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personal property of hundreds of British subjects in the New- 

 England States, as well as in New York, New Jersey, Penn- 

 sylvania, etc. As most of these papers have never been 

 published, they are the more valuable and original and 

 unique repositories of information regarding the persons to 

 whom they relate, the descendants of many of whom still 

 survive among the people of the United States." 



Alexander Dallas Bache, so intimately connected with the 

 Institution in many capacities, presented his collection of rare 

 scientific pamphlets. 



The library of Henry R. Schoolcraft, containing many 

 valuable ethnological works, has been permanently deposited 

 with the Institution. 



Robert Stanton Avery, who left the greater part of his 

 estate to the Institution, also bequeathed his library of pam- 

 phlets and periodicals. 



Another special feature of the library is the large collection 

 of pamphlets and of books relating to scientific matters, and 

 of the theses of universities ; a great number of maps and 

 works of a general literary nature, and books of reference. 

 Among the sciences, meteorology was one which was espe- 

 cially represented by a rich collection of manuscript and 

 published material. In accordance with its general plan of 

 cooperation, the Institution delivered to the Weather Bureau 

 all its manuscript material relating to meteorology. 



In 1 85 1 a very valuable collection of etchings, engravings, 

 and books which had been made abroad with great care by 

 George P. Marsh was purchased for the Institution. In report- 

 ing on this collection in 1850, Professor Jewett said : "This 

 collection, though not the largest in the country, is believed 

 to be the choicest." It contains the work of nearly every 

 engraver of celebrity, among whom may be mentioned Diirer, 

 Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Claude Lorraine, as well as special 



