 
branch  in  the  High  School  building  unnecessary;  but  a  peti- 
tion having  been  received,  signed  by  several  hundred  residents 
of  the  vicinity,  protesting  against  such  discontinuance,  and 
demanding  the  retention  of  the  branch  where  it  was,  until 
another  location  could  be  secured,  the  Trustees  decided  to 
take  at  present  no  further  action  in  the  premises.  They 
hope  if  the  South  End  Branch  is  to  be  maintained,  the  means 
for  the  purpose  will  be  supplied  by  the  government. 

The  Trustees  would  draw  attention  to  the  need  of  an  ap- 
propriation for  certain  additional  work  at  the  Central  Library, 
which  may  be  considered  as  "  Construction,"  and  therefore 
properly  chargeable  to  Construction  Account. 

One  hundred  thousand  dollars,  at  least,  are  needed  for 
these  purposes.  It  was  not  to  be  expected,  when  the  designs 
of  this  great  library  building  were  made,  that  everything 
needed  for  the  accommodation  of  the  institution  could  be 
foreseen  and  supplied.  Experience  was  required  of  new  and 
developing  uses. 

We  would  refer  to  some  of  these  unanticipated  demands. 

It  was  found  that  the  heating  apparatus  was  insuificient 
to  warm  certain  parts  of  the  building.  This  defect  could  not 
have  been  foreseen  when  the  plans  of  the  apparatus  were 
made,  because  certain  structural  peculiarities  in  the  building 
presented  conditions  affecting  the  efficiency  of  the  appara- 
tus which  could  not  be  taken  into  account  at  the  outset  of 
the  plan. 

The  scheme  for  ventilation,  notwithstanding  the  time  and 
study  given  to  it  by  its  designer,  proved  wholly  inadequate 
for  the  desired  result,  and  we  were  compelled  to  expend 
largely  in  improving  it. 

The  apparatus  is  not  yet  what  it  should  be;  and  further 
moneys  are  required  to  perfect  it. 

We  were  obliged  to  purchase  an  auxiliary  engine  and  dy- 
namo for  heating,  lighting  and  power  purposes.  New  wiring 
for  electric  lights  in  the  periodical  and  other  rooms  was  re- 
quired; also,  additional  fixtures  for  the  delivery  room,  the 
children's  room  and  other  departments.  Standard  lamps 
were  needed  for  the  bookcases  in  Bates  Hall.  The  cost  of 
them  was  81,400. 


10  City  Dooument  No.  18. 

Certain  work  should  be  done  on  the  roof  phitform  and 
other  part  of  the  exterior  of  the  building,  which  is  properly 
"construction,"  and  chargeable  to  Construction  Account  and 
not  to  Maintenance. 

Two  freight  elevators  are  greatly  wanted  for  the  conve- 
nient performance  of  the  \York  of  the  library. 

Certain  portions  of  the  building,  which  have  never  been 
completed,  should  be  fitted  up  for  administrative  purposes. 
A  large  room  over  the  bound  newspaper-room  should  be  pre- 
pared as  a  duj)licate  room,  and  nearly  half  the  basement  fitted 
for  storage  shelving,  and  other  library  accommodations. 

As  the  room  occupied  by  the  patent  collection  is  wanted 
for  a  reading  room,  a  gallery  floor  must  be  put  up  in  the  news- 
paper-room for  the  accommodation  of  this  collection. 

The  ceiling  of  the  delivery  room  has  never  been  finished, 
and,  if  it  is  to  be  made  as  designed,  to  correspond  with  the 
rest  of  the  room,  the  cost  will  be  large. 

Certain  important  changes,  involving  considerable  expense 
must  be  made  in  some  of  the  administration  rooms,  especially 
in  the  branch  rooms,  where  facilities  were  made  for  send- 
ing out  only  about  5,000  volumes  a  year;  but  now  there 
should  be  provision  for  sending  out  at  least  300,000.  This 
change  would  require  the  remodelling  of  one  of  the  stack 
floors  at  much  expense.  The  domed  rooms,  those  occupied 
by  the  Barton-Ticknor  and  Fine  Art  collections,  should 
have  lights  around  the  domes. 

The  convenience  of  the  public  would  be  greatly  served  by 
a  complete  system  of  clocks  throughout  the  building;  but 
the  Trustees  have  no  funds  for  such  purpose. 

The  above  are  only  some  of  the  needs  of  the  library ; 
many  more  and  pressing  ones  might  be  named,  which  daily 
experience  shows  are  made  indispensably  requisite  by  the 
growth  of  the  library,  the  constant  increase  in  numbers  of 
those  who  use  it,  and  the  development  of  new  uses. 

None  of  these  or  other  necessary  improvements  can  be  met 
from  our  annual  appropriations,  which  are  barely  sufficient 
for  maintenance.  We  should  have  a  further  special  "  Build- 
ing Appropriation." 

Of  late,  when  an  item  of  such  work,  properly  chargeable  to 
"Construction,"  has  been  so  pressing  that  it  cannot  be  de- 
layed, we  have  been  compelled  to  borrow  for  the  time  the 
means  for  payment  from  our  Furnishing  Appropriation  to  be 
returned  hereafter. 

The  Trustees  are  able  to  report  that  the  eight  panels 
which  M.  Puvis  de  Chavannes  had  engaged  to  paint  for  the 


LiBEAKY  Department.  11 

decoration  of  the  Staircase  Hall,  have  been  finished,  as  also 
the  work  of  Mr.  Garnsey  on  the  ceiling,  required  for  the  com- 
pletion of  the  designs  of  the  great  artist.  In  the  judgment 
of  those  who  may  be  considered  experts  these  mural  decora- 
tions are  considered  a  great  success,  and  add  largely  to  the 
aesthetic  claims  of  the  building.  They  are  evidently  enjoyed 
by  the  citizens,  since  large  numbers  of  persons  come  daily  to 
see  them. 

Among  the  gifts  to  the  library  during  the  year  1896  was 
the  Macmonnies  group,  known  as  the  Bacchante,  and  pre- 
sented by  the  architect,  Mr.  McKim,  as  a  decoration  for  the 
fountain  in  the  centre  of  the  courtyard.  Its  exhibition  has 
led  to  a  discussion  of  its  fitness  for  that  place,  and  the  Trus- 
tees still  have  the  matter  under  consideration. 

The  Committee  appointed  by  the  Trustees  to  examine  the 
library  during  the  past  year  consisted  of  John  L.  Bates, 
Borden  P.  Bowne,  Everett  W.  Burdett,  Helen  Cheever, 
Joseph  J.  Corbett,  Hasket  Derby,  George  M.  Garland, 
Heloise  E.  Hersey,  John  E.  Hudson,  Emma  Hutchins,  John 
J.  McNulty,  Leighton  Parks,  Azariah  Smith,  Caleb  B. 
Tillinghast,  and  Barrett  Wendell. 

Their  full  report,  with  its  valuable  comments  and  recom- 
mendations, is  appended  hereto.  As  the  date  of  their  report 
coincides  with  the  date  of  this,  the  Trustees  will  not  attempt 
a  present  discussion  of  these  recommendations,  but  will  con- 
tent themselves  with  noting  here  their  appreciation  of  the 
care,  interest,  and  public  spirit  with  which  the  Committee 
has  done  its  work. 

During  the  year  our  esteemed  co-Trustee,  Gen.  Francis  A. 
Walker,  died.  Although  he  served  but  a  few  months,  his 
deep  interest  in  the  librar}^  his  great  love  of  letters,  and  his 
large  experience  as  an  educator,  made  his  oiDinions  and  sug- 
gestions touching  the  execution  of  our  trusts  most  valuable. 

The  institution  has  lost  in  him  a  warm  friend  and  advo- 
cate, and  the  Trustees  a  useful  and  pleasant  associate. 

Frederick  O.  Prince, 

President. 
JosiAH  H.  Benton,  Jr. 
Henry  P.  Bowditch. 
James  De  Normandie. 
Solomon  Lincoln. 

Febnaary  1,  1897. 

Adopted. 
Attest : 

Herbert  Putnam,   Clerk. 


12  City  Docu-ment  No.  18. 


RESOLUTIONS  ON  THE  RETIREMENT  OF 
SAMUEL  CAUR. 

[A  Trustee  June  24,  1895— April  30,  1896.] 

In  Boaed  of  Trustees, 
June  19,  1896. 

As  Mr.  Samuel  Carr  has  ceased  to  be  a  Trustee  of  the 
Public  Library  by  reason  of  the  expiration  of  his  term  of 
office,  his  associates  on  the  board  desire  to  express  and 
record  their  appreciation  of  his  valuable  services.  It  is 
therefore 

Resolved^  That  Mr.  Carr,  by  his  faithful  and  successful 
discharge  of  his  official  duties,  is  entitled  to  the  gratitude  of 
the  citizens  and  the  friends  of  the  library. 

Always  manifesting  deep  interest  in  his  trust,  he  was 
constant  in  attending  our  meetings  and  ready  at  all  times 
to  perform  his  share  of  the  work.  To  the  many  important 
matters  specially  referred  to  his  consideration  he  gave  faith- 
ful attention,  exhibiting  therein  excellent  judgment  and 
great  executive  ability. 

His  thorough  knowledge  of  business  principles  and  meth- 
ods enabled  him  to  render  valuable  assistance  to  the  Board, 
and  made  his  work  useful  and  beneficial. 

Resolved,  That  the  Trustees  gratefully  accord  to  him  the 
freedom  of  the  alcoves,  with  the  customary  privileges. 


LlBKAHY    DePARTJMEXT.  13 


RESOLUTIONS'  ON    THE   DEATH    OF 
FRANCIS    A.   WALKER. 

[A  Trustee  May  4,  1896  — January  5,  1897.] 

Ik  Board  of  Trustees, 
January  15,  1897. 

Resolved^  That  the  Trustees  of  the  Public  Library  have 
lost  in  Gen.  Francis  A.  Walker  an  esteemed  and  valuable 
associate.  Although  his  term  of  service  was  short  —  being 
less  than  a  year  —  his  deep  interest  in  the  library  as  an 
instrument  of  public  instruction,  his  ardent  love  of  letters, 
and  his  great  experience  as  an  educator,  made  at  once  his 
suggestions  and  judgment,  touching  the  many  questions 
affecting  the  administration  of  the  important  trusts  reposed 
in  this  Board,  of  great  value. 

Being  so  well  equipped  for  the  work,  it  is  most  unfortu- 
nate, for  the  interests  of  this  great  public  institution,  that  he 
was  not  permitted  to  continue  longer  as  a  supervisor. 

General  Walker  was  a  very  remarkable  man,  eminent  as  a 
soldier,  an  educator,  a  writer,  a  lecturer,  and  a  scientist.  His 
great  interest  in  public  questions,  especially  those  relating  to 
economics  and  finance,  his  studious  habits,  his  extraordinary 
capacity  for  work,  his  contagious  enthusiasm  in  the  prosecu- 
tion of  whatever  he  undertook,  endeared  him  to  the  citizens 
and  made  his  death  a  public  loss. 

His  industry  and  public  spirit  enabled  him  to  respond  to 
constant  calls  to  serve  as  member  and  manager  of  many 
scientific,  literary,  educational,  and  other  organizations.  As 
he  was  not  impeded  by  weight  of  years,  and  apparently  pos- 
sessed great  physical  vigor,  there  was  reason  to  believe  his 
career  of  usefulness  would  be  long.  But  it  was  otherwise 
ordained. 

Multis  ille  bonis  flebilis  occidit. 


14  City  Document  No.  18. 


LIBRARIAN'S    REPORT. 


To  the   Trustees  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  submit  my  report  for  the  year  1896. 

By  reason  of  the  change  in  the  statistical  year  1895,  which 
brought  it  into  accord  with  the  fiscal  year,  the  statistics 
given  in  last  year's  report  represent  a  period  of  thirteen 
months.  This  is  to  be  regarded  in  comparing  the  statistics 
given  in  this  report  (which  embrace  the  twelve  months  end- 
ing January  31,  1897)  with  those  given  in  the  report  for 
1895. 

Since  February  1,  1896,  there  have  been  added  to  the 
operating  departments  of  the  library  one  branch  library  (the 
West  End),  and  three  delivery  stations  of  the  deposit  type. 
To  seven  of  the  existing  stations,  one  branch  and  two  read- 
ing rooms,  the  deposit  feature  has  been  added.  This  addi- 
tion, with  a  change  in  method  of  compensation,  has  so 
enlarged  the  scope  of  service  in  the  case  of  these  stations  as 
to  entitle  them  to  be  re-classified.  West  Roxbury,  formerly 
classed  as  a  mere  delivery  station,  is  now  ranked  as  a  branch, 
having  a  permanent  collection  of  some  4,000  volumes.  On 
January  31,  1897,  the  library  system  comprises: 

The  Central  Library,  Copley  square. 

Two  branch  libraries  (Brighton  and  West  End)  in  sepa- 
rate buildings,  owned  by  the  city,  and  exclusively  devoted  to 
library  uses. 

Six  branch  libraries  (Charlestown,  Dorchester,  East  Bos- 
ton, Jamaica  Plain,  South  End,  and  West  Roxbury),  in  city 
buildings  in  part  devoted  to  other  municipal  uses. 

One  branch  library  (Roxbury),  in  a  separate  building  de- 
voted solely  to  the  uses  of  a  Public  Library,  but  in  which  the 
City  Library  is  the  lessee  of  a  private  library  association. 

One  branch  library  (South  Boston),  occupying  rented 
rooms  in  a  building  devoted  for  the  most  part  to  commercial 
uses. 

Four  branch  reading  rooms  (Lower  Mills,  Mattapan,  Mt. 
Bowdoin,  and  North  Brighton). 

Ten  delivery  stations  (B,  G,  H,  J,  M,  N,  P,  Q,  R,  S), 
with  the  "deposit"  feature,  one  of  which  (Station  S)  is 
maintained  without  present  expense  to  the  library  for  rent 
or  services  of  custodian,  one  of  which  (Station  P)  is  in  a 
rented  store,  in  charge  of  an  employee  on  the  library  pay-roll, 


Library  Department  15 

and  eight  of  which  are  in  stores,  whose  proprietors,  with  one 
exception,  give  space,  heat,  light  and  service  for  a  compen- 
sation based  on  the  number  of  books  circulated  by  them  ;  and 
two  delivery  stations  (E  and  K),  of  the  old  type,  through 
which  cards  and  books  are  issued  from  the  Central  Library, 
and  whose  proprietors  receive  a  fixed  compensation  of  $250 
per  annum.  This  method  of  compensation  still  applies  to 
Station  H  also,  although  now  a  deposit  station. 

The  delivery  system  of  the  library  (a  daily  interchange 
with  the  Central  Library)  extends  to  all  of  the  above  26 
branches,  reading  rooms,  and  stations,  the  transportation 
being  effected  by  the  two  library  teams,  save  in  the  case  of 
seven,  where  local  expresses  are  employed.  The  regular  de- 
livery system  has  since  November  15  comprised,  further,  a 
monthly  delivery  of  a  box  of  books  to  each  of  13  fire  com- 
panies, and  since  January  25,  1897,  a  deliver}-  twice  each 
week  to  the  Hancock  Grammar  School,  on  Parmenter  street. 

The  Central  Librar}^  has  been  open  every  day  in  the  year, 
except  June  17,  July  4,  September  1  (Labor  Day),  and 
Christmas.  On  the  other  legal  holidays  (Washington's 
Birthday,  Patriots'  Day,  Memorial  Day,  and  Thanksgiving 
Day),  the  Central  Library  was  open  as  on  Sundays,  that  is, 
from  2  until  10  P.M.,  in  all  departments  directly  serving 
the  public.  Of  the  branches,  the  West  End  has  been  open 
on  Sundays  during  these  same  hours  throughout  the  year ; 
and  the  Charlestown,  East  Boston,  and  South  Boston 
branches  between  March  15  and  April  26,  inclusive. 

FINANCE. 

The  Auditor's  statement  (Appendix  I.  of  this  report) 
shows  fully  the  receipts  and  disbursements  of  this  depart- 
ment during  the  fiscal  year. 

Incojme. 

The  following  figures,  drawn  from  the  Auditor's  state- 
ment, indicate  income  applicable  to  maintenance  and  pur- 
chase of  books  : 

General  appropriation  for  1896       .         .         .    |225,000  00 
Miscellaneous  income,  including  receipts  from 
fines,  sales   of   libra rj^  publications,  rentals 
of  old  library  building,  exchange  accounts, 
interest  and  balance  from  1895  .  .        17,130   67 

Trust  Funds  :  Income  and  balances         .  .         30,712  20 


$272,842  87 


16  City  Document  No.  18. 

Under  Trust  Funds  above,  the^  figures  include  the  Todd 
Fund  (balance  $2,776.25,  income  82,000),  for  the  Newspaper 
Room.  The}'  include  also  funds  (e.^.,  the  Harris  Fund, 
balance  $3,688.21,  income  $300),  the  income  of  which  is 
restricted  to  a  narrow  area  of  purchase. 

Not,  of  course,  included  under  Income,  are  two  principal 
sums,  representing  endowments,  which  have  become  avail- 
able during  the  year.  These  are  :  the  sum  of  $10,000,  given 
by  Miss  Victorine  T.  Artz  ;  and  the  sum  of  $2,500  bequeathed 
by  Charles  Mead,  Esq.  The  Mead  Fund  has  already  been 
invested,  and  the  income  to  January  31,  1897,  is  included 
above.  The  Artz  Fund  has  not  yet  (February  1,  1897)  been 
invested.     (Since  invested  in  City  of  Boston  bonds.) 

Expenditures. 

General  appropriation :  In  addition  to  the  detailed 
statement  of  expenditures  for  the  year  1896,  Appendix  I. 
gives  a  comparative  exhibit  of  the  expenditures  of  this  and 
of  the  preceding  year  distributed  under  the  several  accounts. 
This  shows  that  the  expenditures  met  by  the  general  appro- 
priation, supplemented  by  the  revenue  from  the  old  building 
and  receipts  from  fines  and  sales,  were  : 

In  1896 $281,525  33 

In  1895 208,608  05 


Increase  in  general  expenditures         .  .       $22,917   28 

The  cost  of  maintaining  the  branches,  reading  rooms,  and 
stations  is  included  in  the  above.     This  item  was  : 

In  1896 $62,785  39 

In  1895 47,997   23 


Increased  expenditure  for  Branches,  Reading 

Rooms,  and  Stations  in  1896  over  1895   .      $14,788  16 

At  the  Central  Library  increases  in  certain  items  were 
offset  by  decreases  in  others.  The  items  of  largest  increase 
w^ere  books  and  salaries.  The  expenditures  for  books  and 
periodicals  from  city  appropriations  alone  were  $7,550.07 
greater  in  1896  than  in  1895.  The  increase  in  salaries  is 
accounted  for  in  part  as  contract  increases  under  the  graded 
system,  in  part  as  expenditures  for  departments  of  work 
either  newly  undertaken  or  not  forming  a  full  year's  liability 
in  1895. 


Library  Department.  17 

The  above  totals  are  exclusive  of  — 

Expenditure  for  books,  purchased  with  income 

of  Trust  Funds |9,590  82 

Expenditure  for  newspapers  from   the  Todd 

Fund 1,826  15 

Expenditure   for  books  and  periodicals   from 

miscellaneous  gifts      .....  403  35 


$11,820  32 

The  gross  expenditures  for  the  year  1896,  to  be  compared 
with  the  gross  income  (f 272,842. 87),  noted  above,  were 
therefor : 

General  funds 1231,525  33 

Special  funds  as  above    .....        11,820  32 
Exchange  account  .....  21  16 


Total  expenditures 1243,366  81 

An  available  balance  on  February  1,  1897,  of  $19,346.90 

is  made  up  as  follows : 

Applicable  to  general  purposes        .         .         .        $3,596  19 

Applicable  to  newspapers  (Todd  Fund)  .  2,950  10 

Applicable  to  the  purchase  of  books : 

Nominal  balance 
(m  a  i  n  1  y  Trust 
Funds)  .         .  $22,929  77 

Less  bills  in  hand  and 

outstanding  orders,    $2,140   95 

Less  reserve  for  con- 
tinuations     .  .      4,000  00 

Less  C.  Harris  Fund      3,988  21      10,129  16        12,800  61 


$19,346  90 


Special   Appropriations. 

Those  with  existing  balances  are  the  Building  appropria- 
tion (construction  of  new  Library  Building)  and  Furnishing 
appropriation     (new    building).       The     Auditor's    Exhibit 
shows : 
Building  appropriation  :    Balance  February  1, 

1896 $139,983  17 

Expenditures  1896 50,502  00 


Balance $89,481  17 

Against  which  are  contracts  amounting  to       .      $92,002  08 
And  claims  amounting  to  over        .         .         .        $8,000  00 


18  City  Document  No.  18. 

The  apparent  deficit,  if  not  otherwise  provided  for,  must 
be  met  out  of  the  bahmce  of  the  Furnisliing  Appro[)riation 
by  reimbursement  on  account  of  furnishings  hitlierto  cliarged 
to  the  liuilding  appropriation.  Much  work,  however,  prop- 
erly chaigeable  to  Construction,  still  remains  to  be  done. 
The  above  ligures  take  account  of  the  amount  (-13,280.14) 
deducted  from  the  I.  P.  Morris  contract  as  a  penalty  for 
demurrage  on  the  engines. 

Furnishing  appropriation  :    Balance  February, 

1896 $41,339  92 

Expenditures  1896 16,799  96 


Balance 124,539  96 

which  is  likely  to  be  fully  exhausted  by  work  either  already 
contracted  for  or  j^rojected. 


BUILDINGS  AND  EQUIPMENT. 

CENTRAL    LIBRARY. 

To  the  power  plant  at  the  Central  Library  has  been  added 
an  auxiliary  engine  of  50  h.  p.  capacity,  directly  connected 
with  a  40  K.  W.  dynamo.  This  carries  the  entire  load  from 
6  A.M.  until  about  4  P.M.,  when  the  burden  has  to  be  shared 
by  one  of  the  large  (150  h.  p.)  engines.  This  new  engine 
thus  combining  with  one  of  the  large  engines  enables  the 
ventilating  fans  to  be  run  throughout  the  library  day,  in- 
stead of  as  heretofore  only  until  6  P.M.  A  change  has 
been  made  from  the  220  volt  to  a  110  volt  system  through- 
out, and  the  equalizer  necessary  with  the  larger  voltage 
abolished.  This  has  necessitated  the  rewinding  of  the  dyna- 
mos and  the  substitution  of  110-volt  for  220-volt  motors 
throughout  the  system. 

To  the  heating  apparatus  have  been  added  2,150  feet  of 
radiating  surface  on  the  Special  libraries  floor,  and  366  feet 
in  the  newspaper  room  and  bindery.  With  these  additions, 
there  has  been  no  difficulty  in  keeping  at  a  comfortable  tem- 
perature these  rooms,  part  of  which  during  last  Avinter  were 
at  times  uninhabitable. 

The  following  statistics  have  been  so  frequently  called  for 
by  other  institutions  that  I  include  them  here.  Some  of 
them  repeat,  others  correct,  certain  of  the  figures  given  on 
page  17  of  the  last  report: 

Area  of  land  (as  given  in  1892  report)      .         64,844  sq.  ft. 
Area  of  courtyard  (approximate)       .  .         12,075  sq.  ft. 


225 

ft. 

228 

ft. 

228 

ft. 

68 

ft. 

22. 

9  ft. 

Library  Department.  19 

Outside  dimeiiijioiis  of  building  (1892  report)  — 

Front  on  Dartmouth  street  and  rear  . 

Front  on  Boy  Is  ton  street  .... 

Front  on  Blagden  street   .... 

Height  from  street  level  to  top  of  cornice  . 

Height  from  cornice  to  ridgepole 

Cubical  contents   (building  alone  as  esti- 
mated Februarjs   1897)  (approximate),   3,315,689  cu.  ft. 

Floor  area  :  Rooms  open  to 

the  public      .         .         .  51,030  sq.  ft. 
Other  rooms  .  .  .  59,324  sq.  ft. 

Basement  (cemented)    .   34,399  sq.  ft. 

Total  floor  area  .  .  144,753  sq.  ft. 

Heating :  Radiating  surface    .  .  .  30,000  sq.  ft. 

Lighting  :  3,200  sockets  for  electric  lights  (wired  for  3,500). 

Ventilation:      2  fans:     Intake  (18  ft.  in  diameter)  and  ex- 
haust. 

Boilers:     3 — 100  h.  p.  each,  of  which  one  always  in  re- 
serve. 

Engines :     2   tandem  compound,  150  h.  p.  each ;    1  Cross 
compound,  50  h.  p. 

Dynamos:  2  —  100  K.  W.  Siemens-Halske,  110  volt;  1—40 
K.  W.  Siemens-Halske,  110  volt. 


Motors  :     1  — 15  h.  p. 
1—8  h.  p. 

1  —    5  h.  p. 
3  —    2  h.  p. 

2  —    1  h.  p. 


Note.  The  removal  of 
the  book  railway  from  the 
special  libraries  floor  puts  out 
of  use  the  6  h.  p.  motor  in- 
stalled for  its  operation. 


Steam  Pumps  :     2  boiler  feed  ;    1  elevator  ;    2  fountain  ;  1 

low  pressure,  for  ejecting  water. 
Air  compressor  for  pneumatic  tubes. 
Elevators:     1  passenger,  2,500  lbs.  lifting  capacity;  7  book 

elevators,  operated  by  one  motor. 
Coal  consumed:  1896  (approximate),  1,345  tons. 

Daring  the  year  a  room  near  the  Newspaper  Reading 
Room  has  been  equipped  with  shelving  for  bound  news- 
papers. The  room  has  a  floor  area  of  but  1,160  feet  square, 
out  of  which  space  must  be  left  for  readers.  But  its  height 
admitting  of  two  tiers  of  cases,  shelving  has  been  contrived 
for  some  3,000  volumes.  The  files  least  used  will  have  to 
find  accommodation  in  the  basement :  for  these,  shelving  has 
yet  to  be  constructed.  The  cases  above  have  sliding  shelves, 
to  save  the  wear  on  the  volumes  in  constant  use.  In  the 
basement  cases  of  a  simpler  type  will  suffice. 

In  the  decoration  of  the  building  the  most  important  event 
of  the  year  has  been  the  installation  in  October  last,  of  the 


20  City  Documiont  No.  18. 

eight  panels,  by  M.  P.  Puvis  de  Chavannes,  which,  at  the 
date  of  the  hist  report,  were  yet  to  be  delivered.  These 
complete  the  contract  of  M.  de  Chavannes,  and  with  the 
subsequent  treatment  by  Mr.  Garnsey  of  the  ceiling  of  the 
Chavannes  lobby,  complete  the  decoration  of  the  staircase 
hall. 

•Works  of  art  given,  accepted,  and  placed  during  the  past 
year  have  been:  (1)  The  bronze  bust  of  Oliver  Wendell 
Holmes,  by  Richard  Edwin  Brooks.  This  was  ordered  by 
the  Mayor  of  Boston,  on  authority  of  the  City  Council,  and 
was  paid  for  by  the  city.  (2)  The  marble  bust  of  John  G. 
Whittier,  by  William  Ordway  Partridge,  the  gift  of  the 
sculptor.  (3)  A  portrait  in  oils  of  George  Ticknor  at  the 
age  of  forty.  This  is  a  copy  of  a  portrait  by  Thomas  Sully, 
painted  in  1831,  and  was  given  by  Miss  Anna  E.  Ticknor. 
An  interesting  memorial,  also,  of  Mr.  Ticknor,  is  the  large 
mahogany  cabinet-desk  used  by  him.  This  was  given  to 
the  library  by  Mr.  Ticknor's  family  after  the  death  of  Miss 
Anna  E.  Ticknor ;  and,  with  the  portrait,  has  been  placed  in 
the  Barton-Ticknor  room. 

In  the  section  of  the  Fine  Art  Department,  devoted  to 
architecture,  has  been  placed  a  memorial  tablet  to  the  late 
Eugene  Ldtang.  It  is  of  bronze,  in  a  setting  of  marble  ;  was 
designed  by  Mr.  William  E.  Chamberlin  ;  was  undertaken, 
designed,  and  erected  under  the  auspices  of  the  Boston 
Society  of  Architects,  and  bears  the  following  inscription  : 
"  Born  at  Boulleret,  France,  in  the  Province  of  Berri ;  he 
came  to  Boston  in  1871 ;  for  twenty-two  years  he  taught 
architectural  design  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology. In  grateful  memory  of  this  loyal  and  faithful  service 
this  tablet  is  erected  by  his  pupils  and  friends." 

Permission  has  been  granted  to  the  Society  of  Architects 
to  place  in  this  room,  on  temporary  deposit,  a  portrait  of 
Edward  C.  Cabot,  the  first  president  of  the  society. 

The  Children's  Room  has  become  enriched  by  a  collection 
of  solar  prints,  enlarged  under  the  direction,  and  at  the 
expense,  of  Mr.  Arthur  Astor  Carey,  from  photographs 
selected  by  him.  They  are  suggestions  for  the  decoration  of 
school-rooms ;  and  Mr.  Carey  has  placed  them  on  exhibition 
here,  for  the  purpose  of  showing  what  may  be  done  at  a  com- 
paratively small  cost  to  cultivate  the  artistic  sense  in  school 
children.  The  cost  of  each  print,  framed  and  unframed,  is 
indicated  in  a  catalogue,  copies  of  which  may  be  had  at  the 
library  on  application. 

The  collection  numbers  some  ninety  prints,  and  comprises 
famous  examples  of  sculpture,  the  "  Venus  of   Milo,"   the 


ERRATA. 

Page  20,  line  30, /or  faithful,  read  fruitful. 

Page  23,  line  2,  read  663,763,  of  which  492,901. 

Page  27,  line  ^,for  Fellows',  read  Fellowes'. 

Page  35,  8th  and  4th  lines  from  the  bottom,  read  45,606. 

Page  46,  last  line,  omit  Appendix  X.,  the  by-laws,  as  re- 
vised to  date. 

Page  47, /or  XL,  XII.,  XIII.,  XIV.,  read  X.,  XI.,  XII., 
XIII. 


work  was  to  be  done.  On  February  3,  1896,  it  was  thrown 
open  to  the  public  as  the  West  End  Branch.  It  is  in  equip- 
ment the  most  modern,  as  it  is  in  general  aspect  the  most 
attractive,  of  all  the  branches.  In  land,  building,  and  equip- 
ment alone  (omitting  books)  it  represents  an  outlay  on  the 
part  of  the  city  of  about  -196,000. 

Some  new  furniture  and  shelving  have  been  added  to  the 
equipment  of  nearly  all  of  the  branches.  At  Brighton  and 
at  South  Boston  alterations  and  repairs  have  been  more 
thorough:  counters  remodelled,  new  reference  cases  built, 
and  various  furnishings  and  fixtures  added.  In  all,  some 
$2,000  has  been  spent  on  repairs  at  branches  during  the  year, 
and  over  $600  in  furniture.  This  is  exclusive  of  work  done 
by  our  own  carpenter.  At  South  Boston  the  Savings  Bank, 
which  is  our  lessor,  has  retinted  the  branch  rooms,  and  sup- 
plied certain  fixtures  asked  for. 

The  branch  at  East  Boston  is  more  desperately  than  any 
other  in  need  of  repair  and  equipment ;  but  the  need  is  so 
radical  as  to  constitute  a  bar  to  present  action.  The  rooms 
themselves  are  but  a  third  of  the  size  they  should  be ;  they 
are  in  an  unsuitable  building,  and  on  the  wrong  floor  of  that 
building.  The  furniture  is  meagre,  battered,  and  ill-adapted 
to  its  purpose.  The  books,  although  not  meagre  in  number, 
are  meagre  in  interest,  and,  equally  with  the  furniture,  bat- 
tered and  ill-adapted  to  their  purpose.  To  attempt  to  better 
the  equipment  or  the  service  in  the  present  rooms  is  but  to 
palliate,  at  expense,  conditions  that  must  be  dealt  with 
radically.  East  Boston  is  by  itself  a  city  of  42,000  inhabi- 
tants, remote  from  other  library  facilities.  Those  furnished 
by  our  East  Boston  Branch  should  be,  at  least,  the  equivalent 
of  those  represented  by  the  West' End  Branch.  In  July 
last  an  order  was  introduced  into  the  City  Council  for  a  loan 


painted  in  1831,  and  was  given  by  Miss  Anna  E.  Ticknor. 
An  interesting  memorial,  also,  of  Mr.  Ticknor,  is  the  large 
mahogany  cabinet-desk  used  by  him.  This  was  given  to 
the  library  by  Mr.  Ticknor's  family  after  the  death  of  Miss 
Anna  E.  Ticknor ;  and,  with  the  portrait,  has  been  placed  in 
the  Barton-Ticknor  room. 

In  the  section  of  the  Fine  Art  Department,  devoted  to 
architecture,  has  been  placed  a  memorial  tablet  to  the  late 
Eugene  L^tang.  It  is  of  bronze,  in  a  setting  of  marble  ;  was 
designed  by  Mr.  William  E.  Chamberlin ;  was  undertaken, 
designed,  and  erected  under  the  auspices  of  the  Boston 
Society  of  Architects,  and  bears  the  following  inscription  : 
"  Born  at  Boulleret,  France,  in  the  Province  of  Berri ;  he 
came  to  Boston  in  1871 ;  for  twenty-two  years  he  taught 
architectural  design  at  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology. In  grateful  memory  of  this  loyal  and  faithful  service 
this  tablet  is  erected  by  his  pupils  and  friends." 

Permission  has  been  granted  to  the  Society  of  Architects 
to  place  in  this  room,  on  temporary  deposit,  a  portrait  of 
Edward  C.  Cabot,  the  first  president  of  the  society. 

The  Children's  Room  has  become  enriched  by  a  collection 
of  solar  prints,  enlarged  under  the  direction,  and  at  the 
expense,  of  Mr.  Arthur  Astor  Carey,  from  photographs 
selected  by  him.  They  are  suggestions  for  the  decoration  of 
school-rooms ;  and  Mr.  Carey  has  placed  them  on  exhibition 
here,  for  the  purpose  of  showing  what  may  be  done  at  a  com- 
paratively small  cost  to  cultivate  the  artistic  sense  in  school 
children.  The  cost  of  each  print,  framed  and  unframed,  is 
indicated  in  a  catalogue,  copies  of  which  may  be  had  at  the 
library  on  application. 

The  collection  numbers  some  ninety  prints,  and  comprises 
famous  examples  of  sculpture,  the  "  Venus  of   Milo,"   the 


LiBRAEY  Department.  21 

"  Victory  of  Samothrace,"  as  well  as  modern  sculptures  by 
Fremiet  and  Barye  ;  photographs  of  Grecian  and  Egyptian 
architecture,  of  Gothic  cathedrals,  of  Venetian  and  Moorish 
palaces ;  specimens  of  wood-engraving  by  Diirer  and  others  ; 
of  famous  paintings  and  mural  decorations  ;  and  portraits  of 
George  and  Martha  Washington  ;  of  Lowell,  Lincoln,  Frank- 
lin, and  other  famous  Americans. 


Branches. 

The  completion  in  January,  1896,  of  the  alterations  and 
repairs  upon  the  West  Church  property  on  Cambridge  street 
brought  to  the  service  of  the  library  a  building  admirably 
adapted  to  library  uses,  in  a  district  where  important  library 
work  was  to  be  done.  On  February  f3,  1896,  it  was  thrown 
open  to  the  public  as  the  West  End  Branch.  It  is  in  equip- 
ment the  most  modern,  as  it  is  in  general  aspect  the  most 
attractive,  of  all  the  branches.  In  land,  building,  and  equip- 
ment alone  (omitting  books)  it  represents  an  outlay  on  the 
part  of  the  city  of  about  196,000. 

Some  new  furniture  and  shelving  have  been  added  to  the 
equipment  of  nearly  all  of  the  branches.  At  Brighton  and 
at  South  Boston  alterations  and  repairs  have  been  more 
thorough :  counters  remodelled,  new  reference  cases  built, 
and  various  furnishings  and  fixtures  added.  In  all,  some 
$2,000  has  been  spent  on  repairs  at  branches  during  the  year, 
and  over  $600  in  furniture.  This  is  exclusive  of  work  done 
by  our  own  carpenter.  At  South  Boston  the  Savings  Bank, 
which  is  our  lessor,  has  retinted  the  branch  rooms,  and  sup- 
plied certain  fixtures  asked  for. 

The  branch  at  East  Boston  is  more  desperately  than  any 
other  in  need  of  repair  and  equipment ;  but  the  need  is  so 
radical  as  to  constitute  a  bar  to  present  action.  The  rooms 
themselves  are  but  a  third  of  the  size  tliey  should  be ;  they 
are  in  an  unsuitable  building,  and  on  the  wrong  floor  of  that 
building.  The  furniture  is  meagre,  battered,  and  ill-adapted 
to  its  purpose.  The  books,  although  not  meagre  in  number, 
are  meagre  in  interest,  and,  equally  with  the  furniture,  bat- 
tered and  ill-adapted  to  their  purpose.  To  attempt  to  better 
the  equipment  or  the  service  in  the  present  rooms  is  but  to 
palliate,  at  expense,  conditions  that  must  be  dealt  with 
radically.  East  Boston  is  by  itself  a  city  of  42,000  inhabi- 
tants, remote  from  other  library  facilities.  Those  furnished 
by  our  East  Boston  Branch  should  be,  at  least,  tlie  equivalent 
of  those  represented  by  the  West' End  Branch.  In  July 
last  an  order  was  introduced  into  the  City  Council  for  a  loan 


22  •      City  Document  No.  18. 

of  ?ii<75,000  for  land  and  a  building  for  the  East  I^oston 
liranch.     It  did  not  come  to  enact'i  ent. 

In  March  last  an  order  was  passed  looking  to  the  purchase 
of  a  building  on  West  Springfield  street  for  the  use  of  the 
South  End  Branch,  but  no  action  was  taken.  Assuming  the 
purchase  to  be  desirable,  the  Trustees  had  not  the  funds 
and  the  City  Government  did  not  offer  to  provide  them.  The 
branch  continued  in  its  rooms  in  the  basement  of  the  High 
School  building  on  Montgomery  street.  In  September  a  re- 
quest was  received  from  the  Buildings  Committee  of  the 
School  Board  that  the  branch  be  removed,  the  room  being 
peremptorily  needed  for  school  uses.  Before  final  action  was 
taken  on  this  request  the  Trustees  received  a  petition,  signed 
by  several  hundred  citizens  of  the  South  End,  in  protest 
against  the  discontinuance  of  the  branch.  The  petition 
recognized  the  proximity  of  the  branch  to  the  Central  Library, 
and  admitted  that  some  other  location  might  be  more  de- 
sirable, but  was  urgent  against  the  vacation  of  the  High 
School  rooms  until  such  other  location  should  have  been  se- 
cured. The  Trustees  had  no  funds  with  which  to  rent  rooms 
for  the  branch,  and  on  examining  the  terms  of  their  occupancy 
questioned  their  right  under  these  circumstances  to  vacate 
at  once  the  rooms  held  by  them  rent  free.  The  matter  has 
rested  there,  save  that  the  need  of  the  space  for  school  uses 
has  been  urged  upon  the  City  Council  by  the  School  Com- 
mittee. 

The  introduction  of  the  Deposit  System  into  the  delivery 
stations  has  meant  the  equipment  of  each  station  with  shelv- 
ing, table,  desk,  and  chairs ;  it  has  involved  in  effect  the 
furnishing  in  each  case  of  a  room  some  15  feet  square. 
Station  P  has  involved  more  than  this  in  bringing  into  ser- 
vice a  rented  store  (37  Broadway  Extension),  which  has 
been  entirely  furnished  and  is  exclusively  maintained  by  the 
library. 

Books. 

Appendices  II-V  give  the  extent  of  the  library  by  years, 
a  summary  of  the  contents  of  the  library  on  January  31, 
1897,  the  net  increase  of  the  several  departments  during  the 
past  10  years,  the  actual  accessions  (as  distinguished  from 
the  books  located),  and  the  classification  of  the  material  in 
the  Central  Library  and  branches  on  January  31,  1897. 

According  to  last  year's  report  it  appears  that  the  number 
of  volumes  in  the  Central  Library  and  branches  on  January 
31,  1896,  was  628,297,  of  which  469,874  were  in  the  Central 
Library.     By  the  tables  appended  to  this  report  it  appears 


Library  Department.  23 

that  on  January  31,  1897,  the  number  in  all  departments  is 
659,089,  of  which  488,227  are  in  the  Central  Library. 

The  total  expenditure  for  books  and  periodicals  during 
the  past  year  was  140,1:30.23,  as  against -^31,774.13  in  1895. 
This  expenditure  was  distributed  as  follows: 

City  money  expended  for  books : 

For  Central      ....      113,695  77 
For  branches    ....        11,692  48 


Trust  Funds  expended  for  books  : 
B'or  Central      ....        $8,867  44 
For  branches    .         .         .         .             125  44 

125,388  25 
8,992  88 

134,381  13 
City  money  expended  for  periodicals  : 
For  Central      ....        |3,964  97 
For  branches    ....  2,084  13 

6,049  10 


140,430  23 


In  a  comparison  of  expenditures  with  statistics  of  additions, 
the  number  of  accessions^  rather  than  the  number  of  books 
actually  located,  should  be  considered.  The  accessions  during 
the  past  year  (excluding  mere  transfers  from  one  department 
of  the  library  to  another)  have  been  as  follows  : 

Volumes.  Volumes.  Volumes. 

Added  by  purchase    .     Central,  14,402     Branches,    9,599     Total,  24,001 
Added  by  gift     .         ,     Central,    8,841     Branches,       626    Total,    9,467 


Total  accessions      .     Central,  23,243     Branches,  10,225     Total,  33,468 

The  above  figures  do  not  include  8,628  pamphlets  not  yet 
fully  examined.  Otherwise  pamphlets  are  included  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  practice  adopted  some  years  ago  of  enter- 
ing, cataloguing  and  binding  each  pamphlet  as  a  separate 
"  volume." 

In  accordance  also  with  a  previous  usage  there  are  included 
as  "  accessions  "  the  product  of  36  volumes  of  pamphlets  which 
have  been  dissected,  and  the  several  pamphlets  bound  sepa- 
rately. This  usage  (which  has  the  effect  of  making  material 
already  on  the  shelves  appear  as  a  new  addition  to  the 
library)  has  been  discontinued  since  June,  1896.  The  pam- 
phlet collections  since  dissected  appear  in  the  tables  under  the 
"  increases  "  in  the  way  of  volumes,  but  I  do  not  include 
them  here  as  "  accessions." 


24  City  Document  No.  18. 


Gifts. 

Among  the  gifts  of  especial  interest  received  during  the 
year  have  been  the  following  : 

From  Miss  Victorine  Thomas  Artz,  of  Chicago,  a  fund  of  ten 
thousand  dollars  (-110,000)  ;  "  the  income  of  this  sum  to  be 
employed  in  the  purchase  of  valuable  rare  editions  of  the 
writings,  either  in  verse  or  prose,  of  American  and  of  for- 
eign authors."  These  books  are  to  be  known  as  the  "  Long- 
fellow Memorial  Collection." 

From  the  late  Charles  Mead,  of  Boston,  a  legacy  of 
twenty-five  hundred  dollars  (s|2,500),  "to  constitute  a  trust 
fund,  to  be  designated  '  The  Charles  Mead  Trust  Fund,'  for 
the  promotion  of  the  objects  of  the  Public  Library ; "  to  be 
used  preferably  for  the  benefit  of  the  South  Boston  Branch 
Library. 

From  Col.  Thomas  Wentworth  Higginson,  of  Cambridge, 
the  "Galatea  Collection  of  books  relating  to  the  History  of 
Women."  This  collection,  the  first  instalment  of  which  was 
received  February  11,  1896,  now  numbers  868  volumes.  It 
has  been  amassed  during  a  period  of  nearly  50  years,  in- 
cluding books  in  various  languages,  and  many  that  are  rare 
and  curious,  and  represents,  so  far  as  known,  the  only  general 
collection  of  works  on  the  subject  in  any  public  library. 
Colonel  Higginson  desires  this  to  be  considered  the  nucleus 
only  of  a  collection  which  he  hopes  to  see  increased  by  other 
givers,  "  who  may  gradually  co-operate  in  building  up  a  de- 
partment of  permanent  value." 

From  the  estate  of  Mrs.  Bessie  S.  Lockwood,  of  Cambridge, 
sixteen  hundred  and  forty-three  volumes,  to  be  known,  in 
memory  of  her  husband,  as  "  The  Hiland  Lockwood  Gift." 
The  gift  includes,  besides  a  various  collection  of  American 
history  and  literature,  many  volumes  of  bound  periodicals, 
newspapers,  and  public  documents. 

From  the  family  of  the  late  George  Ticknor,  besides  the 
large  cabinet-desk  of  mahogany,  used  by  Mr.  Ticknor,  now 
placed  in  the  Barton  Ticknor  library,  seventy-five  volumes, 
mostly  in  folio,  of  engravings  in  the  subjects  of  architecture 
and  painting ;  also  some  three  hundred  and  forty-one  sup- 
plementary engravings. 

From  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  M.  Codman,  of  Brookline,  six 
hundred  and  eleven  volumes,  forming,  with  photographs, 
prints,  etc.,  a  notable  and  interesting  library  of  landscape 
architecture ;  given  "  in  memory  of  Henry  Sargent  Codman 
and  Philip  Codman,  landscape  architects,"  by  whom  the  col- 
lection was  made. 


Library  Department.  25 

The  Graupner  Collection  of  Photographs.  —  This  collection 
given  in  August,  1896,  as  a  memorial  to  Miss  Harriet  H. 
Graupner,  of  Boston,  by  her  friends,  consists  of  over  eleven 
hundred  photographs  of  paintings  of  the  Renaissance  period, 
of  all  schools,  with  a  small  collection  of  representative  Italian 
sculptures.  The  various  Italian  schools  of  painting  comprise 
about  two-thirds  of  the  whole,  and  are  represented  by  well- 
selected  examples  of  the  founders  and  masters  of  each  school. 
The  northern  schools  comprise  good  selections  from  the  Van 
Eycks,  Memling,  Van  Dyck,  Rubens,  Rembrandt,  Holbein, 
Diirer,  Schongauer,  and  others.  Among  pictures  of  the 
Spanish  schools  are  examples  of  Murillo,  Velasquez,  and  the 
minor  painters. 

From  Dr.  W.  N.  Bullard,  of  Boston,  ten  volumes  of  old 
and  rare  books  and  manuscripts,  including  an  example  (im- 
perfect) of  early  illumination,  probably  of  the  14th  century. 
Three  issues  of  the  Venetian  press,  1474,  1479,  and  1489, 
make  a  valuable  addition  to  the  library's  examples  of  early 
Italian  printing.  One  of  these,  a  "  Mamotrectus,"  1479,  is 
from  the  press  of  Nicolas  Jen  son. 

From  Dr.  R.  M.  Bucke,  of  London,  Ontario,  thirteen 
volumes  of  Whitman's  works  in  various  editions,  the  earliest 
of  which  is  the  Thayer  and  Eldridge  Boston  edition  of 
1860-61;  ten  pieces  of  manuscript;  and  seventeen  photo- 
graphs and  engraved  portraits.  This  is  understood  to  he  the 
first  instalment  of  a  collection  of  works  by  and  relating  to 
Whitman,  to  be  made  primarily  by  friends  of  the  poet. 

From  Allen  A.  Brown,  Esq.,  322  volumes  for  the  Brown 
Musical  collection. 

From  Miss  Susan  Slavin,  East  Boston,  132  volumes  of 
English,  French,  Latin,  and  Spanish  literature. 

From  Charles  F.  Atkinson,  Esq.,  Boston,  242  volumes  of 
English  literature,  chiefly  travels  and  the  drama. 

From  the  Commissioner  of  Patents  of  Great  Britain,  74 
volumes  of  British  Patents. 

From  the  German  Patent  Office,  Berlin,  5,599  numbers  of 
the  "  Patentschrift."  This  illustrated  work  gives  a  list  of 
all  the  patents  issued  in  the  German  Empire,  and  is  a  valu- 
able addition  to  our  patent  collection. 

From  the  estate  of  Samuel  R.  Urbino  of  Boston,  30  vol- 
umes of  French,  Spanish,  and  Italian  literature. 

From  the  Due  de  Loubat,  of  Rome,  a  reproduction  of  a 
Mexican  figure-writing,  known  as  the  "  Nahua  book."  The 
original,  Vatican  codex  3,773,  consists  of  nine  pieces  of  tanned 
deer-skin,  folded  in  forty-eight  leaves. 


26  City  Document  No.  18. 

From  Arthur  Astor  Carey,  Esq.,  Boston,  a  fine  co})y  of 
Baiuhy,  "Peintures  d^coratives  du  grand  foyer  de  I'Opdra," 
Paris. 

From  Robert  C.  Wintliro[),  Esq.,  a  MS.  letter  of  Gov. 
John  Winthrop,  dated  March  29,  1(343.  This  to  be  placed 
with  the  Chamberhiin  collection. 

From  the  heirs  of  Nathaniel  I.  Bowditch,  two  MS.  copies 
of  the  memoir  of  Nathaniel  Bowditch,  prefixed  to  the  trans- 
lation of  the  M^canique  Celeste ;  and  two  MS.  volumes  of 
memorial  notices  of  Nathaniel  Bowditch,  including  copies  of 
letters. 

From  the  Mt.  Bowdoin  Association,  the  893  volumes  re- 
maining of  the  collection  placed  on  deposit  by  the  association 
in  our  ]\It.  Bowdoin  Heading  Room  some  years  ago.  The 
title  to  these  was  formally  transferred  by  the  association  to 
the  Trustees  on  February  27,  1897. 

From  Messrs.  Curtis  &  Co.,  Boston,  and  Messrs.  George 
H.  Policy  &  Co.,  Boston,  sets  of  the  photographs  of  the  new 
Public  Library  building,  made  under  the  direction  of  these 
firms  respectively. 

It  seems  appropriate  to  mention  also  as  among  the  gifts  of 
the  year  the  dedication  to  the  equipment  of  a  Military  Alcove 
of  the  balance  of  the  Twentieth  Regiment  Fund  originally 
contributed  for  the  erection  of  one  of  the  St.  Gaudens  lions  in 
the  staircase  hall.  The  exact  sum  that  will  be  available  for 
the  purchase  of  books  cannot  at  this  time  be  stated  with  pre- 
cision ;  it  may  reach  12,500  to  be  expended  in  immediate 
purchases,  and  a  fund  of  -15,000,  of  which  the  income  is  to 
be  used  for  additions.  The  initial  expenditure  will  be  for 
material  relating  to  the  Civil  War;  and  to  this  end  a  special 
assistant  under  the  chief  cataloguer  has  been  compiling  a 
list  of  such  material  of  importance  (as  Regimental  Histories) 
not  duplicating  books  already  in  the  library.  For  this  work 
of  compilation  the  Committee  of  the  Regiment  has  assigned 
a  sum  not  exceeding  |300  out  of  the  fund. 

Transfers. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  tables  show  a  considerable 
number  of  volumes  transferred  from  the  branches  to  the 
Central  Library.  The  purpose  of  such  transfer  is  to  relieve 
the  branches  of  superfluous  material  —  documents  and  un- 
suitable titles  or  superseded  editions  —  to  make  space  for 
books  of  current  interest  and  practical  value.  It  is  our  hope 
in  this  way  —  by  weeding  out  the  "  dead  "  matter,  by  weav- 
ing in  the  "live" — to  conform  the  collection  at  each  branch 


Library  Department.  27 

to  the  principle  that  it  shall  contain  only  books  in  active 
use  ;  but  these,  books  really  useful  in  their  line,  convenient 
in  edition,  and  sound  and  attractive  in  appearance. 

Additions  to  Branches. 

Excluding  the  Fellows'  Athenaeum,  the  branch  libraries 
vaiy  in  size  from  4,000  to  30,000  volumes.  Hitherto  the 
books  for  each  have  been  bought  and  catalogued  without  re- 
gard to  the  others.  The  present  practice  is  in  the  case  of 
new  accessions  to  purchase  the  same  title  for  all  ten  branches. 
The  ten  copies  of  the  book  are  then  catalogued  at  the  Cen- 
tral Library  as  one  title  (in  fact  the  cataloguing  involves 
merely  the  printing  of  ten  additional  copies  on  smaller  sized 
stock  of  the  catalogue  card  already  set  up  for  the  Central 
Library) .  To  this  economy  should  be  added  ultimately  the 
publication  of  a  single  Finding  List  of  Accessions  that  will 
apply  to  every  brancli  as  the  "  Y  "  list  of  "  Selected  Books 
for  Young  Readers  "  now  does.  This  can  be  done  only  when 
a  uniform  system  of  notation  will  assign  to  the  same  title  the 
same  call  number  at  whatever  branch  the  copy  be  located. 
It  makes  a  strong  reason  for  revising,  even  at  considerable 
present  expense,  the  system  of  classification  and  of  notation 
throughout  the  branches  ;  perhaps  for  introducing  into  every 
branch  the  system  in  use  at  the  West  End. 

In  the  column  of  books  "  condemned,  lost,  transferred  and 
missing  "are  included  all  books  unaccounted  for  in  the  shelf- 
reading  of  the  year  1896.  As  explained  in  the  last  report 
this  method  of  entry  takes  the  extreme  view  that  books  not 
found  in  their  places  or  recorded  as  elsewhere  are  to  be 
classed  as  no  longer  in  the  library.  As  a  fact  the  larger 
proportion  of  such  books  are  but  misplaced,  and  reappear 
later  on.  Nine  hundred  and  thirty-two  volumes  entered  in 
previous  reports  as  "missing"  have  been  found  during  the 
past  year.  The  reading  of  the  shelves  in  the  Central  Library 
is  now  especially  difficult  to  conduct  with  precision,  for  the 
reasons :  (1),  that  the  books  are  scattered  over  a  large  area, 
in  collections  which  are  constantly  varying  as  new  uses  de- 
velop;  (2),  that  certain  shelf-lists  (e.  cj.,  those  of  Stack  4) 
are,  through  erasures,  interlineation,  and  cancellation,  so  con- 
fused as  to  furnish  a  check-list  in  itself  uncertain  ;  and  (3), 
that  pressure  of  other  work  upon  the  shelf-department  has 
protracted  the  reading  of  the  shelves  fitfully  over  a  long 
period.  When  certain  of  the  shelf-lists  shall  have  been  re- 
written, and  the  force  of  the  department  shall  permit  two 
members  to  be  assigned  continuously  to  the  duty  of  reading, 
more  definite  results  may  each  year  be  reached. 


28  City  Document  No.  18. 

Assuming  for  the  moment  the  figures  as  they  stood  Febru- 
ary 1,  1897,  to  be  final,  tliey  show  but  38  volumes  missing 
from  the  Bates  Hall  reference  shelves  since  the  count  of  last 
year.  Considering  that  these  shelves  contain  over  7,000 
volumes,  handled  by  the  public  absolutely  without  formality, 
this  number  seems  small ;  and,  as  last  year,  the  missing  titles 
are  of  books  of  relatively  insignificant  value.  The  other 
"  open "  shelves  in  the  Central  Library  are  those  of  the 
Special  Libraries'  floor,  the  Patent  room  and  the  Children's 
room.  Of  the  90,000  volumes  on  the  Special  Libraries' 
floor,  77  stood  unaccounted  for  in  the  partial  reading  Feb- 
ruary 1,  1897;  of  the  5,000  volumes  in  the  Patent  Library 
none;  but  the  "missing"  from  the  Children's  room  num- 
bered several  hundred  volumes.  Many  of  these  have  been 
carried  off  by  children  in  mere  misapprehension  of  the 
rules,  and  this  may  also  be  asserted  of  many  of  the  249  vol- 
umes missing  from  the  Branch  libraries  since  the  system  of 
"■  open  "  shelves  has  been  introduced  there.  But  the  arrest 
during  the  year  of  one  adult  book  thief  with  27  library  books 
in  his  possession,  and  of  some  six  juvenile  thieves  with  21 
library  books  in  their  possession,  (nearly  all  books  from  the 
Children's  room),  shows  that  a  percentage  of  the  missing 
volumes  must  be  set  down  as  stolen.  Of  course,  the  books 
stolen  are  of  a  class  easily  replaced  at  no  great  cost;  but 
the  total  of  loss  is  large  enough,  I  fear,  to  be  quoted  to  the 
discredit  of  the  system  of  open  shelves.  I  am  entirely  un- 
willing to  admit  that  it  touches  the  principle  of  open  shelves. 
Systematic  theft  by  one  or  two  individuals  may  proceed  until 
it  involves  hundreds  of  volumes  without  impeaching  the 
honesty  of  the  general  public.  At  the  same  time  it  is  to  be 
hoped  that  the  punishment  of  the  recent  offenders  may  so 
serve  as  a  deterrent  that  the  figures  for  the  coming  year  will 
not  have  to  be  explained  in  justification  of  the  system. 


Binding. 

During  the  year  8,145  books  and  3,416  pamphlets  have 
been  bound  in  the  Library  Bindery.  1,510  of  the  books  bound 
contained  plates  which  required  "guards."  The  work  of  the 
Bindery  included  also  2,417  volumes  repaired,  1,739  pam- 
phlets stitched  into  covers,  472  maps  mounted  on  cloth,  1,199 
covers  made  for  serials,  3,805  cards  and  74  photographs 
mounted,  together  with  a  mass  of  smaller  miscellaneous  work, 
such  as  portfolios,  pouches,  blocks,  etc.;  even  eight  office 
covered. 


Library  Department.  29 

But  there  has  now  also  been  thrown  upon  the  Bindery  a 
large  amount  of  work  of  cutting  stock  to  be  used  in  our 
Printing  Department,  and  of  folding  and  stitching  library 
publications  issued  through  it.  During  the  past  year  58,424 
copies  of  library  publications  have  been  so  folded  and 
stitched.  This  work  has  required  the  addition  to  the  Bindery 
force  of  one  forwarder  and  one  sewing  woman,  and  to  the 
equipment  a  new  cutting  machine  of  a  modern,  more  power- 
ful and  more  rapid  type  than  the  hand  cutters  already  used. 
This  machine,  with  an  electric  motor  for  its  operation,  has 
been  purchased  and  installed  at  a  cost  of  1721.93. 

Upon  petition  of  the  Bindery  employees  the  working  day 
in  the  Bindery  was  reduced  from  ten  to  nine  hours.  The 
change  took  effect  on  November  1,  and  was  granted  as  an 
experiment  to  continue  for  one  year.  The  work  done  is  being 
carefully  recorded,  by  way  of  cornparing  the  output  for  a 
year  under  the  nine-hour  with  that  of  the  previous  year 
under  the  ten-hour  system. 

The  outside  contract  work  (binding  in  cheap  form  of 
branch  books  and  old  Lower  Hall  books)  has  comprised  the 
binding  of  8,931  volumes  at  a  total  cost  of  11,420.72.  A 
large  amount  of  minor  repairing  is  done  in  the  stacks  by  the 
employees  of  the  Issue  Department. 

Catalogues. 

The  number  of  volumes  catalogued  at  the  Central  Library 
during  the  year  has  been  50,794,  embracing  31,875  titles. 
The  number  of  cards  added  to  the  catalogues  is  reported  as 
74,979.  But  these  figures  by  no  means  indicate  the  extent  of 
the  work,  even  of  the  catalogue  department,  a  large  part  of 
which  cannot  be  tabulated.  Of  the  Allen  A.  Brown  library 
of  music,  4,654  volumes,  with  4,547  titles,  were  catalogued  in 
1896;  also  of  collections,  4,732  parts,  with  4,421  titles.  The 
number  of  volumes  catalogued  since  the  work  began  is 
8,309,  representing  7,900  titles;  also  10,888  parts.  In  the 
statistics  of  cataloguing,  "  volumes  "  means  separate  publica- 
tions. In  the  case  of  the  Brown  library  a  great  number  of 
publications  (as,  songs)  are  apt  to  be  grouped  within  one 
cover.  In  cataloguing  these  cannot  be  grouped  under  a 
single  title,  but  must  be  entered  separately.  The  work  of 
cataloguing  this  library  extends  also  to  an  analysis  of  the 
collections.  What  this  involves  may  be  judged  from  the  fact 
that  the  nine  volumes  of  Warren's  Collection  of  Catches, 
Glees,  etc.,  involved  the  cataloguing  of  over  600  titles. 
Mr.  Hunt  estimates  that  this  library,  which  stands  in  our 


30  City  Document  No.  18. 

records  and  iu  our  acknowledgments  as  a  library  of  7,671 
volumes,  comprises  over  30,000  different  publications.  Tiie 
work  of  cataloguing  is  proceeding  as  rapidly  as  is  consistent 
with  the  careful  and  scholarly  labor  with  which  it  is  being 
conducted. 

Bulletins.     (^See  infra.') 

The  Political  Economy  Catalogue. — Some  2,000  cards  have 
been  added  to  the  matter  under  compilation.  Among  these 
accessions  works  on  the  currency  question,  as  called  out  by 
the  late  presidential  campaign,  are  especially  numerous. 

Boston.— A  list  of  the  documents  printed  during  the  time 
when  Boston  was  under  town  government  is  ready  for  the 
printer.  The  Chief  Cataloguer  proposes  that  when  in  proof 
it  be  sent  to  other  libraries  for  additions.  The  remaining 
portion  of  the  bibliography  of  Boston  has  been  considerably 
enlarged  during  the  year. 

A  list  of  Historical  Fiction  relating  to  Rome  was  finished 
early  in  the  year.  Work  is  in  progress  on  Italy.  It  is  pro- 
posed to  reserve  the  publication  of  these  until  the  entire  list 
can  be  issued. 

A  Bibliography  of  the  Higher  Education  of  Women.,  com- 
piled by  members  of  the  Association  of  Collegiate  Alumnse 
and  under  its  auspices,  is,  at  the  request  of  the  Associa- 
tion, to  be  published  by  us,  most  of  the  expense  of  publication 
being  met  by  the  purchase  by  the  association  of  2,000  copies. 
This  list  has  had  to  undergo  some  revision  by  our  cataloguers 
and  the  addition  of  recent  titles.  Seven  pages  of  the  forty- 
eight  have  been  put  into  type. 

Consolidated  Periodical  List. — An  important  venture  in  the 
direction  of  co-operative  bibliography  is  the  list  of  periodicals, 
newspapers,  transactions  of  societies,  and  other  serial  pub- 
lications currently  taken  by  the  libraries  of  Boston  and  Cam- 
bridge. In  the  preparation  of  this  list,  which  has  involved 
great  labor  and  detail,  the  36  libraries  interested  have  worked 
together ;  but  the  publication  is  undertaken  by  this  library 
alone.  The  matter  is  all  in  type  (or  properly  in  "slugs") 
save  an  Index,  which  is  nearly  ready  for  the  printer.  It  will 
form  a  volume  of  perhaps  125  pages,  and  include  about 
5,400  different  serials.  We  hope  that  it  is  merely  prelimi- 
nary to  a  list  of  all  the  files  of  serials  in  these  libraries. 
Such  a  list,  not  merely  giving  the  title  of  each  serial,  but  de- 
scribing with  precision  the  period  covered  by  the  file  in  each 
library,  would  render  an  important  service.  We  shall  prob- 
ably print  such  a  list  of  the  serials  in  the  Boston  Public 
Library,  and  using  it  as  a  basis  invite  the  information  that 
will  swell  it  into  a  list  inclusive  of  all  these  libraries. 


Library  Department.  31 

Another  enterprise  in  co-operative  bibliography  is  the 
'■'■Index  to  Architectural  Illustrations''''  which  is  being  under- 
taken by  the  Athenseum,  the  Institute  of  Technology 
and  the  Boston  Public  Library,  and  in  which  the  libiaries 
of  Harvard  and  of  Columbia  Universities  are  likely  to  join. 
The  index  will,  of  course,  comprise  only  material  in  these 
libraries ;  but  the  material  in  these  five  libraries  (including 
the  Architectural  Departments  of  Harvard  and  the  Listitute 
and  the  Avery  Collection  at  Columbia)  covers  a  very  wide 
range.  In  Architecture  the  Index  will  group  under  the 
name  of  each  place  illustrations  of  the  architecture  of  that 
place  and  under  the  name  of  each  subject  (e.g.^  cathedrals, 
opera-houses  —  even  minor  subjects,  as  chancels)  illustra- 
tions of  the  architecture  of  that  subject.  At  this  library, 
for  our  own  use,  there  are  to  be  indexed  sculpture  and  paint- 
ing as  well  as  architecture. 

This  work  is  being  done  not  by  the  Catalogue  Department 
but  by  the  Fine  Art  Department  under  Mr.  Fleischner. 
Under  his  direction  also  the  publications  of  the  Arundel  So- 
ciety have  been  catalogued,  and  card  catalogues  with  brief 
entries  have  been  made,  or  are  in  progress,  of  the  Parker, 
Ticknor  and  Thayer  collections,  as  also  of  works  on  the  Fine 
Arts  and  Useful  Arts.  The  titles  are  transcripts  from  the 
cards  in  the  general  catalogues,  or  are  cut  from  the  catalogues 
printed  in  volumes. 

A  card  catalogue  of  the  current  newspapers  has  been  pre- 
pared by  Mr.  Blaisdell,  and  he  is  preparing  such  a  catalogue 
for  the  Patent  Collection. 

Branch  Catalogues.  —  The  cataloguing  of  new  accessions 
hitherto  done  independently  at  each  branch  is  now  done  at 
the  Central  Library,  as  explained  above.  A  card  catalogue 
has  been  prepared  for  the  West  End  Branch,  and  a  finding 
list  of  new  books  for  the  Roxbury  Branch.  At  the  branches, 
also,  however,  some  5,000  volumes  have  been  catalogued,  in- 
volving the  writing  of  three  times  that  number  of  cards. 
Some  13,000  cards  (10,557  at  Roxbury)  have  been  written 
in  revision  of  the  branch  card  catalogues. 

Recommendations  fob  Books. 

The  methods  pursued  by  me  in  formulating  my  lists  of 
books  for  purchase  were  detailed  at  length  in  the  special 
report  submitted  by  me  May  29,  1896.  The  catalogue  depart- 
ment is  more  than  any  other  called  upon  to  report  to  me  rec- 
ommendations. Periodicals  containing  book  lists  or  reviews 
(50  or  more  in  number),  library  catalogues,  publishers'  cir- 


32 


City  D()Cu.mii:nt  No.  18. 


culars,  booksellers'  sale  catalogues,  and  other  bibliographical 
publications  are  assigned  to  members  of  this  department  and 
are  examined  by  them  and  reported  upon.  The  addition  to 
the  staff  of  ]\Ir.  John  ISIurdoch  brings  to  this  work  an  edu- 
cated judgment  in  scientific  liteiature  which  has  hitherto 
been  wanting.  Mr.  Murdoch  entered  the  service  less  than 
three  months  ago,  and  has  not  yet,  of  course,  proceeded  far 
with  his  examination  of  the  material  in  this  libraiy  and  in 
the  libraries  of  this  vicinity  of  which  he  is  to  make  special 
study  with  a  view  to  proper  differentiation  in  purchase. 
But,  at  my  request,  he  has  drawn  a  preliminary  memorandum 
of  the  principles  by  which,  in  his  opinion,  we  should  be 
guided  in  our  purchases  of  scientific  literature;  and  this 
memorandum,  submitted  with  the  report  of  the  chief  cata- 
loguer, I  have  had  manifolded  and  place  in  your  hands,  to- 
gether with  certain  other  of  the  reports  submitted  by  the 
departments,  which  are  specially  deserving  of  your  attention, 
but  which  I  cannot  quote  at  sufficient  length  in  a  report  in- 
tended for  publication. 

The  main  portion  of  the  report  of  the  chief  of  the  cata- 
logue department  appears  above,  many  of  his  statements  as 
to  the  operations  of  the  department  being  quoted  verbatim. 

Publications. 

On  Feb.  7, 1896,  the  office  of  editor  of  library  publications 
was  created,  and  Lindsay  Swift  of  the  catalogue  department 
appointed  to  it.  It  ranks  as  a  division  of  the  catalogue  de- 
partment, under  Mr.  Whitney.  During  the  past  year  the 
following  publications  have  been  issued  under  supervision  of 
this  editor: 


Date. 

Pages. 

Size. 

Edition. 

Price. 

1896. 

16 

29 

16 
176 

16 

16mo. 

24ino. 

sq.  16mo. 

sq.  16mo. 

sq.  16mo. 

Svo. 

8vo. 

10,000 

4,827 

1,021 

50 

10,443 
5,000 

5,000 

April 

July 

Selected  List  for  Younger  Readers, 
Finding  List,  Roxbury  Brancli. . . . 

One  cent. 
Free. 

October . . . 

June,1896,) 

to        ( 

January,  ( 

1897,       ) 

Rules  and  Regulations,  Revised. .. 
Monthly  Bulletin,  Vol.  1,  Nos.  1-10, 
(0  f  No.  10  an  ed  ition  of  8,000  copies.) 
Monthly  Bulletin,  Vol.  2,  No.  1 

Free. 
Free. 

Free. 

The  Monthly  Bulletin  takes  the  place  of  the  Quarterl}', 
the  last  number  of  which  was  issued  in  January,  1896.    The 


LiBEARY  Department.  33 

Quarterly  was  issued  in  an  edition  of  1,800  copies,  and  priced 
at  5  cents  per  copy  to  residents  of  Boston,  25  cents  per  copy 
to  non-residents.  The  Monthly,  as  appears  above,  has  been 
issued  in  an  edition  of  5,000  copies  for  free  distribution,  a 
charge  of  25  cents  per  year  being  made  where  it  is  mailed  to 
outsiders  not  on  our  exchange  list.  The  Monthly  Bulletin 
differs,  however,  from  the  Quarterly  of  recent  years,  in  being 
primarily  a  record  of  accessions  to  the  Central  Library  during 
the  month  preceding  its  date  of  issue.  The  Bulletins  of 
the  past  year  have,  however,  contained  the  following  special 
lists  compiled  from  the  general  catalogue : 

Bulletin  No.  1-4,  Transvaal  and  the  Boers. 

Bulletin  No.  1-6,  Index  to  Lists  in  Quarterly  Bulletin. 

Bulletin  No.  7,  Selected  list  of  books  on  the  Currency 
Question. 

Bulletin  No.  10,  List  of  English  Translations  of  works  of 
Dumas  the  Elder  (of  this  list  1,000  copies  were  reprinted, 
also  for  free  distribution). 

These  lists,  so  far  as  of  books,  have  not  attempted  to  be 
complete  bibliographies,  but  merely  selections  of  titles  by  way 
of  suggestion.  (A  similar  list  was  prepared  for  the  Boston 
papers  of  works  on  the  A^enezuelan  boundary  dispute.  This 
was  afterwards  printed  by  the  library  as  a  broadside.) 

The  Monthly  Bulletin  begins  with  January,  1896.  But  the 
first  four  numbers  were  issued  as  one  in  June,  1896.  This 
bulletin,  like  the  other  publications  mentioned  above,  has 
been  set  up  upon  our  linotype  machine  and  printed  in  the 
Library  Printing  Department.  The  "  slugs  "  have  been  re- 
tained, and  are  being  regrouped  as  matter  for  an  "annual." 
This  will  consolidate  the  monthly  issues  in  one  classification. 
But  with  reference  more  especially  to  popular  use  it  will 
omit  titles  of  less  active  or  continuing  interest,  or  of  which 
otherwise  it  is  sufficient  to  have  had  a  publication  in  the 
Monthly  Bulletin.  It  will,  therefore,  be  designated  as  an 
"Annual  Selected  List  "  of  additions  to  the  library  rather  than 
as  an  Annual  Bulletin.  This  experiment  of  consolidation  with 
elision  and  reclassification  was  a  serviceable  test  of  the 
economy  of  the  linotype  as  applied  to  library  uses.  The 
chief  of  the  Printing  Department  estimates  that  the  propor- 
tion of  slugs  already  cast  that  could  be  used  as  they  stand 
as  against  new  composition  has  been  as  five  to  one. 

Publications  in  the  hands  of  the  printer  pending  February 
1,  are : 

The  Consolidated  Serial  List  (96  pages,  delivered ;  com- 
plete to  Index). 

The  Annual  Selected  List  (more  than  half  done). 


34  City  Document  No.  18. 

Selected  List  for  Younger  Readers  —  revised  edition  incor- 
porating 125  additional  titles,  with  some  excisions. 

A  pamphlet,  descriptive  of  the  Chamberlain  Autograph 
Collection.  This  has  been  in  preparation  for  some  montlis 
upon  the  basis  of  material  submitted  by  Mr.  Edwin  M.  Ba- 
con, specially  emplo3red  for  the  purpose.  It  will  reach  about 
100  pages  in  print. 

Printing  Department. 

I  submit  in  full,  for  your  examination,  the  report  of  the 
chief  of  the  Printing  Department.  The  equipment  of  the 
department  now  comprises  2  Mergenthaler  linotype  ma- 
cliines,  1  Hoe  stop-cylinder  press,  1  job  press,  a  proof  press, 
slug  planing  machine,  job  and  body  type,  cabinets  and  the 
other  usual  furnishings  of  a  printing-office.  All  of  the  above 
equipment  has  been  bought  outright  by  the  library,  save 
one  of  the  linotype  machines,  which  was  taken  on  rental 
June  last,  with  option  of  purchase  at  the  end  of  one  year, 
rent  paid  being  applied.  Assuming  this  bought,  the  equip- 
ment of  the  department  represents  a  total  investment  of 
about  <fl3,000. 

The  present  force  of  the  department  comprises,  besides  the 
chief,  two  linotype  operators,  a  pressman  and  a  feeder. 

We  have  not  yet  statistics  of  a  full  year's  work  with  the 
above  equipment  and  force.  It  is  not  wise,  therefore,  to  at- 
tempt inferences  as  to  the  economy  of  this  system  of  man- 
aging the  library  printing  as  against  outside  contract  and 
ordinary  composition.  Tlie  convenience  in  our  undertakings 
of  a  plant  specially  planned  for  our  needs,  and  installed  in 
the  library  building  hardly  needs  demonstration.  Our  Print- 
ing Department  not  merely  takes  prepared  copy  and  puts  it 
through  the  stages  of  composition  and  presswork;  it  furnishes 
to  us  an  expert  printer  whose  judgment  may  be  called  in  at 
every  stage  of  prejyaration  of  copy.  This  counsel  may,  and 
does,  modify  in  directions  of  economy  and  serviceability  the 
publishing  enterprises  of  the  library.  But  considerations  of 
this  sort  may  better  be  deferred  for  a  later  report  entering 
into  the  subject  in  detail  with  adequate  data  from  experi- 
ence. 

A  chief  interest  of  the  past  year  has  been  the  solution  of 
certain  problems  involved  in  the  adaptation  of  the  linotype 
to  the  uses  of  specialized  cataloguing.  Hitherto  the  machine 
had  been  used  chiefly  for  newspaper  work;  we  have  had  to 
impose  upon  it  the  task  of  handling  from  30  to  40  languages 
and   dialects.     This    meant  the  contrivance  of   nearly  300 


Library  Department.  35 

accents  and  special  characters.  A  type  was  specially  made 
for  us  by  the  Mergen  thaler  Company,  from  a  design 
submitted  by  Mr.  Lee,  and  the  accents  have  been  con- 
trived in  large  part  by  the  use  of  diacritical  marks,  form- 
ing piece  accents,  which  are  inserted  in  a  groove  upon 
the  slug  itself,  thus  avoiding  the  ill  appearance  of  this 
device  as  usually  employed  with  type.  As  this  library 
is  in  effect  the  pioneer  in  the  use  of  the  linotype  for 
this  kind  of  work,  these  experiments  are  of  a  very  general 
importance. 

The  output  of  the  department  now  includes  all  the  printed 
work  of  the  librar^^,  except  that  from  engraved  plates.  Dur- 
ing the  past  year  it  has  included  all  of  the  publications 
named  above  ;  a  Manual  of  House  Rules,  16  pages,  in  an 
edition  of  500  copies,  and  the  press  work  on  a  reprint  from 
the  Bulletin  of  the  list  of  works  in  the  Russian  lang'uasre. 
But  this  is  but  part  of  its  work.  Twelve  thousand  seven 
hundred  and  sixty-two  titles,  representing  at  least  100,000 
cards  have  been  printed  for  the  Card  Catalogue ;  (the  com- 
position of  these  card  entries  keeps  one  linotype  busy  almost 
continuously)  ;  about  2,250,000  call  slips  (of  ten  kinds), 
600,000  pieces  of  other  currently  consumed  stationery  of 
over  100  varieties,  30,000  circulars,  besides  blank  books, 
signs,  notices,  etc. 

Registration. 

Appendix  VI.  relates  to  the  card-holders  in  this  library. 
The  first  table  gives  the  statistics  of  registrations  in  the  old 
form.  The  other  tables  go  much  further.  Starting  with  the 
cards  outstanding  Feb.  1,  1896,  classified  according  to  the 
department  of  the  library  (Central  or  Branch)  through 
which  they  were  issued,  it  details  the  number  of  Registra- 
tions, New  Registrations  and  Renewals  during  the  year,  and 
comparing  these  with  the  number  of  cards  expiring  by  limita- 
tion, deduces  the  number  outstanding  Jan.  31,  1897.  In 
addition,  attempting  to  fulfil  the  promise  of  our  last  report, 
it  classifies  by  sex,  age,  and  occupation,  and  by  ward,  the 
43,345  persons  who  are  active  card-holders  Jan.  31,  1897, 
It  also  shows  the  percentage  which  the  number  of  card- 
holders in  each  ward  bears  to  the  total  population  of  that 
ward. 

By  these  tables  it  appears  that  the  number  of  active 
("live")  cards  outstanding  Jan.  31,  1897,  was  43,345,  as 
against  34,842  outstanding  Feb.  1,  1896,  showing  a  gain  of 
10,764  card-holders  during  tlie  year.     This  means  that  on 


36  City  Document  No.  18. 

J;in.  ol,  1897,  30, ^„  per  cent  more  persons  stood  qualified  to 
draw  books  for  home  use  than  stood  qualified  on  Feb.  1, 
1896. 

In  proportion  to  population,  Ward  10  furnishes  the  largest 
percentage  of  card-holders ;  Ward  6  the  smallest.  The 
census  tables  are  not  yet  prepared  Avhich  would  enable  us  to 
compare  the  proportion  of  card-holders  of  the  several  occu- 
pations with  the  number  of  inhabitants  engaged  in  these 
occupations  respectively.  Possibly  our  next  report  may  con- 
trive this.  The  present  tables,  especially  those  of  distribu- 
tion by  ward,  may  indicate  in  a  measure  to  what  districts 
effort  needs  most  especially  to  be  directed. 

The  number  of  Teachers'  Cards  issued  from  September, 
1895  (when  this  privilege  was  instituted),  to  Jan.  31,  1897, 
was  1,213.  Of  these,  795  are  "live"  cards  on  the  latter 
date,  629  of  the  795  are  held  by  resident  teachers  ;  166  by 
non-residents  (whose  qualification,  however,  is  that  they 
"give  instruction  in  an  institution  of  learning  in  the  city 
of  Boston").  The  1,400  non-resident  "students"  who 
hold  cards  are  attending  Boston  schools  or  colleges  {e.  ^., 
the  Harvard  Medical  School,  Boston  University,  the  Insti- 
tute of  Technology),  whose  authorities  have  filed  a  bond  of 
indemnity  for  any  loss  sustained  by  the  library  through 
this  use. 

Use  of  the  Library. 

I  have  had  manifolded  and  submit  for  your  inspection  the 
reports  in  full  of  the  following  officials  who  have  the  con- 
duct of  departments  directly  serving  the  public :  The  Cus- 
todian of  Bates  Hall,  the  Custodian  of  the  Special  Libraries 
Floor,  the  Chief  of  the  Issue  Department,  and  the  Super- 
visor of  Branches  and  Stations.  The  last-named  official 
took  office  only  on  Dec.  1,  1896.  His  report,  however,  com- 
prises the  work  of  the  year  so  far  as  it  may  be  made  matter 
of  statistics,  together  with  certain  general  observations  upon 
the  condition  and  conduct  of  our  outlying  departments  as  he 
has  examined  them  during  the  past  two  months. 

As  regards  statistics  of  use,  I  should  repeat  the  caution 
a4vanced  in  my  last  report  against  an  assumption  that  these 
statistics  represent  the  work  of  the  library.  As  there 
stated,  there  are  in  the  Central  Library  alone  over  100,000 
volumes  which  may  be  handled  without  the  formality  of  a 
call-slip.  In  each  Branch  and  Reading  Room,  and  now  in 
almost  every  Delivery  Station,  there  are  hundreds  of  other 
volumes  which  are  similarly  treated.     The  current  periodi- 


Library  Department.  37 

cals  in  the  Central  and  Branch  Libraries  and  Reading  Rooms 
are  for  the  most  part  on  open  tables,  where  they  also  may  be 
handled  without  the  intervention  of  an  attendant. 

Of  all  this  use  no  record  is  kept.  There  is  a  recorded 
hall  use,  consisting  of  books  issued  upon  slips  from  the 
closed  stacks.  Omitting,  however,  as  they  do,  the  important 
unrecorded  use,  these  figures  are  so  misleading  that  I  have 
directed  them  to  be  omitted  altogether  from  the  tables. 
These  tables  indicate,  therefore,  merely  the  number  of  vol- 
umes drawn  for  "home  use"  during  the  year.  This  is  to  be 
remembered  when  a  comparison  is  made  between  the  "  circu- 
lation" of  this  library  and  the  "circulation"  of  libraries 
which  include  in  their  gross  returns  the  number  of  books  and 
of  periodicals  used  in  the  Reading  Rooms. 

In  preceding  reports  mention  has  been  made  of  delays  in- 
cident to  the  issue  of  books.  That  tlie  number  of  these  has 
been  greatly  reduced  is  due  thus  far  to  the  efficiency  of  the 
service  in  the  Issue  Department  in  offsetting  inconveniences 
of  architectural  plan,  of  equipment,  and  of  classification,  and 
imperfections  in  the  present  catalogues  and  shelf-lists.  The 
classification  is  being  improved  by  the  relocation  of  certain 
material,  the  defects  in  the  catalogues  and  shelf-lists  are  gradu- 
ally being  remedied  (a  complete  remedy,  however,  being  a 
matter  of  months  still  to  accomplish).  But  the  inconveniences 
in  architectural  plan  have  not  yet  been  dealt  with.  Until 
inter-communication  be  contrived  between  the  stacks,  addi- 
tional book  (and  freight)  elevators  be  provided,  and  the 
space  for  the  work  of  issue  be  made  really  adequate ;  or  the 
work  of  issue  be  sub-divided  by  the  removal  of  the  "  home 
use"  issue,  to  some  other  point,  it  is  impossible  to  expect 
that  delays  will  be  even  considerably  avoided.  Meanwhile, 
the  service  itself  in  the  department  is  competent,  faithful 
and  assiduous.  And  while  delays  must  still  occur,  this  may 
at  least  be  said :  that  no  reader  usmg  the  forms  and  remedies 
prescribed  need  even  noiv  suffer  delays  either  prolonged  or  re- 
peated. 

Rearrangement. 

For  convenience  of  administration  certain  changes  are  to 
be  made  in  the  location  of  the  books  in  the  Central  Library. 
The  Parker  Library  will  be  transferred  to  Stack  6,  from  which 
the  books  much  called  for  may  be  issued  more  readily  to 
Bates  Hall;  and  all  the  Federal  documents,  together  with 
those  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  and  the  City  of 
Boston,  are  to  be  grouped  on  the  Special  Libraries  floor. 


33  City  Document  No.  18. 

Sundays  and  Holidays. 

As  stated  above,  the  Central  Library,  which  has  regularly 
been  open  on  Sundays  from  2  till  10  P.M.,  in  all  depart 
ments  directly  serving  the  public  was  during  the  past  year 
kept  open  during  the  same  hours  on  four  of  the  legal  holi- 
days. The  experiment  has  been  a  marked  success,  the  num- 
ber of  readers  and  of  visitors  equalling  that  on  Sundays. 
The  Sunday  use  in  the  new  building  is  partially  indicated 
by  the  average  of  books  issued,  —  being  1,334  for  the  eight 
hours,  as  against  an  average  of  1,780  for  the  thirteen  hours 
of  the  secular  day.  The  number  of  readers  at  any  one  time 
reaches  its  maximum  on  a  Sunday  afternoon  between  3  and 
5  o'clock.  The  number  of  visitors  had  been  expected  to  fall 
off  as  the  new  building  ceased  to  be  a  novelty.  But  it  has 
persisted  undiminished.  On  the  one  Sunday  during  the 
past  six  months  on  which  a  count  was  taken,  5,699  persons 
entered  the  doorway  between  2  and  6  P.M.  The  average 
number  per  Sunday  during  the  past  two  vears  cannot  have, 
fallen  short  of  3,000. 

The  holiday  showing  the  largest  use  was  Washington's 
Birthday,  on  which  the  recorded  issue  alone  was  3,052 
volumes.  April  20,  May  30,  and  November  26  stood  about 
on  a  par. 

The  only  branch  open  on  Sundays  throughout  the  yetir  Avas 
the  West  End.     Here,  also,  the  use  was  ample  justification. 

There  are  three  other  branches  whose  location  should  seem 
similarly  to  justify  expectation  of  a  large  Sunday  use.  These 
are  Charlestown,  East  Boston,  and  South  Boston.  An  ex- 
periment was  accordingly  made  during  seven  Sundaj-s  of  the 
past  year.  It  cannot  be  said  to  have  been  a  complete  success. 
The  number  of  readers  averaged  in  the  case  of  Charlestown 
90  ;  in  the  case  of  South  Boston  101  per  Sunday.  The  num- 
ber at  East  Boston  (where  the  record  was  not  so  accurately 
kept)  was  less.  Of  the  total  of  634  persons  at  Charlestown 
264  were  children  ;  of  the  total  of  706  at  South  Boston  542 
were  children.  On  the  other  hand,  the  experiment  was  un- 
dertaken at  a  season  of  the  year  (March  15  to  April  26) 
least  promising  success;  for  the  natural  tendency  of  spring- 
time is  to  diminish  rather  than  increase  the  indoor  use  of 
books.  These  branches  while  fairly  located  as  regards  dis- 
trict are  unfortunately  situated  in  being  in  each  case  upon 
the  second  floor,  where  the  hospitalities  they  extend  are  less 
obvious  to  passers-by. 

The  expense  of  the  undertaking  did  not  exceed  $60  per 
Sunday  for  the  three  branches.  Should  our  funds  permit  I 
shall  recommend  that  it  be  resumed  beginning  Oct.  1,  1897. 


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I.  —  Reference  Use. 

As  stated  above,  this  report  will  not  attempt  statistics  of 
reference  use.  I  must  content  myself  with  the  general  asser- 
tion that  this  use  is  steadily  enlarging  in  volume  and  advanc- 
ing in  apparent  definiteness  of  purpose.  The  custodian  of 
Bates  Hall  calls  your  attention  to  what  he  deems  a  symptom 
of  the  latter  advance.  To  look  in  at  this  main  Reading  Room 
and  see  the  large  majority  of  over  two  hundred  readers  busy 
with  note  books  is,  in  fact,  to  get  an  impression  of  serious 
industry. 

The  report  of  the  custodian  of  the  Special  Libraries  shows 
a  special  development  in  another  direction:  the  systematic 
and  i3remeditated  use  of  books  on  the  Fine  Arts  in  connec- 
tion with  lectures,  classes  and  topical  work  generally.  Mr. 
Fleischner,  the  custodian,  invites  information  in  advance  of 
subjects  to  be  taken  up,  and  prepares  a  set  of  references,  or  has 
ready  to  display  the  particular  books  needed  for  illustration. 
His  report  gives  a  list  of  the  groups  of  persons  who  during 
the  past  year  have  availed  themselves  of  this  invitation.  Li 
many  cases  the  lecture  itself  is  given  here  on  the  basis  of  the 
books  displayed.  February  6  (a  date  subsequent  to  the  date 
of  this  report  but  which  I  select  as  convenient  to  show  recent 
conditions)  is  a  favorable  example  of  a  Saturday  in  this  de- 
partment. On  this  day  various  members  of  the  course  of 
lectures  on  art  being  given  by  Mr.  J.  F.  Hopkins,  a  class  in 
the  Boston  Art  Students'  Association,  a  class  in  the  subject 
of  the  Renaissance,  two  classes  (from  the  public  schools) 
in  Ornament,  a  club  reading  on  the  subject  of  French  Cha- 
teaux, two  classes  from  private  schools  studying  the  Art  of 
Rome,  and  one  stud3dng  the  Art  of  Greece  —  in  all,  some 
two  hundred  and  fifty  persons  made  use  of  the  reference 
books,  plates,  photographs,  etc.,  thus  selected  and  set  aside 
for  them  in  connection  with  subjects  of  definite  inquiry. 

Mr.  Fleischner  has  for  some  months  arranged  in  the  Bar- 
ton-Ticknor  room  a  weekly  exhibit  of  photographs  of  interest 
not  merely  to  the  special  student  but  also  to  the  general 
public.  The  following  programme,  arranged  for  the  coming 
few  weeks,  will  indicate  the  range  already  deemed  feasible 
for  such  exhibits : 

February  15-29.  Issues  of  the  Kelmscott  Press. 

February  22.  Washington  Portraits. 

February  20.  Saracenic  Art,    ]      In  connection  with  the 

February  27.  Cathedrals,  I  lectures     by     Mr.    J.    F. 

March  6.  Renaissance,       [  Hopkins,  Director  of  Art 

March  13.  Copley  square,  j  in  the  Public  Schools. 


40  City  Document  No.  18. 

March  20.  Florentine  Sculptors. 

Mai-cb  27.  Florentine  Architects. 

April  3.  Industrial    Arts    (in    connection   with  the 

Arts  and  Crafts  Exhibition  at  Copley  Hall). 

In  connection  with  such  exhibits  the  Graupner  collection 
has  rendered  essential  and  convenient  service.  In  many- 
instances  (^e.g.  the  Kelmscott  exhibit  and  that  of  the  Wash- 
ington portraits)  the  material  in  the  library  has  been  supple- 
mented by  courteous  loans  from  private  collections. 

The  activities  of  this  department  are  not  confined  to  books 
upon  the  Fine  Arts.  The  other  use  has  not,  however,  ad- 
vanced materially  beyond  that  of  the  preceding  year.  The 
use  of  the  Barton-Ticknor,  and  other  special  collections,  is  a 
highly  specialized  use.  So,  also,  is  that  of  the  Allen  A.  Brown 
Library  of  music,  the  resources  of  which  cannot  be  fully 
exhibited  until  the  completion  of  the  catalogue.  In  the 
department  of  the  Industrial  Arts,  however,  a  developing  use 
was  expected,  similar  to  that  in  the  Fine  Arts.  It  has  not  yet 
taken  place.  We  trust  that  the  Arts  and  Crafts  Exhibition 
may  stimulate  it.  And  it  is  to  take  advantage  of  such 
interest  as  this  exhibition  may  arouse  that  Mr.  Fleischner  is 
arranging  for  a  special  display  of  material  from  April  3  to  10. 

Academic  Use. 

It  is  a  fact,  not  perhaps  generally  appreciated,  that  to  cer- 
tain of  the  higher  institutions  of  learning  in  Boston  and 
vicinity  the  Boston  Public  Library  is,  in  effect,  a  university 
library.  It  is  such  in  an  auxiliary  way  even  to  Harvard  Uni- 
versity; and  it  is  such  in  a  very  important  sense  to  Boston 
University,  the  Institute  of  Technology,  and  other  Boston 
colleges  and  academies,  and  even  to  outside  institutions,  such 
as  Wellesley  College.  Not  that  these  institutions  lack  effi- 
cient libraries  of  their  own,  but  the  accessibility  of  the  Boston 
Public  Library  relieves  them  from  the  purchase  of  much 
specialized  material  which  their  funds  cannot  well  afford. 
Even  Dartmouth  College  has  recently  sent  a  class  of  students 
for  systematic  research  in  one  of  our  departments. 

Newspaper  Reading  Room. 

This  room  now  contains  318  newspapers,  of  which  the 
greater  part  are  purchased  from  the  Todd  fund  —  the  I'e- 
mainder  gifts  of  the  publishers;  111  are  papers  published 
abroad;  207  are  papers  published  in  the  United  States;  85 


Library  Depaktment.  41 

are  in  languages  other  than  Ei>glish.     On  the  average,  225 
papers  are  received  every  day. 

The  use  of  the  room  is  assiduous.     The  largest  number  of 
readers  noted  at  any  one  time  has  been :  reading  the  Ameri- 
can papers,  139;  reading  the  foreign,  53.     The  maximum  of 
readers  in  the  room  at  any  one  time  reaches  nearly  to  200. 
Of  the  papers  taken  the  following  are  bound : 
The  Boston  dailj^  papers  and  some  Boston  weekly  papers. 


The  "  New  York  Tribune." 
The  "Chicago  Inter-Ocean.' 
The  "Atlanta  Constitution. 
The  "  London  Times." 
The  "London  Gazette." 


"  Le  Figaro,"  Paris. 
"  Allgemeine  Zeitung." 
"Kolnische  Zeitung." 
The  "Japan  Weekly  Mail." 
The  "  North  China  Herald." 


Public  Stenographer  and  Typewriter. 

Early  in  the  ^-ear  accommodation  was  furnished  in  the 
building  to  a  public  stenographer  and  typewriter,  whose 
presence  here  has  been  a  convenience  to  the  library  as  well 
as  to  the  public.  Apart  from  her  local  work,  she  has  been 
called  upon  to  make  copies  and  abstracts  for  inquirers  living 
at  a  distance.  There  is  now  about  to  be  installed  in  the 
building  a  Public  Pay  Station  Telephone,  which  will  be  in 
her  chai'ge. 

IL     HOME  USE. 

Appendix  VII.  gives  the  number  of  books  circulated  for 
home  use  during  the  past  year  from  each  department  of  the 
library,  compares  this  with  such  circulation  for  the  year 
1895,  and  tabulates  the  circulation  of  Branches  and  Delivery 
Stations  for  the  seven  years  beginning  with  1890  and  ending 
with  1896. 

From  these  tables  it  appears  that  the  circulation  for  home 
use  in  1896  (12  months),  compared  with  that  for  1895  (13 
months),  is  as  follows  : 

Gain, 
1895.  1896.  1896. 

Central  Library  (including  Cen- 
tral Library  books  issued 
through  Branches  and  Sta- 
tions)   279,494      326,254     46,760 

Branches    and    Stations  (direct 

issue) 567,827      678,765  110,938 


847,321  1,005,019  157,698 
or  eighteen  per  cent. 


42  City  Document  No.  18. 

The  issue  direct  from  the  Central  Library  increased  from 
251,561  in  1895  to  285,500  in  1896.  Sixty  thousand  one 
hundred  and  seventy-three  volumes  were  issued  from  the 
Children's  Room  at  the  Central  Library.  A  comparison  of 
nine  months  of  1896  with  nine  months  of  1895  shows  an 
increase  in  the  issue  from  this  room  from  28,342  volumes  to 
45,873. 

The  increase  in  the  circulation  through  outlying  depart- 
ments is  accounted  for  by  the  establishment  of  the  West 
End' Branch  and  of  new  Delivery  Stations  and  by  the  addi- 
tion to  the  stations  of  the  Deposit  feature.  As  stated  above, 
all  of  the  stations,  save  two,  now  have  Central  Library  books 
(from  300  to  500  volumes  each  at  one  time)  on  deposit,  which 
may  be  drawn  direct,  without  the  delay  of  an  application  to 
the  Central  Library.  The  aggregate  of  such  issue  during 
the  past  year  has  reached  65,803  volumes. 

An  analysis  shows  that  the  increase  in  the  circulation  of 
the  stations  has  come  at  the  expense  of  the  branches,  the 
circulation  of  which  has  in  every  case,  save  that  of  Brighton, 
fallen  off  from  1895.  The  decrease  is,  to  be  sure,  in  part 
accounted  for  by  the  discrepancy  in  the  periods  compared 
(the  statistics  for  1895  being  for  13  months).  This  is  not, 
however,  sufficient  explanation  of  the  decrease  of  19,000 
volumes  at  the  South  Boston  Branch.  The  Custodian  thinks 
that  an  adequate  explanation  lies  in  the  increased  attractive- 
ness of  the  branch  for  reference  use  on  account  of  the  insti- 
tution of  open  shelves.  Similar  results  are  so  naturally  to 
be  expected  of  improved  facilities  for  reference  use,  wherever 
instituted,  that  I  am  surprised  that  the  circulation  from  the 
Central  Library  has  increased  rather  than  diminished. 

The  increased  activity  of  the  stations  has  been  induced 
by  the  change  in  compensation  of  the  custodians  from  a 
fixed  sum  per  annum  to  a  sum  dependeJit  upon  the  number 
of  volumes  handled.  The  new  method  makes  it  their  inter- 
est to  interest  the  local  constituency,  to  provide  ample  and 
attractive  accommodations,  to  advertise  these,  and  to  win 
pojDularity  for  the  station  by  adequate  and  attentive  service. 
The  library  pays  to  each  custodian  upon  this  relative  basis 
more  than  it  did  upon  the  fixed.  But  it  gets  more  —  it  gets 
a  distinct  section  of  the  store  —  in  some  cases  a  room  twelve 
to  fifteen  feet  square ;  it  gets  space  for  shelving  and  furni- 
ture, and  it  requires  a  service  in  the  charging  of  books,  the 
sending  of  fine  notices,  etc.,  such  as  was  not  exacted  under 
the  old  system. 

There  must  not  be  overlooked,  however,  one  disadvantage 
in  the  present  method.     The  compensation  is  based  upon 


Library  Department.  43 

the  number  of  books  circulated  without  regard  to  their  char- 
acter. The  more  popuUir  the  book,  the  more  quickly  it  may- 
be read  and  returned  for  reissue,  the  greater  its  profit  to  the 
custodian.  The  demand  of  the  custodian  in  the  deposit  col- 
lections is  therefore  an  increasing  demand  for  the  lighter  fic- 
tion. This  tendency  interferes  with  one  purpose  which  we  had 
had  in  instituting  this  system  of  deposits  — to  raise  the  char- 
acter of  the  reading  by  rendering  locally  accessible  in  these 
collections  books  of  a  serious  nature  which  might  be  examined 
without  formality  and  drawn  without  delay. 

To  pay  one  rate  of  compensation  for  fiction  and  a  higher 
rate  for  other  literature  may  not  prove  impossible. 

A  more  satisfactory  solution  may  prove  to  be  to  limit  our 
contract  with  the  proprietor  of  the  store  to  a  fixed  sum  for 
the  accommodations  provided,  and  to  place  in  charge  of  the 
station  a  library  employee  on  our  regular  pay-roll.  The  cost 
of  this  method  would  undoubtedly  exceed  that  of  the  present 
one,  unless  the  hours  (now  practically  the  full  business  day 
and  evening)  should  be  so  reduced  that  one  attendant,  at  a 
low  salary,  could  manage  the  entire  issue. 

The  Supervisor's  report  contains  an  analysis  of  expendi- 
tures for  these  outlying  departments,  and  among  other  figures 
a  computation  of  the  relative  cost  of  circulating  each  volume 
issued  by  the  branches  as  against  the  delivery  stations.  In 
this  computation  he  makes  the  worst  case  possible  against 
the  branches,  in  assuming  that  the  entire  cost  of  maintenance 
is  to  be  charged  against  the  circulation  for  home  use.  Even 
thus,  the  result  is  to  show  that  during  the  past  year  each  vol- 
ume circulated  from  a  branch  has  cost  us  iDut  6  7-10  cents  as 
against  5  cents  for  each  volume  circulated  through  a  station. 
And  it  must  be  noted  that  a  branch  library  performs  other 
functions  (e.g.^  reference  and  reading-room  use)  not  taken 
account  of  in  this.  On  the  other  hand,  it  must  be  remem- 
bered that  but  two  of  our  branches  pay  rent  for  the  rooms 
they  occupy,  while  of  the  cost  of  the  delivery  stations  a  per- 
centage is  in  each  case  chargeable  as  rent. 

The  computation  goes,  however,  to  disprove  the  impres- 
sions of  recent  examining  committees  that  the  branches  rep- 
resent a  greater  expenditure  for  the  work  done  than  do  the 
stations.  In  the  case  of  one  station  it  cost  the  library  22 
cents  for  each  volume  circulated  during  the  yeaj-  1895,  and 
even  15  cents  for  each  volume  circulated  during  the  year 
1896.  The  increase  in  the  number  of  volumes  circulated  has 
steadily  reduced  the  cost  per  volume  during  the  past  three 
years  But  even  at  5  cents,  it  is  2  cents  per  volume  more 
than  the  cost  to  the  Chicago  Public  Library  of  its  outlying 


44  City  Document  No.  18. 

circnliition.     The  remedy  is  not  to  reduce  the  facilities  for 
issue,  but  to  increase  the  number  of  books  issued. 

Teachers'  Cards. 

Eight  thousand  and  forty-seven  volumes  from  the  Cential 
Library  have  been  drawn  upon  teachers'  cards  during  the 
past  year.  During  the  first  year  of  the  use  of  these  cards 
(ending  Oct.  1,  1896,)  the  issue  upon  them  from  the  Central 
and  branches  together  amounted  to  8,994  volumes.  These 
are  classified  by  subject  in  the  report  of  the  chief  of  the  issue 
department. 

Inter-Libraey  Loans. 

The  report  of  the  Issue  Department  shows  also  63  books 
loaned  to  other  libraries  upon  their  special  application.  It 
is  for  other  libraries  of  Massachusetts  that  such  loans  are 
more  particularly  designed.  They  have  the  special  claim 
that  we  owe  to  the  Commonwealth  part  of  the  land  on 
which  this  building  stands.  But  it  might  be  said  that  as  the 
Boston  Public  Library,  more  nearly  than  any  other,  stands  for 
New  England  as  a  whole  in  the  material  it  attempts  to  accu- 
mulate, so  it  may  justly  serve  New  England,  as  a  whole,  in  so 
far —  (1)  as  this  service  is  one  that  cannot  be  performed  ex- 
cept by  it,  and —  (2)  as  this  service  may  be  rendered  by  it 
without  inconvenience  to  the  citizens  of  Boston,  at  whose 
cost  it  is  maintained. 

In  May  last  a  system  of  blanks  was  devised  for  conducting 
these  inter-library  loans.  These  blanks  are  furnished  by  us 
to  such  libraries  as  may  be  interested.  The  applicant  library 
agrees  to  be  responsible  for  the  care  of  the  book,  and  to  sub- 
mit to  a  reasonable  penalty  in  case  of  its  loss  or  mutilation. 
But  the  whole  system  is  subject  to  the  following  limitations : 
(1)  the  book  asked  for  must  be  one  out  of  the  ordinary  course 
—  not  such  as  it  is  the  ordinary  duty  of  the  applicant  library 
to  supply;  (2)  it  must  be  required  for  purpose  of  serious 
research ;  (3)  it  must  be  a  book  which  may,  without  injury, 
be  sent  by  express  ;  and  (4)  it  must  be  a  book  which  may  be 
spared,  for  the  time  being,  without  inconvenience  to  our  local 
readers. 

SERVICE. 

The  service  has  sustained  several  losses  by  death  during 
the  past  year.  On  February  18  died  Mary  E.  Brock,  Cus- 
todian of  the  Brighton  Branch.  She  had  served  the  library 
faithfully    for   twenty-one    years.     On   September    16    died 


Library  Department.  45 

Charles  G.  Russell,  assistant  in  my  office.  Mr.  Russell  ,en- 
tered  the  service  on  Dec.  4,  1895,  so  had  been  with  us 
less  than  a  year  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  But  within 
this  short  period  he  had  gained  thorough  respect  among  his 
associates  for  good  judgment,  a  manly  conscience  as  to  his 
own  work,  and  a  considerate  regard  for  that  of  others.  On 
October  19  died  Henry  W.  Powers,  who  had  been  in  the 
library  service  since  Nov.  12,  1890;  at  first  in  the  Jan- 
itor Department,  later  as  an  engineer  in  charge  of  our  book 
railways.  In  Octobej'  Sarah  C.  Godbold,  Custodian  of  the 
East  Boston  Branch,  tendered  her  resignation,  which  took 
effect  December  1.  No  custodian  has  yet  been  appointed  in 
her  place. 

The  reorganization  of  certain  departments  of  the  work  at 
the  Central  Libiary  involved  the  discontinuance  from  Jan- 
uary 1  of  three  employees  who  had  been  long  in  the  service: 
Mary  A.  Jenkins,  Caroline  E,  Poree,  and  Edward  Tiffany. 
The  necessity  which  led  to  this  was  a  matter  of  extreme 
regret. 

Other  Changes  in  the  Service. 

Mr.  Carret,  who  had  never  fully  recovered  from  the  ill- 
health  which  obliged  him  to  ask  for  leave  of  absence  in  the 
spring  of  1896,  last  fall  requested  to  be  relieved  of  the  con- 
duct of  the  Shelf  Department,  and  transferred  to  special 
work.  On  Jan.  1,  1897,  the  change  was  made,  and  the 
Shelf  Department  placed  temporarily  under  the  supervision 
of  Mr.  Whitney,  Chief  of  the  Catalogue  Department. 

Additions  to  the  Force. 

On  May  4  (Mrs.)  Gertrude  P.  Sheffield  was  appointed  to 
take  charge  of  the  Children's  room  at  the  Central  Library, 
with  general  advisory  supervision  over  the  literature  for 
younger  readers  in  all  our  departments.  On  June  23,  an  open 
examination  was  held  to  fill  the  vacancy  in  the  custodian- 
ship of  the  Brighton  Branch,  caused  by  the  death  of  Miss 
Brock.  As  a  result  of  the  examination,  Harriet  Rice  of 
Brighton  was  appointed  for  a  probationary  term,  beginning 
August  1. 

On  October  1,  Philip  H.  Savage  was  appointed  Librarian's 
Secretary,  this  title  then  being  attached  to  the  position  for- 
merly held  by  Mr.  Russell. 

On  November  16,  John  Murdoch  was  appointed  for  special 
service  in  connection  with  our  departments  of  scientific  liter- 
ature.    Mr.  Murdoch's  scientific  training  and  his  experience 


40  City  Document  No.  18. 

as  libnuian  (during  a  period  of  five  years)  of  the  Smith- 
sonian Institution  promise  assistance  in  a  direction  in  which 
expert  opinion  had  been  lacking  from  our  force. 

On  December  1,  Hiller  C.  Wellman  was  appointed  Su- 
pervisor of  Branches  and  Stations.  This  office  is  a  newly 
created  one.  Its  purpose  is  to  unify  our  outlying  system,  to 
strengthen  the  collection  of  books,  to  improve  the  equipment, 
and  to  introduce  uniform  and  more  modern  methods  of  ad- 
ministration. Its  further  fully  as  important  purpose  is  to  bring 
the  branches  and  stations  into  closer  touch  with  the  Central 
Library,  and  so  to  improve  the  system  of  distribution  that 
the  books  in  the  Central  Library  may,  in  fact,  as  they  are 
now  in  name,  be  made  to  serve  the  city  as  a  whole. 

Including  the  five  appointments  above  particularly  de- 
scribed, there  have  been  38  appointments  to  the  service 
during  the  past  year,  a  large  proportion  of  these  to  fill  vacan- 
cies.     They  may  be  classified  as  follows: 

Central 

Library.  Branches. 

Supervisor  of  Branches       ....     1 
Librarian's  Secretary .  .  .  .  .1 

Grade  A,  Special        .         .         .         .         .1 
Grade  B    .  .         .         .         .         .         .4 

Grade  B,  Special 3 

Grade  C -  1 

Grade  C,  Special 2  1 

Grade  D,  Special 1  1 

Grade  E 13  1 

r  Engineer's,  ^ 
Ungraded,  <  Binding,       v  Departments       .     8 

^  Printing,      )  —  — 

34  4 


Promotions  (e.g.,  from  grade  E  to  grade  D)  are  not  in- 
cluded in  the  above. 

Seven  general  and  six  special  examinations  were  held  dur- 
ing the  year,  at  which  351  papers  were  handed  in.  Of  the 
351  applicants,  125  were  male  and  226  female. 

On  February  7,  grades  B  Special  and  C  Special  were  made 
three-year  grades.  On  February  28,  the  grade  of  the  branch 
first  assistant  was  altered  from  D  Special  to  C. 

I  may  again  call  attention  to  the  reports  of  the  several 
chiefs  of  departments,  submitted  with  this.  Each  contains 
data  concerning  interesting  details  upon  which  I  cannot  enter 
here.  Appendix  VIII.  gives  the  list  of  trustees  for  45  years; 
Appendix  IX.  of  examining  committees;  Appendix  X.  the  by- 


Library  Department.  47 

laws,  as  revised  to  date;  Appendix  XL  the  schedule  of  library 
service  corrected  to  1897  ;  Appendix  XIL  statement  concern- 
ing the  system  of  graded  service  ;  Appendix  XIII.  correspond- 
ence relating  to  gifts;  Appendix  XIV.  the  list  of  gifts  and 
givers. 

An  institution  such  as  this  presents  so  many  aspects  of 
service  to  be  rendered  that  perfection  cannot  be  hoped ;  the 
variety  of  the  opportunity  multiplies  the  risks  of  imperfec- 
tion. In  a  document  intended  for  the  public  my  inclination 
is  always  to  abstain  from  commendation  of  associates  who 
may,  equally  with  the  chief  executive,  be  presumed  to  have 
the  interest  of  the  service  at  heart.  But  I  have  often  occa- 
sion to  regret  that  I  cannot  share  with  the  public  the  knowl- 
edge which  I  gain  (as  no  one  else  can)  of  the  earnestness, 
conscience,  good  faith,  and  high  endeavor  which  enter 
into  the  work  of  employees  of  this  library  who  get  general 
credit  for  no  more  than  the  routine  performance  of  routine 
duties. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
(Signed)  Herbert  Putnam, 

Librarian. 
Feb.  1,  1897. 


48 


City  Document  No.  18. 


REPORT    OF    THE    EXAMINING    COMMITTEE 
FOR    1896. 


To  the  Trustees  of  the  Boston  Public  Library  : 

Gentlemen  :  The  Examining  Committee  was  organized 
at  a  meeting  held  Oct.  2,  1896,  by  the  choice  of  John  E. 
Hudson  as  Chairman,  and  Miss  Heloise  E.  Hersey  as  Secre- 
tary. The  usual  sub-committees,  made  up  as  follows,  were 
appointed : 


Books. 

Barrett  Wendell,  Chairman. 
George  M.  Garland. 
Leighton  Parks. 

Catalogues^     Bulletins      and 
Finding    Lists. 

Caleb  B.  Tillinghast, 

Chairman. 
Emma  Hutchins. 
Azariah  Smith. 


Branches,  and  New  Modes  of 
Distrihution. 

Borden  P.  Bowne,  Chairman. 
Helen  Cheever. 
John  J.  McNulty. 

Finance. 

Everett  W.  Burdett, 

Chairman. 
Joseph  J.  Corbett. 
John  L.  Bates. 


Administration. 

John  E.  Hudson,  Chairman. 
Heloise  E.  Hersey. 
Hasket  Derby. 
Caleb  B.  Tillinghast. 

The  reports  of  the  sub-committees  have  been  received  and 
considered  by  the  full  committee,  who  beg  to  report. 

The  vital  point  of  the  connection  of  the  library  with  the 
daily  needs  of  the  public,  and  the  one  that  needs  to  be  fash- 
ioned and  lubricated  until  the  highest  possible  degree  of  effi- 
ciency is  readied,  is  the  placing  of  the  books  called  for  in  the 
hands  of  the  reader  within  the  shortest  possible  time  after  the 
call  is  indicated. 

Allowance  must  always  be  made  for  the  delays  necessitated 
by  the  erroneous  and  imperfect  filling  out  of  the  call-slips, 
for  the  unreasonable  complaints  due  to  the  nervous  impatience 
of  the  patron,  and  for  the  delays  and  displacements  which  can 


Library  Department.  49 

never  be  wholly  prevented  in  a  large  library  where  the  call 
slip  and  the  book  must  pass  through  several  hands.  Criti- 
cism in  this  matter  can  never  be  wholly  eliminated,  but  every 
complaint  should  be  immediately  and  carefully  investigated, 
not  only  to  soothe  the  particular  case,  but  to  prevent,  if  pos- 
sible, a  similar  complaint  in  the  future. 

The  paramount  reason  for  such  criticism  as  may  be  well 
founded  may  doubtless  be  traced  to  the  youth  and  inexperi- 
ence of  those  employed  as  runners,  and  the  small  compensation 
paid  them.  Economy  at  this  point  involves  the  most  serious 
inconvenience  and  irritation  to  the  public.  Until  more  money 
can  be  devoted  to  it,  the  greatest  resjDonsibility  rests  upon  the 
executive  authorities  to  devise  every  means  to  give  life  and 
sjDirit  to  this  department  of  the  library  work.  The  superin- 
tendent of  this  force  should  be  alert  and  decisive,  and  capable 
of  commanding  the  constant  and  complete  activity  of  every 
employee.  Carelessness  or  inattention  should  lead  to  prompt 
dismissal,  and,  if  possible,  some  means  of  reward  should  be 
devised  for  those  who  manifest  exceptional  promptness,  intel- 
ligence and  care.  The  attention  of  the  trustees  is  called 
especially  to  this  subject  as  one  which  affects  every  patron 
of  the  library,  and  to  the  fact  that  every  second  of  time  saved 
in  the  delivery  of  books  saves  valuable  time  to  the  reader,  re- 
moves a  most  frequent  cause  of  complaint,  and  objectively 
impresses  the  people  with  the  efficient  and  business-like 
methods  of  the  administration  of  the  library. 

Occasional  intimations  to  the  effect  that  the  ventilation  of 
the  library  is  imperfect,  more  or  less  frequently  found  in  the 
columns  of  the  daily  press,  and  referred  to  among  the 
public,  have  again  caused  the  attention  of  the  committee 
to  be  directed  to  this  subject.  And  they  are  bound  to  say 
that,  not  only  has  last  year's  state  of  things  been  greatly 
improved  upon,  but  that  the  air  in  all  parts  of  the  building- 
has,  with  a  single  exception,  been  found  singularly  good  at 
each  visit.  In  the  corridors,  the  reading,  newspaper,  and 
delivery  rooms,  and  in  Bates  Hall,  remarkably  little  close- 
ness has  been  observed.  Even  in  the  little  gallery  above 
the  central  entrance  to  the  latter  room,  no  foul  air  has  been 
met  with.  We  are  inclined  to  attribute  the  criticisms  on 
the  ventilation  to  one  of  two  causes ;  either  the  fact  that 
on  the  days  complained  of  the  delivery  and  exhaust  fans  were 
not  in  running  order,  as  has  occasionally  been  the  case,  or  else 
the  presence  of  such  a  throng  of  visitors  as  occurs  on  Sunday 
afternoons.  A  system  of  ventilation,  sufficient  and  satisfac- 
tory under  ordinary  circumstances,  would  here  be  apt  to  prove 
insufficient. 


50  City  Document  No.  18. 

As  in  most  buildings,  the  bad  air  of  the  library  is  met 
with  at  the  top.  In  the  upper  corridor,  between  the  special 
collections,  where  the  Sargent  pictures  continue  to  attract 
multitudes  of  sightseers,  the  atmosphere  is,  especially  on 
Sunday,  vitiated  and  oppressive.  No  ample  outlets  have 
yet  been  provided  for  the  escape  of  foul  air.  As  was  stated 
last  year,  such  outlets,  connected  with  the  exhaust  fan, 
which  is  so  near  at  hand,  would  cause  a  great  change  to  be 
wrought,  and  remove  one  of  the  reproaches  of  this  magnifi- 
cent structure. 

The  location  of  the  retiring-rooms  for  men  and  women  in 
the  front  lower  hall,  hard  by  the  main  entrance,  their  con- 
stant use,  and,  on  crowded  days,  the  almost  ceaseless  open- 
ing and  shutting  of  the  doors,  is  a  distinct  sanitary  evil,  only 
to  be  remedied  by  placing  these  offices  in  the  back  of  the 
building.  But  one  abuse  connected  with  the  existing  state 
of  things  admits  of  a  ready  correction.  We  refer  to  the 
lavatory  arrangements.  In  the  men's  retiring-room  is  a 
series  of  basins  for  washing,  and  hanging  to  the  wall  behind 
them  are  two  large  roller  towels.  The  crowd  that,  on  cer- 
tain daj^s,  uses  these  chambers  must  be  seen  to  be  appre- 
ciated. People  await  their  turn  in  rows,  and  for  hours 
together  there  is  no  abatement  in  the  throng.  The  basins 
are  in  much  demand,  and  the  towels  are  perforce  changed 
four  times  a  day.  There  are  few  more  certain  methods  of 
disseminating  disease  than  a  public  towel,  and  the  present 
system  should  be  immediately  and  finally  abolished.  It  would 
be  better  to  wholly  dispense  with  the  lavatory  than  to  ex- 
pose its  frequenters  to  the  risks  they  here  encounter.  Either 
the  basins  should  be  removed,  or  separate  towels,  not  neces- 
sarily of  large  size,  be  furnished  each  individual.  No  ques- 
tion of  expense  should  be  allowed  for  a  moment  to  stand  in 
the  way  of  this  reform. 

We  are  glad  to  find  that  lights  are  to  be  supplied  the 
tables  in  the  lower  reading-room,  as  such  are  much  needed. 
In  the  Newspaper  room  a  considerable  improvement  in  light- 
ing has  been  effected  by  supplying  the  central  stands  with 
properly  shaded  lamps.  The  tables  were  already  thus  pro- 
vided. But  the  old  fixtures  around  the  walls  of  this  room 
should  be  discarded.  Originally  introduced  for  the  purpose 
of  general  illumination,  when  it  was  intended  to  use  this  as 
a  lecture  hall,  they  are  entirely  unfitted  for  reading  pur- 
poses, being  destitute  of  shades,  having  their  hght  in  part 
cut  off  by  a  projecting  flange  or  collar  below  the  lamp,  and 
shining  down  on  the  eyes  of  the  reader,  who  is  obliged  to 
face  them.     Proper  reading  lamps,  substituted  for  these  now 


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used  for  a  purpose  for  which  they  were  never  intended, 
would  worthily  complete  the  equipment  of  a  room  that  is,  in 
other  respects,  unequalled  in  kindred  institutions. 

The  use,  and  the  constantly  increasing  use,  of  Bates  Hall, 
confirms  the  committee  in  the  impression  expressed  in  their 
report  of  last  year  of  the  need  of  a  general  reading-room  in 
addition  to  the  special  rooms  dedicated  to  special  subjects,  or 
particular  rooms  to  particular  classes  of  people.  The  crowded 
state  of  Bates  Hall  and  its  obvious  un  suitableness  for  the 
purposes  of  such  a  room,  leads  the  committee  to  suggest  that 
action  be  taken  in  the  matter. 

There  seem  to  be  but  two  means  by  which  proper  space 
for  a  reading-room  can  be  secured ;  one  is  the  purchase  of 
adjoining  land,  the  other  is  the  use  of  the  space  now  devoted 
to  a  court-yard.  The  great  expense  of  the  former  plan  makes 
the  latter  seem  the  wiser.  The  committee  would  accordingly 
recommend  that  the  Trustees  proceed  at  their  convenience  to 
consider  the  advisability  of  the  conversion  of  the  court-yard 
into  a  reading-room. 

During  the  last  year  manifest  improvements  have  been 
made  in  the  children's  room.  More  books  have  been  placed 
there,  and  an  attendant  is  always  ready  to  study  and  supply 
the  wants  of  the  children.  Some  good  pictures  have  been 
hung  on  the  walls,  and  the  air  of  cheerful  hospitality  is 
noticeable.  Much,  however,  still  remains  to  be  done.  Books 
should  be  added  rapidly  till  not  a  vacant  place  remains  on 
the  shelves.  When  new  books  call  for  more  room,  it  should 
be  obtained  by  the  removal  of  the  volumes  which  experience 
shows  are  least  used.  In  no  part  of  the  library  is  it  so  neces- 
sary that  there  should  be  active  life  and  variety. 

It  would  be  practicable  that  a  large  table  should  be  loaded 
with  books,  maps,  and  pictures,  illustrative  of  subjects  of 
current  interest.  Children  learn  more  quickly  than  adults 
from  suggestion,  and  no  device  should  be  neglected  to  lead 
them  early  into  the  delights  of  substantial  reading.  The 
cheap  papers  and  novels  spare  no  pains  to  attract  children, 
and,  unless  the  library  is  prepared  to  cope  with  these  foes  of 
good  taste,  it  will  lose  its  hold  upon  many  boys  and  girls  at 
the  most  impressionable  age.  Especially  is  it  advisable  that 
books  with  many  pictures  shoulcl  be  ready  to  the  hand  of 
children.  Many  a  book  which  seems  to  an  adult  over  the 
head  of  a  twelve-year-old  boy  will  be  found  intensely  inter- 
esting to  him  when  he  has  once  been  beguiled  by  illustra- 
tions into  beginning  it.  For  example,  books  on  Cuba,  or  on 
Constantinople,  or  on  modern  Athens,  might  well  be  laid 
within  reach  of  the  children  at  the  present  moment,  and, 


52  City  Document  No.  18. 

even  if  they  were  sliglitly  injured  by  the  use  made  of  them, 
they  would  be  doing  service  of  a  sort  to  make  good  citizens. 

The  plea  may  again  be  entered  tliat  there  should  be  a  fine, 
large  modern  globe  in  the  children's  room,  and  that  a  map 
of  the  United  States  should  be  hung  in  a  conspicuous  place 
in  the  room. 

Fifteen-minute  talks  on  books,  given  by  men  and  women 
who  knew  how  to  talk  about  literature,  would  be  an  in- 
valuable adjunct  to  the  work  of  the  children's  room,  and 
would  certainly  attract  even  more  children  to  the  library  on 
Saturdays. 

In  regard  to  the  buying  of  books,  the  committee  beg  to  say 
that  they  think  the  present  management  of  such  matters  is 
highly  satisfactory. 

The  report  of  the  Librarian,  concerning  the  purchase  of 
books,  submitted  to  the  Trustees  on  May  29,  1896,  which 
they  have  examined,  they  heartily  approve.  They  believe 
that,  as  is  therein  suggested,  it  might  be  to  the  advantage  of 
the  library  if  accredited  representatives  could,  from  time  to 
time,  be  sent  abroad  with  the  view  to  making  purchases 
which  should  increase  the  collections  of  rare  and  valuable 
books.  They  repeat,  however,  their  suggestion  of  last  year, 
that  such  purchases  should  be  made  either  from  the  income 
of  invested  funds  or  from  special  grants.  The  regular  grants 
of  the  city,  they  believe,  should  regularly  be  devoted  and 
confined  to  the  more  popular  purposes  of  the  library,  as  de- 
fined in  last  year's  report. 

In  view  of  the  possibility  of  sudden  emergencies,  such  as 
the  unexpected  opportunity  to  purchase,  at  short  notice, 
considerable  collections  which  delay  might  lose,  they  would 
suggest,  in  this  connection,  that  a  permanent  reserve  fund 
might  be  granted  by  the  city,  which  would  sensibly  add  to 
the  resources  of  the  library. 

The  committee  fully  approve  a  principle  which  they  un- 
derstand lately  to  have  governed  the  action  of  the  Trustees ; 
namely,  that  the  Public  Library  should  accept  no  gifts  if  so 
hampered  with  conditions  as  in  any  way  to  interfere  with 
their  use  for  library  purposes,  as  distinguished  from  the  pur- 
poses of  a  museum.  They  are  of  opinion  that,  in  all  policy, 
the  Trustees  should  consider  that  the  Public  Library  is  a 
library  mstituted  first  for  the  citizens,  and  secondly  for  the 
scholars  of  Boston.  Any  other  purposes  should  always  be 
held  subsidiary  to  these. 

The  committee  would  suggest  that  the  practical  value  of 
the  collections  of  the  United  States  patents  would  be  greatly 
increased  by  the  purchase  of  a  duplicate  set  of  drawings, 


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which  might  be  so  arranged  as  to  render  the  consultation 
of  the  documents  now  in  the  library  a  far  more  easy  matter 
than  at  present.  This  purchase,  so  obviously  useful  to  citi- 
zens, devoted  to  mechanical  inventions,  might  properly  be 
made  the  object  either  of  a  special  grant  by  the  city  or  of  a 
judiciously  solicited  gift. 

In  all  its  essential  features  the  method  of  cataloguing  now 
employed  in  the  library  commends  itself  to  the  committee  as 
productive  of  good  results  for  the  amount  expended  for  this 
purpose.  A  more  systematic  unification  of  the  purchases  for 
the  branches,  which  is  now  in  contemplation,  together  with 
the  printed  linotype  card,  will  prove  of  great  economic  im- 
portance. It  will  be  readily  seen  that,  as  copies  of  the  same 
book  are  placed  in  each  branch,  the  labor  and  expense  will 
be  minimized  when  a  duplicate  printed  card  from  the  Central 
Library  does  away  entirely  with  the  cost  of  cataloguing  each 
copy  separately  at  every  branch  in  which  it  is  placed.  Few 
people  probably  realize  the  vast  amount  of  work  which  is 
accomplished  by  the  cataloguing  department,  and  it  is  pos- 
sible that  still  fewer  fully  realize  how  comparatively  useless 
a  large  library  would  speedily  become  if  this  department 
were  not  maintained  with  the  highest  degree  of  promptness 
and  efficiency.  This  demands  the  highest  ability,  the  ripest 
experience,  and  most  discriminating  judgment,  a  quick  sense 
of  the  scientific  relations  and  the  relative  values  of  every 
department  of  human  knowledge,  and  the  most  alert  and 
efficient  executive  administration.  This  department  of  the 
Boston  Public  Library  is  well  organized  under  an  accom- 
plished and  experienced  chief.  It  does  excellent  service,  but 
there  is  more  work  that  ought  to  be  done  than  it  can  do. 
The  allowance  for  its  maintenance  should  be  more  generous, 
to  the  end  that  its  bibliographical  field  may  be  extended,  and 
that  all  the  details  of  its  work  may  be  kept  up  to  date,  and 
fully  abreast  with  the  times. 

The  committee  would  repeat  with  still  greater  emphasis 
their  recommendation  of  last  year,  that  what  was  formerly 
known  as  the  "  lower-hall "  catalogue,  or  a  copy  of  it,  should 
be  incorporated  in  the  main  catalogue  as  speedily  as  possible, 
in  order  that  the  searcher  who  consults  it  may  be  sure  he  has 
before  him  in  one  index  the  key  to  the  entire  resources  of 
the  library. 

Special  card  catalogues  in  the  different  departments  of  the 
library  would  be  found  very  useful  so  far  as  it  is  practicable 
to  prepare  them.  In  a  comparatively  new  department,  like 
that  of  music,  this  would  involve  only  the  printing  of  dupli- 
cate cards  at  a  merely  nominal  expense,  and  a  special  card 


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catalogue  in  any  other  department,  when  once  established, 
could  be  maintained  and  continued  in  like  manner. 

The  monthly  bulletin  of  books  added  to  the  library  has 
met  with  a  moderate,  but  growing,  degree  of  success,  some- 
thing like  three  or  four  thousand  copies  of  each  issue  having 
been  distributed  to  those  who  applied  for  them.  It  seems 
to  the  committee  that  it  might  be  made  more  generally  use- 
ful to  those  who  desire  to  be  guided  to  some  good  book  to 
read,  if  two  or  four  pages  of  each  issue  should  be  devoted  to 
single-line  titles  of  a  good  selection  of  recent  books  from  the 
classes  best  adapted  for  general  reading.  Such  a  list  would 
not  be  made  up  entirely  of  new  books,  nor  would  it  attempt 
in  any  degree  to  exhaust  the  resources  of  the  library  in  any 
particular  direction.  It  should  not  be  a  stereotyped  list. 
Each  issue  of  the  bulletin  should  see  many  changes  in  it,  and 
books  bearing  upon  topics  of  the  day,  of  special  interest, 
should  find  a  place  in  it.  It  should  be  a  live,  suggestive, 
stimulating  list  of  books,  in  which  the  ordinary  reader  would 
find  some  attractive  title.  The  committee  are  of  the  opinion 
that  it  would  be  profitable  to  try  the  experiment  of  placing 
these  bulletins  freely  upon  the  reading  tables  in  the  library, 
where  every  visitor  would  be  at  liberty  to  take  one,  without 
inquiring  at  the  desk,  as  he  is  now  required  to  do,  and  that 
the  circulation  of  the  bulletins  through  the  branches  and 
schools  should  be  stimulated.  If  ten  thousand  copies  instead 
of  three  thousand  were  circulated  they  would  serve  to 
multiply  the  number  of  readers,  and  increase  the  circulation 
of  the  best  books  in  the  homes  of  the  people.  It  is  also 
suggested  that  the  nominal  charge  for  the  admirable  list  of 
books  for  the  young  be  abolished,  and  that  these  lists  be  freely 
given  to  all  children  who  desire  them.  Any  tendency  to 
wastefulness  could  be  speedily  detected,  and  checked  by  a 
little  watchfulness  on  the  part  of  the  attendant  in  charge  of 
the  room. 

The  Newspaper  room,  with  its  collection  of  the  daily 
papers  of  the  principal  cities  of  all  sections  of  this  country, 
and  of  the  commercial  centres  of  the  world,  is  one  of  the 
most  unique  and  progressive  features  of  the  library.  Though 
it  is  well  patronized,  its  importance  is  not  so  widely  known 
and  recognized  as  it  should  be.  A  public-spirited  citizen  has 
placed  this  mine  of  current  information  at  the  disposal  of  the 
people  of  Boston,  and  all  who  visit  its  Public  Library.  It 
has  no  parallel  in  the  world.  It  should  be  made  more  useful, 
especially  to  the  merchant  and  the  "stranger  within  our 
gates."  Here  the  visitor  from  any  distant  city  or  any  foreign 
land  can  find  the  familiar  daily  paj^er  which  contains  the 


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latest  news  from  his  home.  The  committee  suggest  that  a 
list  of  the  daily  papers  regularly  received  and  on  file  in  this 
room  be  neatly  printed  upon  a  card,  with  a  general  invitation 
to  the  people  to  visit  the  Newspaper  room  freely  and  consult 
them,  and  that  copies  of  this  card,  in  frames  if  practicable, 
be  placed  in  conspicuous  positions  in  all  the  railroad  depots, 
and  waiting-rooms  in  the  principal  hotels,  in  the  rooms  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  other  associations  of  business 
men,  and  such  other  public  places  as  may  seem  expedient  and 
desirable. 

Both  branches  and  stations  are  in  something  of  a  transition 
state  at  present.  Many  changes  are  making,  and  more  are 
proposed.  On  these  matters  criticism  would  be  either  belated 
or  premature.  On  other  points  the  committee  venture  the 
following  suggestions  : 

The  condition  of  the  East  Boston  Branch  seems  to  the 
committee  imperatively  to  demand  attention  at  the  earliest 
possible  opportunity.  This  branch  is  unfortunate  (a)  in  its 
room,  which  is  dull  and  dingy  by  day,  poorly  lighted  by 
night,  and  unattractive  and  ill-ventilated  all  the  time  ;  (5)  in 
its  material  equipment,  both  of  books  and  furniture ;  (c) 
in  its  surroundings,  being  over  a  municipal  court  room  and 
opposite  a  police  station  ;  and  (c?)  in  its  location  with  refer- 
ence to  the  centre  of  the  population  it  is  meant  to  serve. 

Meanwhile,  the  circulation  of  63,443  volumes  during  the 
past  year  places  the  branch  fourth  on  the  list,  and  shows  the 
eagerness  of  the  demand  for  books. 

The  committee  recommend  most  strongly  that  a  special 
appropriation  be  granted  to  re-locate  and  properly  equip  this 
branch.  This  is,  in  their  opinion,  the  first  and  most  import- 
ant change  to  be  undertaken  by  the  Board  of  Administration 
with  regard  to  the  branches. 

In  the  case  of  the  South  End  Branch,  the  committee  rec- 
ommend that  a  deposit  station  be  maintained  in  the  present 
location  in  the  basement  of  the  English  High  School  build- 
ing, and  that  the  branch  be  relocated  somewhere  near  the 
Cathedral  on  Washington  street.  The  branch  has  not  suf- 
fered in  circulation  from  the  proximity  of  the  Central  Library. 
It  ranks  third  among  the  branches  as  measured  by  circulation, 
and  the  inhabitants  of  the  district  are  strenuous  against  any 
suggestion  of  its  abandonment. 

The  re-location  and  a  larger  reading-room  would  greatly 
increase  its  efficiency. 

The  South  Boston  Branch  has  attractive  quarters,  well 
lighted  and  well  arranged.  The  committee,  however,  raise 
the  question  whether  the  $!2,500  rent  would  not  pay  the  in- 


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terest  on  the  cost  of  a  building  which  would  oive  ampler 
accommodations  and  possibly  be  more  centrally  located. 
Seeing  that  the  Federal  Government  is  also  paying  a  high 
rent  for  a  post-office  building,  the  committee  suggest  the 
query  whether  an  arrangement  might  not  be  made  with  the 
Federal  Government  for  a  joint  building  which  would  accom- 
modate both  the  library  and  the  post-office.  This  has  been 
done  elsewhere. 

The  committee  find  the  catalogues  in  need  of  renewal  and 
revision  at  most  of  the  branches.  At  the  Roxbury  Branch 
only  three  copies  of  the  printed  catalogues  remain,  and  of 
these  the  two  allotted  for  public  use  are  soiled  and  tattered 
and  the  card  catalogue  is  incomplete.  Such  a  condition  of 
the  catalogue  seriously  interferes  with  the  use  of  the  library. 

In  most  of  the  branches,  also,  the  committee  find  a  lack  of 
shelf-room,  and  much  of  the  shelving  is  so  constructed  as  to 
be  difficult  to  use.  Books  are  put  into  the  shelves  with  the 
front  edge  down,  so  that  only  the  bottom  ends  appear.  TJiis 
leaves  altogether  too  much  to  the  imagination  for  the  best 
use  of  the  libraiy. 

There  are  also  a  great  many  unused  books  in  the  branch 
collections,  books  which  are  no  longer  called  for,  and  only 
serve  to  fill  up  the  shelves. 

This  matter  of  revising  the  catalogues,  of  shelving,  and 
of  unused  books  seems  to  the  committee  to  be  something 
which  should  be  considered  as  a  whole.  The  independent 
collections  of  the  Roxbury  and  Charlestown  branches  might 
be  catalogued  by  themselves ;  and  then  all  the  other  books, 
both  of  these  and  of  the  other  branches,  might  be  treated  in 
something  like  a  common  scheme. 

In  the  judgment  of  the  committee,  it  is  desirable,  before 
undertaking  any  revision  of  the  catalogues  or  revising  the 
shelving,  to  form  some  more  definite  policy  concerning  the 
branches  than  at  present  obtains.  Owing  to  the  lack  of  such 
policy,  the  development  of  the  branches  hitherto  has  been 
somewhat  at  random.  The  result  is  seen  in  the  hetero- 
geneous contents  of  the  catalogues. 

The  committee  venture  suggestions  as  follows : 

1.  A  branch  should  not  be  an  independent  library,  but 
should  be  subordinate  to  the  Central  Library ;  and  no  work 
should  be  undertaken  by  the  branch  which  is  already  ade- 
quately provided  for  by  the  Central  Library. 

2.  It  is  not  necessary  that  a  branch  should  be  a  large 
library.  It  cannot  be  this  without  an  unnecessarj^  and  costly 
reduplication  of  books. 


Library  Depaetjient.  57 

3.  It  is  desirable  that  the  books  in  the  branch  collection 
should  be  as  active  as  possible.  Apart  from  an  ample  supply 
of  periodicals,  both  popular  and  solid,  the  branch  collection 
should  consist  of:  (a),  the  fundamental  works  of  reference; 
(5),  a  carefully  selected  set  of  juvenile  books ;  (c),  a  collec- 
tion of  such  books  as  are  needed  for  cooperation  with  the 
work  in  the  schools,  and  (c?),  a  not  very  numerous  collec- 
tion of  miscellaneous  books  for  which  there  is  a  popular 
demand.  Books  other  than  these  should  be  drawn  from 
the  Central  Library,  The  purchase  of  new  books  for  the 
branches  should  be  made  in  accordance  with  these  consid- 
erations. 

4.  Provision  should  be  made  for  withdrawing  from 
branches  books  which  are  no  longer  in  demand.  Li  this  way 
the  branch  collection  might  be  kept  alive,  and  less  shelving 
would  be  needed. 

The  revision  of  the  existing  collections  could  be  done  at 
the  present  time  in  connection  with  the  necessary  prepara- 
tion of  new  catalogues,  so  as  to  be  much  less  expensive  than 
at  any  other  period. 

Li  connection  with  the  new  shelving  required,  the  com- 
mittee call  attention  to  the  established  principle  in  library 
theory,  that  it  is  desirable  that  the  readers,  so  far  as  possible, 
should  be  allowed  free  access  to  the  shelves.  Many  books 
would  be  taken  from  the  shelves  and  read  which  would  never 
be  ordered  from  a  catalogue.  The  committee  recommend 
that  all  modifications  of  shelving  be  made  with  this  principle 
in  view.  It  is  also  recommended  that  in  cases  where  no  en- 
largement of  the  collection  of  miscellaneous  books  open  to 
the  public  is  at  present  possible,  these  collections  should  be 
frequently  changed,  and  should  always  contain  a  good  pro- 
portion of  the  more  solid  works. 

The  affairs  of  the  Charlestown  Branch  remain  in  an  un- 
settled state,  because  of  the  complications  arising  from  the 
Harris  fund,  and  the  Harris  collection.  The  transfer  of  the 
collection  to  the  Central  Library  would  require  an  enabling 
act  by  the  Legislature,  and  the  attempt  to  secure  such  an  act 
has  failed  hitherto,  largely,  it  would  seem,  because  of  mis- 
understanding on  the  part  of  the  opponents.  It  is  not  pro- 
posed to  alienate  the  title  of  the  city  of  Charlestown,  nor  to 
divert  the  funds  from  the  use  mentioned  in  the  bequest.  The 
only  thing  proposed  is  to  remove  the  Harris  collection  to  the 
Central  Library  building.    The  reasons  for  doing  this  are  : 

(a)  Greater  safety.  The  collection  is  exposed  to  great  fire 
risk  where  it  is  and  could  hardly  be  replaced  if  destroyed. 


58  City  Document  No.  18. 

(/))  Greater  utility.  The  collection  has  a  scholarly,  rather 
than  a  popular  interest,  and  as  such  would  be  most  useful  in 
connection  with  the  other  special  collections  of  the  library. 

Supposing  the  transfer  made,  the  city  of  Charlestown  re- 
tains its  title  in  the  collection,  and  the  funds  are  expended 
for  the  increase  of  the  collection,  as  directed  in  the  bequest. 

The  people  of  Charlestown  are  as  free  as  ever  to  draw 
works  from  the  collection  through  the  Charlestown  Branch. 
The  only  difference  would  be  that  they  must  wait  a  few 
hours  before  the  books  are  delivered.  But  this  would  not  be 
a  great  hardship,  as  the  calls  for  books  from  the  collection  do 
not  average  four  a  month.  The  purchase  of  books  is  limited 
to  those  published  before  1850;  and  hence  the  collection 
can  never  have  any  popular  interest.  For  the  scholars  of 
Charlestown  the  collection  would  be  more  conveniently 
located  in  the  Central  Library,  where  they  could  then  consult 
the  other  collections  also.  The  Charlestown  Branch  would 
gain  by  the  removal.  A  large  and  greatly  needed  increase 
of  room  for  popular  books  would  be  at  once  secured. 

On  all  these  accounts,  the  committee  recommend  a  renewal 
of  the  request  for  an  enabling  act  from  the  Legislature  per- 
mitting the  transfer  of  the  Harris  collection  to  the  Central 
building. 

The  desirability  of  bringing  the  library  into  closer  connec- 
tion with  the  public  schools  has  long  been  apparent.  The 
ideal  method  would  be  to  make  the  schools  delivery  and  de- 
posit stations.  This  seems  so  desirable  that  the  committee 
recommend  a  special  appropriation  for  this  purpose,  if  need 
be,  whenever  the  Board  of  Administration  ask  for  it.  The 
committee  hear  with  approval  of  a  beginning  in  this  direc- 
tion about  to  be  made  at  the  North  End.  Owing  to  the 
character  of  the  population,  the  library  circulation  in  this 
district  is  largely  of  juvenile  works ;  and  the  school  deposit 
station  is  peculiarly  adapted  to  this  neighborhood. 

But  the  committee  are  not  satisfied  that  this  meets  all  the 
claims  of  the  North  End.  The  removal  to  the  West  End  of 
the  branch  originally  in  this  section  leaves  the  district  with- 
out library  accommodations.  The  committee  recommend  the 
establishment  of  a  delivery  and  deposit  station  in  the  North 
End,  with  an  adequate  reading-room. 

The  committee  also  recommend  the  deposit  of  a  collection 
of  suitable  books  at  Rainsford  Island,  for  the  use  of  the 
House  of  Reformation  for  Juvenile  Offenders.  The  present 
custom  of  sending  soiled  and  tattered  volumes,  the  rubbish  of 
the  library  and  the  branches,  does  not  tend  to  reform  these 
youths. 


Library  Department.  69 

The  circulation  of  books  from  the  Central  Library,  through 
the  branches  and  delivery  stations  in  1895,  showed  a  marked 
falling  off  from  that  of  189-i.  This  was  largely  due  to  the 
closing  of  the  library  to  the  public  during  the  transfer  to 
Copley  square.  This  falling  off  has  disappeared  during  the 
current  year.  Nevertheless,  the  circulation  from  the  Central 
Library  through  the  branches  and  delivery  stations  still  con- 
tinues very  small. 

In  the  case  of  the  branches  there  is  a  large  circulation 
from  their  own  collections,  but  in  most  of  the  delivery  sta- 
tions there  has  been,  until  recently,  no  deposit  of  books  at 
the  station ;  and  the  whole  expense  of  the  station  has  been 
incurred  to  circulate  from  one  to  four  books  a  day.  Great 
improvements  have  been  made,  especially  during  the  current 
year,  but  much  remains  to  be  done  in  order  to  secure  an  ade- 
quate return  for  the  expense  of  the  circulation. 

Some  reasons  for  the  small  circulation  exist  which  admit  of 
removal.  In  the  first  place,  the  delivery  stations  have  no 
adequate  catalogue  of  the  Central  Library.  Here  the  remedy 
is  manifest.  In  the  next  place,  not  more  than  fifty  per  cent 
of  the  orders  received  can  be  filled,  owing  to  the  absence  of 
the  books  from  the  Central  Library.  There  seems  to  be  no 
way  of  completely  meeting  this  difficulty  except  by  buying 
more  copies  of  popular  works.  In  the  case  of  books  dealing 
with  special  topics  some  relief  may  be  found  in  a  form  of  order 
recently  adopted,  which  admits  of  substituting  other  works 
on  the  same  topic. 

But  the  most  effective  of  all  the  means  for  increasing  the 
popular  circulation  consists  in  the  admirable  plan  of  the 
Librarian,  adopted  last  year,  of  keeping  deposits  of  books 
accessible  to  the  public  at  the  delivery  stations.  Last  year 
there  was  but  one  deposit  station ;  this  year  there  are 
thirteen ;  and  the  circulation  from  these  deposits  has  in- 
creased from  4,595  last  year  to  75,325  for  the  current  year. 
The  circulation  from  the  Central  Library  on  borrowers'  cards 
at  the  delivery  stations  has  increased  from  18,774  for  1895, 
to  29,340  for  1896.  The  circulation  of  the  branches  and 
delivery  stations  for  home  use  for  the  last  three  years  is 
shown  in  the  folio wingf  table  : 


60  City  Document  No.  18. 

Circulation  of  Branches  and  Delivery  Stations. 


1804. 

1895. 

1896. 

Including  West  Roxbury  and  Mt.  Bow- 

52.3,2.53 

547,822 

4,595 
15,410 

591,210 

DrUi-enj  Stations  : 

From  deposit                                     .... 

75,325 
12,230 

Books  received  from  branches  on  bor- 

15,515 

Total  circulation  of  branches  and  sta- 
tions, from  deposits  and  from  their 

5.38,768 

567,827 

678,765 

Belicenj  Stations  : 

Books    received    on   borrowers'    cards 

22,320 

9,. 308 

18,774 
9,159 

29,340 

Branches : 

Books   received    on   borrowers'    cards 
from  the  Central  Library       .... 

11,354 

Total 

31,628 

27,933 

40,694 

It  will  be  seen  from  this  table  (a)  that  there  has  been  a 
very  great  increase  in  the  total  circulation  of  branches  and 
stations  in  the  last  two  years;  (5)  that  this  increase  has  been 
largely  clue  to  the  deposit  stations,  and  (c)  that  the  increase 
in  the  circulation  of  the  stations  has  led  to  only  a  relatively 
small  decrease  of  the  circulation  of  the  branches.  It  is  also 
clear  that  the  extension  of  the  popular  circulation  of  the 
books  of  the  library  should  be  sought  through  the  increase 
and  improvement  of  the  delivery  and  deposit  stations,  rather 
than  through  the  enlargement  and  multiplication  of  the 
branches. 

These  gratifying  results  constitute  the  highest  praise  of 
the  wisdom  and  energy  which  characterize  the  Board  of  Ad- 
ministration. 

The  necessities  of  the  Central  Library,  owing  to  its  change 
of  abode,  necessarily  led  for  a  time  to  a  relative  neglect  of 


Library  Department.  61 

the  branches  and  stations.  The  large  increase  also  of  the 
fixed  expenses  for  the  Central  Library  must  tend  in  the  same 
direction,  unless  met  by  corresponding  increase  in  the  ap- 
propriation. The  amount  spent  on  books  in  branches  and 
stations  in  1894  was  only  83,707.  In  inaugurating  the  new 
policy  which  has  led  to  such  happy  results,  810,000  were 
spent  for  the  same  purpose  in  1895,  and  812,000  in  1896. 
These  sums  have  been  expended  mainly  in  placing  full  lists 
of  reference  books  and  collections  of  selected  reading  for  the 
young  and  current  literature  in  the  branches,  and  in  the 
purchase  of  the  necessary  books  for  the  deposit  stations. 

The  committee  recommend  that  the  Board  of  Administra- 
tion be  granted  such  appropriation  of  money  as  may  be  needed 
to  continue  the  policy  so  happily  inaugurated. 

An  examination  of  the  report  of  the  Auditor  of  the  library 
shows  the  annual  receipts  and  disbursements  to  be  in  the 
neighborhood  of  $250,000.  The  income  is  derived  from  ap- 
propriations made  by  the  City  Government,  and  from  trust 
funds,  donations,  rents,  interest,  fines,  sales  of  catalogues,  etc. 
The  expenditures  are  made  for  a  great  variety  of  purposes, 
many  of  them  of  very  small  amounts. 

The  total  income  for  the  year  was       .         .  .     $272,700 

The  expenditures  were,  approximately        .  .       245,700 

Besides  the  money  appropriated  by  the  city,  and  the  income 
on  trust  funds  held  by  the  City  Treasurer,  and  the  money 
for  minor  current  expenses  in  the  hands  of  the  Auditor  of 
the  library,  there  are  kept  on  deposit  in  London,  funds  to  the 
amount  of  about  $20,000  for  the  purpose  of  meeting  drafts 
drawn  for  the  purchase  of  books  abroad. 

The  first  question  which  occurs  concerning  a  financial  de- 
partment so  extensive  and  important  is  whether  it  is  subject 
to  a  thorough  and  comprehensive  system  of  audit.  On  in- 
vestigation, we  ascertained  that  until  a  comparatively  short 
time  ago  no  system  of  audit  worthy  of  the  name  had  been  in 
practise ;  but  we  are  pleased  to  report  that  recently  a  com- 
prehensive and  satisfactory  method  has  been  formulated  and 
is  now  in  use.  Not  a  single  expenditure,  however  trivial,  is 
made  without  the  prior  authorization  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees and  the  written  authorization  of  the  President. 

The  only  suggestion  which  we  have  to  make  in  this  con- 
nection is  that  it  would  be  advisable,  if  practicable,  to  have 
the  expenditures  in  the  binding  and  printing  departments, 
which  amount,  exclusive  of  salaries,  to  a  considerable  sum, 
examined  by  some  disinterested  person  not  connected  with 


62  City  Document  No.  18. 

the  library, —  preferably  a  member  of  tlie  Examining  Com- 
mittee, especially  appointed  for  that  purpose,  and  familiar 
with  the  market  rates  of  labor,  material  and  supplies  for 
which  the  payments  are  made.  While  we  have  no  reason  to 
suppose  that  economy  and  discretion  are  not  practised  in 
these  departments,  we  think  it  would  tend  to  perfect  the 
financial  methods  of  the  library,  otherwise  so  satisfactory. 

We  renew  the  suggestion  of  our  immediate  predecessors 
that  the  amount  of  real  and  personal  property  authorized  to 
be  held  b}^  the  Library  Corporation  should  be  increased  by 
law.  We  are  not  prepared  to  state  just  what  the  amount  of 
such  property  now  is,  for  we  are  not  informed  whether  the 
city  or  the  Library  Corporation  has  the  title  to  certain 
portions  of  it ;  but  the  capacity  of  the  Trustees,  who  consti- 
tute the  Corporation,  to  hold  any  amount  of  property  which 
they  are  likely  to  have  or  receive  should  be  unquestioned. 
It  is  reasonable  to  hope  and  expect,  now  that  the  library  has 
been  housed  in  a  building  of  such  exceptional  fitness  and 
beauty,  and  the  usefulness  of  the  collection  so  largely 
extended,  that  large  donations  by  will  or  otherwise  may  be 
made,  and  it  would  be  unfortunate  in  the  extreme  if  it  were 
possible  that  any  doubt  could  be  raised  as  to  the  legal 
capacity  of  the  Corporation  to  accept  such  gifts. 

We  suggest  that  a  careful  estimate  be  made  of  the  value 
of  the  real  and  personal  property  now  vested  in  the  Trustees, 
and  that  a  bill  be  then  framed  and  presented  to  the  Legis- 
lature, increasing  the  amount  which  may  be  so  held,  to  such 
an  extent  as  to  insure  that  the  library  will  be  in  no  danger 
of  losing  any  property  or  funds  through  legal  inability  to 
acquire  or  hold  them. 

The  building  appropriation  for  the  new  library  is,  or  when 
all  bills  are  paid  will  be,  exhausted,  and  a  considerable 
additional  sum  is  imperatively  necessary  to  fit  the  building 
for  its  intended  uses.  In  a  structure  so  large  and  so  difficult 
to  adapt  to  the  best  administrative  methods,  certain  changes 
are  unavoidable.  Besides  these,  additional  heating  and 
lighting  apparatus  have  been  found  indispensable,  the  venti- 
lating devices  have  needed  improvement,  rooms  left  unfinished 
have  been  put  into  use,  additional  furniture  has  been  needed, 
and  other  expenditures  have  been  found  necessary  to  com- 
plete and  furnish  the  building.  These  facts  make  it  desirable 
that  a  considerable  amount  be  added  to  that  heretofore  avail- 
able for  the  purpose  of  putting  the  building  into  thoroughly 
usable  condition,  not  including,  however,  the  completion  of 
important  decorations,  which  may  well  be  left  for  gradual 
treatment  as  funds  are  available  for  that  purpose. 


Library  Department.  63 

We  therefore  endorse  the  application  which  has  been  made 
to  the  present  Legislature  by  or  at  the  request  of  the  Trustees 
for  an  act  to  authorize  the  city  to  borrow  the  additional  sum 
of  $100,000  for  the  completion  of  the  building,  and  for  other 
necessary  purposes.  The  necessity  for  this  arises  from  the 
fact  that  the  large  amount  which  will  be  realized  from  the  sale 
of  the  old  library  building  will  not  be  available  for  library 
purposes. 

The  annual  appropriation  by  the  City  Government  for  the 
maintenance  of  the  library  and  the  purchase  of  books  must 
necessarily  increase  from  year  to  year,  to  correspond  with  the 
increase  in  population,  and  the  extension  of  the  use  made 
of  the  library.  We  think,  however,  that  there  should 
always  be  available  a  special  appropriation  of  a  reasonable 
amount  for  use  solely  for  the  purchase  of  books  in  large 
numbers  or  of  considerable  value,  which  are  now  and  then 
put  upon  the  market  in  this  country  or  abroad,  the  oppor- 
tunity for  the  purchase  of  which  is  but  brief. 

Scarcely  anything  would  more  effectually  promote  the 
financial  interests  of  the  library  than  a  thorough  agreement 
for  cooperation  between  this  and  other  large  libraries  in 
the  immediate  vicinity.  It  would  seem,  for  example,  an 
unnecessary  waste  of  money  to  duplicate  here  the  legal 
treatises  and  reports  which  are  available  to  any  citizen  in 
the  State  Library  ;  and  the  same  is  true  of  books  in  other 
branches  of  special  knowledge.  If,  therefore,  a  thorough  and 
cordial  system  of  cooperation  could  be  brought  about  between 
the  Boston  Public  Library,  the  Library  of  Harvard  College, 
and  the  State  Library  of  Massachusetts,  not  to  mention  several 
important  libraries  not  open  to  the  general  public,  but  more 
or  less  accessible  to  students  and  specialists,  it  would  mate- 
rially decrease  the  expenses  of  the  library  in  accumulating 
books  for  special  departments,  and  leave  funds  available  for 
more  general  purposes. 

We  would  suggest  that,  in  addition  to  printing  in  the 
annual  reports  of  the  Trustees  a  list  of  the  names  of  those 
who  contribute  books  or  make  gifts  or  donations  of  any 
other  character  to  the  library,  a  small  but  artistic  certificate 
of  a  permanent  character  be  prepared  and  furnished  to  all 
such  persons  in  the  future,  as  a  token  of  appreciation  of 
their  thoughtfulness  and  generosity,  instead  of,  or  in  addi- 
tion to,  the  letter  of  acknowledgment  now  employed  for  that 
purpose. 

In  conclusion,  the  committee  beg  to  say  that  if  it  is  to  be 
assumed  that  the  Examining  Committee  itself  is  a  portion  of 
the  machinery  to  be  examined  and  commented  upon,  they 


64  City  Document  No.  18. 

would  suggest  that  very  considerable  changes  are  necessary 
in  that  body  to  make  it  a  seriously  useful  help  in  the  admin- 
istration of  the  library.  It  consists,  and  naturally  so,  of 
busy  people ;  is  appointed  late  in  the  year,  that  is,  in  the 
busiest  season  of  the  year ;  and  the  need  of  incorporating 
its  report  in  the  report  of  the  Trustees  to  the  Mayor  shortens 
the  time  in  which  it  has  to  work ;  all  of  which  things  put  a 
pressure  upon  the  action  of  the  committee  that  almost  certainly 
results  in  perfunctory  service.  It  neither  has  sufficient  time 
to  study  its  problems —indeed,  there  is  hardly  time  to 
apprehend  them  —  nor,  from  the  character  of  its  constitu- 
tion, can  it  follow  out,  or  observe  the  working  out,  of  any 
suggestions  made  by  it. 

The  committee  has  no  suggestions  to  make  as  to  the  solu- 
tion of  the  difficult}^  if  difficulty  it  be,  but  it  is  content  to 
leave  the  matter,  having  pointed  out  what  it  takes  to  be  an 
essential  weakness  in  the  Examining  Committee,  as  it  exists 
at  present.  It  is,  of  course,  a  matter  for  the  Trustees  them- 
selves to  determine  whether  the  things  shall  go  on  as  here- 
tofore, exciting  annually  an  amiable  interest  in  the  library 
in  the  minds  of  a  dozen  or  more  people ;  or  whether  the 
Board  of  Visitors  is  to  be  made  more  permanent  in  its  shape, 
although  the  individuals  may  change  (a  certain  part  of  the 
individuals  composing  the  committee  being  renewed  each 
year),  in  which  case,  perhaps,  such  a  board  should  not  be 
appointed  by  the  Trustees,  and  directed  to  report  to  them ; 
or  whether  a  still  greater  element  of  permanence  shall  be 
given  by  a  considerable  increase  in  the  Board  of  Trustees 
itself,  the  examining  committee  being  abolished. 

Respectfully  submitted. 

By  order  of  the  Committee, 

John  E.  Hudson,  Chairman. 
Heloise  E.  Hersey,  Secretary. 


APPENDICES. 


1896. 


LIST     OF     APPENDICES. 


I.  Financial  Statement. 

II.  Extent  of  the  Library  by  Years. 

III.  Net    Increase     of     the     Several     Departments,     including 

Branches. 

IV.  Classification  :     Central  Library. 
V.  Classification  :    Branches. 

VI.  Registration. 

VII.  Circulation. 

VIII.  Trustees  for  Forty-five  Years. 

IX.  Examining  Committees  for  Forty-five  Years. 

X.  Library  Service  (April  1,  1897),  including  Sunday  and  Evening 
Schedule. 

XI.  System  of  Civil  Service. 

XII.  Correspondence. 

XIII.  Givers,  and  Amount  of  Gifts. 


Library  Department. 


APPENDIX     I. 

Finance. 

Boston  Public  Library, 
Auditing  Department,  February  1,  1897. 
To  the   Trustees: 

Gentlemen  :  The  undersigned  herewith  j^resents  a  statement 
of  the  receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  Library  Department  for 
the  financial  year  commencing  February  1,  1896,  and  ending 
January  30,  1897  ;  also  a  statement  concerning  the  Trust  and 
other  funds,  statements  covering  special  appropriations,  and  a 
statement  of  expenditures  on  account  of  the  branches  for  the 
twelve  years  ending  1896-97. 

Respectfully, 

A.  A.  Nichols, 


Auditor. 


Receipts. 


City  appropriation,  1896-97 $225,000  00 

Rents  from  old  Library  Building : 

Balance      from 
1895-96,       .         .        $1,664  65 

During  the  year      .  5,749  00 


87,413  65 
Unexpended    of    the    transfer  to 

Mattapan  reading-room     .         .  45  73 


Income  from  Trust  Funds  : 
In  hands  of   City  Treas- 
urer, Feb.  1, 1896,      $10,328  19 
During  the  year       .        *4,729  66 

115,057  85 
Less  amount  trans- 
mitted   to    J.    S. 
Morgan  &  Co.      .        14,936  85 

^121  00 

Fines  and  sales  of  catalogues: 
In    hands    of    City 

Treasurer     .         .        $4,177  41 


7,459  38 
232,459  38 


Carried foricard         $4,177  41  $121  00    $232,459  38 

*  The  interest  due  on  Trust  Funds  invested  in  City  Bonds,  from  July  1, 
1896,  to  January  1,  1897,  amounting  to  84,356.00  has  not  yet  been  placed  to 
the  credit  of  the  Library  Trustees.  The  total  income  from  Trust  Funds  for 
the  year  is  $9,085  66. 


1,872 


68  City  Document  No.  18. 

Bnmcjht  forward         $4,177  41  $121  00    $232,459  38 

Less  amount  trans- 
mitted to  J.  S. 
Morgan  &  Co.       .         2,304  52 

London  accounts : 
In    hands    of   J.    S. 

Morgan     &    Co., 

Feb.  1,  1896  .  $13,573  13 
During  the  year  .  17,241  37 
Interest  on    deposit 

to  Jan.  1,  1897     .  178  00 

30,992  50 

In  hands  of  Baring 

Bros.  &  Co 72  75 

Donations : 

From  W.  C.  Todd,      • 

unexpended  Feb. 

1,  1896  .  .  $2,776  25 
During  the  year       .  2,000  00 

4,776  25 

From  Woman's  Edu- 
cation Association, 

unexpended  Feb. 

1,  1896         .         .  $383  51 

During  the  year      .  12  71 

From   Andrew   C.   Wheelwright, 

unexpended  Feb.  1,  1896  .  32  50 

From   Miss   Victorine  T.  Artz      .        10,000  00 
Exchange  account:  Lost  books,  sales 
of  duplicates,  etc.  : 
Balance      from 

1895-96       .         .  $580  10 

During  the  year       .  217  14 

797  24 

Interest  on  bank  deposit      .         .  1,322  14 


396  22 


The  expenditures  have  been  as  follows : 
General  library    accounts,   including   the   cost    of 

maintaining  the  branches : 
Salaries : 

General   administra- 
tion        .         .  $113,004  21 
Sunday  and  evening 

force        .         .         .    17,558  07 

8130,562  28 


50,383  49 

8282,842  87 


Carried  fonoard,     .         .         .    0130,562  28    $282,842 


Library  Department. 


69 


Brought  forward,     . 
Books : 

City  appropriation       .  125,388  25 
Income  from  Trust 

Funds      .         .         .      8,992  88 


$130,562  28    $282,842  87 




— 

34,381  13 

Periodicals 

6,049  10 

Binding : 

Salaries 

$11,847  61 

Stock  . 

1,504 

61 

Equipment 

488 

75 

Contract  work     . 

1,665 

73 

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Printing : 

Salaries 

$3,761 

99 

Stock 

4,301 

64 

Equipment 

2,774 

89 

Contract  work      . 

1,517 

IC 

12,355  62 
1,108  28 

P"'urniture  and  fixtures 

Gas  . 

1,790  90 

Electric  lighting 

1,239  66 

Water-rates      . 

1,366  10 

Telephone  service    . 

. 

390  72 

Expense,  miscellaneous 

1,451  26 

Expense,  cleaning    . 

. 

4,612  68 

Stationery  and  library  su 

pplies 

3,886  46 

Rents:  Branch  Libraries 

and  Read- 

ing-Rooms    . 

. 

4,884  00 

Fuel 

. 

6,439  21 

Repairs  : 

Stock       and      contract 

work 

13,648 

74 

Salaries 

2,049 

83 

5,698  57 

Transportation,  including  postage 

1,969  13 

Transportation      between      Central 

Library  and  Branches 

. 

3,562  25 

Rent  of   Deliveries,  including   Cus- 

todians' services.  . 

. 

.3,101  22 

Subscriptions  to  news- 

papers (Todd  gift), 

$1,826 

15 

Books     and     periodi- 

cals for  West   End 

Branch    . 

403 

35 

Books   and    odd  num- 

bers of  periodicals  . 

21 

10 

0  0.^0    fifi 

Carried  forioard, 


8242,605  96    6282,842  87 


City  Document  No.  18. 


Broaijlit  forward^ 

West  End  Branch  : 

Inslallinji^  switpli,  etc., 

Lord  Electric  Co. 

120 

50 

Building    fence,    F. 

W.  Whitcomb     . 

20 

00 

Electric  lighting 

337 

19 

Fuel        . 

145 

80 

Furniture 

87 

50 

Insurance 

22 

50 

Water-rates     . 

8 

40 

Library  supplies 

109 

80 

8242,605  96    $282,842 


Mattapan  Reading- Room 
Books,  W.  B.  Clarke 

and  Co. 
■Services   of    Custo- 
dian,   month     of 
January,  1896 


$5  00 


4  16 


751  69 


9  16 


243,366  81 


Balance  on  hand  January  31,  1897. 


139,476  06 


The  balance  is  made  up  of  the  following  items,  viz. 
Cash  in  hands  of  City  Treasurer, 
Feb.  1,  1897,  as  follows: 
Income  from  Trust  Funds    . 
Rents   from    old    Library    Build- 
ing     

Fines  and  sales  of  catalogues 


$121  00 

2,274  05 
532  89 


Cash  on  deposit  in  London  : 

Trust  Funds         .  .         .         . 

General  funds        .         .         .         . 

Cash  on  deposit  with  New  England 
Trust  Co.,  and  on  hand : 

Unexpended  of  donations  carried 
to  account  of  1897-98: 

W.  C.  Todd  .         .         .         . 

Woman's  Education  Association  . 

A.  C.  Wheelwright 


Exchange  account :  Lost  books,  etc. 
Interest  on  bank  deposit    . 
Victorine  T.  Artz  fund 


$14,051  74 
7,422  69 


S2,927  94 


21,474  43 


$2,950  10 

22  27 

3  10 

^  975  47 

. 

776  08 

1,322  14 

10,000  00 

$39,476  .06 

Library  Department. 


GENERAL    APPROPRIATIONS. 


A  statement  coiwparing  the  expenditures  for  the  financial  year  ending  Jan.  31, 
1896,  with  the  exjjenditures  for  the  present  financial  year  ending  Jan.  31, 1897. 


Salaries  ; 


General  art  ministration. . . . 

"  Sunday  and  evening  force. 
Binding  :  Salaries « . . . 

"  Stock 

"  Contract  work 

"  Equipment 

Books 

Periodicals 

Furniture  and  fixtures 

Gas. 


Electric  lighting  and  power 

Water  rates 

Telephone  service 

Expense:  Miscellaneous 

*'  Cleaning 

Printing :  Equipment 

"  StocK 

"  Contract  work 

"  Salaries 

Stationery  and  Library  supplies.. 
Fuel 


Rents 

Repairs :  Stock  and  contract  work. 


Transportation :  postage,  etc 

Transportation  between  Central  Library  and  branches. 
Rent  of  deliveries,  including  Custodians' services 


Moving  expenses. 


$91,954  60 

11,130  60 

10,626  87 

2,406  14 

•      1,718  54 


18,231  86 
5,307  49 
7,326  01 
1,729  76 
4,758  42 

595  00 

480  11 
3.845  17 
3,870  55 
5,300  00 
1,012  92 
4,960  44 

485  00 
3,200  40 
6,192  07 
6,285  48 
1,987  29 
2,699  00 

530  53 
3,285  43 
2,347  25 


.$113,004  21 
17,558  07 
11,847  64 
1,504  61 
1,420  72 
4.>;8  75 
25,040  32 
6,049  10 
1,195  78 
1,790  90 
1,576  85 
1,374  50 
390  72 
1,473  76 
4,612  68 
2,774  89 
4,301  64 
1,517  10 
3,761  99 
3,996  26 
6,585  01 
4,^84  00 
3,689  24 
2,049  83 
1,969  13 
3  562  25 
3,105  38 


$231,525  33 


*This  sum  covers  items  which  were  paid  out  of  the  balance  of  the  special  appro- 
priation for  moving  expenses,  and  which  would  otherwise  have  been  spread  among 
the  various  classes  of  expenditures  above  enumerated. 


The  cost  of  maintaining  the  branches  makes  part  of  the  general  items  of  the  several 
appropriations : 


Cost  of  branches,  1895-96 
Cost  of  branches,  1896-97 


$47,917  23 
62,785  39 


Amount  expended  for  books  is  for  bills  paid  out  of  the  city  appropriation  only. 
The  amount  expended  for  books  and  binding  (not  included  above)  paid  from  trust 
funds  and  city  money  in  hands  of  London  bankers : 


For  1895-96 
For  1896-97 


$9,516  29 
9,590  82 


Gross  expenditure  for  the  year  1895-96,  amounting  to  S208,608.05,  includes  payments 
made  from  the  revenue  derived  from  old  Library  Building  for  the  West  End  and 
Mattapan  branches. 


City  Document  No.  18. 


West  Church,  remodelling  and  furnishin 
Balance  of  city  appropriation  . 

Payments  : 

Contractors : 

J.  J.  Flynn 

A.  A.  Sanborn  (heating  and  ventilat 

ing) 

Robert  D.    Ireland    (electric    light 

Mellish,  Byfield  &  Co.   (furniture) 

A.  D.  Hicks  &  Son  . 

Architects,  A.   S.  Jenney  and  T.  A 

Fox       .... 
Lord  Electric  Co.     . 
Smith  &  Forbes  (plumbing) 
John  White  (painting  tower) 
Furnishings 
Incidentals 


g: 


• 

• 

$11,981  56 

.    14,777 

28 

.      1,361 

55 

.      1,253 

00 

).      1,123 

50 

940 

00 

'.         598 

85 

383 

84 

307 

30 

148 

70 

969 

77 

174 

69 

Less    amount    transferred   to   furni- 
ture, general  appropriation    . 


$12,038  48 
56  92 


11,981  56 


ibrary  Building,  furnishing : 

Balance  of  city  appropriation 

$41,339  92 

'ayments  on  account : 

Mellish,  Byfield  &  Co.       . 

$9,462  90 

Ira  G.  Hersey  .... 

1,201  72 

Samuel  Hayward 

1,140  00 

Smith  &  Lovett 

870  00 

Torrey,  Bright  &  Capen  Co.     . 

825  95 

Koopman  &  Co. 

660  00 

R.  Hoe  &  Co.  .         .         .         : 

235  75 

Foster  Brothers 

300  00 

Walworth  Mfg.  Co. 

145  00 

Irving  &  Casson        .         .         . 

100  00 

Architects,  A.   S.    Jenney  &    T.  A 

Fox 

274  65 

Richard  Codman 

272  59 

Sundry  small  accounts     . 

1,311  40 

16,799  96 

Balance,  February  1,  1897 


$24,539  96 


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LIBRARY   BUILDING,    DARTMOUTH   STREET. 
From  July  1,  1887,  to  Jan.  31,  1897. 


Amount 

Contracted 

for. 


Amount 
Certified 
and  Paid. 


Balance 
Uncertified. 


John  T.  Scully 

Woodbury  &  Leigliton,  1st  contract 

Woodbury  &  Leighton,  2d  contract 

R.  C.  Fisher  &  Co 

R.  Guastavino 

Lindemann,  T.  C.  R.  T.  Co 

Batterson,  See  &  Eisele 

Post  «fe  McCord,  1st  contract 

Post  &  McCord ,  2d  contract 

David  Mcintosh,  1st  contract 

David  Mcintosh,  2d  contract 

Bowker,  Torrey  &  Co  

IraG.  Hersey 

Snead&  Co.,  Iron  Works 

Norcross  Bros 

General  Electric  Co , 

Isaac  N.  Tucker 

M.  T.  Davidson 

Augustus  St.  Gaudens 

Archer  &  Pancoast 

.John  S.  Sargent ' 

E.  A.  Abbey 

P.  Puvis  de  Chavannes 

Bethlehem  Iron  Works 

Freight  on  electrical  machine  (Knigbt  &  Son), 

Siemens  &  Halske 

I.  P.  Morris  Co 

W.  J.  McPherson 

N.  E.  Tel.  and  Tel.  Co 

D.  C.French 

E.  E.  Garnsey 

E.  D.Leavitt 

Lake  Erie  Engineering  Works 


$7,714  44 
313,596  79 
756,233  87 
48,784  40 
85,544  04 
35,209  54 
57,273  00 
43,662  43 
50,900  00 
48,716  81 
20,823  00 
110,459  00 
90,705  70 
76,419  75 
52,857  00 
21,209  30 

8,952  43 

3,894  00 
50,000  00 
15,122  80 
15,000  00 
15,000  00 
48,235  00 

1,617  40 

78  10 

14,000  00 

13,889  86 

5,158  91 

997  12 

25,000  00 

2,500  00 


$7,714  44 

313,596  79 

756,233  87 

48,784  40 

85,544  04 

35,209  54 

57,273  00 

43,062  43 

50,900  00 

48,716  81 

20,823  00 

110,459  00 

90,705  70 

76,419  75 

52,857  00 

21,209  30 

8,952  43 

3,894  00 

3,000  00 

15,122  80 

7,500  00 

9,500  00 

48,235  00 

1,617  40 

78  10 

14,000  00 

13,889  86 

5,158  91 

997  12 


2,500  00 
6,028  87 
1,000  00 


7,500  00 
5,500  00 


864  08 
400  00 


Carried  forward. 


$2,047,847  64 


$1,961  ,.583  56 


Library  Department,  77 

LIBRARY  BUILDING,  DARTMOUTH  S,TB.B^T.— Concluded. 


Contracts. 

Amount 

Contracted 

for. 

Amount 
Certified 
and  Paid. 

Balance 
Uncertitied. 

$2,047,847  64 

1,975  00 

4,215  00 

350  00 

398  00 

597  00 

26,107  82 

50.387  77 
70,457  06 

66.388  54 
97,624  72 

5,027  25 

$1,961,583  56 
1,200  00 

$86,264  08 

775  00 

4,215  00 

350  00 

398  00 

Walworth  Construction  and  Supply  Co 

Walworth  Construction  and  Supply  Co 

A  A  Sanborn         

Norcross  Bros 

597  00 
26,107  82 

50.387  77 
70,457  06 

66.388  54 
97,624  72 

5,027  25 

Heating  and  ventilating 

Architects'  commission  of  5  per  cent 

Architects'  commission  of  7i  per  cent 

$2,371,375  80 

$2,279,373  72 

$92,002  08 

Appropriation. 
Payments 


Balance  uncertified. 
Deficit 


.$2,368,854  89 
.    2,279,373  72 


S89,481  17 
92,002  08 


LONDON  ACCOUNTS. 


Balances 

from 
1895-96. 

Remit- 
tances, 
1896-87. 

Total 
Credits. 

Expendi- 
tures, 
1896-97. 

Balances 

unex- 
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J.   S.  Morgan    & ) 

Co., 
Interest  on  deposit..  ) 

Baring  Bros.  &  Co.. 

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GIVER. 

Amount. 

When  delivered. 

No.  of  Bond. 

When  due.    |    I 

come. 

Provisions. 

sso.ono  00 

1     20,000  00 
(      10,000  00 

March,         IS.'iS 
April,          If  01 
April,           1863 

8,104 
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To  buy  "  books  ot  \iermanent  value." 

j  "  To  the  maiutenancc  of  a  free  public  library." 

2     Jonat  mn           P 

May,             1860 

281 

July,     1905 

Books  having  a  permanent  value. 

August,        18-7 

2,579 

Oct..      1897 

000 

Books  for  Charlestown  brnncli,  published  before  1860. 

5,000  00 

December,  1873 
April,           1879 

7,992 
2,960 

Jan'y,   1924 
April,   1899 

200 

"  Books  of  permanent  value  for  the  Bates  Hall." 

Books  live  years  old  in  some  one  edition. 

April,           1879 

2,068 

Oct.,      1920 

100 

Books  in  Spanish  and  Portuguese  Hve  years  old  in  some  one  edition. 

August,       IfoO 
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Kovember,  187S 

April.            1884 

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Jan'y,  1914 
Oct.,      1900 1 
April,    1908) 
April,   1914 

40 
20 

10     Saimiel  A.  Green 

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!■  Books  relating  to  American  history. 

11     South  Boston 

100  00 

September,  1879 

5.590 

July,     1919 

4 

For  benefit  ot  South  Boston  branch. 

12      Arthur  Scholfiel.l 

50,000  00 

December,  l!-83 

1.223 

Oct.,      1913 

2,oro 

To  be  used  for  books  ot  permanent  value. 

U  800  00 

Jnlv,            1890 

0,300 

JnlT,      1920 

472 

1000  00 

April,           1884 
1  October,      1885 

1,244 

April,    1914 

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1,486 

April,   1910      1 
Oct.,      1917       1 

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1  November,  1889 

Nov.  15,1919       1 
Oct.,      1921 

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1894 

•2,452 

Oct.,      1923 

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1.           9,3S1 

Jan'y,  1916      J 

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10,000  00 

600  00 

May,            1886 
January,      1890 
January,     1896 

1,383 
1,816 
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April,  1916 
Jan'y,  19;o 
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[the  Trustees]  may  choose  to  the  purchase  ot  special  boots  of  refer. 

For  "  the  purchase  ot  books  ot  permanent  value  and  authority  In 
mathematics  and  astronomy,"  to  be  added  to  the  Bowdllch  col- 
lection. 

Books  tor  West  End  branch. 

2,600  00 

"  For  the  promotion  of  the  ob.iects  ot  the  Public  Library  in  such 
manner  as  the  government  of  said  library  shall  deem  best,  and  so 
far  as  the  government  shall  deem  consistent  with  the  objects  ot  the 
library,  to  be  used  tor  the  beneflt  ot  the  South  Boston  Branch 

«200,350  00 

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(1)  Joshua  Bates,  bom  near  Boston,  1788,  died  in  London,  as  thehead  of  tl 

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(3)  Mr.  Lawrence  died  In  August.  18&5,  and  this  sum  was  a  bequest. 

U)  The  bequest  of  Charlotte  Harris  to  the  Charlestown  branch.    With  it  her  private  librar; 

(6>  The  donation  of  Mayor  Pierce,  previous  to  his  retirement  from  office.    The  principal 

(6)  This  fund  was  received  from  VVllUam  Ninol  and  William  Minot.  Jr..  executors  of  il 


MEMORANDA. 

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■■  ed  by  his  will,  dated 


books  to  said  library. 


of  September,  1849. 

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interest  may  be  expended  as  fs  deemed  best. 

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r.  Bigelow  on  retiring  from  the  mayoralty,  and  was  traosferred  by  him  to  this  p 
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STOCKS   AND   CASH  OTHER  THAN  CITY   BONDS   HELD   BY  TREADWELL  FUND,    PUBLIC    LIBRARY. 


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value  $100.    Total,  $1,200. 

Less  paid  May  10,  1886.  to  City  Collector,  per  order  of  Board  ot 
Trustees  of  Public  Library. 

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Vlctorlnc  Thomas  Artz,  "  Longfellow  Memorial  Collection,"  $10,000,  not  yet  Invested.    •  Includes  Income  on  the  one  share  below. 


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LIBRARY    TRUST    FUNDS. 

BiGELOw  Find.  —  This  is  a  donation  made  by  the  late  John  P. 
BiGELOW  in  August,  1850,  when  Mayor  of  the  city. 

The  income  from  this  fund  is  to  be  appropriated  to  the  purchase  of 
books  for  the  increase  of  the  library. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for     .       ;J1,000  00 

Payable  to  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  the  Public  Library 
for  the  time  being. 

Bates  Fuxd.  —  This  is  a  donation  made  by  the  late  Joshua  Bates, 
of  London,  in  March,  185-3. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for     .     ^50,000  00 

"The  income  only  of  this  fund  is  to  be,  each  and  every  year,  ex- 
pended in  the  purchase  of  such  books  of  permanent  value  and  authority 
as  may  be  found  most  needful  and  most  useful."  Payable  to  the  Mayor 
of  the  city  for  the  time  being. 

BowDiTCH  Fund.  —  This  is  the  bequest  of  J.  Ingeksoll  Bowditch. 

Invested   in   one   City  of   Boston  Three  and  one-half   per 

cent.  Bond     .        ." $10,000 ,00 

The  vrhole  income  in  each  and  every  year  to  be  expended  in  the  pur- 
chase of  books  of  permanent  value  and  authority  in  mathematics  and 
astronomy. 

Phillips  Fund.  —  This  is  a  donation  made  by  the  late  Jonathan 
Phillips,  of  Boston,  April,  18.5o. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for     .      $10,000  00 

The  interest  on  this  fund  is  to  be  used  exclusively  for  the  purchase 
of  books  for  said  librarv. 

Also  a  bequest  by  the  same  gentleman  in  his  will,  dated  September 
20,  1849. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Six  per  cent.  Bond,  for        .     $20,000  00 

The  interest  on  which  is  to  be  annually  devoted  to  the  maintenance 
of  a  Free  Public  Library. 

Both  of  these  items  are  payable  to  the  Mayor  of  the  city  for  the 
time  being. 

Abbott  Lawrence  Fund.  —  This  is  the  bequest  of  the  late  Abbott 
Lawrence,  of  Boston. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Six  per  cent.  Bond,  for        .      $10,000  00 

The  interest  on  this  fund  is  to  be  exclusively  appropriated  for  the 
purchase  of  books  for  the  said  library  having  a  permanent  value. 

Edward  Lawrence  Fund.  —  This  is  the  bequest  of  the  late  Edward 
Lawrence,  of  Charlestown.  The  following  clause  from  his  will  ex- 
plains its  purpose  : 


86  City  Document  No.  18. 

"To  hold  and  apply  llie  hicoino,  and  so  much  of  the  principal  as 
they  may  choose,  to  the  purchase  of  special  books  of  reference,  to  be 
kept  and  used  only  at  the  Charlestowii  branch  of  said  Public  Library." 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  due 

xVpril  1,  lOlti  ." $.500  00 

Pierce  Fund.  —  This  is  a  donation  made  by  Henry  L.  Pierce, 
Mayor  of  the  city,  November  29,  lyTo,  and  accepted  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil, December  27,  1873. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for      .        $5,000  00 

TowNSEND  Fund.  —  This  is  a  donation  from  William  Minot  and 
William  Minot,  Jr.,  executors  of  the  will  of  Mary  P.  Townsend, 
of  Boston,  at  whose  disposal  she  left  a  certain  portion  of  her  estate 
in  trust,  for  such  charitable  and  public  institutions  as  they  may- 
think  meritorious.  Said  executors  accordingly  selected  the  Public 
Library  of  the  City  of  Boston  as  one  of  such  institutions,  and  attached 
the  following  conditions  to  the  legacy  :  "  The  income  only  shall,  in 
each  and  every  year,  be  expended  in  the  purchase  of  books  for  the  use 
of  the  library  ;  each  of  which  books  shall  have  been  published  in 
some  one  edition  at  least  five  years  at  the  time  it  maybe  so  purchased." 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Five  per  cent.  Bond,  for      .       $4,000  00 

TiCKNOR  Bequest.  —  By  the  will  of  the  late  George  Ticknor,  of 
Boston,  he  gave  to  the  City  of  Boston,  on  the  death  of  his  wife,  all  his 
books  and  manuscripts  in  the  Spanish  and  Portuguese  languages,  about 
four  thousand  volumes,  and  also  the  sum  of  four  thousand  dollars. 
After  the  receipt  of  said  sum,  the  city  is  required  to  spend  not  less 
than  one  thousand  dollars  in  every  five  years  during  the  twenty-five 
years  next  succeeding  (i.e.,  the  income  of  four  thousand  dollars,  at  the 
rate  of  five  per  cent,  per  annum),  in  the  purchase  of  books  in  the 
Spanish  and  Portuguese  languages  and  literature.  At  the  end  of 
twenty-five  years,  the  income  of  the  said  sum  is  to  be  expended  annually 
in  the  purchase  of  books  of  permanent  value,  either  in  the  Spanish  or 
Portuguese  language,  or  in  such  other  languages  as  may  be  deemed  ex- 
pedient by  those  having  charge  of  the  Library.  These  books,  be- 
queathed or  purchased,  are  always  to  be  freely  accessible  for  reference 
or  study,  but  are  not  to  be  loaned  for  use  outside  of  the  library  build- 
ing. If  these  bequests  are  not  accepted  by  the  city,  and  the  trust  and 
conditions  faithfully  executed,  the  books,  manuscripts,  and  money  are 
to  be  given  to  the  President  and  Fellows  of  Harvard  College. 

In  order  that  the  city  might  receive  the  immediate  benefit  of  this 
contribution,  Anna  Ticknor,  Avidow  of  the  donor,  relinquished  her 
right  to  retain  during  her  life  the  books  and  manuscripts,  and  placed 
them  under  the  control  of  the  city,  the  City  Council  having  previously 
accepted  the  bequests,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  and  conditions  of 
said  will,  and  the  Trustees  of  the  Public  Library  received  said  bequests 
on  behalf  of  the  city,  and  made  suitable  arrangements  for  the  care  and 
custody  of  the  books  and  manuscripts. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for     .        $4,000  00 

Franklin  Club  Fund.  —  This  is  a  donation  made  in  June,  1863,  by 
a  literary  association  of  young  men  in  Boston,  who  at  the  dissolution 
of  the  association  authorized  its  trustees,  Thomas  Minns,  John  J. 
French,  and  J.  Franklin  Keed,  to  dispose  of  the  funds  on  hand  in  such 
a  manner  as  to  them  should  seem  judicious.  They  elected  to  bestow  it 
on  the  Public  Library,  attaching  to  it  the  following  conditions  :     "  In 


Library  Department. 


trust  that  the  income,  but  the  income  only,  shall  year  by  year  be  ex- 
pended in  the  purchase  of  books  of  permanent  value  for  the  use  of  the 
free  Public  Library  of  the  city,  and,  as  far  as  ijractidable,  of  such  a 
character  as  to  be  of  special  interest  to  young  men."  The  trustees  ex- 
pressed a  preference  for  books  relative  to  Grovernment  and  Political 
economy. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for     .       §1,000  00 

Trkadwell  Fund.  —  By  the  will  of  the  late  Daxiel  Treadwell,  of 
Cambridge,  late  Kumford  Professor  in  Harvard  College,  who  died  Feb- 
ruary 27,  1872,  he  left  the  residue  of  his  estate,  after  payment  of  debts, 
legacies,  etc.,  in  trust  to  his  executors,  to  hold  during  the  life  of  his 
wife  for  her  benefit,  and  after  her  decease  to  divide  the  residue  then 
remaining  in  the  hands  of  the  trustees,  as  therein  provided,  and  con- 
vey one-fifth  part  thereof  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Public  Library  of  the 
Ciity  of  Boston. 

The  City  Council  accepted  said  bequest,  and  authorized  the  Trustees 
of  the  Public  Library  to  receive  the  same,  and  to  invest  it  in  the  City 
of  Boston  Bonds,  the  income  of  which  is  to  be  expended  by  said  trus- 
tees, in  such  manner  as  they  may  deem  for  the  best  interests  of  the 
library. 

Invested  in  the  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bonds,  for  .  $.5,.5.50  00 
"  "  "      Three  and  one-half  per  cent. 

Bonds,  for 1,400  00 

Invested  in  16  shares  B.  &  A.  K.R.  Co.  stock,  par  value 

$100  each 1.600  00 

Invested  in  6  shares  B.  &  P.  R.R.  Co.  stock,  par  value  §100 

each 600  00 

Invested  in  12  shares  Fitchburg  R.R.  Co.  stock,  par  value 

$100  each 1,200  00 

Invested  in  1  share  Vt.  ct  Mass.  R.R.  Co.  stock,  par  value 

$100  each ....  100  00 


$10,4.50  00 


Charlotte  Harris  Fund.  —  Bequest  of  Charlotte  Harris,  late 
of  Boston,  the  object  of  which  is  stated  in  the  following  extract  from 
her  will  : 

"  I  give  to  the  Charlestown  Public  Libi*ary  $10,000,  to  be  invested  on 
interest,  which  interest  is  to  be  applied  to  the  purchase  of  books  pub- 
lished before  1850.  I  also  give  to  said  Public  Library  my  own  private 
library,  and  the  porti-ait  of  my  grandfather,  Richard  JDevens."'  Be- 
quest accepted  by  City  Council,  July  31,  1877. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Six  per  cent.  Bond,  for        .     $10,000  00 

Thomas  B.  Harris  Fund.  —  Bequest  of  Thomas  B.  Harris,  late 
of  Charlestown,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Charlestown  Public  Library. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for    .       $1,000  00 

Scholfield  Fund.  —  Bequest  of  the  late  Arthur  Scholfield.  who 
died  in  Xew  York,  .January  17.  1888.  The  interest  to  be  paid  to  certain 
heirs  during  their  lives,  and  then  to  be  used  for  the  purchase  of  books 
of  permanent  value.  The  last  heir,  Joseph  Scholfield,  died  Xovember 
IS,  1889,  and  by  his  will  bequeathed  to  the  City  of  Boston  the  sum  of 
$11,800,  which  represents  the  income  of  said  fund,  received  by  him  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death,  to  be  added  to  the  fund  given  by  his  brother. 
Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for  .  $50,000  00 
'  '      "  .;  ..  _        11.800  00 


$61,800  00 


88  (Hty  Document  No.  18. 

Grekn  Fl'ND.  —  Donations  of  Dr.  Samikt.  A.  (Jkkkx  of  $'2, 000,  the 
income  of  which  is  to  be  expended  for  the  pnrchase  of  l)ooks  rehiting 
to  American  history. 

Invested  in  two  City  of  Boston  Five  per  cent.  Bonds,  for    .        $1,500  00 
one  •'  Four       "  Bond,  for      .  500  00 


$2,000  00 


South  Boston  Branch  Library  Trust  Fitnd.  —  Donation  of  a 
citizen  of  South  Boston,  tlie  income  of  which  is  to  be  expended  for  the 
benetlt  of  the  Sonth  Boston  Branch  Library. 

Invested  in  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for    .         .  $100  00 

Charles  Greely  Loring  Memorial  Fund.  —  This  is  a  donation 
from  the  family  of  Charles  Greely  Loring,  the  income  of  which  is  to 
be  expended  for  the  purchase  of  books  for  the  West  End  Branch. 

Invested  in  one  City  of  Boston  Four  per  cent.  Bond,  for     .  $500  00 

Charles  Mead  Public  Library  Trust  Fund.  —  Eeceived  from 
Charles  Mead,  executor  of  the  estate  of  Charles  Mead,  the  amount  of 
legacy  of  the  late  Charles  Mead,  to  constitute  the  "  Charles  Mead  Pub- 
lic Library  Trust  Fund,"  for  the  promotion  of  the  objects  of  the  Pub- 
lic Library,  in  such  manner  as  the  government  of  said  library  shall 
deem  best,  and  so  far  as  the  government  shall  deem  consistent  with  the 
objects  of  the  library,  to  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  the  South  Boston 
Branch  Library. 

Cash  in  treasury,  January  31,  1897 $2,500  00 

From  Miss  Victorine  Thomas  Artz,  of  Chicago,  a  fund  of  ten 
thousand  dollars,  "the  income  of  this  sum  to  be  employed  in  the  pur- 
chase of  valuable  rare  editions  of  the  writings,  either  in  verse 
or  prose,  of  American  and  of  foreign  authors."  These  books  are  to 
be  known  as  the  "Longfellow  Memorial  collection."  .         .     $10,000  00 

Recapitulation   of  Public  Library  Trust  Funds. 

Scholfield  bequests $61,800  00 

Bates  donation 50,000  00 

Phillips  bequest 20,000  00 

Bowditch  bequest 10,000  00 

Phillips  donation 10,000  00 

Charlotte  Harris  bequest 10,000  00 

Abbott  Lawrence  bequest 10,000  00 

Victorine  T.  Artz  fund 10,000  00 

Treadwell  bequest 10,487  69 

Pierce  donation 5,000  00 

Townsend  bequest 4,000  00 

Ticknor  bequest 4,000  00 

Charles  Mead  Public  Library  Trust  Fund      ....  2,500  00 

Green  donations 2,000  00 

Bigelow  donation 1,000  00 

Thomas  B.  Harris  bequest 1,000  00 

Franklin  Club  donation 1,000  00 

Edward  Lawrence  bequest 500  00 

Charles  Greely  Loring  Memorial  Fund           ....  500  00 

South  Boston  Branch  Library  Trust  Fund     ....  100  00 

$213,887  69 


Library  Department. 
APPENDIX    11. 


89 


EXTENT     OF     THE     LIBKARY     BY     YEARS. 


Years. 

Yeaes. 

Total  volmnes 
In  the  Libraries. 

Yeaks. 

i 

Ha 

1 

1852-53 

9,688 

16 

1867-68 

144,092 

31 

1882-83 

422,116 

2 

1853-54 

16,221 

17 

1868-69 

152,796 

32 

1883-84 

438,594 

3 

1854-55 

22,617 

18 

1869-70 

160,573 

33 

1884-85 

453,947 

4 

1855-56 

28,080 

19 

1870-71 

179,250 

34 

1885 

460,993 

5 

1856-57 

34,896 

20 

1871-72 

192,958 

35 

1886 

479,421 

6 

1857-58 

70,851 

21 

1872-73 

-209,456 

36 

1887 

492,956 

7 

1858-59 

78,043 

22 

1873-74 

260,550 

37 

1888 

505,872 

8 

1859-60 

85,031 

23 

1874-75 

276,918     , 

38 

1889 

520,508 

9 

1860-61 

97,386 

24 

1875-76 

297,873 

39 

1890 

536.027 

10 

1861-62 

105,034 

25 

1876-77 

312,010 

40 

1891 

556,283 

11 

1862-63 

110,563 

26 

1877-78 

345,734 

41 

1892 

.176,237 

12 

1863-64 

116,934 

27 

1878-79 

360,963 

42 

1893 

597,152 

13 

1864-65 

123,016 

28 

1879-80 

377,225 

43 

1894 

610,375 

14 

1865-66 

130,678 

29 

1880-81 

390,982 

44 

1895 

628,297 

15 

1866-67 

136,080 

30 

1881-8 i 

404,221     ' 

45 

189(1-97 

663,703 

VOLUMES   IN  LIBRARY   AND   BRANCHES,    JANUARY   31,   1897, 
ACCORDING   TO    LOCATION. 


Central  Library 

Duplicate-room    ... 

488,432 
4,469 

Brighton        .  . 

10,800 
29,403 

Charlestown 

492,901 

East  Boston 

13,145 
13,408 

14,868 

South  End 

14,284 

9,974 

3,968 

Lower  mils  (Station  A) 

88 

Mattapan  (Station  D) 

97 

^'^  (  Fellowes  Athenajum 

18,123 

Mt.  Bowdoin  (Station  F) 

1,0CG 

■g  i  i  Collection  owned  by  City. 
^  '^  .       Tq,tal,  Koxbury  branch. 

17.922 
36,045 

North  Brighton  (Station  L).. . . 
Broadway  Ext.  (Station  P). . . . 

75 
985 

90 


City  Document  No.  18. 


APPENDIX   III. 


NET  INCREASE   OF  THE  SEVERAL  DEPARTMENTS. 


1 

i 

i 

1 

i 

i 

i 

i 

I- 

o 

i 

Bates  Hall 

8,671 
t,543 

9,733 

874 

11,857 
710 

13,518 
l's50 

15,306 
1*8  23 

16,499 
818 

20,493 

32  491 

Lower  Hall 

loss  455 

746 

11,821 

20,273 

Duplicate  room 

443 

1'S52 

330 

419 

2,855 

I'S  9,143 

loss  542 

1' 8  8,056 

313 

2,890 

Brighton  branch 

146 

46 

130 

91 

167 

98 

23 

292 

107 

1,217 

Charlestown  branch.. 

443 

145 

rs70 

233 

421 

22 

339 

300 

loss  16 

loss  112 

Dorchester  branch... 

546 

423 

309 

269 

222 

209 

134 

358 

loss  73 

1,415 

East  Boston  branch.. 

158 

170 

63 

58 

59 

5 

48 

126 

112 

1,021 

JamaicaPlain  branch 

417 

335 

294 

150 

214 

112 

221 

329 

273 

1,277 

*North  End  branch.. 

9 

8 

4 

12 

224 

84 

75 

63 

I'S  1,861 

Roxbury  branch 

262 

280 

199 

146 

808 

loss 352 

147 

382 

48 

1,202 

Fellowes  Athen£eum. 

358 

390 

39. 

361 

438 

289 

318 

318 

407 

348 

South  Boston  branch. 

310 

284 

1,59 

115 

200 

51 

55 

401 

loss  289 

1,509 

South  End  branch... 

204 

260 

248 

187 

365 

loss  67 

26 

276 

138 

1,435 

West  End  branch.... 

1,897 

6,522 

1,555 

W.  Roxbury  branch. . 
Lower  Mills  Reading- 

25 

20 

6 

10 

33 

4 

loss     8 

85 
73 
74 

3 

Mattapan      Reading- 

24 

Mt.Bowdoin  Reading- 
room    

932 

N9rth  Brighton  Read- 

8 

74 

Broaiway  Extension 

261 

724 

Total 

13,535 

12,916 

14,636 

15,519 

20,256 

8,633 

20,915 

29,927 

18,695 

35  698 

*  Collection  transferred  to  West  End  branch. 


Library  Department. 


91 


APPENDIX    III.  —  Continued. 
Located  February  1,  1896  — Jakuaey  31,  1897 


Central  Library 

Duplicate  room 

Brighton  branch 

Charlestown  branch 

Dorchester  branch 

East  Boston  branch 

Jamaica  Plain  branch 

Roxbury  branch,  City  collection 

Fellowes  AthenaBum 

South  Boston  branch 

South  End  branch 

West  End  branch 

West  Roxbury  branch 

Lower  Mills  Reading-room 

Mattapan  Reading-room 

Mt.  Bowdoin  Reading-room 

North  Brighton  Reading-room 

Broadway  Extension  Reading-room. 


23,702 
2,890 
1,274 
1,694 
1,656 
1,332 
1,401 
1,770 
433 
2,129 
1,527 
1,629 
1,419 

24 
934 


Condemned 
or  missing. 


1,806 
241 
tSll 
124 
568 
85 
620 
92 


Net  gain. 


20,273 

1,217 

Loss    112 

1,415 

1,021 

1,277 

1,202 

348 

1,500 

1,435 

1,555 

loss       8 

24 
932 


8,888 


*  1,613  transferred  to  Central  Library.       t  82  transferred  to  Central  Library. 

J  192  transferred  to  Central  Library.  Includes  the  collection  of  boolvS  destroyed 
by  fire  some  years  ago,  which  appears  not  to  have  been  inchuled  in  the  annual  tables 
before. 


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APPENDIX    IV. 


CENTRAL    LIBRARY    CLASSIFICATIONS. 
(Representing  books  located  only.) 


CLASSES. 

Centkal  Ull 

Special  Libkakies. 

g 

1838 

1861 

isGr. 

XS,I 

isr, 

18~B 

1880 

1889 

1890 

1894 

1.S94 

1894 

h 

1877 

189. 

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Total, 

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■1 

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II 

if 

fi- 

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si' 

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si- 
II 

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■J- 

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1 

447 

4,750 

3,G85 

1,095 

245 

707 

2C7 

8!l 

0.50 

704 

733 

1,0S3 

41 
14 
■2 
8 
9 
.•S6 
37 
9 
13 

19 
20 

1,780 
13,224 

2-J,574 
1(1,080 
15,853 
9,357 
2,840 
12,809 
21,0-2 
31,755 
18,634 
7,084 
0,521 
20,093 
13,7.S0 
18,039 

249 
36 

11 

22 

2 

1,387 

3,882 

322 

1,0911 
858 
520 
32C 
1,423 
1,181 
06 
329 
732 
3,518 
1,300 

ll! 

2 

8 
197 

5 
083 

303 
21 
58 
31 
26 
132 
4,107 

250 
30 

136 

3,204 
2,474 
337 
254 
017 
20O 
225 
471 
245 

28 

2- 

84 

2,4.59 

184 
191 

53 
248 
OO 

2,393 
13,Ca5 
14,64- 
68.0-20 
64,070 
20,788 
11,678 

10 

1 

403 

18 
8 

1 

270 
4 

1 
2 

1 
1 

845 
4,192 
410 

Ooneral  history,  biography  tr  ivcl  and  ge  igrapliy 

American  history,  gcograi  liy  liograi  hy  tra\el  an  1  polite  litoiatuic 

English  history,  etc.... 

079 

009 

321 

y 

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379 

1 

28 

IX. 

7,390 
13,519 
29,003 
30,989 

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29 

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4,419 

' 

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101 

2.819 

0,727 

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14,118 

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50 

' 

12,890 

XXI. 

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7,071 

129 

147 

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14 

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43 

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XXIV 

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3,240 

\\v 

5411 

XXVI 

2,i)21 

51 
2,785 

58 

0,905 

XXVII 

Stack  4 

38,080 

:)8.csn 

7.071 



Totals 

22..599 

3,420 

378,797 

0,192 

13,845 

2,045 

0,105 

13,491 

6,385 

582 

... 

5,971 

079 

>,8I9 

_'^ 

009 

129 

4,419 

38,080 

488,432 

_ 

Kxi'LANATioN.  — ('laes  III.  iiidudoft  general  lii8tory, 
(Jliiss  IV.  inclu'lps  thr>  r-ollcrtPiI  works  of  American  ' 
Olasnen  v..  VI.,  VII..  and  VIll.  have  the  wam 


have  the  wanie  srone  for  the  respective 

INI,  Mir  N.-ilirii;iii,ls,  Swilzerland.anrttheScandln 

HI.'  r  .Mill  I  [|iii  s,  education,  phrenology,  i 


I  baB  a  different  classification. 


NoTK,  —  The  dates  given  In  the  special  libraries  column  phow  the  year  when  Ihoy  wnre  acquired  \ 
The  totals  given  above  are  based  upon  actual  count  made  after  the  reuioval  in  January,  1895. 


Lib  I ;  a  i  ;  y  De p  a  i:tm  ent. 


93 


APPENDIX   V. 


CLASSIFICATION. 
Branch  Libraries,  January  31, 1S97,  as  Reported  by  Custodians 


Genealogy    and    Her 
aldrj' 


Biography. 
History 


Fine    Arts,     Arch;eo- 
logy 


Geography,  Travels. . . 

Language 

Literature 

INIedicine,  Hygiene. . . . 
Natural  Science 


Philosophy,       Ethics, 
Education 


Religion,  Theology. . 

Sociology 

Law 


Useful  and  Industrial 
Arts 


Amusements,    Games, 
Sports 


Fiction 

Books  for  the  young. . 
Bound  periodicals  — 

Unclassified 

Harris  Collection 


350 

50 
1,025 
1,321 

12 

790 

15 

1,950 


100 

50 
4,.384 
1,700 

12 
1,526 


1,5-20 
3,022 

301 
1,282 

293 
4,643 

474 
3,000 

500 

1,454 

425 


1,775 
1,000 
2,986 


2 
1,532 
1,217 

207 

1,087 

52 

1,944 

120 

328 

194 
365 

278 
24 


5,253 

2,489 

986 


25 
1,063 


44 
331 
155 

14 

81 

61 

4,432 

2,217 

567 


5 
1,101 
1,174 

271 
739 


132 
128 
110 
31 

181 

47 
4,407 
1,797 
1,332 


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1 

'6 

1 

1 

1 
1 

a 

57 

160 

395 

166 

463 

40 

85 

5 

3 

7 

1,274 

2,371 

1,220 

1,640 

1,161 

1,187 

2.283 

1,149 

1,083 

805 

62 

476 

140 

118 

171 

840 

2,128 

88P 

1,259 

628 

50 

150 

65 

42 

105 

1,978 

3,820 

1,519 

1,332 

977 

77 

371 

99 

138 

61 

276 

510 

545 

563 

422 

436 

296 

133 

306 

207 

651 

1,281 

316 

298 

842 

500 

661 

230 

.    197 

202 

40 

122 

25 

43 

5 

274 

156 

353 

199 

76 

206 

66 

58 

98 

59 

4,631 

956 

4,267 

4,199 

1,337 

2,323 

25 

1,807 

2,250 

1,972 

3,020 

2,206 

1,653 

350 

474 

17,922 

18,123 

14,868 

14,284 

9,974 

412 
312 

213 

254 


937 
1,121 

72 


94 


City  Document  No.  18. 


APPENDIX   VI. 


STATISTICAL  RErORT  OF  THE  REGISTRATION  DEPARTMENT, 
February  1,  1896— Jaijuary  31,   1897. 


The  first  registration,  1854-58,  had  17,066  names;  the  second, 
1859-67,  had  52,829  names;  the  third,  1868-April  30, 1886,  had 
227,581  names;  the  fourth,  May  1,  1886-March  31,  1894, 
had  124,396  names  ;  the  fifth,  April  1,  1894-December  31, 1894, 
had  25,443  names. 

Registrations,  including  old  and  new  names,  lost  and  filled 
cards  replaced,  expired  cards  renewed,  during  each  year,  for  the 
five  years  prior  to  1895  : 


1890 

14,175 

1891 

11,502 

1892 

11,707 

1893 

11,029 

1894 

Average,  15,677. 

29,971 

Library  Departjsient. 


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City  Document  No.  18. 


CLxVSyiFICATIOX    OF    HOLDERS    OF    "LIVE    CARDS 
JANUARY    31,    1897. 

By  Sex  and  Occupation. 


Permanent 
residents. 


*  Non- 
residents. 


Special 
cards. 


Males. 

Over  21  years  of  wje. 

Professional  classes 

Teachers   

Students 

Business  men 

Unemployed   

Laborers  


Under  21  years  of  age. 

Clerks  

Office  and  errand  boys 

Unemployed 

Pupils  of  Latin  and  High  schools. 

Pupils  of  Grammar  schools 

Other  students 


Females. 
Over  21  years  of  age. 

Professional  classes 

Teachers 

Students  

Business  women  —   

Married  

Single,  unemployed 


Under  21  years  of  age. 

Clerks 

Errand  girls 

Unemployed  

Pupils  of  Latin  and  High  schools. 

Pupils  of  Grammar  schools 

Other  students 


Totals. 


•2,479 
253 
760 

5.428 

1,288 
534 


283 

685 

6,024 

275 


117 
1,136 

35-2 
2  621 
6,171 
5,085 


3 
103 
675 
20 
12 


*  Including  persons  temporarily  sojourning  in  Boston. 
N.B.  —  Of  the  1,213  teachers'  cards  issued  prior  to  February  1,  1897,  795  are  live 
cards;  of  these,  629  are  held  bv  permanent  residents,  in  addition  to  their  ordinary 
cards  (not  included  in  permanent  residents'  column  above),  and  166  are  held  by  non- 
residents (which  are  included  in  non-residents'  column  above). 


Library  Department. 


By  Wards. 


No.  Of 

card 

holders 

Population 
census  of  '95. 

Percentage 
of  card 
holders. 

o 
1 

No.  of 

card 

holders 

Population 
census  of  '95. 

Percentage 
of  card 
holders. 

1... 

2... 

3... 

4... 

5... 

6... 

7... 

8... 

9... 
10... 
11... 
12... 

1,145 

726 

928 

562 

819 

630 

1,260 

3,409 

1,891 

5,272 

3,218 

3,412 

1,107 

21,007 
21,588 
13,943 
13,375 

27,860 
16,973 
23,130 
23,174 
22,554 
19,930 
21,591 
24,900 

.0545 
.0336 
.0665 
.0420 
.0630 
.0226 
.0742 
.1499 
.0816 
.2337 
.1614 
.1580 
.0444 

14.. 
15.. 
16.. 
17.. 
18.. 
19.. 
20.. 
21.. 
22.. 
23.. 
24.. 
25.. 

1,471 
978 
1,108 
1,030 
1,181 
1,374 
2,906 
3,122 
1,854 
1,831 
2,387 
1,925 

19,186 
18,623 
16,320 
21,114 
21,679 
22,372 
21,528 
19,274 
22,289 
18,2'83 
18,240 
15,001 

.0525 
.0678 
.0487 
.0544 
.0614 
.1349 
.1349 
.0831 
.1000 
.1308 
.1283' 

Total 

45,606 

496,920 

.0917 

98 


City  Document  No.  18. 


rUBLIC   SCHOOLS,  TEACHEES,  AND  PUPILS. 
January  31,  1897. 


General  Schools. 


Normal 

Latin  and  High. 

Grammar 

Primary 

Kindergartens   . 


Totals. 


Number 

of 
schools. 


1 

11 
56 
525 
61 


Number  of 
Regulau  Teachers. 


Men.     Women.    Total 


650 
525 
119 


11 

KS 
767 
525 
119 


Number 
of  pupils 
at  date. 


201 
4,574 
35,886 
27,827 
3,401 


71,940 


Special  Schools. 

Number 

of 
schools. 

Number  of 
Regular  Teachers. 

Average 
number  of 

Men. 

Women. 

Total. 

pupils. 

1 

1 
1 

13 

1 

27 

7 

7 

151 

27 

108 

25 

Evening  High : 

2,059 

215 

175 

Evening  Elementary 

12 
5 

3,308 

Evening  Drawing 

637 

20 

233 

6,527 

Special  teacher.^  (not  included  above). 

21 

75 

96 

LiBKARY  Department. 
APPENDIX   VII. 


99 


CIRCULATION. 
Home  Use  Only. 


Central  Library. 


From  Central 


Through  Branches  & 
Delivery  Stations : 


Brighton 

Charlestown 

Dorchester 

East  Boston 

Jamaica  Plain 

North  End  (3mos.). 

Roxbury  

South  Boston 

South  End 

West  End 

West  Roxbury 

Station  A 


Hancock  School. 


129 

509 
601 
S44 

1,257 
337 
710 
430 

1,209 


1,021 
942 
1,583 
4,013 
66 
2,449 

1,919 
2,522 
1,411 


2,784 
50 


285 

■  688 

690 

864 

1,573 

533 

852 
1,359 

885 
1,187 
1,678 
2,5S4 
4,617 

775 
2,438 
1,491 
2,607 
1,517 
2,516 
1,696 
1,428 
3,228 
1,111 

1,308 


*23,637 
59,930 
*56,097 

*49,-704 

94,073 
97,104 
89,219 


l!690  from  J.  P. 
3,716  from  Dor. 
4,820  from  J.  P. 


4,382  from  Dor. 


762  from  Bri. 
1,734  from  Dor. 


4,109  from  deposit. 
486 


*27,047 
53,655 

*50,098 
63,443 

*48,415 

*82,732 
77,999 


16,658 

629  from  J.  P. 
2,752  from  Dor'ter. 

9,730  from  deposit. 
3,235  from  J.  P. 


3,280  fromDor'ter. 

5,439 

6,961  from  deposit. 
201  from  Brig'n. 
2,649  from  deposit. 
1,726  fiom  Dor'ter. 
7,759  from  deposit. 


2,492 
3,218 
10,603 
12,541 


976  from  Rox'y. 
),850  from  deposit. 


Central  Library. 
Branches 


1895. 

1896. 

Gain,  1896. 

279,494 

326,2.i4 

46,760 

567,827 

678,705 

110,938 

847,321 


1,005,019 


'  See  also  number  sent  to  Delivery  Stations  from  this  branch. 


100 


City  Document  No.  ,18. 


APPENDIX    Vlir. 


TRUSTEES  FOR  FORTY-FIVE  YEARS. 

The  Hon.  Edward  Everett  was  President  of  the  Board  from 

1852  to  1864;  the  late  George  Ticknor  in  18(55;  William  W. 
Greenough,  Esq.,  from  1866  to  April,  1888;  from  May  7, 
1888,  to  May  12,  1888,  Prof.  Henry  W.  Haynes  ;  Samuel  A.  B. 
Abbott,  Esq.,  May  12,  1888,  to  April  30,  1895;  Hon.  F.  O. 
Prince  since  October  8,  1895. 

The  Board  for  1852  was  a  preliminary  organization ;  that  for 

1853  made  what  is  called  the  first  annual  report.  At  first  it  con- 
sisted of  one  alderman  and  one  common  councilman  and  five  citi- 
zens at  large  till  1867,  when  a  revised  ordinance  made  it  to  con- 
sist of  one  alderman,  two  common  councilmen  and  six  citizens  at 
large,  two  of  whom  retired,  unless  reelected,  each  year,  while  the 
members  from  the  City  Council  were  elected  yearly.  In  1878 
the  organization  of  the  Board  was  changed  to  include  one  alder- 
man, one  councilman  and  five  citizens  at  large,  as  before  1867  ; 
and  in  1885,  by  the  provisions  of  the  amended  city  charter,  the 
representation  of  the  city  government  upon  the  Board,  by  an 
alderman  and  a  councilman,  was  abolished,  leaving  the  Board  as 
at  present,  consisting  of  five  citizens  at  large. 


Citizens  at  large  in  small,  capitals. 


Abbott,  Samuel  A,  B.,  1879-95. 
Allen,  James  B.,  1852-53. 
Appleton,  Thomas  G.,  1852-57. 
Barnes,  Joseph  H.,  1871-72. 
Benton,  Josiah  H.,  Jr.,  1894-96. 
BiGELOW,  John  P.,  1852-68. 
BowDiTCH,  Henry  L,  1865-68. 
BoAVDiTCH,  Henry  P.,  1894-96. 
Bradley,  John  T.,  1869-70. 
Bradt,  Herman  D.,  1872-73. 
Braman,  Jarvis  D.,  1868-69. 
Braman,  Jarvls  D.,  1869-72. 
Brown,  J.  Coffin  Jones,  1861-62. 
Burditt,  Charles  A.,  1873-76. 
Carpenter,  George  O.,  1870-71. 
Carr,  Samuel,  189.5-96. 
Chase,  George  B  ,  1876-85. 
Clark,  John  M.,  1855-56. 
Clark,  John  T.,  1873-78. 
Clarke,  James  Freeman, 

1878-88. 
Clapp,  William  W.,  Jr.,  1864-66. 
Coe,  Henry  F.,  1878. 
Crane,  Samuel  D.,  1860-61. 
Curtis,  Daniel  S.,  1873-75. 


DeNormandie,  James,  1895-96. 
Dennie,  George,  1858-60. 
Dickinson,  M.  F.,  Jr.,  1871-72. 
Drake,  Henry  A.,  186.3-64. 
Erving,  Edward  S.,  1852. 
Everett,  Edward,  1852-64. 
Flynn,  James  J.,  1883. 
Frost,  Oliver,  1854-55;  1856-58. 
Frothingham,  Richard,  1875-79. 
Gaffield,  Thomas,  1867-68. 
Green,  Samuel  A.,  1868-78. 
Greenough, William  W.,  1856-88. 
Guild,  Curtis,  1876-77;  1878-79. 
Harris,  William  G.,  1869-70. 
Haynes,  Henry  W.,  1858-59. 
Haynes,  Henry  W.,  1880-95. 
HiLLARD,    George    S.,    1872-.75; 

1876-77. 
Howes,  Osborne,  Jr.,  1877-78. 
Ingalls,  Melville  E.,  1870-71. 
Jackson,  Patrick  T.,  1804-65. 
Jenkins,  Edward  J.,  1885. 
Keith,  James  M.,  1868-70. 
Kimball,  David  P.,  1874-73. 
Lawrence,  James,  1852. 


Library  Department. 


101 


Lee,  John  H.,  1884-85. 
Lewis,  Weston.  1867-68. 
Lewis,  Wkston,  1868-79. 
Lewis,  Wixslow,  1867. 
Little,  Samuel,  1871-73. 
Messinger,  Georse  W.,  1855. 
Morse,  Godfrey,"l883-84. 
Morton,  Ellis  W.,  1870-73. 
Munroe,  Abel  B.,  1854. 
Newton,  Jeremiah  L.,  1867-68. 
Niles,  Stephen  K.,  1870-71. 
O'Brien,  Hugh,  1879-82. 
Pease,  Frederick,  1872-73. 
Perkins,  William  E.,  1873-74. 
Perry,  Lyman,  1852. 
Pierce,  Phineas,  1888-94. 
Plummer,  Farnham,  1856-57. 
Pope,  Benjamin,  1876-77. 
Pope,  Richard,  1877-78. 
Pratt,  Charles  E.,  1880-82. 
Prince,  Fkedebick  O..  1888-96. 
Putnam,  Geokge,  1868-77. 
Reed,  Samson,  1852-53. 
Richards,  William  R.,  1889-95. 


Sanger,  George  P.,  1860-6). 
Sears,  Phillip  H.,  1859-60. 
Seaver,  Benjamin,  1852. 
Shepard,  Harvey  K,  1878-79. 
Shurti>eff,   Nathaniel  B., 

1852-68. 
Stebbins,  Solomon  B.,  1882-83. 
Story,  Joseph,  1855-56;   1865-67. 
Thomas,  Benjamin  F.,  1877-78. 
TicKNOR,  George,  1852-66. 
Tyler,  John  S.,  1863-64;   1866-67. 
Walker,  Francis  A.,  1890. 
Warren,  George  W.,  1852-54. 
Washburn,  Frederick  L.,  1857-58. 
Whipple,  Edwin  P.,  1868-70. 
Whitmore  William  H.,  1882-83. 
Whitmore,  William  H.,  1885-88, 
Whitney,  Daniel  H.,  1862-63. 
Whitten,  Charles  V.,  1883-85. 
Wilson,  Elisha  T.,  1861-63. 
Wilson,  George,  1852. 
WiNSOR,  Justin,  1867. 
Wolcott,  Roger,  1879. 
Wright,  Albert  J.,  1868-69. 


10: 


City  Document  No.  18. 


APPENDIX   IX. 


EXA-MINIXa  COMMITTEES  FOR  FORTY-FIVE  YEARS. 

The  following  have  served  on  the  Examining  Committees 
for  the  years  given.  The  names  in  italics  are  those  of  Trus- 
tees who  have  acted  as  chairmen  of  the  various  committees. 
The  thirty-fourth  year  was  from  May  1  to  December  .31, 1885,  a 
period  of  eight  months,  for  which  no  Examining  Committee  was 
appointed. 


Abbott,  Hon.  J.  G.,  1870. 
Abbott,  S.  A.  B.,  1880,  1894. 
Adams,  Brooks,  1894. 
Adams,  Nebemiah,  D.D.,  1860. 
Adams,  Wm.  T.,  1875. 
Alger,  Rev.  Wm.  R.,  1870. 
Amory,  Miss  Anna  S.,  1890,  1891. 
Andrew,  Hon.  John  F.,  1888. 
Andrews,  Augustus,  1892,  1893. 
Appleton,  Hon.  Nathan,  1854. 
Apthorp,  Wm.  F.,  1883. 
Arnold,  Howard  P.,  1881. 
Aspinwall,  Col.  Thomas,  1860. 
Attwood,  G.,  1877. 
Bailey,  Edwin  C,  1801. 
Ball,  Joshua  D.,  1861. 
Bancroft,  Robert  H.,  1894. 
Bangs,  Edward,  1887. 
Barnard,  James  M.,  1866. 
Barry,  Bev.  Richard  J.,  1895. 
Bartlett,  Sidney,  1869. 
Bates,  Hon.  John  L.,  1896. 
Beebe,  James  M.,  1858. 
Beecher,  Eev.  Edward,  1854. 
Bent,  Samuel  Arthur,  1890,  1891. 
Bigelow,  Jacob,  M.D.,  1857. 
Bigelow,  Hon.  John  P.,  1856. 
Blagden,  George  W.,  D.D.,  1850. 
Blake,  John  G.,  M.D.,  1883,  1891. 
Blake,  3Irs.  Mary  E.,  1894. 
Bodfish,  Rev.  .Joshua  P.,  1879,  1891. 
Bowditch,  Henry  I.,  M.D..,  1855. 
Bowditch,  Henry  I.,  M.D.,  1805. 
Bowditch,  Henry  P.,  M.D.,  1881. 
Bowditch,  J.  Ingersoll,  1855. 
Bowman.  Alfonzo,  1867. 
Bowne,  Prof.  Borden  P..  1896. 
Bradford,  Charles  F.,  1868. 
Brewer,  Thomas  M.,  1865. 
Brimmer,  Hon.  Martin,  1890,  1891. 
Brooks,  Beo.  Phillips,  1871. 
Brown,  Allen  A.,  1894. 


Browne,  Alex.  Porter,  1891. 
Browne,  Causten,  1876. 
Buckingham,  C.  E.,  M.D.,  1872. 
Burdett,  Everett  W.,  1896. 
Burroughs,  Bev.  Henry,  Jr.,  1869. 
Carr,  Samuel,  1894. 
Carruth.  Herbert  S.,  1892. 
Chadwick,  James  R.,  M.D.,  1877. 
Chamberlain,  Hon.  Mellen,  1894. 
Chaney,  Bev.  George  L.,  1868. 
Chase,  George  B.,  1876. 
Chase,  George  B.,  1877,  1885. 
Cheever,  David  W.,  M.D.,  1894. 
Cheever,  Miss  Helen,  1896. 
Cheney,  3Irs.  Ednah  D.,  1881. 
Clapi),  mUiam  W.,  Jr.,  1864. 
Clarke,  James  Freeman,  D.D.,  1877. 
Clarke,  James  Freeman,  D.I).,  1882. 
Clement,  Edward  H.,  1894,  1895. 
Coale,  George,  O.  G.,  1892,  1893. 
Collar,  William  C,  1874. 
Corbett,  Hon.  Joseph  J.,  1896. 
Cudworth,  Warren  H.,  D.I).,  1878. 
Curtis,  Charles  P.,  1862. 
Curtis,  Daniel  S.,  1872. 
Curtis,  Thomas  B.,  M.D.,  1874. 
Cushing,  Thomas,  1885. 
Dalton,  Charles  H.,  1884. 
Dana,  Samuel  T.,  1857. 
Dean,  Benjamin,  1873. 
Denny,  Henry  G.,  1876. 
Derby,  Hasket,  M.D.,  1895,  1896. 
Dexter,  Bev.  Henry  M.,  1866. 
Dillingham,  Bev.  Pitt,  1886. 
Dix,  James  A.,  1860. 
Doherty,  Philip  J.,  1888. 
Donahoe,  Patrick,  1869. 
Durant,  Henry  F.,  1863. 
Duryea,  Joseph  T.,  D.D.,  1880. 
D wight,  John  S.,  1868. 
Dwight,  Thomas,  M.D.,  1880. 
Easlburu,  Manton,  D.D.,  1863. 


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103 


Eaton,  "William  S.,  1887. 
Edes,  Henry  H.,  1886. 
Eliot,  Samuel,  LL.D.,  1868. 
Ellis,  Arthur  B.,  1888,  1889. 
Ellis,  Calvin,  M.D  ,  1871. 
Ellis,  George  E.,  D.D.,  1881. 
Endicott,  William,  Jr.,  1878. 
Evans,  George  W.,  1887,  1888,  1889. 
Everett,  Sidney,  1895. 
Farlow,  John  W.,  M.D.,  1892, 1893. 
Field,  Walbridge  A.,  1866. 
Fields,  James  T.,  1872. 
Fitz,  Reginald  H.,  1879. 
Filz,  Walter  Scolt,  1894. 
Foote,  Bev.,  Henry  W.,  1864. 
Fowle,  William  F.,  1864. 
Freeland,  Charles  W.,  1867. 
Frost,  Oliver,  1854. 
Frothingham,  Richard,  1876. 
Furness,  Horace  Howard,   LL.D., 

1882. 
Gannett,  Ezra  8.,  B.J).,  1855. 
Garland,  George  M.,   M.I).,    1895, 

1896. 
Gay,  George  H.,  1876. 
Gilchrist,  Daniel  S.,  1872. 
Gordon,  George  A.,  D.D.,  1885. 
Gould,  A.  A.,  Jf.Z).,  1864. 
Grant,  Robert,  1884. 
Gray,  John  C,  Jr.,  1877. 
Green,  Samuel  A.,  M.D.,  1868. 
Green,  Samuel  S.,  1895. 
Greenourjh,  William  W.,  1858,  1874, 

1883,  1886. 
Grinnell,  Rev.  C.  E.,  1874. 
Hale,  Rev.  Edward  E.,  1858. 
Hale,  Mrs.  George  S.,  1887,  1888. 
Hale,  Moses  L.,  1862. 
Hale,  Philip,  1893. 
Haskins,  Rev.  George  F.,  1865. 
Hassam,  John  T.,  1885. 
Hayes,  Bon.  F.  B.,  1874. 
Haynes,  Henry  W.,  1879. 
Haynes,  Henry  W.,  1881,  1884. 
Hay  ward,  George,  M.T).,  1863. 
Heard,  John,  Jr.,  1888,  1889,  1891. 
Heard,  John  T.,  1853. 
Hellier,  Charles  E.,  1895. 
Herford,  Brooke,  D.D.,  1884. 
Herrick,    Samuel    E.,   D.B.,   1888, 

1889. 
Hersey,  Miss  Heloise  E.,  1895,  1896. 
Higginson,  Thomas  W.,  1883. 
Hill,  Clement  Hugh,  1880. 
Hillard,  Eon.  George  S.,  185.3. 
Hillarcl,  Hon.  George  S.,  1873. 
Hodges,  Richard  M.,  M.D.,  1870. 
Holmes,  Edward  J.,  1881,  1884.     - 
Holmes,  Oliver  W.,  M.D.,  1858. 
Holmes,  Oliver  W.,  Jr.,  1882. 
Homans,  Charles  D.,  M.D.,  1867. 
Homans,    3Irs.    Charles   D.,    1885, 

1886,  1887. 


Homer,  George,  1870. 
Homer,  Peter  T.,  1857. 
Hubbard,  James  M.,  1891. 
Hubbard,  William  J.,  1858. 
Hudson,  John  E.,  1895,  1896. 
Hunnewell,   James  F.,    1880,  1893, 

1894. 
Hutchins,  Miss  Emma,  1895,  1896. 
Hyde,  George  B.,  1879. 
Irwin,  Miss  Agnes,  1894. 
Jeffries,  B.  .Joy,  M.D.,  1869. 
Jeffries,  William  A.,  1893. 
Jenkins,  Charles  E.,  1879. 
Jewell,  Hon.  Harvey,  1863. 
Jordan,  Eben  D.,  1873. 
Kidder,  Henry  P.,  1870. 
Kimball,  David  P.,  1874. 
Kimball,  Henry  H.,  1865. 
Kirk,  Edward  N.,  D.D.,  1859. 
Lawrence,  Hon.  Abbott,  1853. 
Lawrence,  Abbott,  1859. 
Lawrence,  Miss  Harriette  S.,  1890. 
Lawrence,  James,  1855. 
Lee,  Miss  Alice,  1889,  1890,  1891. 
Lewis,  IVeston,  1872,  1878. 
Lincoln,  Hon.  F.  W.,  1856. 
Lincoln,  Solomon,  1886. 
Little,  James  L.,  1864. 
Lombard,  Prof.  Josiah  L.,  1868. 
Loring,  Hon.  Charles  G.,  1855. 
Lothrop,  Loring,  1866. 
Lowell,  Augustvis,  1883. 
Lowell,  Edward  J.,  1885. 
Lunt,    Hon.  George,  1874. 
Lyman,  George  H.,  M.D.,  1885. 
McCleary,  Samuel  F.,  1890. 
McNulty,  Rev.  John  J.,  1896. 
Manning,  Rev.  Jacob  M.,  1861. 
Mason,  Rev.  Charles,  1857. 
Mason,  Robert  M.,  1869. 
Maxwell,  J.  Audley,  1883. 
Metcalf,    Rev.  Theodore  A.,   1888, 

1889. 
Minns,  Thomas,  1864. 
Minot,  Francis,  1866. 
Morison,  Miss  Mary,  1892, 1893, 1895. 
Morrill,  Charles  J.,  1885. 
Morse,  John  T.,  Jr.,  1879. 
Morse,  Robert  M.,  Jr.,  1878. 
Morton,  Hon.  Ellis  W.,  1871. 
Mudge,  Hon.  E.  R.,  1871. 
Neale,  RoUin  H.,  D.D.,  1853. 
Noble,  John,  1882. 
Norcross,  Otis,  1880. 
O'Brien,  Hon.  Hugh,  1879. 
O'Callaghan,  John  J.,  1895. 
O'Reilly,  John  Boyle,  1878. 
Otis,  G.  A.,  1860. 
Paddock,  Rt.  Rev.  Benj.  H.,  1876. 
Parker,  Charles  Henry,  1888,  1889. 
Parkman,  Henry,  1885. 
Parks,  Rev.  Leighton,  1882,  1896. 
Perkins,  Charles  C,  1871. 


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Perry,  Thomas  S.,  1870.  1882,  1883, 

1884,  188o,  1890,  1891. 
Phillips,  John  C,  1882. 
Phillips,  Jonathan,  1854. 
Pierce,  Hon.  Henry  L.,  1891. 
Pingree,  Miss  Lalla  B.,  1894. 
Prescott,  AVilliam  H.,  LL.D.,  1853. 
Prince,  lion.  F.  O.,  1888,  1889, 1890, 

1891,  1892,  1893,  1895,  1890. 
Putnam,  George,  I). I).,  1870. 
Putnam,  Hon.  John  P.,  1865. 
Randall,  Charles  M.,  M.D.,  1884. 
Rice,  lion.  Alexander  H.,  1860. 
Robblns,  Elliott,  M.D.,  1893. 
Rogers,  Prof.,  William  B.,  1861. 
Rollins,  J.  Wingate,  1888,  1889. 
Ropes,  John  C,  1872. 
Rotch,  Benjamins  ,  1863. 
Runkle,  Prof.  J.  D.,  1882. 
Russell.  Samuel  H.,  1880. 
Sampson,  O.  H.,  1892,  1893. 
Sanger,  Hon.  George  P.,  1860. 
Seaver,  Edwin  P.,  1881. 
Shepard,    Hon.    Harvey   N.,    1888, 

1889. 
Sherwin,  Mrs.  Thomas,  1893,  1894. 
Shurtleff,  Hon.  Nathaniel  B.,  1857. 
Smith,  Azariah.  1895,  1896. 
Smith,  Charles  C,  1873. 
Smith,  Mrs.  Charles  C,  1881,  1886. 
Smith,  Miss  Minna,  1892. 
Sowdon,  A.  J.  C.,  1892,  1893. 
Sprague,  Charles  J.,  1859. 
Sprague,  Homer  B.,  1882. 
Stedman,  C.  Ellery,  M.D.,  1888. 
Stevens,  Oliver,  1858. 
Stevenson,  Hon.  J.  Thomas,  1856. 
Stockwell,  S.  K,  1861. 
Stone,  Col.  Henry,  1885,  1886, 1887. 
Story,  Joseph,  1856. 
Sullivan,  Richard,  1883,  1884. 
Teele,  John  O.,  1886. 
Thaxter,  Adam  W.,  1855. 


Thayer,  George  A.,  1875. 
Thayer,  Rev.  Thomas  B.,  1862. 
Thomas,  B.  F.,  1875. 
Thomas,  Seth  J.,  1856. 
Ticknor,  Miss  Anna  E.,  1891. 
Ticknor,  George,   1853,   1854,   1855, 

1859,  1863,  1866. 
Tilliughast,  Caleb  B.,  1895,  1896. 
Tobey,  Jirm.  Edward  S.,  1862. 
Todd,  William  C,  1894. 
Twombly,  Bev.  A.  S.,  1883,  1884. 
Upham,  J.  B.,  M.JD.,  1865. 
Vibbert,  Rev.  Geo.  H.,  1873. 
Wales,  George  W.,  1875. 
Walley,  Hon.  Samuel  H.,  1862. 
Ward,  Rev.  Julius  H.,  1882. 
Ware,  Charles  E.,  M.D.,  1875. 
Ware,  Darwin  E.,  1881. 
Warner,  Hermann  J.,  1867. 
Warren,  Hon.  Charles  H.,  1859. 
Warren,  J.  Collins,  M.I).,  1878. 
Waterston,  Rev.  Robert  C,  1867. 
Weissbein,  Louis,  1893. 
Wells,  Mrs.  Kate  G.,  1877. 
Wendell,  Prof.  Barrett.  1895,  1896. 
Wharton,  William  F.,  1886. 
Whipple,  Edwin  P.,  1869. 
Whitmore,  William  H.,  1887. 
Whitney,  Daniel  H.,  1862. 
Whitney,  Henry  A  ,  1873. 
Wightman,  Hon.  Joseph  M.,  1859. 
Williams,  Harold,  M.D.,  1888, 1889, 

1890. 
Williamson,  William  C,  1881. 
Wilson,  Elisha  T.,  M.D.,  1861. 
Winsor,  Justin,  1867. 
Winthrop,  Hon.  Robert  C,  1854. 
Winthrop,  Robert  C,  Jr.,  1887. 
Woodbury,  Charles  Levi,  1871. 
Woolson,  Mrs.  Abba  Goold,  1888, 

1889. 
Wright,  Hon.  Carroll  D.,  1884. 


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APPENDIX  X. 


SCHEDULE  OF  LIBRARY  SERVICE. 

i\''o^e.— This  has  been  brought  down  to  April  1,  1S97.    The  order  followed  is  (1)  b 
rank  in  grades,  and  (2)  alphabetically  within  each  grade. 


Summary, 

Central  Library      .         .         .        150    Males     81 
Branches  and  Reading-Rooms         59        "         14 


Females 


69 
45 


209  95 

Evening  and  Sunday  Service .         *51  51 

Extra  assistance  is  employed  at  the  branches. 


114 


EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT. 


Name. 

Entered. 

Grade. 

Putnam,  Herbert 

.     1895 

Librarian. 

Savage,  Philip  H.      . 
fMooney,  George  V. 
**Bicknell  Margaret  M. 

.     1896 
.     1889 
.     1896 

Libr'n's  Sec'y. 

B.  Special. 

C.  « 

Deery,  D.  Jean . 
Learned,  Lucie  A. 

.     1891 
.     1891 

C.      " 

C.       " 

Cellarius,  Theodore  W.     . 

.     1892 

D. 

Nichols,  Adelaide  A. 

.     1868 

Auditor. 

McFarland,  Peter  V. 

u 

.     1896 
NASSIGNED. 

D.  Runner. 

Xame. 

Entered. 

Grade. 

Carret,  Jose  F. 

.     1875 

Tenney,  Mary  A. 

.     1897 

B.  Special. 

CATALO 

^UE   DEPARTMENT. 

Whitney,  James  L.    . 

llSwift,  Lindsay 
Hunt,  Edward  B. 

.      1869 

.     1878 
.     1883 

Chief. 

A.  Special. 

A.        « 

Burnell,  Carrie. 

.     1881 

A. 

Butler,  Edward  K.,  Jr. 

.     1896 

A. 

Chevalier,  Samuel  A. 

.     1894 

A. 

Rollins,  Mary  H. 
Seaver,  Mrs.  Lillian  F. 

.     1886 
.     1888 

A. 
A. 

Rice,  Edwin  F. 

.     1885 

B.  Special. 

♦Serving  from  three  to  seven  evenings  a  week  each.  The  total  number  of  positions 
is  33  evening:* ;  3(!  Sundays. 

**  Auditor's  Assistant,  f  Custodian  of  Stock  Room.  H  Editor  Library 

Publications. 


106 


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Entered. 

Grade. 

Cutler,  Dora  L. 

.     1887 

B. 

Gould,  Ida  W. 

.     1884 

B. 

Leavitt,  Luella  K.      . 

.     1895 

B. 

Brennan,  T.  Frank    . 

.     1890 

D.  Special. 

Dolan,  Charles  T.      . 

.     1894 

D. 

*Murdoch,  John 

.     1896 

A.  Special. 

ORDERING   DEPARTMENT. 

Macurdy,  Theodosia  E. 

.     1889 

Chief. 

Browne,  Alice   . 

.     1883 

B.  Special. 

Coolidge,  Marie 

.     1893 

B. 

Frinsdorff,  Emily  0. 

.     1894 

B. 

Goddard,  Mrs.  Frances  H. 

.     1892 

B. 

McGrath,  Mary  A.     . 

.     1868 

B. 

Keleher,  Alice  A. 

.     1891 

D.  Special. 

McFarland,  Thomas  A. 

.     1891 

D.         « 

St.  Louis,  Robert  E.  . 

.     1897 

E. 

SHELF 

DEPARTMENT. 

Roffe,  William  G.  T. 

.     1881 

B.  Special. 

tLocke,  John  F. 

.     1894 

B. 

Richmond,  Bertha  P. 

.     1895 

B. 

Connor,  George  H.    . 

.     1891 

C.  Special. 

Reardon,  John  H. 

.     1897 

C.      « 

Eberhart,  John 

.     1894 

D.      « 

Lucid,  John  F. 

.     1893 
LTES   HALL. 

D.  Runner. 

Knapp,  Arthur  M.     . 

.     1875 

Custodian. 

tBlaisdell,  Frank  C.  . 

.     1876 

A.  Special. 

Doyle,  Agnes  C. 

.     1885 

B. 

Buckley,  Pierce  E.    .   •     . 

.     1891 

C. 

Plunkett,  Albert  J.    . 

.     1895 

D. 

Hardy,  Charles  A.     . 

.     1896 

D.  Runner. 

SPECl 

AL  LIBRARIES. 

Fleischner,  Otto 

.     1891 

Custodian. 

Hall,  Belle  S.    .         .         . 

.     1895 

B. 

Hitchcock,  Grace  A. 

.     1895 

B. 

Lewis,  Marian  L. 

.     1897 

B. 

Ward,  Joseph  W.      . 

.     1891 

D.  Special. 

Cassidy,  Margaret  L. 

.     1895 

D. 

Kelly,  Charlotte  H.    . 

.     1895 

D. 

Leonard,  Michael  F. 

.     1895 

D. 

§Roett,  Harry  W.      . 

.     1895 

D. 

Smith,  Arthur  E.  T. 

.     1897 

E. 

*  Temporary  assifcnnient.  t  Engaged  for  temporary  service. 

t  Supervisor  of  Patent  and  Newspaper  Departments.      §  Qualified 


for  D.  Special. 


LiBRAKY  Department. 


lOi 


Peirce,  Florence  E. 
Ford,  Mary  E.  A. 
Maguinness,  James 


PERIODICAL  ROOM. 

Entered. 

.  1896  B. 
.  1895  D. 
.  1897    E. 


Special. 


NEWSPAPER  ROOM. 
Serex,  Frederic  .         .         .1895         B. 

Keenan,  Matthew  T.  .         .1896         D.  Special. 

ISSUE   DEPARTMENT. 


McGuffey,  Margaret  D. 
*Sheffield,  Mrs.  Gertrude  P. 
Forrest,  Gertrude  E. 
Barry,  Edward  F. 
McCarthy,  Michael,  Jr, 
Sheridan,  Mary  C. 
Desmond,  Louise  L 
Richards,  Florence  F 
Shumway,  Marion  H 
Wendte,  Frederika 
Cufflin,  M.  Florence 
Cunniff,  Nellie  L. 
Dowling,  S.  Jennie 
McCausland,  Bradley 
Murphy,  Annie  G. 
Reynolds,  Mary  A. 
Roett,  Louis  W. 
Shipman,  Paul  C. 
Bertram,  Lucy  I. 
Daly,  Margaret  C. 
Fillebrown,  Emily  F 
Glover,  John  H. 
Gorman,  John  E. 
McCarthy,  Marion  A 
Wiechmann,  Catherine  A. 
Alley,  Gertrude  E. 
Caiger,  Eliza  F.  A. 
Connolly,  Nelly  L. 
Ethier,  Lillian  E. 
Hutchins,  Fernald 
Kiernan,  Letitia  M 
Lucid,  Joseph  A. 
Olson,  Alphild 
Olson,  Bertha  A. 
Williams,  Grace 
Zaugg,  Joanna 
Zaugg,  Otto  E. 


1895 

Chief. 

1896 

B.  Special. 

1895 

B.   " 

1890 

C.   " 

1892 

C.   " 

1881 

c.      « 

1895 

c. 

1875 

c. 

1895 

c. 

1895 

c. 

1892 

D.  Special, 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1888 

D.   " 

1894 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D. 

1895 

D. 

1895 

D. 

1895 

D. 

1895 

D. 

1895 

D. 

1895 

D. 

1895 

D.  Runner. 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1896 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   - 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   " 

1895 

D.   « 

1895 

D.   - 

■In  charge  of  Juvenile  Dept. 


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Kntcred. 

Grade. 

McKiernan,  John  L, 

. 

1896 

E. 

Shaughnessy,  Mary  A. 

. 

1897 

E. 

Stetson,  Nina  M.       . 

1896 

E. 

ISSUE   DEPARTMENT 

BRANCn  DIVISION. 

Wellman,  Hiller  C.    . 

1896 

Supervisor  of  Branches 
and  Delivery  Stations. 

Ilobart,  Martha  N.    . 

1896 

B. 

Heimann,  Otto  A.     . 

1890 

C.  Special. 

Morse,  Maud  M. 

1877 

C.       " 

Maier,  Joseph  A. 

1892 

D. 

Conroy,  Michael  J.    . 

1897 

E. 

REGISTRATION  DEPARTMENT. 

Keenan,  John  J. 

1885 

B.  Special. 

Murray,  Ella  K. 

1886 

C. 

Shelton,  Richard  B.  . 

1895 

D.  Special. 

Horrigan,  M.  Ellen   . 

1895 

D. 

PRINTING   DEPARTMENT. 

Entered. 

Position. 

Lee,  Francis  W. 

1894 

Chief. 

Geyer,  Willfried  H.  . 

1896 

Pressman. 

Greeley,  Carrie  P.     . 

1896 

Compositor, 

Land,  Annie  F. 

1896 

(( 

Ives,  Birdsey  F. 

BINI 

1896 
)ERY. 

Feeder. 

Ryder,  Frank    . 

1883 

Foreman. 

Collins,  Dennis  J. 

1887 

Finisher. 

Fuerst,  Alexander      . 

.     1896 

Forwarder. 

Heyer,  William  H.    . 

1891 

(( 

Hoeffner,  George. 

1891 

" 

Ivory,  John  W. 

1893 

u 

Lofstrom,  Konrad  A. 

1892 

t< 

Murphy,  John  F. 

1883 

u 

Hemstedt,  William  P. 

1883 

Pressman. 

Bowen,  Mrs.  Sarah  E. 

1876 

Sewer. 

Doiron,  Joanna 

1896 

(( 

Kilej,  Margaret  J.     . 

1889 

" 

Moriarty,  Mary  G.     . 

.     1875 

" 

Nolen,  Sarah 

.     1891 

(( 

Potts,  Ellen  F. 

.     1892 

a 

Soule,  Ellen  E. . 

.     1891 

u 

ENGINEER  AND    JANITOR  DEPARTMENT. 

Niederauer,  Henry     .         ,         .     1894         Chief  Engineer. 
McCready,  Alexander        .         .     1895         Engineer. 


Library  Department. 


109 


Entered. 

Position. 

Malone,  John  P. 

1895 

Engineer. 

O'Neill,  Harry  . 

1896 

u 

Zittel,  George,  Jr.      . 

1891 

(( 

Herland,  Nils  J. 

1895 

Fireman. 

Moran,  John  A. 

.     1894 

u 

Karlson,  Charles  W. 

1896 

Book  Motors. 

*  Williams,  John  L.  . 

1886 

Janitor. 

Kilmurry,  William     . 

.     1894 

Assistant  Janitor. 

McCarty,  Dennis 

.     1888 

Watchman. 

McGee,  Alexander  D. 

.     1896 

Painter. 

Wall,  Frank  A. 

.     1897 

Carpenter. 

Hanna,  William  T.    . 

1895 

Marble  polisher. 

Goode,  Robert 

1895 

Elevator. 
Coat  room. 

Whisnant,  William  B. 

1895 

EAST  BOST 

ON  BRANCH. 

Entered. 

Grade. 

Flanders,  Emma  W. 

1888 

c. 

Wing,  Alice  M. 

1873 

c. 

Bickford,  Lillian  A.  . 

.     1891 

D. 

Hosea,  George  H. 

1873 

Janitor. 

SOUTH   BOSI 

^ON  BRANCH. 

BuUard,  N.  Josephine 

1883  ■ 

C.  Special. 

Eaton,  Ellen  A. 

1873 

C. 

Sampson,  Idalene  L. 

1878 

c. 

McQuarrie,  Annie  C. 

1894 

D. 

Orcutt,  Alice  B. 

1887 

D. 

Parker,  Helena  L.      . 

.     1889 

D. 

Baker,  Joseph    . 

1872 

Janitor. 

ROXBURTZ 

BRANCH 

Bell,  Helen  M. 

.     1878 

C.  Special. 

Berry,  Elizabeth  C.    . 

.     1883 

C. 

Puffer,  Dorothy 

.     1878 

c. 

Griggs,  Sarah  W.       . 

1886 

D. 

Lynch,  Gertrude  A. 

1894 

D. 

Monahan,  William     . 

1883 

Janitor. 

CHARLESTO 

WN   BRANCH. 

Cartee,  Elizabeth  F. 

1886 

C.  Special. 

Livermore,  Mrs.  Susan  E. 

1885 

C. 

Reagen,  Elizabeth  R, 

1895 

c. 

O'Neill,  Margaret  M. 

1892 

D. 

Rogan,  Katharine  S. 

1896 

D. 

Smith,  Thomas  E.      . 

1874 

Janitor. 

*  Cliarge  of  book  motors,  evenings. 


no 


City  Document  No.  18. 


BRIGHTON    BRANCH 

[. 

Entered. 

Grade. 

Rice,  Harriet 

.      1896 

C.  Special. 

Conley,  Ellen  F. 

.     1891 

C. 

England,  George  A.  . 

.     1896 

C. 

Dale,  M.  Florence 

.     1895 

D. 

Brock,  James  M. 

.     1878 

Janitor. 

DORCHESTER   BRANCH. 

Reed,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  T.     . 

.     1873 

C.  Special. 

Griffith,  Mary  E. 

.     1886 

*C. 

Donovan,  Mary  G.     . 

.     1891 

D. 

Hufton,  Nellie  E.       . 

.     1896 

D. 

Meffen,  Margaret 

.     1892 

D. 

Davenport,  Edward  . 

.     1875 

Janitor. 

SOUTH 

END    BRANCH. 

Sheridan,  Margaret  A. 

.     1875 

C,  Special. 

McGrath,  Amelia  F. 

.     1888 

C. 

Lynch,  Emma  F. 

.     1885 

D. 

Meehan,  Margaret  F. 

.     1893 

D. 

MuUoney,  William  J. 

.     1892 

D. 

JAMAICA  PLAIN  BRANCH. 
Swain,  Mary  P.  .         .         .1877         C.  Special. 

Riley,  Nellie  F.  .         .         .1878         C. 

Albert,  Katie  F.         .         .         .1892         D. 
Johnson,  Timothy      .         .         .     1876         Janitor. 


WEST   END   BRANCH. 


Davis,  Mrs.  Eliza  R. 
Barton,  Margaret  S. 
Forbes,  George  W.    . 
McKirdy,  Alice  E.     . 
Mooney,  Katharine  G. 
Riley,  Mary  E. 
Kiley,  Mary  E. 
Porter,  Frank  C. 
Rossiter,  John   . 


.     1877 

C.  Special. 

.     1885 

C. 

.     1896 

C. 

.     1896 

c. 

.     1885 

c. 

.     1891 

D. 

.     1896 

D. 

.     1896 

D.  Runner. 

.     1896 

Janitor. 

WEST   ROXBURY   BRANCH. 
Morse,  Carrie  L.         .         .         .1890         D.  Special. 
Carroll,  Joseph  .         .         .     1894         Janitor. 


DELIVERY   STATIONS. 
Station.  Custodian.  Grade. 

A.  Lower  Mills  Reading  Room Hill,  M.  Addie D.  Special. 

B.  Roslindale  Delivery  Station Davis,  William  W. 

C.  West  Roxbury  Branch See  above 

D.  Mattapan  Reading  Room .Capewell.Mrs.  EmmaG.,D.  Special. 


Library  Department. 


Ill 


station.  Custodian.  Grade. 

E.  Neponset  Delivery  Station Savil,  Susan. 

F.  Mt.  Bowdoin  Reading  Room Fairbrother,  Mrs.  EHz.  G.,D.  Special. 

G.  Allston  Delivery  Station Sampson  &  Padelford. 

H.  Aslimont  Delivery  Station "Weymouth,  Clara  E. 

J.  Dorchester  Sta.  Delivery  Station.  .Sexton,  Mrs.  Annie  M. 

K.  Bird-st.  Delivery  Station Hoare,  Mrs.  Esther  G. 

L.  No.  Brighton  Reading  Room Muldoon,  Katherine  F. .  .D.  Special. 

M.  Crescent  ave.  Delivery  Station Johnson,  Charles  E.,&  Co. 

N.  Blue  Hill  ave.  Delivery  Station.  ...Riker,  Mrs.  S.  A. 

P.  B'way  Extension  Delivery  Station.  Ward,  Langdon  L. 

Q.  Upham's  Corner  Delivery  Station.  .Bird,  Mrs.  Thomas  H. 

R.  Warren-st.  Delivery  Station Mowry,  Albert  D.,  &  Co. 

S.  Roxbury  Crossing  Delivery  Station.  In  Charge  Boys' Institute. 


EVENING   AND  SUNDAY   SEKVICE. 
6  P.M.  TO  10  P.M.  Winter  Schedule. 
Sundays,  2  to  10  p.m. 
Bates  Hall. 

Officer  in  Charge. 

Chevalier,  Samuel  A,     See  Issue  Department 

Fleischner,  Otto.     See  Special-  Libraries 

Hunt,  Edward  B 

Swift,  Lindsay  .... 

Assistant. 

Roffe,  William  G.  T. 

Walsh,  William  A.     See  Fine  Arts  . 
Central  Desk. 

Buckley,  Pierce  E.    . 

Williams,  David  L.    . 
Care  of  Reference  Books. 

Heimann,  Albert  E.  ... 

Care  of  Lower  Tube. 

Pitts,  James  A.  .... 

Lucid,  John  F.  .... 

Runner. 

Beckford,  Fred  A 

Issue  Department. 
Officer  in  Charge. 

Blaisdell,  Frank  C 

Chevalier,  Samuel  A.     See  Bates  Hall 
Receiver  of  Books. 

Blaisdell,  Fred  W 

Deliverer  of  Books. 


See  Indicator.     Runner    . 

See  Deliverer  of  Books.  Runner 
See  Care  of  Tubes 


Reardon,  John  H. 

Clarke,  William  S. 
Care  of  Indicator. 

Clarke,  William  S. 

Hannigan,  Walter  T 
Care  of  Slips, 

Heimann,  Otto  A.      . 

Hughes,  John  A.        . 
Care  of  Tubes. 

Hannigan,  Walter  T.     See  Indicator 

Plunkett,  Albert  J.     See  Runner 


m 
m 

12 

20 

32 

16 
9 

25 

20 
12 

25 

16 

9 

16 


112  City  Document  No.  18. 

Care  of  Carriers.  Hours. 

Ilannigan,  Frank  J,  .         .  .         .         .  .         .25 

Runners. 

Campbell,  Charles  D 25 

Clarke,  William  S.  See  Indicator.  Deliverer  of  Books.      7 

Connors,  Timothy  J.          ......  25 

Currier,  Ulj'sses  S.  G 7 

Doyle,  Charles  A 25 

Ford,  Daniel  J.          .......  32 

Glover,  John  II 16 

Gorman,  John  E 16 

Hard}',  Charles  A 16 

Hughes,  Thomas  F 9 

McFarland,  Peter  V 9 

Martin,  D.  Clifford 25 

Plunkett,  Albert  J.     See  Care  of  Tubes  ...  7 

Tenny,  Robert  M 25 

Weller,  Waldo  W 25 

SPECIAL   LIBEAEIES   FLOOE. 

In  Charge. 

Fleischner,  Otto.     See  Bates  Hall     ....  5 

Barto:n^  Library. 

In  Charge. 

Lee,  Francis  W 20 

Tiffany,  Edward 12 

Assistant. 

Leonard,  Michael  F. 12|- 

Ward,  John  A 12| 

Fine  Arts  Department. 

In  Charge. 

Walsh,  William  A.     See  Bates  Hall  Assistant .         .  17 

Bourne,  Frank  A 12 

Assistant. 

McFarland,  Thomas  A .  12^ 

Ward,  Joseph  W.      .  ' 12| 

Periodical  Room. 

Connors,  John  F 32 

Registration  Desk. 

Fallon,  William  E 21^ 

Keenan,  John  J 3^ 

Patent  Room  and  Juvenile  Library, 
Attendant. 

Hemstedt,  William  P .16 

Mooney,  George  V.  .         .•        .         .         .         .         ,16 


Library  Department.  113 

Assistant,  Hours. 

Trueman,  Nelson  G.           ......  25 

Newspaper  Room. 
Attendant. 

Brennan,  T.  Frank 16 

Connor,  George  H.    .......  16 

Replacement  or  Books. 

Barry,  Edward  F 12|^ 

McCarthy,  Michael,  Jr 12| 


114  City  Document  No.  18. 


APPENDIX   XT. 


SYSTEM   OF   SERVICE 

As  IX  Force  February  1,  1897. 

The  system  of  graded  service  with  provision  for  examinations 
as  set  forth  in  Article  VI.  of  the  By-laws  quoted  below  was 
adopted  by  the  Trustees  in  April,  1895.  Employees  then  in  the 
service  were  graded  thereunder.  The  application  of  the  system 
to  such  employees  was,  however,  made  with  this  proviso,  that  it 
should  not  of  itself  entitle  any  employee  to  an  increase  of  salary 
nor  subject  him  to  a  decrease.  In  some  cases,  therefore,  the 
salaries  of  present  employees  do  not  yet  accord  precisely  with 
the  salaries  of  the  grades  under  which  they  are  classed.  But 
increases  of  salary  that  may  be  recommended  on  the  ground  that 
the  service  rendered  is  entitled  to  higher  pay  will  be  made  only 
in  accordance  with  the  scheme.  And  all  promotions,  as  well  as 
new  appointments,  will  be  made  in  accordance  with  the  scheme. 

Extracts  From  By-Laws. 

ARTICLE  v.,  Section  1.  —  Examinations.  Semi-annu- 
ally, or  oftener  if  expedient,  examinations  shall  be  held  under 
the  direction  of  the  Librarian,  for  admission,  by  promotion 
or  otherwise,  to  all  grades  of  employment  in  the  Public 
Library,  except  the  positions  of  Librarian,  Assistant  Librarian, 
Librarian's  Secretary,  Auditor,  Chief  Cataloguer,  Chief  of  Shelf 
Department,  Custodian  of  Bates  Hall,  Chief  of  Ordering 
Department,  Chief  of  Issue  Department,  Supervisor  of  Branches 
and  Stations,  Chief  Engineer,  Chief  of  Printing  Department,  and 
Chief  of  Bindery. 

From  the  list  of  those  persons  who  have  successfully  passed 
the  examinations  of  the  grade  in  which  they  seek  employment, 
appointments  shall  be  made  by  the  Trustees  upon  nomination 
by  the  Librarian  in  consultation  with  the  head  of  the  department 
in  which  the  appointment  is  to  be  made. 

ARTICLE  v.,  Section  2.  —  Vacations  and  Other  Absences. 
All  persons  regularly  employed  in  the  library,  except  per- 
sons employed  in  the  Engineer's  or  Janitor's  departments,  or 
in  the  Bindery,  shall  be  entitled  to  a  vacation  at  the  rate  of 
twenty-four  days  for  each  year  in  the  service,  exclusive  of 
legal  holidays  and  of  the  weekly  half-holiday  allowed  by  the 
city  ordinance,  to  be  arranged  by  the  Librarian,  No  allowance 
shall  be  made  for  absence  from  duty  except  as  above  provided. 


Library  Department.  115 

Section"  3.  The  President  or  Librarian  shall  have  power  to 
suspend,  with  loss  of  pay,  any  person  in  the  library  service 
until  the  first  succeeding  meeting  of  the  Corporation. 

The  following  notice  and  application  blank  are  furnished  to 
applicants  for  employment  in  the  library  service. 

Notice  to  Applicants  foe  Employment. 

Applications  must  be  made  upon  the  printed  blanks  furnished 
by  the  library.  Examinations  for  applicants  will  be  held  from 
time  to  time  as  the  needs  of  the  service  may  require.  Each 
applicant  will  be  notified  of  the  examination  to  be  held  next 
after  the  filing  of  his  application. 

The  examinations  are  not  strictly  competitive.  Other  capaci- 
ties being  equal,  preference  will  be  given  to  persons  attaining 
the  highest  mark ;  but  in  making  selections  from  among  those 
who  have  taken  the  examination,  other  elements  of  fitness  for 
the  particular  positions  to  be  filled  will  be  taken  into  account. 

The  purpose  of  the  examination  being  not  to  test  the  intelli- 
gence of  the  applicants  by  an  absolute  standard,  but  rather  to 
range  the  applicants  according  to  the  relative  intelligence 
displayed  by  them,  no  absolute  pass-mark  is  fixed  ;  nor  is  any 
certificate  or  diploma  given,  but  candidates  will,  if  they  desire, 
be  informed  of  their  relative  rank  among  those  who  have  taken 
examinations  for  the  same  grade. 

The  examination,  moreover,  is  regarded  as  a  preliminary  test 
merely.  It  must  be  followed  by  a  lest  of  capacity  in  actual 
service  during  a  probationary  period.  And  all  appointments  to 
the  service,  even  where  carrying  pay,  are  provisional  and  con- 
ditioned upon  proof  of  capacity  for  the  particular  positions  to  be 
filled  as  shown  in  actual  service. 

The  entire  library  service  (excepting  the  Engineer,  Janitor, 
and  Printing  Departments  and  the  Bindery ;  and  the  Sunday 
and  Evening  service  which  is  paid  by  the  hour)  is  divided  into 
grades.  Each  grade  begins  with  a  minimum  salary  and  pro- 
gresses to  a  maximum.  The  maximum  reached,  no  further 
increase  is  possible,  except  by  promotion  to  a  higher  grade. 
Such  promotion  also  is  based  upon  an  examination,  combined, 
however,  with  certificate  of  capacity  from  the  head  of  depart- 
ment in  which  the  employee  has  served. 

The  ordinary  grades  are  supposed  to  provide  for  positions 
where  academic  knowledge  is  necessary  ;  the  special  grades  for 
those  positions  where  special  capacities  (as  knowledge  of  type- 
writing, executive  ability,  etc.)  are  more  particularly  required. 

The  grades  are  as  follows : 

1st  year,  2d  year,  3d  year,  4th  year, 

per  week.  per  week.  per  week.         per  week. 

Grade  E  .  .  $3  50  U  00  $4  50 
»  D  ,  .  5  00  6  00  7  00 
«   D  (for  runners)  5  00      5  50 


llii  C'lTV  Document  No.  18. 

Ist  year,  2(1  year,  3d  year,  4th  year, 

per  week.  per  week.  per  week.         per  week. 

Grade  C  .  .  87  50  $S  50  $9  50         $10  50 

u  B  .  .  11  00  12  00  13  00           14  00 

u  A  .  .  K)  50  17  50  18  50           19  50 

«  D  Special  7  00  8  00  9  00  10  00 

u  c  "  .  12  00  13  00  13  50 

4'  B  "  .  14  00  15  50  17  50 

u  A  "  .  23  50  25  50  27  50 

It  is  expected  that  vacancies  in  Grade  A  will  be  filled  by 
promotion  from  Grade  B  after  examination. 

Persons  who  have  entered  the  library  service  as  runners  in 
Grade  E  and  are  certified  by  the  head  of  the  department  to 
have  performed  satisfactorily  the  duties  of  Grade  E  and  to  have 
acquired  a  knowledge  of  location  requisite  for  Grade  D,  may, 
upon  recommendation  of  the  Librarian,  at  the  end  of  six  months 
from  the  date  when  they  entered  the  service,  be  promoted  to 
Grade  D. 

The  qualifications  for  the  various  general  grades  so  far  as  the 
requirements  of  the  general  examination  are  concerned  are  as 
follows : 

Grade  A. 
Knowledge  of  Foreign  Languages. 
General  History  and  Literature, 
Library  Science. 
Experience  in  this  library. 

Grade  B. 
Knowledge  of  at  least  two  Foreign  Languages. 
General  History  and  Literature. 
Library  Science. 

Grade   C. 
Equivalent  of  High  School  Education. 
Knowledge  of  one  Foreign  Language. 

Grade  D. 
Equivalent  of  Grammar  School  Education. 
Knowledge  of  location  and  system  in  this  Library. 

Grade  E. 
Equivalent  of  Grammar  School  Education. 

Applicants  for  positions  in  the  higher  grades  must  satisfy  the 
examiners  of  their  ability  to  pass  the  examinations  for  all  the 
grades  below  that  for  which  they  make  application. 

To  the  above  general  qualifications  must  be  added  in  each 
case  such  special  qualifications  as  may  be  requisite  for  the 
particular  positions  to  be  filled. 

Herbert  Putnam, 

Librarian. 


Library  Department.  117 


Application  Blank. 

I  hereby  make  application  to  be  examined  for  a  position  in 
Grade  of  the  Public  Library  service  of  the  City  of  Boston. 

As  part  of  my  application  I  declare  the  answers  to  the  follow- 
ing questions  to  be  true  and  in  my  own  handwriting. 

Each  question  must  be  answered  or  the  blank  will  be  returned. 

1 .  Are  you  married  or  single  ? 

2.  "Where  do  you  reside  and  what  is  your  post-office  address? 
(Give  town  or  city,  including  street  and  number.) 

3.  How  long  have  you  been  a  resident  of  said  city  or  town  ? 

4.  What  is  the  date  and  place  of  your  birth  V 

5.  What  is  your  fathei-'s  and  mother's  full  name?  Give 
name,  whether  living  or  dead. 

6.  Have  you  ever  been  examined  for  the  public  service  in  any 
State  or  city  ?  If  so,  when,  where,  for  what  branch  and  grade  of 
t^he  service,  and  with  what  result  ? 

7.  Are  you  in  good  health?  Have  you  any  mental  or 
physical  incapacity  cf  which  you  are  aware  ? 

8.  What  is  your  present  occupation  and  what  has  been  your 
past  occupation  ?  Give  places  and  dates  of  employment  as  near 
as  you  can. 

9.  In  what  schools,  academy,  or  college  were  you  educated  ? 
Give  the  name  and  length  of  course  in  each. 

10.  Have  you  any  experience,  or  do  you  po-sesa  any  special 
qualifications,  such  as  a  knowledge  of  book-keeping,  sten- 
ography, typewriting,  foreign  languages,  or  a  familiarity  with 
other  branches  of  knowledge,  which,  in  your  opinion,  would  be 
useful  in  the  service  of  the  Public  Library,  and  not  included' 
among  the  requirements  for  the  grade  in  which  you  are  an 
applicant  ? 

[Signature] 

Boston,  ,  189 


When  Jillecl  out,  fold  thrice  (md  return  to  the  Librarian  of 
Fuhlic  Library.  Enclose  any  recom?nendations  you  desire  to 
submit. 


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APPENDIX  XII. 


CORRESPONDENCE. 

25  Buckingham  street,  Cambridge,  February  11,  189G. 
Herbert  Putnam,  Esq. 

Dear  Sir:  I  desire  to  give  to  the  Boston  Public  Library  a 
special  collection  of  books,  now  amounling  to  nearly  one  thou- 
sand, and  bearing  on  the  general  subject  of  the  History  of 
Woman.  I  would  make  only  the  condition  that  these  should  be 
placed,  at  least  for  the  present,  in  an  alcove  or  alcoves  by  them- 
selves, in  the  hope  that  they  may  be  used  freely  by  students,  and 
that  other  donors  may  gradually  cooperate  in  building  up  a 
department  of  some  permanent  value. 

It  is  needless  to  say  that  I  should  not  desire  to  see  any 
general  separation  in  any  library  between  works  relating  to 
men,  and  works  relating  to  women,  as  this  would  be  a  thing 
absurd  and  impracticable.  But  the  great  changes  that  have 
gone  on  within  recorded  history  in  the  social,  industrial  and 
educational  position  of  woman,  render  all  this  an  important 
theme  for  special  study,  and  a  proper  basis  for  a  separate  depart- 
ment in  every  large  library.  It  is  such  a  department  that  I 
desire,  with  the  aid  of  others,  to  establish  ;  and  I  am  very  con- 
fident that  it  will  find  special  students  to  whom  it  will  be  of  value. 
Indeed,  this  has  proved  to  be  the  case  more  than  once  while 
these  books  have  been  under  my  own  roof. 

I  am  not  aware  that  such  a  department  has  before  been 
created  in  any  public  library,  though  one  or  two  college  libra- 
ries in  our  Western  States  have  been  mentioned  as  beginning  on 
similar  collections.  Several  large  collections  of  books  written 
by  women  have  been  made  in  Europe  ;  and  among  my  books 
there  are  printed  catalogues  of  two  of  these,  both  now  scattered, 
the  Ferri  and  the  Stainforth  Libraries.  But  both  these  con- 
tained the  works  of  women  only  —  not  works  about  women; 
and  the  same  was  the  case  with  the  remarkable  library  of 
women's  writings  which  I  visited  in  the  Women's  Building  at 
Chicago,  and  most  of  whose  contents  are  still  kept  together, 
I  believe,  in  that  city.  None  of  these,  therefore,  were  general 
collections  like  that  at  which  I  aim. 

The  collection  has  hitherto  borne  the  name  of  "  The  Galatea 
Collection  of  Books  relating  to  the  History  of  Woman,"  and  is 
roughly  catalogued  under  that  appellation  ;  but  I  do  not  in  the 
least  require  that  this  name  should  be  made  permanent,  nor  do 


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I  make  any  other  condition  whatever.  I  am  satisfied  that  the 
authorities  of  the  Boston  Public  Library  will  fully  consider  the 
suggestions  already  made,  and  will,  if  they  accept  the  gift,  carry 
out  these  suggestions  wisely.  The  books  have  been  in  process 
of  collection  for  nearly  fifty  years,  and  include  a  good  many 
that  are  rare  and  curious.  They  are  in  a  variety  of  languages, 
and  many  of  them  would  now  be  duplicated  with  difficulty. 
The  question  how  far  they  should  be  used  inside  the  building 
and  how  far  outside  must  be  left  wholly  to  your  judgment. 

The  bulk  of  these  books  can  be  delivered  ere  long  if  they  are 
accepted  ;  but  I  may  wish  that  some  of  them  may  be  tempo- 
rarily retained  for  my  own  use  or  that  of  my  family.  I  desire 
to  add  that  I  am  influenced  in  making  this  gift,  such  as  it  is,  not 
only  by  the  conviction  that  it  is  the  best  use  to  be  made  of  the 
collection,  but  by  a  warm  regard  for  the  Boston  Public  Library 
itself ;  having  received  from  it  many  favors  in  years  past  and 
having  as  a  member  of  the  Legislature  taken  an  active  part  in 
securing  for  it  the  piece  of  land  on  which  its  present  building 
stands. 

I  am  yours  very  respectfully, 

(Signed)  Thomas  Wentwoeth  Higginson. 


Mt.  Bowdoin  Library  Association, 
Boston,  Mass.,  February  27,  189G. 

To  the  Trustees  of  the  Boston  Public  Library : 

Gentlemen:  At  a  meeting  of  the  Mt.  Bowdoin  Library 
Association  held  on  the  26th  day  of  February,  1896,  it  was 
unanimously 

"  Mesolved,  That  the  books,  book-cases  and  furniture  belong- 
ing to  this  association  be  presented  to  the  Boston  Public  Library, 
and  that  the  president  and  secretary  be  authorized  and  re- 
quested to  execute  the  necessa,ry  conveyance  in  the  name  of  the 
association." 

In  compliance  with  this  resolution,  the  Mt.  Bowdoin  Library 
Association  hereby  gives  and  transfers  to  the  Trustees  of  the 
Boston  Public  Library  its  books,  comprising  upwards  of  800 
volumes,  its  book-cases,  desks,  tables,  chairs,  curtains,  furniture 
and  fixtures,  all  being  in  the  Mt.  Bowdoin  reading-room. 

The  Mt.  Bowdoin  Library  Association. 

By      (Signed)       William  Bellamy,  President. 
(Signed)       J.  L.  Harbour,  Secretary. 


41  Marlborough  street.  May  6,  1896. 
To  the  Trustees  of  the  Boston  Public  Library : 

Gentlemen:  I  wish  to  offer  to  the  Boston  Public  Library  a 
portrait  of  my  father,  to  be  placed  in  the  room  where  the  Tick- 


IJd  City  Document  No.  18. 

nor  Library  is  kept.  It  is  an  excellent  copy  of  a  painting,  by 
Thomas  Sully  of  Philadelphia,  executed  in  1831 ;  and  represents 
]Mr.  Ticknor  at  the  age  of  forty,  in  the  prime  of  life ;  differing, 
therefore,  from  the  portraits  at  present,  more  familiar  to  the 
public,  which  represent  him  as  an  old  man  of  seventy-six. 
Sully's  painting  shows  him  as  he  was  during  the  period  when 
he  collected  the  books  which  form  the  Ticknor  Library  of 
Spanish  and  Portuguese  works. 

I  will  send  the  painting,  which  I  desire  to  present  to  the 
library  for  your  inspection.  It  i><  by  Mr.  George  Sloane,  of  this 
city,  and  I  consider  it  an  admirable  copy. 

It  will  need  a  tablet  to  be  affixed  to  it,  giving  name  and  age 
of  the  subject,  which  I  will  provide  later. 

Truly  yours, 

Anna  Eliot  Ticknor. 


September,  22,  1896. 
Hon.  Josiah  Qimicy,  3Iayor  : 

Dear  Mr.  Quincy  :  I  have  been  appointed  executor  of  the 
will  of  Bessie  S.  Lockwood,  of  Cambridge,  whose  husband, 
Hiland  Lockwood  (who  died  in  September,  1874),  was  for  many 
years  a  resident  of  Boston.  By  her  will,  she  bequeaths  to  the 
city  of  Boston  her  husband's  large  and  valuable  library,  the 
same  to  be  added  to  the  Boston  Public  Library. 

At  some  time,  which  may  be  mutually  convenient,  I  shall  be 
ready  to  transfer  this  library  to  the  proper  city  official. 

Very  truly  yours, 
(Signed)  Frank  O.  Squire. 

Terms  of  Bequest. 

"  Fourth.  To  the  city  of  Boston  I  bequeath  my  library,  to 
be  added  to  the  Public  Library.  " 


Chicago,  November  7,  1896. 
Mr.  Herbert  Putnam  : 


I  do  not  wish  to  abandon  my  project  of  a  memorial  donation 
to  the  Boston  Public  Library,  and  I  submit  the  following  propo- 
sition : 

I  will  donate  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars  ($10,000)  to  the 
Boston  Public  Library,  the  income  of  this  sum  to  be  employed 
in  the  purchase  of  valuable  rare  editions  of  the  writings  —  either 
in  verse  or  prose  —  of  American  and  of  foreign  authors.  Origi- 
nal manuscripts  may  be  included  in  the  collection. 

I  will  not  make  it  a  condition  that  these  books  and  manu- 
scripts shall  be  cared  for  as  a  separate  collection,  nor  will  I 
restrict  them  absolutely  from  circulation. 


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I  desire  each  of  the  books  to  have  a  distinctive  book-plate, 
that  shall  declare  them  to  be  a  part  of  the  Longfellow  Memorial 
Collection. 

Very  truly, 

(Signed)  Victorixe  Thomas  Artz. 

The  Metropole. 


City  of  Boston, 
In  Common  Council,  November  19,  1896. 

Ordered.,  That  the  City  Treasurer  be,  and  he  hereby  is, 
authorized,  in  behalf  of  the  city,  to  accept  the  legacy  of  twenty- 
five  hundred  (2,500)  dollars  from  the  estate  of  the  late  Cbarles 
Mead  of  this  city,  the  same  to  constitute  a  trust  fund  to  be 
designated  "  The  Charles  Mead  Trust  Fund,"  for  the  promotion 
of  the  objects  of  the  Public  Library,  in  such  manner  as  the 
government  of  said  library  shall  deem  best,  and  so  far  as  said 
government  shall  deem  it  consistent  with  the  objects  of  the 
library  to  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  the  South  Boston  Branch 
Library ;  and  it  is  further 

Ordered.,  That  the  Treasurer  invest  and  reinvest  said  sum, 
and  pay  the  income  thereof  for  the  purpose  of  the  Public 
Library,  as  designated  by  the  Trustees  of  the  Public  Library  of 
the  city  of  Boston. 

Passed.     Sent  up  for  concurrence. 

In  Board  of  Aldermen,  November  23,  1896. 
Concurred. 

Approved  by  the  Mayor,  November  25,  1896. 
A  true  copy. 

Attest : 

(Signed)  Johx  T.  Priest, 

Asst.  City  Clerk. 


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City  Document  No.  18. 


APPENDIX  Xin. 


GIFTS,  JANUARY  31,  ISm,  TO  JANUARY  3],   1897. 
(Books  Only.) 

See  also  llie  Kcports  of  the  Trustees  iind  Librarian,  pp.  5,24. 

Givers 1,545 

Volumes 22,185 

Numbers 9,159 


Abbott,  Samuel  A.  B. 

Abbott,  Br.  W.  C,  Ruvenswood,  Chicago,  III.     . 
Academia    Mexicana    de     Ciencias     Exactas    Fisicas 

Naturales,  Mexico 

Academia  Nacional  de  Medicina,  Lima,  Peru    . 

Acaderaie  Imperiale  des  Sciences,  St.  Petersburg,  Biissia. 

Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  PMlndelphia,  Pa. 

Academy  of  Science  of  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Actors'  Fund  of  the  U.  S.  of  America         ... 

Adams,  Prof.  J.  Q.,  PMladfdpMa,  Pa. 

Adams  Academy,  Quincy,  3Inss.  .... 

Aguilar  Free  Library,  Neiu  York  City 

Alabama  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Auhurn,  Alu 

Alabama  Geological  Survey,  University,  Ala.    . 

Alden,  James  S.,  Passaic,  N.J. 

Alfred  University,  Alfred,  JSf.Y. 

Allen,  Charles  E.,  Cedar  Grove,  Maine 

Allen,  Edward  G.,  London,  England  .... 

Allen,  Rev.  G.  H.,  D.D.,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Allen,  Henry  F 

Aluminnin  AVorld,  Pnblisliers  of,  Neio  York  City 
American  Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences  ... 
American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science,  Phila 

delphia,  Pa 

American  Antiquarian  Society,  Worcester.  Mass. 
American  Anti-Vivisection  S.ociety,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science 

Salem,  Mass.      ........ 

American  Baptist  Home  Mission  Society,  ISfetc  York  City 
American  Bar  Association,  Philadelphia,  Pa.    . 
American  Bible  Society,  New  York  City    . 
American  Catholic  News,  New  York  City  . 
American  Citizen  Company  ... 

American  Climatological  Association,  Philadelphia,  Pa 
American  Colonization  Society,  Washington,  D.C.     . 
American  Conference  on  International  Arbitration,  New 

York  City 

American  Congregational  Association 
American  Electric  Meter  Company,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
American  Forestry  Association,  Washington,  D.C.    . 
American  Historical  Association,  Washington,  D.  C. 
American  Homes  Publishing  Company,  Knoxville,  Tenn 


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American  Humane  Association  on  Vivisection  in  Amer- 
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American  Institute  of  Architects,  Providence,  R.I. 

American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers,  New  York  City 

American  Iron  and  Steel  Association,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

American  Jewish   Historical  Society,   Washington,  D.C. 

American  Laryngological  Association,  Washington,  B.C. 

American  Millennial  Association        .... 

American  Missionary  Association,  New  York  City    . 

American  New  Church  Tract  and  Publication  Society 
PhiladelpMa,  Pa 

American  Nonconformist,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

American  Otological  Society,  New  Bedford,  3Iass.    . 

American  Peace  Society 

American  Philosophical  Society,   PhiladelpMa,  Pa. 

American  Printing  House  for  the  Blind,  Louisville,  Ky. 

American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  Nino  York  City 

American  Society  of  Irrigation  Engineers,  Denver,  Col.    . 

American  Society  of  Railroad  Superintendents,  Asbury 
Park,  N.  Y. 


American  Surgical  Association,  Phila'delphia ,  Pa. 

American  Veterinary  College,  New  York  City  . 

Amerikanische  Turnzeitung,  Milwaukee,  Wis.  . 

Ames,  Mrs.  Adelbert,  Lowell,  Mass.    . 

Ames,  John  N.,  Chelsea,  3Ia.ss 

Amherst  College,  Amherst,  3[ass.        ... 

Ancient  and  Honorable  Artillery  Company  of  Mass 

Andover  Theological  Seminary,  Andover,  Mass. 

Angell,  George  T. 

Anonymous 

Apollo  Club  of  Boston 

Appalachian  Mountain  Club        .... 

Appleton,  W.  S 3  portraits 

Apprentices'  I^ibrary  Company  of  Philadelphia,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

Arbetaren  Publishing  Co.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Argentine  Republic.  Oficina  Meteorologica  Argentina, 
Buenos  Aires,  S.A 

Argentine  Republic,  Consul  in  Boston       .         .         .         . 

Argus  (Swedish) 

Arizona  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Tucson,  Ari- 
zona     

Arms,  Miss  Jennie  M. 

Arnold  Arboretum . 

Arnold,  Howard  P 

Aron,  Joseph,  Paris,  France 

Art  Clvib  of  Philadelphia,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Arundel  Society,  London,  England 

Ashley,  Prof.  W.  J.,  Cambridge,  Mass 

Ashton,  J.  N 

Association  of  American  Physicians,  Philadelphia,  Pa.    . 

Association  of  Engineering  Societies,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Associazione  Tipografico-Libraria  Italiana,  Milan,  Italy  . 

Atkinson,  C.  F 

Atwell,  C.  B.,  Evanston,  III 

Atwood,  John,  Maiden,  Mass 

Aubrey,  W.  H.  S.,  LL.D.,  Croydon,  England      . 

Avery,  Hon.  Elroy  M.,  Cleveland,  Ohio        .... 

Bailey,  F.  H.,  A.M. 

Baillie's  Institution  Free  Library,  Glasgow,  Scotland 

Baker,  Marcus 


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Ualcli,  Tliomas  Willing,  ridladclphia,  Pa. 

Balthvin.  Prof.  J.  M.,  PriMccton,  N.J 

Baldwin,  William  II 281  pieces  music 

Bancroft,  R   II 

Bangor  rublic  Library,  Bamjor,  Me.  .... 

Bangs,  Outram 

Bannon,  .1.  W.,  Company,  New  York  City 

Barker,  Wharton,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Barnard  Memorial 

Barueaud,  Charles,  Chelsea,  Mass 

Barrow-in-Furness,    Free    Public    Library,    Lancashire, 

England 

Basel,  Switzerland,  Universitilts  Bibliothek 

Batchellor,  Albert  S.,  Littleton,  N.H.         .... 

Bates  College,  Lewiston,  Me 

Battevsea  Public  Libi'ary,  London,  Emjland 

Beal,  Hon.  Flavins  O.,  Banf/or,  3{e 

Becker,  Pro/.  George  F.,  n'rts/iin^ion,  D.C. 

Belfast  Library  and  Society  for  Promoting  Knowledge, 

Belfast,  Ireland 

Bell,    Prof.  Alexander  G.,  Beinn  Breach,  Cape   Breton, 

N.S 

Benevolent  Fraternity  of  Churches 

Benson,  Rev.  R.  M •        • 

Bent,  Allen  H 

Benton,  Josiah  H.,  Jr. 

Berdwell,  Arthur  T.,  Springjield,  Mass.      .         2  pictures 

Berea  College,  Berea,  Kentucky 

Betis,  Prof.  Victor 

Biblioteca  Nacional, -Bitejios  J.ires,  -S^ 

Biblioteca  Nazionale  Centrale  di  Firenze,  Florence,  Italy, 
Biblioteca  Univer^taria  Napoli,  Naples,  Italy  . 
Bibliotheek  der  Rijks-Universiteit,  Leyden,  Holland 
Bibliothpque  de  FUniversite  cVJJ trecht,  Utrecht,  Holland. 
Bibliotheque  de  I'tTniversite  Imperiale,   St.  Petersburg, 

Russia 

Bibliotheque  de  I'Universite   Royale  de  Norvege,  Chris- 

tiania,  Norway 

Bibliotheque  Sainte  Genevieve,  Paris,  France  . 

Bigger,  .J.  H.,  Montville,  Mass 

Billings,  Dr.  John  S.,  New  York  City         .         .         .         . 
Bimetallic  League,  London,  England  .         .         .         . 

Bingham.  Hon.  Henry,  Littleton,  N.H.       .         .         .         . 
Biological  Society  of  Washington,  Washington,  B.C. 
Birmingham,  England,  Free  Libraries  Committee     . 
Bishop,  Seth  Scott,  B.S.,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  Chicago,  III. 
Blackburn    Free    Library,    Museum    and    Art    Gallery, 

Blackburn,  England 

Blackwell,  Samuel  C,  New  York  City         .         .         .         . 

Blaisdell,  Frank  C 

Blaney,  Henry  R. 

Blank,  S 

Blatt,  William  M 

Bley,  Gustave,  Paris,  France 

Blinn,  Henry  C.,  Canterbury,  N.H 

Blodgett,  Albert  X.,  M.D 

Blumer,  G.  Alder,  3/. £),  rtzca,  A^.F.         .         .         .         . 

Boardman,  Samuel  Lane,  Portland,  Me 

Bolton  Public  Free  Library,  Bolton,  England    . 

Bolton,  C.  E.,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

Bolton,  Charles  K.,  Brookline,  Mass.  .         ,         .         . 


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Bolton,  Prof.  Henry  C,  Washington,  B.C. 
Boston.    Board  of  Election  Commissioners 

Board  of  Health 

Board  of  Overseers  of  the  Poor       .... 

City  Assessor 

City  Auditor 

City  Collector   .         .         .        .         . 

City  Engineer 

City  Hospital 

City  Messenger 18  Maps 

City  Registry  Department 

City  Treasurer  .         .         ,         

School  Committee 

Street  Laying  Out  Department         .         . 

Boston  Art  Club 

Boston  Associated  Charities 

Boston  Budget 

Boston  Chamber  of  Commerce 

Boston  Children's  Aid  Society 

Boston  College 

Boston  Commercial       .         .         .         .         . 

Boston  Courier,  Publishers  of 

Boston  Daily  Advertiser 

Boston  Daily  Globe 

Boston  Daily  Herald 

Boston  Daily  Journal 

Boston  Daily  Post 

Boston  Daily  Traveler 

Boston  East  Baptist  Association,  Readiny,  Mass. 

Boston  Ideas 

Boston  Industrial  Aid  Society 

Boston  Industrial  Home 

Boston  Merchants'  Association 

Boston  Museum  of  Fine  Arts 

Boston  Protective  Department 

Boston  Provident  Association 

Boston  Society  of  Medical  Sciences 

Boston  Society  of  Natural  History 

Boston  Telegraph 

Boston  Times 

Boston  Transcript  Company 

Boston  Transit  Commission 

Boston  University 

Boston  Young  Mens'  Christian  Union        .... 
Boston  Young  Women's  Christian  Association 

Bostonian  Society 

Botanical  Society  of  America,  St.  Louis,  Mo.     . 

Botume,  J.  F. 

Bourinot,  J.  G.,  C.M.G.,  LL.D.,  D.C.L.,  Lit.  D.,  Ottawa, 

Canada       

Boutwell,  Hon.  George  S 

Bowditch,  Prof.  Henry  P 

Boveditch,  Nathaniel  I.,  heirs  of 

Bowditch,  Dr.  Vincent  Y 

Bowdoin  College  Library,  BriinsKick,  Me. 

Bowen,  Seranus,  M.D. 

Bowles,  J.  M 

Bradford,     England,    Public    Free     Libraries    and    Art 

Museum 

Bradlee,  Rev.  C.  D.,  Brookline,  Mass.         192  newspapers 

Braun,  A.  D.  &  Co.,  Nexo  York  City 

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Brigham,  Charles  H 

Briggs,  Dr.  F.  M. 

Brighton  Public  Library,  Brighton.  Enf/land      . 
Brinton,  Dauicl  G.,  A.  M ,  M.D.,  LL.D.,  Media,  Pa 
British  and  Foreign  Bible  Society,  London,  Enrjland 
British  and  Foreign  Unitarian  Association,  London,  Eng 

land 

British  Museum,  London,  England      .... 
Brockton  Public  Library,  Brockton,  Muss  . 
Bromley  Public  Library,  Bromley,  England 
Brookliue  Public  Library,  Brookline,  Mass. 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  Department  of  City  Works      . 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction 
Brooklyn  Daily  Eagle.  JSroo/fi?/n,  iV^.F. 
Brooklyn  Ethical  Association,  New  York  City  . 
Brooklyn  Library,  Brooklyn,  N.Y.     . 

Brower,  Hon.  J.  V.,  St.  Paul,  Minn 

Brown,  Allen  A 

Brown,  Dr.  Francis  H.         .         .         .         .         .         . 

Brown,  John  P.,  Estate  of 

Browne,  Miss  Alice 

Bucke,  Dr.  R.  M.,  London,  Ontario.  Manuscripts  and 

photographs 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Common  Council  .... 

Buffalo  Historical  Society,  jBw^aio,  J\r.F. 
Buffalo  Library,  Buffalo,  N.Y.    .        . 
Buffalo  Merchants'  Exchange,  Buffalo,  N.Y.     . 
Buffalo  Society  of  Natural  Sciences,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Buford,  Mrs.  M.  H 

Bullard,  Dr.  W.  N.         .         .         ... 

Bulletin,  Publishers  of 

Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association    .... 

Burnell,  Miss  Carrie 

Burrage,  Henry  S.,  D.D.,  Portland,  Me.     . 

Burton,  C.  M.,  Detroit,  Mich 

Busey,  Samuel  C,  M.D.,  Washington,  D.C. 

Bush,  J.  Foster,  M.D.  . 

Butler  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Providence,  E.I. 
Cable,  George  W.,  Northampton,  Mass.      ... 

Cabot,  Richard  C,  M.D 

Cadieux  &  Derome,  Montreal,  Canada  ... 
California  Academy  of  Sciences,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
California  Agricultural   Experiment    Station,   Berkeley 

Cal 

California  Institution  for  the  Education  of  the  Deaf  and 

Dumb,  Sacramento,  Cal.  . 

California  State  Library,  Sacramento,  Cal. 
California  State  Mining  Bureau,  Sacramento,  Cal.     . 
California  State  Normal  School,  Chico,  Cal. 

Callender,  Miss  C.  S 

Cambridge,  3Iass.,  Board  of  Overseers  of  the  Poor  . 

Cambridge,  Mass.,  City  Clerk 

Cambridge,  Mass.,  Park  Department 

Cambridge  Co-operative  Society,  Cambridge,  Mass.  . 

Cambridge  Press,  Cambridge,  Mass 

Cambridge  Public  Free  Library,  Cambridge,  England 
Cambridge  Public  Library,  Cambridge,  Mass.    . 
Cambridge  School  for  Young  Ladies,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
Cambridge  University,    Museum   of  Archaeology,    Cam 

bridge,  England 

Cameron,  Hon.  J.  D.,  Washington,  D.C.     . 


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Canada.   Department  of  Agriculture,  Archives   Branch, 

Ottawa,  Canada 

Statistics  Division,  Ottawa,  Canada 

Geological  Survey,  Ottawa,  Canada 

Canadian  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  Montreal,  Canada  . 

Canto,  Jose  do,  S.  Miguel,  Portugal 

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Dix,  Miss  Dorothy  L.,   Estate  of,  manuscripts,  medals 

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Dole,  Nathan  Haskell 

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Drexel   Institute   of  Art,  Science,  and  Industry,  Phi  la 

delphia,  Pa 

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Eastman,  Charles  R.,  PH.D.,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
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Ecole  Pratique  des  Hautes  Etudes,  Paris,  France 

Edes,  Henry  H newspapers  and 

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Everett,  Prof.  Chaiies  C,  Cambridge,  Mass. 
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Fitchburg  Eailroad  Company 

Fitz,  G.  W.,  M.B.,  Cambridge,  Mass 

Fitz,  Miss  Loiiise,  Neroton  Centre,  3Iass 

Fitzgerald,  Desmond,  M.A.S.C.E 

Fitzhugh,  Whitehouse  &  Swords,  Neio  York  City     . 

Fleischner,  Otto 

Fletcher,  Miss  Mary  E.,  Medford  Hillside,  Mass. 

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Floye,  William  -J 

Floyer,  M.  E.,  M.R.A.S.,  Cairo,  Egypt       .        .      1  chart 

Fobes,  Miss  Sarah  A 

Fock,  Gustav,  Leipzig,  Germany 

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Fort  Wayne  Sentinel,  Fort  Wai/ne,  Tad 

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Ministere  de  la  Guerre,  Paris,  France    . 

Ministere  de  1' Instruction  Publique  et  des  Beaux- 
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Freiheit,  Publishers  of,  Nenj  York  City      .... 

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Gaffield,  Thomas 

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Gardner.  Bev.  F.  M 

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Geographical  Club  of  Philadelphia,  Philadephia,  P<i. 

Georgia  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Atlanta,  Ga.    . 

Georgetown  University,  West  Washington,  B.C. 

Gerassimus,  N.,  Concord,  N.H. 

Germantown  Telegraph,  Germantown,  Phila.,  Pa.     , 

Gibbons,  Miss  Phebe  Earl,  Philadephia,  Pa. 

Gildehaus,  Charles,  St.  Louis,  Mo 

Gillett,  Prof.  A.  L.,  Hartford,   Conn 

Gilman,  Alexander  W.,  Brighton,  England 

Gilmore,  James  R 

Gilmore,  John  A. 

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Glidden,  Hon.  John  M.,  Newcastle,  Me 

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Gloversville  Free  Library,  Gloversville,  N.Y.     . 

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Goodwin,  Daniel,  Chicago,  III 

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Gordan,  Eneas  B. 

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Grace,  W.  J 

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  Board  of  Education 

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Grand  Rapids  Public  School  Library,  Grand  Bapids,  Mich. 

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Greene,  Dr.  Reuben 

Greenlaw,  Miss  Lucy  H.,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Goodale,  J.  L.,  A.M.,  M.D 

Grolier,  Club,  Neiv  York  City 

Groton  Public  Library,  Groton,  Mass 

Guastavino,  R.,  Neto  York  City 

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Gunning,  Mrs 

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Hale,  Albert    _ 

Hale,  Hon.  George  S 

Hale.  BeK.  William  Bayard,  M.A.,  Middleboro\  Mass. 

Haliburton.  R.  G 

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Ilaniiitou  (.'olleg-e,  C//H«on,  JV.  r. 

Ilaudelskaminer,  Leipziij,  Germany 

Hanson,  F.  A.,  3/.D.,  East  Eddington,  Me. 

Harlem  Library,  Neto  York  City 

Harrison,  W.  B.,  Nen^  York  City 

Harrop,  H.  B.,  and  Louis  AVallis,  Columhus,  Ohio      . 
Hartford  Hospital   and   Old   People's  Home,   Hartford, 

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Hennequin,  Prof.  Alfred,  Ph.D 

Hentchak,  Publishers  of,  ion^/on, -Eiifif/ajif? 

Hering,  Oswald  C 

Herschel,  Clemens,  Netu  York  City 

Hersey,  Prof.  Edmund 

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Hill,   Mrs.  F.  xilden,  Camden,  N.J. 

Hill,  Henry  Wayland,  Jij#o7ci,  A".  F. 

Hill,  Br.  William  Preston,  St.  Louis,  Mo 

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Hope,  George  H.,  Providence,  R.I 

Hos^ins,  Rev. 'Robert.  Ph.D.,  Newton,  Mass. 
Houghton,  Hon.  Albert  C,  North  Adams,  Mass. 

Houghton,  Mifflin  »&  Company 

Household,  The 

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Howard  Association,  London,  England       .... 
Howard  Memorial  Library,  Neio  Orleans,  La.    . 
Howland,  A.  M.,  Shalam,  Dona  Ana,  Neio  Mexico    . 

Howsou  it  Howson,  New  York  City 

Humane  Society  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Mass. 
Humphreys,  Henry  C,  Fort  tiheridan.  111. 

Humphreys,  Richard  C 

Hunt,  Edward  B 

Huntington,  Archer  M.,  Neio  York  City     .... 
Huntington,  Rev.  Wm,  R.,  D.D.,  New  York  City 
Hutcheson,  David,  Wusldngton,  D.C- 
Hutchins,  Rev.  Charles  L.,  Concord^  Mass. 

Hutchins,  W.  F 

Hutchinson,  Charles  C,  Lowell,  Mass.       .... 
Idaho  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Moscow,  Idaho  . 

Illinois.     Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics 

Imperial  University  of  St.    Petersburg,    St.   Petersburg, 

Russia 

Imperial  University,  Tokyo,  Japan 

Indipendente,  L',  Publishers  of,  New  York  City 

India  Botanical  Survey,  Calcutta,  India     .... 

Indian  Rights  Association,  Philadelphia,  Pa.    . 

Industrial  Record  Company 

Industrial  School  for  Crippled  and  Deformed  Children    . 

Industrial  World,  Chicago,  III 

Ingalls,  Capt.  JamesM.,  Fort  Munroe,  Va. 

Institute  of  Jamaica,  Kingston,  Jamaica 

Institution  of  Civil  Engineers,  London,  England 
Instituto  Geografico  Argentino,  Buenos  Aires   . 

Insurance  Library  Association 

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Ohio 

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International     Young     Men's     Christian     Association, 

Springfield,  Mass 

Iowa  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Ames,  Iowa. 

Iowa  Geological  Survey,  Des  Moines,  Iowa 

Iowa  Historical  Department,  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Iowa  State  Historical  Society,  Iowa  City,  lovm. 

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Italy.     Ministero  dell'  Interno,  Direzione  Generale  dell' 

Amministrazione  Civile,  Rome,  Italy       .... 
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Ministero  di  Agricoltura,  Industria  e  Commercio, 

Rome,  Italy 

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Jotiric's,  Dr.  B.  Joy 9  maps 

Jersey  City  Free  PuMic  Ijibrary,  Jersey  City,  N.J.   . 

Jewish 'rnviniiii;-  Sclidol.  C/ticar/o,  111 

Jolin  F.  Slater  Fund,  Trustees  of,  Washington,  B.C. 

Johns  Hopkins  Hospital,  Baltimore,  Md 

Johns  Hopkins  University.  Baltimore,  Md. 

Johnson,  Edward  F.,  Wohurn,  Mass 

Johnson,  F.  P.,  Waltham,  Mass. 

Johnson,  F.  W.,  3/.D 

Johnson,  William  B 

Jones,  Augustine,  A.M.,  LL.B.,  Providence,  R.I. 
•Joseph,  Rev.  Mother,  Baltimore,  Md.  .... 

Journal  IS^ewspaper  Company 

Judson,  Br.  A.  B.,  New  York  City 

Julieu,  Rev.  Matthew  C,  B.B.,  New  Bedford,  Mass. 
Kaiserlich-Konigliche  Geologische  Reichsanstalt,  Vienna, 

Austria 

Kaiserlich-Konigliche  Hofbibliothek,  Vienna,  Austria     . 
Kaiserliches  Patentamt,  Berlin,  Germany 
Kansas.     Adjutant  General,  Topeka,  Kansas     . 

■ Board  of  Railroad  Commissioners,  Topeka,  Kansas, 

State  Board  of  Agriculture,  Topeka,  Kansas. 

Kansas    Agricultural    Experiment  Station,    Manhattan, 

Kansas 

Kansas  City  Times,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Kansas  State  Historical  Society,  Topeka,  Kansas. 

Keidel,  George  C,  Baltimore  Md 

Keller,  W.  B.,  Nero  York  City 

Kent,  Miss  M.  R.,  Chicago,  III 

Kentucky  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Lexington, 

Ky 

King,  Rev.  Henry  M.,  Providence,  R.I.       .... 

Kingsbury,  Isaac  F.,  JVeiof on,  Ifass 

Kirkpatrick,  C.  A.,  jEvereW,  Jfa.s.s 

Kite,  Miss  Rebecca 

Klonower,  Oscar,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Knapp,  Arthur  Mason 

Knapp,  George  B 

Knapp,  William  D.,  Somersworth,  N.H.      .... 

Knight,  George  Henry,  Lynn,  Mass 

Knowles  Steam  Pump  Works,  New  York  City   . 
Koenigliche  bayerische  Akademie   der  Wissenschaften, 

Munich,  Germany       .         .         .         .         , 
Kokumin-No-Tomo,  Publishers  of,  Tokyo,  Japan     . 
Kongliga  Universitetet,  Upsala,  Sioeden    .... 

Lacroix,  Henry 

Ladd,  Miss  Mary  H 

Lakewood  Times  and  Journal,  Lakeuwod,  N.J. 

Lancaster,  Mass.,  Town  Library 

Lane,  E.  B.,  3LB.         .         .       " 

Lane,  .Jonathan  A 

Lanman,  Prof.  Charles  R.,  Camhridge,  Mass.     . 

Latch,  Edward  B.,  Philadephia,  Pa. 

Law,  James  D  ,  Camden,  N.J. 

Lawrence,  Samuel  C 

Lawrence,  Mass.,  City  of 

Lawrence  General  Hospital,  Lawrence,  Mass.    . 
Lawrence  Free  Public  Library,  Lawrence,  Mass. 
Lawrenceville  School,  Lawrenceville,  N.J. 
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Leavitt,  T.  K.,  Lincoln,  Xeb 

Lee.  Francis  Watts 

Lee,  G.  Herbert 

Lee,  J.  M.,  Neu^  York- City 

Leeds  Free  Public  Library,  Leeds,  England 

Leland  Stanford  Junior  University,  Palo  Alto,  Cat. 

Leiand  University,  Neio  Orleans,  La. 

Lemos,  F.  I.,  Hay  ward.  Gal 

Leslie,  A.  von  W.,  A.M.,  Baltimore,  Md 

Leslie,  Edmund  N.,  iSfcaneaie?e.s,  iV-y.       .         .         .         . 

IjQVfi^,  Rev.  A.l^.,  Montpelier,Vt 

Lexington,  Mass.,  Tovrn  of 

Lexington  Historical  Society,  Lexington,  Mass. 

Leyton  Urban  District  Council  Public  Library,  Leyton,  Eng 

Library  Bureau 

Library  Company  of  Philadelphia,  PMladelpJiia,  Pa. 

Library  of  Congress,  TFas/*m5rio?i.  jD.C 

Lick  Observatory,  Sacramento,  Cal 

Lincoln,  England,  Public  Library 

Lincoln  House 

Lindsay,  Eev.  John  S.  ....... 

Liverpool,  England,  Public  Libraries,  Museums  and  Art 
Gallery 

Lockwood,  Mrs.  Bessie  S.,  Estate  of  .... 

London  Library  Bureau,  London,  England 

London  School  of  Economics  and  Political  Science,  Lon- 
don, England 

Long  Island  Bible  Society,  Lslip,  L.I.         .... 

Longley,  Alcander,  St.  Louis,  Mo.      ..... 

Los  Angeles  Public  Library,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Loubat,  Due  de,  yeui  York  City 

Loud,  John  J.,  Weymouth,  Mass 

Louisville  ISTational  Medical  College,  Louisville,  Ky. 

Lowell,  Mass.,  City  Library 

Ludwig  Salvator,  Archduke  of  Austria  and  Tuscany, 
Prague,  Bohemia 

Lull,  JSTewton,  Chicago,  III. 

Lyman,  Mrs.  Theodore,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lynn  Free  Public  Library,  Lynn,  Mass 

M.,  S.  L 

MacCauley,  Clay,  A.M.,  Tokyo,  Japan       .... 

McClurg,  A.  C.  &  Co.,  Chicago,  III 

McCormick,  Cyrus  H.,  Chicago,  III 

McCormick  Theological  Seminary,  Chicago.  III. 

McCollom,  John  H.,  Jl/.D 

MacDougall,  J.  M.,Tras/(m5rion,  D.C  .         .         .         . 

McElroy,  Bev.  Irving,  MA.,  Waterloo,  loioa     . 

McGill  University,  Montreal,  Canada        .... 

McGufCey,  Miss  M.  D 

McGuinness,  Hon.  Edwin  D.,  Providence,  B.I. 

McKay,  Xathaniel,  Washington,  D.C 

Macknight,  S.  J 

Macmillan  Company,  New  York  City        .... 

Macomber,  Frank  Gai-r 

McPherson,  William  D.,  South  Framingham,  Mass.  . 

Macurdy,  Miss  T.  E 

Madras  Literary  Society,  Madras,  India     .... 

Maine  Agricultural  Department,  Augusta.  Me. 

Maine  Educational  Department,  Augusta,  Me. 

Maine  General  Conference  of  Congregational  Churches, 
Gray,  Me 

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Maiden,  J/rts.s,  City  of 

Maiden  Public  Library,  Mahhn,  Mass 

Maneliester  (Jeologieal  Society,  ManclicHtcr,  England 
Manchester,  Emjlaml,  Public  Free  Libraries 
Manchester,  N.I  I.,  Board  of  Water  Commissioners  . 
Manchester,  N.IL,  City  Library  .... 

Manitoba  Historical   and   Scientific    Society,   Winnipeg 

Manitoha 

Mann,  Eec.  Charles  H.,  Orange,  N.J.  ... 

Marblehead,  Mass.,  School  Committee 

Marlboro'  Times,  Marlboro\  Mass 

Marlboro',  Mass.,  Library  Committee 

Marquis  &  Co.,  A.  N.,  Chicago,  III 

Marsh,  Pi'of.  A.  R.,  Harvard  College,  Cainbrldfjeg  Mass. 
Maryland,    Agricultural     Experiment    Station,     College 

Park,  Md 

Massachusetts.     Adjutant  General     .... 

Board  of  Commissioners  of  Savings  Banks     . 

■ Board  of  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Commissioners 

Civil  Service  Commission         .... 

Commissioner  of  Public  Records     . 

Free  Public  Library  Commission     . 

Nautical  Training  School         .... 

Railroad  Commission 

Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth 

State  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Amherst 

State  Board  of  Agriculture       .... 

State  Board  of  Arbitration  and  Conciliation  . 

State  Board  of  Health 

State  Board  of  Lunacy  and  Charity 

State  Library     

State  Normal  School 

Trustees  of  Public  Reservations 

Massachusetts  Agricultural  College,  Amherst,  Mass. 

Hatch  Experiment  Station       .... 

Meteorological  Obsei-vatory     .... 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary 
Massachusetts  Charitable  Mechanic  Association 
Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy   .... 
Massachusetts  General  Hospital  .... 

Massachusetts  Grand  Lodge  of  A.  F.  &  A.  Masons    . 
Massachusetts  Grand  R.  A.  Chapter  .... 
Massachusetts  Historical  Society.    Portrait  and  engraving 
Massachusetts  Homeopathic  Hospital 
Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society  .         .         .         . 
Massachusetts  Infant  Asylum     .         .         .     ,    . 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 

Massachusetts  Medical  Society 

Massachusetts  Medico-Legal  Society  .... 
Massachusetts  New  Church  Union      .... 

Massachusetts  Reform  Club 

Massachusetts  Society  for  the  Prevention  of   Cruelty 

Animals     ....  .... 

Massachusetts  Society  for  the  Prevention  of   Cruehy   to 

Children .         . 

Massachusetts  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revo 

lulion 

Massachusetts  Universalist  Convention 
Mast,  Crowell  &  Kirkpairick,  Springfield,  Ohio 
Master  Car  Builders'  Association,  Chicago,  III. 
Mathews,  .Joseph  M.,  M.IJ.,  Louisville,  Ky. 


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Matthews,  Prof.  Brander,  New  York  City 
May,  Henry  A.      .         .     ■■    . 
May,  Rev.  Joseph,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Mayo,  Rev.  A.  D.,  Washington.,  B.C.  . 

Means,  James 

Mechanics'  Institute,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  . 

Medford.  J/ass.,  City  of       .... 

Medford  High  School,  Medford,  Mass. 

Medford  Public  Library,  Sledford,  M"ss.    . 

Medical  and  Chirurgical  Faculty  of  Maryland,  Baltimore, 

Md 

Medical  Publishing  Company,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Medical  Record,  New  York  City  .... 

Medical  Society  of  the  State  of  New  York,  New  York 

City 

Medici,  Charles  de,  Nei'j  York  City 
Mekeel,  C.  H.,  Stamp  and  Publishing  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Melbourne  University,  Melbourne,  Australia 
Melville,  Henry,  A.M.,  LL.B.,  New  York  City  . 
Mercantile  Library  Association,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Mercantile  Library  Company,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Mercantile  Library  of  New  York,  New  York  City 
Merriman,  Rev.  Daniel,  D.D.,  Worcester,  Mass. 

Merriam,  F.  W.,  Iquique,  Chile 

Metcalf,  Alfred 

Metropolitan  Throat  Hospital,  New  York  City  . 
Mexican  Central  Railway  Company    .... 
Mexican  Publishing  Co.,  CV7.?/ of  3/^.Tico 
Mexico.    Direccion  General  de  Estadistica  de  la  Republic 

Mexicajua,  City  of  Mexico 

Observatorio  Meteorologico  Central,  Mexico   . 

Michigan.     Bureau  of  Labor  and   Industrial   Statistics, 

Lansinr/,  Mich 

Michigan  Central  Railroad  Co.,  Detroit,  Mich. 

Michigan  Mining  School,  Houghton,  Mich. 

Michigan  State  Library,  Lansing,  Mich.     . 

Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  Ohio  Commaudei 

Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Miller,  Dewitt 

Miller,  Frederick  A.,  Newton,  Mass 

Milwaukee  Public  Library,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Minet,  Adolphe,  Paris,  France 

Minneapolis,  Minn.,  Board  of  Park  Commissioners. 
Minneapolis  Public  Library,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Minnesota  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  St.  Anthony 

Park,  Minn 

Minnesota  Chief  Fire  Warden,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
Missouri   Agricultural    Experiment   Station,    Columbia 

Mo 

Missouri  Botanical  Garden,    St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Missouri  Geological  Survey,  Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

Missouri  "World,  Chillicothe,  Mo 

Mitchell,  Edward  C,  D.D.,  Nevj  Orleans,  La.    . 

Mixter,  Br.  and  Mrs.  S.  J 

Mogyorossy,  Arcade,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Monks,  G.  H.,  M.I) 

Monroe,  Prof.  W.  S.,  Westfield,  Mass. 

Montana  Bureau  of    Agriculture,    Labor  and   Industr 

Helena,  Mont 

Montt,  Pedro,  Santiago,  Chile 

Moore,  Prof.  Clarence  B..  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Moore,  Prof.  John 


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Morse,  Asa  Porter,  ('(unbri'liiejiort,  Mass.    . 

Morse,  Prof.  Edward  .S..  Sdlcin,  Mass. 

Morse  Institute  Library,  Natlck,  Mass. 

Morton,  Major.  E.  P.,   Webster,  ^fass. 

Mosnian,  Nathan,  Aubiirndale,  Mass. 

Mott,  Lewis  F.,  Neto  York  Oily 

Mt.  Auburn  Cemetery,  Trustees  of,  Cambridge,  Ma 

Mt.  Bowdoin  Library  Association 

Mt.  Holyoke  College,  South  Hadley,  Mass. 

Munson,  Myron  A.,  Neio  Haven,  Conn. 

Murdoch,  John 

Murguiondo,  Prudencio  de,  Washington,  B.C. 
Murray,  David,  LL.D.,  F.S.A.,  Glasgmv,  Scotland 
Murray,  Prof.    Stuart,  Melbourne,  Australia 

Murray,  William 

Museo  Biblioteca  de  Filipinas,  Manila,  P.I. 
Museo  de  La  Plata,  Buenos  Aires        ...      2 
Museo  Nacional  de  Buenos  Aires,  Buenos  Aires 
Museo  y  Biblioteca  Pedagogicos,  Montevideo,  Uruguay 
Nacion,  La,  Publishers  of,  Buenos  Aires     . 
Nashville  Banner  Co.,  Nashville,  Term. 
Nassau  Smelting  and  Refining  Works,  Nexv  York 
National  Academy  of  Sciences,  Washington,  B.C. 
National  Art  Library,  London,  England 
National  Board  of  Trade,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
National  Council  of  Women,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
National  Democratic  Committee,  Neio  York  City 
National  Life  Insurance  Company,  Montpelier,  Vt. 
National  Plant  Company,  Bayton.   Ohio     . 
National  Provisioner,  New  York  City 
National  Science  Club,  Washington,  B.C. 
National  University,  Athens,  Greece  . 

Nationalist  Club 

Natural  History  Society,  St.  John,  N.B.    . 
Nebraska  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Lincoln 
Nebraska  Historical  Society,  Lincoln,  Neb. 
Nebraska  Independent,  Publishers  of,  Lincoln,  Net 
Nebraska  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Eevolu 

tion,  Omaha,  Neb 

New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Free  Public  Library 

New  Britain  Institute,  Neiv  Britain,  Conn. 

New  Church  Messenger,  Orange,  N.J. 

New  Church  Temperance  Society,  London,  Englan 

New  England  Anti  Vivisection  Society 

New  England  Cotton  Manufactures  Association 

New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society 

New  England  Hospital  for  Women  and  Children 

New  England  League  of  Theosophical  Workers 

New  England  Sabbath  Protective  League  . 

New  England  Society  of  Brooklyn,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

New  England  Society  of  Orange,  Orange,  N.J.  . 

New  England  Staaten  Zeitung     .... 

New  England  Water  Works  Assn.,  New  London,  Cc 

New  Hampshire.    Secretary  of  State,  Concord,  N. 

New  Hampshire  Bible  Society,  Concord,  N.H. 

New  Hampshire  Medical  Society,  Concord,  N.H 

New  Hampshire  State  Library,  Concord,  N.H. 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  Free  Public  Library     . 

New  Jersey.     Adjutant  General,  Trenton,  N.J. 

New  Jersey.  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor  and  Industries 

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New  Jersey  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Nev;  Bruns- 
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New  Jersey  Geological  Survey,  Trenton,  N.J.  . 

New  Jersey  State  Librai*y,  Trenton,  N.J.    . 

New  York.  City.     Board  of  Aldermen        .         .         .         . 

Board  of  Education 

Department  of  Street  Cleaning     . 

State.     Chamber  of  Commerce     .         .         .         . 

Civil  Service  Commission,  Albany,  N.Y. 

Entomologist,  A  Ibany,  N.  Y. 


—  Forest  Commission,  Albany,  N.Y. 


New  York  Academy  of  Sciences,  Neiv  York  City 

New  York  Agricultural  Experiment  Station.  Geneva, 
N.Y. . 

New  York  Baptist  Union,  for  Ministerial  Education, 
Rochester.  N.Y. 

New  York  Central  and  Hudson  Eiver  Railroad,  New  York 
City 

New  York  Colored  Home  and  Hospital,  Neiv  York  City  . 

New  York  Free  Circulating  Library,  New  York  City 

New  York  Historical  Society,  Neiv  York  City  . 

New  York  Microscopical  Society,  New  York  C'ty     . 

New  York  Shakespeare  Society,  New  York  City 

New  York  Society  Library,  New  York  City 

New  York  University,  New  York  City        .... 

New  York  Yacht  Club,  Neic  York  City      .... 

Newark  Free  Public  Library,  Newark,  N.J. 

Newfoundland  Colonial  Secretary,  St.  John^s,  Newfound- 
land     

Newton,  Mas!>.,  City  of 

Newton,  Mass.  City  Engineer 

Newton  Free  Library,  Newton,  Mass.  .... 

Nicholson,  James  B.,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Nicholson,  Stephen  W.,  ^. J/ 

Norcross,  G.  H 

Norcross,  Mrs.  Otis 

Norcross,  O.  and  G.  H 

Ncirrenberg,  Dr.  Constantin,  Kiel,  Germany 

North,  S.  N.  D 

North  Adams  Public  Library,  North  Adams,  2[ass.  . 

North  Carolina  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Raleigh, 
N.C.  .        .        ' 

North  End  Mission 

Northampton  Lunatic  Hospital,  Northampton,  Mass. 

Northampton  Public  Library,  Northampton,  Mass.    . 

Northwest  Weather  and  Crops  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn.    . 

Northwestern  University,  Evanston,  III 

Norwell,  Mass.,  Town  of 

Norwich  Free  Academy,  Norwich,  Conn 

Nottingham,  England.  University  College,  Free  Public 
Libraries  and  Natural  History  Museum  Committees     . 

Nottingham  Free  Public  Library,  Nottingham,  England  . 

Nova  Scotian  Institute  of  Science,  Halifax,  N.S. 

Noyes,  Isaac  P.,  Washington,  D.C 

Nugent  &  Co.,  Dublin,  Ireland 

Oasis  Publishing  Co.  Nogales,  Ariz.  .         .     ■    . 

Oberlin  College,  Oberlin,  Ohio 

Obsei-vatorio  Nacional  Argentino,  Cordoba,  S.A. 

Occident,  Publishers  of,  Chicago,  III. 

O'Farrell,  Charles 

O'Gorman,  Joseph 

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Ohio  Stiito  Aroha'ologioal  ami  Historical  Society,  ('olu)ii- 
?)«>,  O/iio 

Ohio  State  Bar  Association,  Coliimbii.s,  Ohio 

Ohio  State  Library,  Columbus,  Ohio 

01(1  Soiitli  Society 

01(1  South  Work,  Directors  of 

Olivet  College,  Kalamazoo,  Mich 

Omaha,  Neb.  Public  Library 

Ontario.     Department  of  Agriculture,  Toronto,  Out. 

Department  of  Education,  Toronto,  Ont. 

Ontario  Agricultural  College,  Guelph,  Ont. 

Oppenheim,  Samuel,  Nero   York  Citu  .         .         .         . 

Oregon  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  ('orvalli.'^,  Ore. 

Orphan's  Bouquet 

Orr,  William,  Jr.,  Springfield.  Mass 

Osterhout  Free  Library,  Wilkesharre,  Pa. 

Otis,  Edward  O.,  M.D 

Overman  Wheel  Co 

Owens  College,  Manchester,  England  .         .         .         . 

Pacific  Northwest,  Publishers  of,  Portland,  Oregon  . 

Page,  Cyrus  A 

Page,  Miss  E.  G.,  South  Hanson,  Mass 

Page,  Lucius  R 

Page,  Walter  Gilman 

Paine,  Nathaniel,  Worcester,  Mass 

Paine,  Ptobert  Treat 

Paint  and  Clay  Club 

Panksztis,  Joseph,  Plymouth,  Penn 

Parsons,  Prof.  James,  A.M.  Philadelphia ,  Pa.  . 

Paterson,  A".  J.  Free  Public  Library 

Paton.  Allan  Park,  Greenock,  Scotland       .        .         .        . 

Paul,  Fulton,  Hudson,  N.  Y. 

Peabody  Institute,  Baltimore,  Md 

Peabody  Museum  of  Archaeology  and  Ethnology,  Cam- 
bridge, Mass 

Peckham,  Prof.  George  W.  and  Elizabeth  G.,  Milwaukee, 
Wis 

Pennsylvania.  Department  of  Agriculture,  Harrisburg, 
Pa.      .        .         .         .         . 

Department  of  Internal  Affairs,  Harrisburg, 

Pa 

Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgery,  Philadf^lphia, 
Pa 

Pennsylvania  Committee  on  Lunacy,  Philadelphia, Pa.     . 

Pennsylvania  Prison  Society,  Philadelplda,  Pa. 

Pennsylvania  Society  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  Philadel- 
plda, Pa 

Pennsylvania  State  Library,  Harrisburg,  Pa.     . 

Pennsylvania  State  Penitentiary,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  . 

People's  Institute  in  Roxbury 

Peoria  Public  Librai-y,  Peoria,  III 

Perkins,  Charles  C 

Pernin  Shorthand  and  Typewriting  School 

Perry,  Prof.,  Arthur  Latham,  WilUamstoion,  Mass  . 

Perry,  Thomas  Sergeant      ,         .         .         .         . 

Perry,  Bt.  Ber.  William  Stevens,  Davenport,  Iowa     . 

Perry,  Mason  &  Co 

Petersen,  Prof.  C.  G.  J.,  Copenhagen,  Denmark 

Peterson,  Ellis       .         .         .         .         . 

Phelps,  Miss  Fannie  L. 


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Philadelphia  Art  Club,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Philadelphia  and  Boston  Face  Brick  Company  . 

Philadelphia,  Board  of  Directors  of. City  Trusts,  Philadel- 
phia, Pa 

Philadelphia  City  Institute,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  . 

Philadelphia  Museums,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Philadelphia  Record,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Phillips,  E.  B 

Phillips  Exeter  Academy,  Exeter,  N.  H.     . 

Philosophical  Society,  Glasgo^v,  Scotland  .... 

Philosophical  Society,  ]f7/.s/H';if/io)!,  i>.C' 

Physio-Medical  College  of  Indiana,  Lidianapolis,  Ind 

Picard,  Alphonse,  et  Fils,  Paris,  France     .... 

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Pinksohn,  Moses 

Pioneer  Law-Makers'  Association  of  Iowa,  Des  Moines,    . 

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York  City 

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Society  of  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  District  of 
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