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Our Growing Collections                         43

raphy of the 250 productions, arranged by date of publication,
and this is implemented by a title index. A truly magnificent print¬
ing of a long needed work!

Moore bequest. The legatees of the estate of the late Henry L.
Moore, Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, have pre¬
sented his collection of books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts,
and correspondence. The donors of this valuable collection, Mrs.
Edith M. Cole, iMrs. Eleanor Todd, and iMr. Dallas A. Shafer,
intend the collection to stand as a memorial to Professor Moore,
who was one of the great pioneers in the field of econometrics.

The materials in this large and valuable collection relating to
the field of economics are to be maintained as a unit, with the
designation "The Henry L. Moore Collection on Economics and
Econometrics."

Nevins gift. Professor Emeritus Allan Nevins has made a most
significant addition to the collection of his papers, books, manu¬
scripts, and documents which, from time to time, he has presented
to Columbia University. The present gift is unusually valuable,
including important letters to and from Eli Whitney relating to
arms shipments in 1860, Grover Cleveland papers, Henry White
papers, Henry Adams letters, Hamilton Fish papers, documents
by and to Theodore Roosevelt, Brand AA'hitlock materials, and a
number of miscellaneous items of considerable interest.

Among the last-named items arc two unpublished manuscripts
of exceptional value. One is a full account (37 pages) by Don
Carlos Buell, Commander of the Army of the Ohio, of the Battle
of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862. It is in the form of an undated letter
to Professor Henry Coppee, editor of the United States Service
Magazine, written to correct the errors in a published account by
General Sherman.

The other document is also in the form of a letter, written to
Professor Nevins on 26 December, 1937. Iris an account (8 pages)
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