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In my early scientific work I was forced to buy myself 

 whatever books I needed, as only the larger institu- 

 tions can furnish material^ for research. Conse- 

 quently, during my early years as professor I accumu- 

 lated a large library of Zoology, especially of fishes, My 

 comprising nearly ten thousand titles, pamphlets ^y'^.'^J "^ 

 included, and covering almost the entire history of 

 the science of Ichthyology. These, I decided, should 

 be kept together and placed where they were likely 

 to be of greatest use. In 1903, therefore, I presented 

 the whole collection to Stanford University, where it 

 is now listed as "The Jordan Library of Zoology." 



Later, in 1914, I also gave the University all the other 

 volumes I then had gathered for the study of inter- '^°««''<'«^ 

 national conciliation, making the beginning of a 

 library of War and Peace. In addition I continuously 

 turned over the enormous flow of pamphlets and 

 books which came to me, either personally or as 

 president, for examination or other purposes. 



In accepting the formal gift of the Library of 

 Zoology, Mrs. Stanford wrote as follows : 



Palo Alto, June 12, 1903 

 Dr. David S. Jordan, 

 President of the 

 Leland Stanford Jr. University. 



Kind Friend : — 



Your communication of June loth, relative to your library of 

 Zoology, has just been received. 



I can well understand your love for these books with which 

 you have so long been associated, and this very fact makes me 



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