Other Recent Gifts
 

Hepburn, Hawley S. Four manu¬
script diaries of the Civil War
period, describing life in the
camps and hospitals. From Prof.
Roland Gibson, University of
Illinois.

Kelly, J. Frederick. The twenty
large original drawings prepared
for his Early Connecticut Archi¬
tecture (William Helburn, Inc.),
together with the proof plates.
Fro?n Mrs. Hannah D. Helburn.

A-Iercier, Vivian H. S. Ten letters
from various literary contempo¬
raries. FroTn Mr. Vivian H. S.
Mercier.

Japanese and Western Publica¬
tions. Fifteen Japanese language
publications and ten Western lan¬
guage publications, dictionaries,
anthologies, etc. Of special in¬
terest is a copy of the Romaji
Mannyoshu, a complete roman-
ized version of the oldest of the
early Japanese anthologies. Fro?n
Mr. Dan F. Waugh.

TiLDEN, Samuel J. A large collec¬
tion of letters, manuscripts, pam¬
phlets, clippings, etc. of the
American statesman representing
his political campaign and career.
From Mrs. William. Roy Smith.

Allen, Arthur S., Collection of
Commercial Typography. Eight
hundred and fifty booklets, leaf¬
lets, brochures, and pamphlets il¬
lustrating American commercial
typography, ca. 1900-1940. From
Miss Lorain Faivcett.

Limited Editions. Fifty titles issued
by the Limited Editions Club and
ten issued by Cheshire House,
adding materially to the holdings
of the Library in the field of fine
 

printing. From Mr. William. M.
Ly brand.

Latrobe, Benjamin H. A four-page
letter, 1798, to Dr. Scandella, a
personal letter concerning a
hitherto unknown architectural
commission. From Mr. H. G.
Divight.

Seligman, Edwin R. A. Eight vol¬
umes from Professor Seligman's
personal file of his ephemeral
writings—reviews, articles, essays,
etc. From Mr. Eustace Seligman.

Matthews, Brander. Thirty-three
letters to Mrs. Agnes Ethel Tracy
and Mrs. Agnes Henderson. From
Prof. Harold G. Henderson.

The Conservator. A complete set
of the Conservator, Philadelphia,
March, 1890-June, 1919, vols, i-
30, containing extensive Whitman
criticism and appreciation. From
Mrs. Frank J. Sprague.

Special Editions. Twenty-seven
volumes, autographed editions, in¬
scribed copies, first editions of
Theodore Dreiser, John Mase-
field, Elinor Wylie, et al. From.
Mrs. Frank J. Sprague.

Early American Manuscripts and
Letters. A collection of manu¬
scripts and printed items of Alex¬
ander J. Dallas, Joseph Story,
Stephen Girard, et al. From Mr.
Seymour Adelman.

NoTT, Stanley Charles. Chinese
Jade Carvings of theXVlth to the
XlXth Century in the Collection
of Mrs. Georg U. Vetlese?2. Three
leather-bound folio volumes of a
numbered edition describing this
famous collection. From Mrs.
Georg U. Vetlesen.
 

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