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REPORT ON THE LIBRARY FOR 1943 
To THE ACTING DIRECTOR: 
The library added to its collection of Rafinesque’s works twelve 
originals, including his Alsographia Americana and his Autikon 
Botanikon. A most useful gift was the gift by the Woman’s 
Auxiliary of Webster’s New International Dictionary of the 
English Language, 2d edition, 1943. From the Estate of Anna 
and Ixatherine Hollwegs, former members of the Garden, a gift 
Ninety-one books were col- 
of fourteen volumes was received. 
In 
lected and turned over to the 1943 Victory Book Campaign. 
connection with the Victory Garden Campaign the library had a 
display of catalogs of dealers in vegetable seeds. An exhibit of 
old herbals was displayed for the meeting of the Herb Society of 
America on May 4th. 
The collections at present comprise 45,016 pieces of which 
number 23,219 are volumes and 21,797 are pamphlets, an increase 
of 267 volumes and 565 pamphlets, or 832 pieces during 1943. 
Gifts during the year were 81 
Volumes purchased totaled 153, 
The list of donors is 
volumes, 372 pamphlets, and 936 parts. 
included in Appendix I. 
Of periodicals and other serials the library received 488 as 
exchanges, 90 as gifts, 99 as purchases, and 5 through publication, 
making a total of 682 titles. 
Loans to other institutions totaled 32 items; 2 items were 
borrowed from other libraries for the use of our staff. 
Respectfully submitted, 
WILLIAM E. JorDAN, 
Librarian. 
STATISTICAL REPORT ON THE LIBRARY 
ACCESSIONS 
Parts 
Autograph (Including 
Letters — Portraits Volumes Pamphlets Pertodicals) 
BxGhanees wien 4s 0 0 33 97 3,149 
Cl She ie em ah? 0 29 81 32 936 
Publication... ....., 0 0 0 82 48 
Bunghases ‘es 92 os i. 35 2 LSS 14 714 
