Columbia Library Columns

VOLUME   XX                      MAY,   I971                          NUMBER  3
 

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Historv of Librar\- Friends

and the Phoenix Storv of Columbia   .m,\rv c. hyde                          3

Newton the Alchemist?                          s.4.mukl devons                      16

The Three Alvstcrious Fires:

Commentarv on Alontc-Sn\ dci's's

Alchemv                                               sir is.^.'vc XEnxox                  23

Tooled in Blind and Gold;

Sonic British iiindings at Columbia    .-ujck, h. bonnell                  27

Our Growing Collections                       KENXivtH .^. lohf                  43

Activities of the l'"ricnds                                                                         58
 

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