Report on Gifts and Bequests to American Libraries, 1903-1904 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Report on Gifts and Bequests to American Libraries, 1903-1904It may not be inappropriate at this time to review brie¿y the history of the gifts and bequests report, and' to express the hope that a few words spoken in its behalf may lead to a larger service in the future.In 1884 the Library journal established as a regular feature a department of gifts and bequests. It was not until 1890, however, that the report on gifts and bequests became a part of the fixed proceedings of the A. L. A. Meetings. Since, and including that year, 10 reports have been presented. Those of 1890, 1891, 1896 and 1897 were made by Miss Caroline M. Hewins, of 1894 by Mr. Horace Kephart, of 1898 by Miss Elizabeth P. Andrews, of 1900 by Mr. George Stock well, of 1901 and 1902 by Mr. George Wat son Cole, and of 1903 by the present re porter. There were no reports in 1892, 1893, 1895 and 1899, but those of 1896 and 1900. Each covered two years, so that apparently the only breaks during the past 15 years are those of 1892 and 1893.The reports vary in length from one to 23 pages, in the months comprising the year covered, in the minimum number of vol umes and amount of money required as a basis of record, in the treatment of subject matter, and in what, perhaps, is of most importance, the classification of gifts in the tabulated summaries.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.