Show I AS AS n LARGEST i nv LIBRARY ON ONE SUBJECT S SIted Jailed States Army Surgeon Sur Sur- geon teon General Well Supplied Supplied Sup Sup- plied lied With BooKs BooRs ELECTION STARTED PRIOR TO U 1836 S Periodicals Rea Reain Reach in n Number Over 1000 k Regularly 1 BY Zy FREDERIC DEBIC ERI J. J JAe HASKIN Ae S 8 i best equipped and nd lar largest lin li- li in n the tho world de to lo ono one S In abject b. b J. J t is tho medical library the surgeon of tho t o Uni Unia U United nl t c d This his located in iii III the is 15 t a army ID inn with 1 tb the thc army BrIDy medical 1 i niu mu S in WahiD Washington ton Host of the tho ira ira- ant nt lr medical med al libraries of the tho wo wor world d older id and nd oven even a decade c ago go thea the te of i the tho faculty of medicine mo in In wry a ii and d tho hr m medical diral department of Imperial library of St. St 4 contained a greater num number cr put o e but now the surgeon con g no n- n I N library leads leads- In addition to je 1 book collection this library 1 ht has equipment in every depa depart depart- e ar 1 1 it in the opinion of OoL no t t making makinE an authority than Dr Osier t th tho I tiit t medical library in the tho t world world or Tho b of this great medical ra was cs a collection of ol books ac lilted l by b Surgeon con General Lov Lovell or tt to 0 1636 1536 This collection WI wa was av aug aug- ted W bv several other surgeons Burgeons gt gc U 1 r c in 1865 the tho t e library Ja cai caider came der ti the tho administration of Dr Jol John IBRI 2 who is now DOW in J char charge o of the t the l' l library ry of or New Nc- York Vork Cit City who rho bad had been an arm ami army surgeon di dithe dur dur the civil war Ho realized thu th ii lIU ira ira- puce ei of founding a great rca reaL national nation I 1 i itil iCAl l library y and this institution hou t to- to to-I to j as a monument to his liis pain paine paine-I BC r energy So fully Juts has this been ted that there lately Intel has hs bee been eon in the library reading room Toom a al l Dr Billings Billing painted b by C Co Cc- B Beaux which was t p paid id for I b by U Jt iana in the United Stat PC pa in recognition of the tho b beni benc- benc ne' ne library has liaa been to the medical media l f the world Tho rho portraIt portra Dr Billings in the thc uniform States army surgeon oye oyer w we rs r the tho o. o s. s a l t hood an and 0 JM t qt IJ law of Oa Ox uI i. En England this thia honorary h been conferred etl upon Di Dr Dr jD appreciation of the value aluc o ori of ri t j jn n th the hc establishment of ot this n S Too S the newest medical erl s 10 n fl Rome ome me periodical l I for In Iii book form this 11 11 bU the largest 5 t collection of m modi dl- dl ls fn in the tho 10 01 Id over O a a. thou thou- of cf h m rc J regularly l In ln these 1 indexed 30 so o as to 10 be ca cast casi l- l hI library has haa a 8 special cl I s system o of calhon for a IL medical II II- II js flexible enough to cope cop lh chang n V arising orTho on or nt at t t n new Tho rho S re rePe reS recca re- re or of the Pe library arc alc now known hut Mul the he world and man many I h sl from Irom abroad have ha crossed the tb ocean occar all ot of Its ad advantages 8 e medical libraries m of or the United arc STe more liberal than In an any oth other r Tho 3 medical library ij is st and Is still In kept well UP to tc ter there are aro other cal eal rt rles In ln Boston Thi Th lIbrary 11 th tM College of In Philadel- Philadel S ha 14 aba aiso rich In medical literature In In connection with the John Crerar rt TIc of Chicago there III I a a. m medical l eat of great value In Baltimore ii 1 avery Jar Jar-c 1 library dat S back to colonial times founded by or of Mary Mary- largest Ja law II library bra r of the United t tes and aM one that favorably nery other In the world I Is that with th the library ot or 8 Sot ot this library Am American and Eng Ens- OO S lIDOn and 18 31 periodicals r in the capitol capito wh ro it aU to th or of the e a court In th II library brn r building are works work on law Inter Inter- at 11 Ja liv and n neatly complete eth 3 of American fa law tV 8 as u 5 a ot of treatises tbs Under n of the librarian or Of this de- de tnt nt under au an index Ind of an all the I 1 haz ben been complied and Completed this year The library of It th library ot of con congress res beta beni neatly l volumes luJ and 1 adare adare ad- ad fe are being i mado do constantly It ii of th tho ot or the tho United in has a a. which Ie Ia line with th teJ Work A of that nt Che r rJ of the war department Is ls one onn of r It was 3 ten tea rOle tl library or of r rS lS the fIrst Official I lar made I In the report of the tu act act- pS of ot was was- In 1801 tion ot the on era th the de- de books and of the Otle It on 8 1600 At t tb that an extensive Collection Uon b ta works toS to- to tn in S In tho e I ry This library ct Volumes now numbers ne near near- including large ef f roster colle and 1 of u ar wat 1111 Official and Uld of and large o folio t or of n PCT leh on on tit th war Wr sn gazettes and Porto Mh last lUl l 3 Teats of the h nine nine- i a perfect ut set or of Original s 3 Of ho l h houe during the first Publication en and many other hla- hla not easily Nully t found Uld eisS hlf- hlf S On oO 10 HAS LARGEST LIBRARY ON ONE SUBJECT Continued from pa page o 1 L where noller It I has also aso a a valuable general genral reference department and nd Its HI classification tion ton system Is such a n as to to tomake make its ia re resources resource resources re- re sources source easily sly available 8 The library of oC the nav navy department is isnow isnow isnow now being and the thO catalogue revised Th The classes Include engineering sociology science vo voyages ages naval and military history general history travel and adventure biography naval and military mili ml- ml tar tar tary science and reference books Tho Tha system of or cataloguing is I practically the same mc as al that of the tho library of congress es The library has hal the best naval col collection cUon In the United States and Ha its Is policy is 18 to develop chiefly along naval lines linos thus thu avoiding the duplication of tho the r resources of or other government libraries The library of the department of state contains about abut 7 volumes and its It collection col col- lection lecton of or documents document is increasing at the the- rate rato rate of ot 1000 per year ar Th The Th originals of ot all an federal laws Ja are riled flied red here and the li library ii- ii 1 hl has charge of ot tb the tb promulgation thereof Including the proof prot reading mailing mallIng mall mail mal mal- Ing ond Indexing Last y yar ar r 12 2 laws i were recorded There are on on file In this library 6 S treaties treaties' 1112 proclamatIons proclamation I and 1349 1343 executive f orders ordel Original manuscript manuscript manu manu- script records since the tile establishment of ot the nation naton are on file Including the this continental con con- mental congress records French Fench spoliation spoliation tion ton papers presidential election returns return and man many other records s which are now being Indexed The finest fest architectural 1 library bra I In the world word Is the Henry Reno O. O Avery ver memorial li library Ii- Ii l- l brry presented to t Clumbia Columbia university by bv the the- parents of ot Henry 0 O. Avery Ayery a New NewYork York architect It I Includes Include over o volumes S the Jar largest est classified col collection of or architectural dul designs ns prints and photographs photo photo- graphs In the tho world and a very ver valuable assortment of or cat classIc Ir and arch archeological manuscripts Funds have been provided proved for adU adding to this tills library and a complete catalogue with wih descriptions of the more valuable works has ha lately been concluded The Tho other most Important art Rrt and architectural archi arch 1 libraries 3 in America ar are art the Ii li library 1 of or th the Metropolitan museum of or art artIn artin r L In New ew York that of the tle Boston museum of or fine arts aits of the art Institute of Chicago and Professor Marnard's library which has Ilas lately be been n bestowed upon Princeton university Each of ot these libraries lies has special features feature of ot value to art at students and their thell resources are aCe accessible to an any one Th re are fewer large theological li libraries Ii- Ii 1 In the United States than In England England Eng Eng- land chiefly because e there thero Is no established etab- etab church chuich and the tho book collections aro are consequently divided be between en man many sects or denominations Tile The he oldest ec ecclesiastical cc- cc c- c library In tn this country 1 t Is connected with Georgetown university In ill Washington ahin ton It I was founded by bJ the Jesuits In the tile early part of the ell eighteenth century and numbers more marc than volumes over O 1 10 of ot which were printed between the years 1427 and 16 1510 O. O and three manuscripts ante antedating th the fifteenth fit fit- lC- lC c century besides belde a number of or raio 1110 facsimile such as the Duke dc de ee Loubat's Lou Lou- bats bat's reproductions of o the ancient Aztec manuscripts This library h la is now under l liberal ral mana management ment and aims to mont mant the Ibra library of or congress along along certain certain tam tain Ine lines Tt I I Is Ia strengthening nin it f Its coll collections col col- col- col I l in ha or 01 the history of the saints ann nl also of f f liturgies Hurls Its I I ale alp freely op open ii to anyone anone desiring de- de siring Hiring th thorn J. J although it is in Ill a Ben sense o a achurch achurch achurch church library I Tb hf lar largest t of nr turn lurn fl In tn tI tile I is In Devonshire n-Devonshire D hOu house In London where heT several eral e hundred thousand thou thou- sand volumes volume I to 10 th the th lIterary It rr proclivities pro- pro cl of title thin much persecuted sect ct There Them's aro an several of or this kind In Am M tilo th library o on South Twelfth StreeL mot moat mOlt c accessIble There Is 11 nl nIo o a L v col collection col- col Jt lection of or historical Quaker l. l literature Incon in con connection with re college r England n land abounds In s specIal libraries l. man many of which ar are aie of ot historic age The opal at l lm lh th pal pal- nee Ce contains th the finest collection of or Il Illuminated 11 I. I manuscripts outside of oC Th Tile The foreIgn oCl office library specializes In iii history Jo law Jaw treaties and nm-I di dl- dl Tile The The India office oh library has a large Jare oriental collection Th TIl Time patent of office of- of flee fice hO has hs a n. JKr large e technical and scientific ic collection with wih a a. n printed nt- nt logue It I l je 11 pen Peu to the th public The Lincoln's Inn I library brt is III the Ih old oldest ll law Ja library In tile the world haIng opened In 19 1497 There Theio arc a number of medical l libraries th the most mOlt important b Ing that of the Ko Rural Royal al Society of Surgeons In London 0 which a quarter of n. n I century ago exceeded exceed ell the tile resources resource of or tho tile Stir sur- gron geon gron t generals general's library in lit Washington Tomorrow LIBRARIES AND AN THEIR THI WORK I IX IX Children Libraries |