Our Growing Collections
ROLAND BAUGHMAN
Arnaiid gift. Dean Leopold Arnaud presented two handsome pub¬
lications. One of these is Escuela experiiiiental '^Doctor Gabriel
Carrasco," ^\■ith the cover-title "El nifio y su expresion," Santa Fe,
Argentina, 1940. The other is a portfolio of five beautiful bro¬
chures. Cargoes, tracing the history and accomplishments of Lin¬
coln High School from its origin in 1930 to the present time.
Author's manuscripts. Mr. MiWcnBvimd (A.B. 1929) continued
his practice of placing his manuscripts, documents, and corres¬
pondence in the Columbia library. Professor Allan Nevins,
through the courtesy of his publishers, Charles Scribner's Sons,
presented the manuscript of his Ford: the Times, the Man, the
Company. Mr. Wilhelm Obkircher added substantially to the file
of original scores of his musical compositions.
Coykendall bequest. From the estate of the late Frederick Coy-
kendall (A.B. 1895; A.M. 1897) came a remarkable collection of
319 volumes, comprising chiefly English translations of Ciiinese
and Japanese belles lettres.
Delafield gift. Brigadier General John Ross Delafield has presented
Avery Library with a replica of a drawing by Frederick Cather-
wood, recording Catherwood's plan for the conservatory at
Montgomery Place, now owned by General and Mrs. Delafield.
This will be included in Avery's already large corpus of original
drawings and documents dealing with Montgomery Place.
Dunn gift. Mr. Harris A. Dunn presented a magnificent volume
containing two companion leaves of the very rare 1460 edition of