Activities of the Friends
 

FINANCES

In the November issue v\e publish the annual statement of the
amount which has been contributed by the Friends during the
twelve-month period ending on March 31. During the year,
$10,634 if" unrestricted funds and $4,165 for specified purposes
were received, making a total of $14,799. Such gifts from the
Friends over the past thirteen years now amount to $219,887.

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 $69,325. The principal items have been described in
"Our Growing Collections."

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


 


 

Special purpose
 

Total
 


 

Unrestricted gifts
 


 

gifts
 

gift funds
 

1950-52*
 

% 4,348.00
 

$
 

41.00
 

$   4,389.00
 

1952-53
 

4,423.00
 


 

4,133.00
 

8,556.00
 

1953-54
 

3,166.00
 


 

13,224.00
 

16,390.00
 

■954-55
 

2,413.00
 


 

29,930.00
 

32,343.00
 

1955-56
 

4,471.00
 


 

13,977.00
 

18,448.00
 

1956-57
 

3*755-00
 


 

28,975.00
 

32,730.00
 

1957-58
 

5,464.00
 


 

15,477.00
 

20,941.00
 

1958-59
 

5,516.00
 


 

8,811.00
 

14,327.00
 

1959-60
 

7,408.00
 


 

5,280.00
 

12,688.00
 

1960-61
 

7,642.00
 


 

1, 121.00
 

8,763.00
 

1961-62
 

9,821.00
 


 

4,131.00
 

13,952.00
 

1962-63
 

15,798.00
 


 

5,763.00
 

21,561.00
 

1963-64
 

10,634.00
 


 

4,165.00
 

14,799.00
 


 

$84,859.00
 

$1
 

35,028.00
 

$219,887.00
 

As of September  30,   1964, the membership of the Friends
totaled 571, an increase of 32 over the previous year.

* December 1950-March 1952. Later years begin April i and end March 31.

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