Activities of 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 March 31. During the year,
$10,610 in unrestricted funds and $1,941 for specified purposes
were received, making a total of $12,551. Such gifts from the
Friends over the past fourteen years now amount to $232,438.

In addition to the monetary gifts, the Friends have during the
vear augmented the Libraries' resources for research by present¬
ing rare books, manuscripts, and other items having an estimated
value of $83,258. This brings the fourteen-year total of such gifts
to $712,610. (The principal items have been described in "Our
Growing Collections.")

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


 


 

Special
 

Total
 

Book and
 

Total
 


 

Unrestricted
 

purpose
 

gift
 

manuscript
 

value
 


 

gifts
 

gifts
 

funds
 

gifts
 

of gifts
 

1950-52••
 

$ 4,348.00
 

$        41.00
 

$   4,389.00
 

$    2,515.00
 

%   6,904.00
 

'95^-53
 

4,423.00
 

4,133.00
 

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
 

4,471.00
 

13,977.00
 

18,448.00
 

22,381.00
 

40,829.00
 

1956-57
 

3,755.00
 

28,975.00
 

32,730.00
 

17,937.00
 

50,667.00
 

1957-58
 

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
 

13,286.00'
 

27,613.00'
 

1959-60
 

7,408.00
 

5,280.00
 

12,688.00
 

36,980.00
 

49,668.00
 

1960-61
 

7,642.00
 

1,121.00
 

8,763.00
 

71,833.00
 

80,596.00
 

1961—62
 

9,821.00
 

4,131.00
 

13,952.00
 

100,917.00
 

114,869.00
 

1962-63
 

15,798.00
 

5,763.00
 

21,561.00
 

113,827.00
 

135,388.00
 

1963-64
 

10,634.00
 

4,165.00
 

14,799.00
 

69,325.00
 

84,124.00
 

1964-65
 

10,6 J 0.00
 

1,941.00
 

12,551.00
 

83,258.00
8712,597.00
 

95,809.00
 


 

$95,469.00
 

$136,969.00
 

$232,438.00
 

^945,035.00
 

** December
 

1950-A'Iarch  ]
 

952. Later vears begin April  i and en
 

id March 31.
 

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As of September 20,  1965, the membership total was 574.
The above family memberships comprised 909 individuals.
 

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