Our Growing Collections

KENNETH A. LOHF

Gifts

A.LG. A. gift. The American Institute of Graphic Arts has con¬
tinued its practice of placing a full set of each year's "Fifty Books
of the Year" award winners in Special Collections. The current
gift comprises the 1966 exhibition of books published in 1965.

Bach gift. The family of Richard Bach (A.B., 1909) has presented
his library and papers to the Avery Library. A noted educator
and historian, Mr. Bach was the Acting Librarian of Avery from
1918 to 1920, and his library contains many splendid volumes on
architecture and the decorative arts.

Barrett gift. Books from Alexander Hamilton's library are exceed¬
ingly rare, and it is with special pride therefore that we note the
gift by Mr. James H. Barrett, of Birmingham, Michigan, of one
such volume. It had been in the possession of the Barrett family
for four generations. It is George Crompton's Practice Common-
Placed: or. The Rides and Cases of Practice in the Courts of King's
Bench and Common Pleas, Methodically Arranged, volume one,
the second edition, London, 1783, bearing the signature of Alex¬
ander Hamilton both on the fly-leaf and the title-page, and con¬
taining notations throughout in the hand of Hamilton's son. This
unique volume, illustrating Hamilton's interest in current legal
problems, has taken an honored place alongside the Hamilton
letters and mementos already housed at Hamilton's Alma Mater.

Citizens Union, gift. The Citizens Union of New York City has
made further additions to the collection of its papers. Included in
the recent gift are approximately six hundred biographical files on
candidates who have run for office in New York City and New
York State during the period 1900-1964.

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