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many which have arrived since the previous issue of library
COLUMNS appeared.

The Boudin Papers: the correspondence and papers of the late
Louis B. Boudin (i874-1952), presented in his memory by his
widow. Dr. Aima P. Boudin, and his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney E. Cohn. The collection comprises at least
500 pieces, including letters from prominent European socialists
or authorities on socialism, 1906-1915; the complete unpublished
manuscript of Boudin's work Order Out of Chaos, a study of
economic crises; and various other manuscripts and lecture notes,
both published and unpublished.

The Rautenstrauch Papers: the scientific papers and lecture notes,
published and unpublished, of the late Professor Walter Rauten¬
strauch (1880-1951), presented in his memory by iMrs. Rau¬
tenstrauch and Dr. Raymond Villers, his former associate. Pro¬
fessor Rautenstrauch was an eminent authority on industrial
engineering and management, a pioneer at making executives out
of engineers, and was responsible to a large degree for the estab¬
lishment at Columbia University of the department of Industrial
Engineering.

The Hart Crane Collection: the correspondence, manuscripts, and
memorabilia of Hart Crane (1899-1932), recently purchased.
Crane, a controversial figure during his productive years, is now
recognized as a pre-eminent influence in American poetry of the
present century. His major work. The Bridge, carries on the Whit¬
man tradition. The collection, numbering hundreds of pieces,
includes many of the poet's work sheets, revisions of poems, drafts,
and letters—including incoming correspondence from contem¬
porary authors.

On Tuesday evening, April 7, the occasion of the opening of the
current "50 Books of the Year" exhibition, Mr. Walter Dorwin
Teague, President of the American Institute of Graphic Arts,