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the year, the total number of bound volumes on the shelves 
being now about 14,600; of this addition, 493 volumes were 
presented; these gifts have been duly published in the 
JOURNAL under the head of accessions. Contributions of 
money used for the purchase of books and credited to the 
Special Book Fund have been made as follows: 
Andrew Carnegie (special contribution) ........ $1,997.88 
Samuel N. Hoyt ............4. 100.00 
John I. Kane 100.00 
Miss Violetta S. White 100.00 
John S. Kennedy 100.00 
Joseph Stickney 100.00 
James: Be POrdss scecteveainaseniesieticee ctendes snatns 100.00 
Miss Elizabeth Billings 75.00 
Chas. F. Cox 50.00 
Samuel P. Avery 50.00 
Richard H. Allen 25.00 
Joseph Bushnell.......... cece cece cece ee eens 25.00 
F. W. Devoe 25.00 
E. S. Harkness 25.00 
Hugh J. Chisholm 25.00 
Jno. E. Parsons 25.00 
Mason A. Stone 25.00 
A. F. Estabrook 25.00 
Robert F. Ballantine 25.00 
Miss E. Vie C. Morris 25.00 
Mrs. D. C. Blair 25.00 
Geo. C. Thomas 25.00 
Bernard G. Amend 25.00 
T. G. Sellew 25.00 
Edwin D. Trowbridge 25.00 
Thomas Dwyer 20.00 
. B. Dickerman 20.00 
Henry Iden, Jr 20.00 
Peter Marié 10.00 
George Bl thal 10.00 
Louis Haupt 10.00 
Matthew B. DuBois ee 
