Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-06-24 | Page 11 | Folger Leaves 10 Million for Memorial Fund

Folger Leaves 10 Million for Memorial Fund NfcW YOrtK, June li f AP) A fund of il0.0QO.uoo is provided by the will of Henry c. Folger. former chairman of the hoard of Standard Oil company of New York, for the maintenance of tha Kolger Rhakea-pear Rhakea-pear memorial In Washington, Washing-ton, n. C. The memorial, which Is a gift lo the nation, couiista of Mr. Kolger'a world famous collection of books. pamphleta. document, manuscripts and other Items j-elatlug to Shakespeare, together with a building build-ing In w-hleh thev are to he housed. The building now Is under construction con-struction adjacent to ' the congressional con-gressional library. The will dlrecta that the trustees of Amherst collreu shall administer the memorial fund and that one-fourth one-fourth of the Income from It shall be turned over to the college until the sum equala fzbo.ooo. The memorial fund represents the bulk of the estate after specific bequests be-quests amounting to fano.ooo and an annuity of U0. 000 for the wlduw are set aside.