Activities of the Friends

FINANCES
 

In the November issue we publish the annual statement of the
amount which has been contributed by the Friends during the
twelve-month period ending on Alarch 31. During the year,
$15,798 in unrestricted funds and 85,763 for specified purposes
were received, making a total of $21,561. Such gifts from the
Friends over the past twelve years now amount to $205,088.

In addition to the monetary gifts, the Friends have during the
year augmented the Libraries' resources for research by present¬
ing rare books, manuscripts, and other items having an estimated
value of $113,827—a record-breaker for a single year. I'his brings
the twelve-year total of such gifts to $560,027. ('Fhe principal
items have been described in "Our Growing Collections.")

The comparative figures for contributions during the past years
are indicated in the following table.
 


 


 

Cash Gifts.
 


 

Book and
 

Total
 


 


 

For special
 


 

iiiaiHiscript
 

vahie
 


 

Unrestricted
 

purposes
 

Total
 

gifts
 

of gifts
 

1950-52**
 

$ 4,348.00
 

S     41-00
 

S 4,389.00
 

$ 2,515-00
 

S 6,904.00
 

1952-53
 

4,423.00
 

4i'33-00
 

8,556.00
 

43,653.00
 

52,209.00
 

1953-54
 

3,166.00
 

13,224.00
 

16,390.00
 

53,643.00
 

70,033.00
 

1954-55
 

2,413.00
 

29,930.00
 

32,343.00
 

15,251.00
 

47,594.00
 

1955-56
 

4471-0"
 

13,977.00
 

18,448.00
 

22,381.00
 

40,829.00
 

i95f'-57
 

3,755.00
 

28,975.00
 

32,730.00
 

17,937.00
 

50,667.00
 

'957-58
 

5,464.00
 

15,477.00
 

20,941.00
 

67,791.00
 

88,732.00
 

1958-59
 

5,516.00
 

8,811.00
 

14,327.00
 

13,299.00
 

27,626.00
 

(959-60
 

7,408.00
 

5,280.00
 

12,688.00
 

36,980.00
 

49,668.00
 

i96o-f)i
 

7,642.00
 

1,121.00
 

8,763.00
 

71,833.00
 

80,596.00
 

1961-62
 

9,8i 1.00
 

4,131.00
 

13,952.00
 

100,917.00
 

114,869.00
 

1962-6:;
 

15,798.00
 

5,763.00
 

21,561.00
 

113,827.00
 

135,388.00
 

74,225.00        130,863.00        205,088.00        56(>.()2-.no       -6^-,l i5.(i(

** December i95o-,Marcli   1950. Later years begin April  i  am] cud .March  31

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