Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1937, Page 11

IR PUTNAM GITES LIBRARY GROWTH Figures Show Expansion in Many Fields — Gifts Are Noted. Continued and accelerated growth the Library of Congress is indicated | n the annual report of Dr. Herbert | tnam, librarian, submitted today. In four decades, the figures filed ow, the contents of the library have en multiplied tenfold, the staff six- old and the service extended into very State in the Unlon, all the in- | ilar possessions and throughout the world at large. ‘World Research Aided. Dr. Putnam, in his statement to | Congress, said: “Over 1,200 investigators from 43 | States, three Territories and 17 for- ign countries were In residence in ashington during the year to make | use of the library’s special facilities | for research. An adjunct to their | work is the Union Catalog of books, which lists the volumes important far research to be found in other lilraries and which now contains 15, ,000 cards. The card division itains a stock of 100,000,000 cards printed for books in the Library of | Comngress. Visitors to the library du ing the year numbered over 1,000,000.” | According to the most recent com- | putation, Dr. Putnam gave the bib-| lographic resources of the library as 5,220.794 books and pamphlets; 1, | 358479 maps and views; 1,150,044 volumes and pieces of music; 538 629 prints, besides manuscripts “in | such masses that & numerical state- | Second Offense Speeding. James Wesley, 494 M street south- west, $15. First Offense Speeding. James A. Moreland, 1707 Lyman place, $5. William Donley, 5305 Fifth street, 5. ¢ James Davis, 1232 Hamlin street northeast, $20. George A. Diggs, Maryland, $15. Michael Hudoba, 3343 Eighteenth street, $5. Richard W. Hummer, 4101 Harrison street northeast, $5. John Purcell, 1909 L street, $5. Fred Rader, Virginia, $5. Mary H. Richardson, Virginia, $5. Eugene F. Sims, 1667 Good Hope road southeast, $5. Elvin L. Gardner, street, $10. Harry A. Parks, Maryland, $10. Reynold B. Waldecker, 1741 L street, $10. William A. Carskaden, 1227 Fif- teenth street, $10. Randolph H. Fries, 2839 Brentwood road northeast, $5. Kirby J. Martin, 303 D street, $5. Raymond P. Golloday, 24 Eighth street northeast, $5. Arthur G. Middleton, 3011 Seventh street northeast, $5. James E. Barnett, 1900 Bladensburg road northeast, $5. John C. Wingrove, 2511 Twenty-sec- ond street northeast, $5. Henry M. Milbourne, Maryland, $5. Joseph S. Jones, 649 Acker place northeast, $5. Henry R. Kingsley, chusetts avenue, $5. James A. Forney, 1304'3 Thirty- 1415 Chapin 925 Massa- ment is not feasible.” Gifts Are Noted. The librarian reported gifts as fol- | Jows: Income of the estate of Joseph | Pennell, estimated at about $360,000, | for the purchase of important Whist- Jer items and original prints by art- | ists of the past century; John David | Batchelder collection of books illus- | trative of the history of culture, in- eluding a First Folio of Shakespeare; Oxford lectern Bible given by Bruce Rogers and 60 friends; papers of Caleb Cushing, presented by Miss Margaret W. Cushing; papers of Sen- ator John Sharp Willlams, presented by John Sharp Williams, jr.; pnpersj of Brand Whitlock, presented by his E,idow; papers of Senator Thomas J. | ‘alsh, presented by Mrs. E. C. Gud- | er; and papers of Joseph Pulitzer, | late publisher of the New York World, presented by his sons. % For special citation, Dr. Putnam | mentioned the gift of $100,000 to the dbrary of Congress Trust Fund Board ® Mrs. Matthew John Whittall. The | fincome from this contribution is to provide programs of chamber music in the library auditorium, the musi- | ‘élans using the instruments presented Wy Mrs. Whittall last year. | - The librarian paid tribute to Dr. | H. B. Meyer, Frederick W. Ashley, | iam L. Brown and Allen R. Boyd, red members of the staff; also ¥ ‘Anna Koerper, assistant Chief of the Division of Accessions, who died May 30, 1936. Goes Home for Mush. | MARYVILLE, Mo. (#)—Homer ghoy, novelist and movie writer, who | ims he is the only author able to | te about his old home town and en come back to it, stopped here | oute from Hollywood to New York. Croy explained he came back “to | t some fried mush to work off the | 1 influence of all that sunshine and l nge juice I had out in Hollywood.” 131921 F S CORRECT 1?1 Every Detail &t Albans Latest Models in 1TUX $29.50 Broadcloth. sixth street, $5. i Robert Hanscom, Maryland, $5. Margaret M. Rule, 1109 Sixteenth | street, $5. William W. Anderson, 2109 F street, | $10. | John A. W. Fibison, Maryland, $10. Elmer F. McVey, 608 A street south- | east, $10. | Permit Suspensions. | Operating permits of the following 1 persons were suspended the length of time indicated: | Carl H. Booberg, 5205 Thirteenth street, 15 days. | George H. Bowles, 317 W street northeast, 15 days. | Lester Burns, 1315 Clifton street, 15 days. | John H. Elliott, Baltimore, 15 days. | Madeline C. Flynn, 1416 F street northeast, 30 days. John H. Ford, Ontario Apartments, 15 days. Sandord W. French, jr., street, 15 days. John D. Gallagher, 329 Seventeenth place northeast, 15 days. | William A. Glenn, 326 Elm street, | 15 days. | Stanley E. Harris, 501 Seward ' square southeast, 30 days. Leslie H. Harrison, 1436 Swann street, 30 days. John W. Johnson, 2718 Olive ave- | nue, 15 days. Edwin W. 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