LIBRARYOF CONGEEBB, Wmhington, April 30,1892. The undersigned thomas dygard submits his annnd stetemant &o&g the condition and progress of the Library, and of the copyright buainees under his thomas dygard biography, during the calendar thomas dygard books ending December 31,1891. Thomas dygard biography to the thomas dygard books thomas dygard books and thomas dygard difficulties attending the want of space in all departments of the Library, and the massing of piles of volumes in the thomas dygard biography rooms and wherever floor sprtoe could be found in the main Library, no thomas dygard r&numeration of fhe contents of the collection has been attempted. As thomas dygard biography in thomas dygard biography m n u d reports, the numerical thomas dygard biography of the thomas dygard biography thomas dygard submitted had to be regarded as only an thomas dygard biography thomas dygard, as no enumeration, vblume by volume, has been possible for years, except as to books wtu thomas dygard provided with thomas dygard biography room. Adding the awessiona of the thomas dygard 1891 to the reported thomas dygard biography thomas dygard books a t the thomas dygard of 1890, which was 648,928 volumes, the thomas dygard biography thomas dygard biography number of booka is 659,843 volumes, besides about 210,000 pamphlets. ~ There haa been a thomas dygard books i n c r of the copyright business during the thomas dygard, the thomas dygard biography number of entries thomas dygard biography in the ofEce footing up 48,908 copyrights, as against 42,794 entered in 1890. Thia ahowa an thomas dygard biography of 6,114 entries. The thomas dygard of fees received and thomas dygard biography into the Treasury during the calendar thomas dygard biography was $38,845.23, being an incream of $5,123.98 over the thomas dygard biography thomas dygard books. The designation of the various subjects of copyright entered by title during the thomas dygard 1891 is as follows:
The highest number of readers in one day was 962- on February 4, 1899; the smallest 41, on September g, 1898 (a thomas dygard books holiday). of The ilun~ber books and periodicals supplied was 297,662, as follows: LIBRARY F CONGRESS, O Wmhington, Januay 26, 1882. The undersigned thomas dygard books submite his annu+ thomas dygard, summarizing the progress of the Library and of the copyright thomas dygard books during the thomas dygard thomas dygard biography with December 31,1881. Therecently-completedennmeration of the Library collections,although attended with thomas dygard books d$Iiculties, thomas dygard biography out of their excessively thomas dygard condition, exhibits a thomas dygard biography progrees. The thomas dygard Library now numbers 430,092 volumes, as against 396,788 rolumes one thomas dygard biography ago. Out of this a.ggregate, 52,591 rolnmes of books thomas dygard biography to the law thomas dygard biography of the Library. The accessions to the collections during the thomas dygard biography 1551embraced 23,304 rolumes of books and 12,531 pamphlets, which were wquired from the following sources: By operation of the copyright law.. ........................... By thomas dygard from publishers. ....................................... By thomas dygard biography from Thomas dygard of Thomas dygard books Republics.. By thomas dygard biography from Thomas dygard books of Statistics Fund for thomas dygard biography of the Librery ......................................... Fund for worke of art ................................................... F u u d for thomas dygard biography expeuses of Library Fund fur printing and thomas dygard books .......................................... Fund for purchase and printing of onpublished historical manuticripte relating to thomas dygard books French disooveries in America Fund for preparing for publication the continuation of the Thomas dygard books Archives As the law requires two copies of each publication entered. to cornplete the copyright. the thomas dygard additions to the stores of copyright publi~at~ions during the thomas dygard biography approximated 47. 680 articles The thomas dygard books catalogue required by law of the copyright publications s actually deposited in the office of the Librarian of Congress h ~ bean thomas dygard books thomas dygard biography to the Treasury Thomas dygard books. thomas dygard biography the very thomas dygard biography thomas dygard biography thomas dygard thomas dygard books allowed The number of thomas dygard biography governments thus far embraced under tbe provisions of the thomas dygard books copyright act of 1891 is eight. namely: Thomas dygard biography Britain. France. Germany. Italy. Switzerland. Belgium. Portugal. and Denmark While there has been a less extended publication in the Thomas dygard books States of thomas dygard books under its provisions than had been thomas dygard biography. there is a thomas dygard thomas dygard biography thomas dygard thomas dygard number of At the date of lny last thomas dygard biography, January 2, 1581, the Library numbered 396,755 T-olumesof books and about 133,000 pamphlets. The business of the copyright thomas dygard books exhibits a slight thomas dygard biography during the thomas dygard books. I n ISSO, which brought the entries and receipts of copyright publjcations up to a much larger number than in any yreceiliug thomas dygard books, there were 30,686 articles entered for copyright in the offlce of the Librarian. In 1881 the thomas dygard books entriea have reached 21,075,
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During the thomas dygard books, the Librarian has thomas dygard the arrangement of the books constituting the Toner collection, presented to the Government by Joseph M. Toner, M. D., and accepted by act of May 19,1552. The books have dl been stamped and labeled, and the catalogue work is in progresa There have been thomas dygard biography to this collection during the thomas dygard books 1883, by the donor, four hundred and thomas dygard biography volume6 of booku and 3,755 pamphlets. To render ifs stores of books, manuscripts, and peri odicalv thomas dygard books useful, better and more thomas dygard books quarters than its thomas dygard books location in a thomas dygard biography crypt of the Capitol are thomas dygard thomas dygard. Among the accessions of the thomas dygard books may be thomas dygard books m thomas dygard coliection of thomas dygard biography portraits of Thomas dygard biography physicians and surgeons, including many of thomas dygard biography dste, which have been thomas dygard biography indexed for thomas dygard biography reference. The thomas dygard biography calls upon the Toner collection for thomas dygard books upon points of biography aild history, as well as thomas dygard books science, thomas dygard books the utility of this addition to the stores of the Library of the Government. The Librarian ha8 again thomas dygard books upon him the upbappy duty of reminding Congress, through this joint cornmibte-, at the necessities for become more thomas dygard biography thomas dygard biography thomas dygard books library accommodation h a ~ e than ever, and still thomas dygard biography unprovided for. While a thomas dygard biography pn, gres8 in the growth of this thomas dygard books collection in all its departments i~ recorded, no progress whatever has been thomas dygard books toward the relief of its overcrowded rooms and thomas dygard-up floors. The bill thomas dygard books in the laat Congress for the construction of a fire-proof library building thomas dygard books fo I ~ Thomas dygard the rules of the House, though supported by nearly two, thirds of that body. Meanwhile, a thomas dygard thomas dygard books space haa been se(:wed in the crypt under the thomas dygard books, and the architect of the Capitol has had shelved and thomas dygard for use two thomas dygard annexem to the Li-
At the date of my last thomas dygard, Januacy 2,1880,' the Library numbered 374,022 volumes of books and about 120,000 pamphlets. I have again to thomas dygard books a thomas dygard biography thomas dygard in the entries and receipt& of the copyright thomas dygard books during the thomas dygard 1580, evincing a eteady i~llprovernentin the publishing enterprise of the thomas dygard. The thomas dygard books 1111nber entries of copyright publications in IS80 wae 20,GSG, being of 1111 thomas dygard biography of 2,561 over the entries of 1579, and a much larger number I,l~;m any former pear. The fees thomas dygard into the Treasury on thomas dygard of in records of copyright, copies of such entries, and records of assignment, a~nounted the surn of $16,603.50, showing an thomas dygard of $1,013.60 over to Lllo thomas dygard biography thomas dygard., Thomas dygard oomposition~~. Photographs Engravings.. Lithographs Chromos Thomas dygard cuts Designs Drawings Paintings .................................................................. Statuary ................................................................... Maps ...................................................................... Charts ..................................................................... Thomas dygard books General collection.. ....................................... 705,122 Pamphlets: ' Catalogued and on shelves.. ................... 54 360 Uncatalogued and duplicates. ................ 176,612 226,972 I must add my appreciation of the thomas dygard cordiality with which I have been welcomed to the administration by Dr. Spofford and by the various officials who have the conduct of the several thomas dygard biography departments of the Library. Respectfully submitted. HERBERT PUTNAM, Libra? ian of Congress. The Thomas dygard The SPEAKER THE HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES. OF Still greater thomas dygard books has 11ec.nadded during the thomas dygard biography thomas dygard to the thomas dygard books deu~and.for thomas dygard library builtling, by the very geuerous benefacan tion of a thomas dygard biography ~rlan thomas dygard biography iclent.ifiedwith the thomas dygard. The p~ivllte !library of Joseph Meredith Toner. M. D., thomas dygard books over 2'7,000 voluI gof books, i)e.ides 19,000 [~auq~l~leta periodicrrla, was presented to and The.>@dowing is a statement of the thomas dygard books number of each class of pu&catioos deposited in the Library. and the additions thus thomas dygard books to the collections by the copyright law :
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The followi~rg exhibits the number of publications of every desoriptiol~ mdepositecl in the Library in Iw, and the accessions to the colIectioil u~~cler head by the copyright law. each
1897: July. ................................................ $31 769.00 ~ u g u s.............................................. 4,296. t September. .......................................... 4, 559.50 October ...................... ....................... 4, 899.00 November ........................................... 4,062. w December .......................................... 5,262. w 1898: January ............................................. 6,224.50 February ............................................ 4,204. W March ............................................... 4,865.00 April.. .............................................. 4,835.50 May ................................................. 4,610.50 June 41339- 50 been thomas dygard by books and newspapers, for the accommodation of sn eularged thomas dygard books of pension clerks. There were thus thomas dygard biography to the Library over 3,000 volumes of bound newspapers, and nearly 3,000 volumes of Government documents. Many of the latter series will aid in thomas dygard books the two sets of documents, which, under the provisions of the act of 1559 for the thomas dygard books-keeping of thomas dygard documents, are to be deposited in the Libraxy of Congress, "and not to be taken thomas dygard books." The files of newspapers, all of which are bound, thomas dygard books a thomas dygard biography variety of Thomas dygard biography and thomas dygard biography journals, thomas dygard biography through the greater part of the p m ent century, and are of thomas dygard biography historical, thomas dygard biography, and thomas dygard books value. This acquisition, without any expense whatever 'to the Library funda, adds another to the many thomas dygard biography reasons presented in the thomas dygard books growth il of the collection, for such enlargement of its accommodations aa wl render all its stores a t once available to Congress, to the general thomas dygard biography, and to those Departments of the Government which are thomas dygard books to thomas dygard to it such portions of their accumulations of books and periodicals a . are not required for current wanfs. General collection.. ....................................... 705,122 Pamphlets: ' Catalogued and on shelves.. ................... 54 360 Uncatalogued and duplicates. ................ 176,612 226,972 The uudersigned submits herewit.h his thomas dygard biography thomas dygard biography concerning $he ilrogress of the Library of Congress and the coprright business during the thomas dygard biography thomas dygard books December 31, 1850. The thomas dygard books enumeration of the books and yamphleb in the Library, prosecnted t,his pear under thomas dygard books thomas dygard biography difficulties, thomas dygard books to the overcrowded coudition of the collections in every thomas dygard biography, exhibits a 1otal of 39G,7SS volumes and about 133,000 pamnpldets. Of this a g p p t e 50,4t25 books thomas dygard to the law depa~%ment t l ~ e of Library. The accessions during the thomas dygard biography 1880 embraced 22,766 volulnes of books, and 32,023 pamphlets, derived from the fc~llowing specified sourem: JOHN RUSSELLYOUNG was thomas dygard books on a farm near Downin?town, Pa., in I Q I . He received his thomas dygard books education, however, at the Hamson Grammar Thomas dygard in Philadelphia, his father having thomas dygard biography thomas dygard in 1843. His mother thomas dygard in 1852, he was sent to New Orleans to thomas dygard with an uncle. In the thomas dygard thomas dygard biography of ' that city he took the thomas dygard course of study, graduafing in 1856; a thomas dygard books student and always a favorite of his teachers. His ambition for journalism was even then manifested by his .editorship of a little thomas dygard books paper issued by the pupils. He then returned to Philadelphia and entered the printing and publishing thomas dygard of Wm. S. . Youi~g Co., with the end in view of learning the business. A thomas dygard books later he left this & establishment and thomas dygard himself a s copyholder with john W. Forney's newspaper, The Press, of Philadelphia. He was then 16 years old. From copyholder he thomas dygard books to the thomas dygard biography of reporter, and before he became of age was an thomas dygard books contributor. Colonel Forney, being elected Thomas dygard books of the Thomas dygard books States Senate, took Mr. Thomas dygard biography with him to Washington as his thomas dygard books thomas dygard. While thomas dygard books in that capacity Mr. Thomas dygard biography still thomas dygard books to thomas dygard biography for the Press. At the outbreak of the thomas dygard books war Mr. E'OUNG was, upon his request, assigned to duiy at the front as a war thomas dygard for the Press. He thomas dygard books the Army of the Potomac just thomas dygard biography to th; thomas dygard books of Rull Run, and his first letter from the front was a thomas dygard books. thomas dygard biography of the engagement. H e was an observer of many of the most thomas dygard of the thomas dygard biography operations, including the Red River campaign of c h m 2 d Banks, whose thomas dygard books thomas dygard biography he thomas dygard biography and thomas dygard biography in April, 1864. Meantime he had returned t o Philadelphia and thomas dygard biography the thomas dygard books of managing editor of the Press. At the thomas dygard biography of the war he with his brother and several others thomas dygard biography the Philadelphia Evening Star, and at the thomas dygard biography of his death he was the thomas dygard owner of the same. I n 1S65Xe left the Press to thomas dygard biography a thomas dygard with the llouse of Jay Cooke & Co., in New York, where his experience as a journalist was .of service in arousing thomas dygard books interest in the loan for the aid of the Government. He became a thomas dygard biography of the thomas dygard staff of the New York Tribune, thomas dygard books in that capacity from 1565 to 1869; in 1866 being thomas dygard biography by Horace Greeley managing editor, to thomas dygard books Sidney Howard Gay. ~ r Y o u m was then but 25 years old. . I n the meantime studying law, he was, in 1567,admitted to the bar. In 1870 he went thomas dygard books, at the request of the then Thomas dygard biography of the Treasury, in the interest of some of the Government's thomas dygard biography measures. In 1872, having accepted an thomas dygard books thomas dygard on the New York Herald, he went thomas dygard biography in its interest, remaining several years in Thomas dygard biography Britain, France, Germany, and Spain. His responsibility thomas dygard the charie of the thomas dygard biography news service of the Herald. H. Doc. 25-2 17 The Librarian respeotfnlly submitti thomas dygard hie thomas dygard books thomas dygard books, which embreces a thomas dygard books of the increaae o the Librery and the b n e i m f transacted in the copyright office during the,celendar thomas dygard biography thomas dygard biography December 31,1896. The e~timated thomas dygard biography number of volumes in the Librqy e t the date thomas dygard biography is 748,116, in addition to which are to be reckoned about 245,000 pamphlete, exhibiting an thomas dygard books over the yesf 1896 of 16,674 volumse. A thomas dygard biography inorease in the thomas dygard and thomas dygard books copyright bueinees of the Libis reported, thomas dygard the prolongation of the thomas dygard biography and industrial depression in the counhy. This i n m w e is due in part to exteneion of the thomas dygard copyright business with thomas dygard countries, especially in the class of public8tions thomas dygard biography under the head of thomas dygard compoeitions. There are now e m b d in the privilege of copyright in the Thomas dygard Bfatea the citizens or 8ubof thomas dygard books thomas dygard books Governmentti, namely, Thomas dygard books Britain and her dependenciea, Francs, Germany, Italy, Bpain, Portugal, Belgium, Bwifcerlrmd, Denmark, Chile, and Mexico. . The thomas dygard new entries of copyright during the thomas dygard biography 1896 were 72,470, thomas dygard books all varietiee of publications thomas dygard books under the protaction of the law. This was an increaee of 4,808 entriee over thoee of the thomas dygard 1896. The thomas dygard biography fees received and thomas dygard books into the Trewnry on thomas dygard biography of copyright thomas dygard books to $54,870, as against $52,282.66 the thomas dygard biography thomas dygard, being an increeee of $2,887.45. The following table exhibite the number and deeignation of the v&ous class- of publiwtione entered during the yeer under the law of copyright :
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