Our Growing Collections

ROLAND BAUGHMAN
Gifts

American City Magazine gift. Through the kindness of the edi¬
tor, Mr. William Foster, the magazine American City has donated
to Avery Library a substantial collection of books and pamphlets
on all aspects of urban planning, numbering more than 2,000
tities.

Amherst College Library gift. The Library of Amherst College,
through the kindness of its director, Mr. Newton F. McKeon,
has transferred to Avery Library an extensive collection of pho¬
tographs and clippings relating to the architectural firm of
McKim, Mead and White, a particularly apt and welcome addi¬
tion in view of the firm's close connection with Columbia's archi¬
tectural history.

A.l.G.A. gift. Continuing a policy originated in 1953, the Ameri¬
can Institute of Graphic Arts has added the Fift\' Books of the
Year, 1961, to the complete depository file of the award w inners
placed here by the Institute.

Bacon gift. Professor Helen H. Bacon has presented to Colum¬
biana several items by and relating to Charles Knapp (A.B., 1887;
A.M., 1888; Ph.D., 1890; Litt.D., 1929 Hon.), former Professor
of Classical Philology.

Bancroft gift. Professor Margaret Bancroft (A.M., 1913) has
presented a collection of thirteen letters and documents relating to

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