. Providence : the sovthern gateway of New England, provd of its honorable history, happy in its present prosperity, confident of its fvtvre. Europe as wellas in is celebratedfor its means ofadministration,for Its referenceand childrendepartments, andfor special col-lections, includ-ing the HarrisLibrary onSlavery and the Civil War, the Williams collection of Folk-lore, the Standard Library of BestLiterature and the Rhode Island Medical Societys Library of severalthousand volumes. Of the private collections in Providence one at least has no equal in thew^orld. It is the Shakespearia
. Providence : the sovthern gateway of New England, provd of its honorable history, happy in its present prosperity, confident of its fvtvre. Europe as wellas in is celebratedfor its means ofadministration,for Its referenceand childrendepartments, andfor special col-lections, includ-ing the HarrisLibrary onSlavery and the Civil War, the Williams collection of Folk-lore, the Standard Library of BestLiterature and the Rhode Island Medical Societys Library of severalthousand volumes. Of the private collections in Providence one at least has no equal in thew^orld. It is the Shakespearian collection belonging to Marsden J. long as it remains complete, it is not likely that any other collectioncan surpass it, for many of its most valuable works are without duplicates. Through recent exhibitions it has become known that Mr. RichardCanfleld owns the most important collection of the works of Whistler to befound in this country. It is very likely true that he also possesses the largestgallery of modern French painting in America, although there are severalother citizens of Providence whose collections would be in
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