. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . , Doctor Rice, endowed the department of theology,providing generously books for the clergy, Bible students, andSunday school teachers, with the result that the use of the libraryby these classes is general. The David A, Wells fund, the largestsingle endowment, yields annually $2,000 for general purposes andan equal amount for the purchase of books on economic, fiscal,and social science subjects. The collection of genealogies andNew England local histories, though not endowed, deserves especialmention because it is unusually extensive
. Springfield present and prospective; the city of homes . , Doctor Rice, endowed the department of theology,providing generously books for the clergy, Bible students, andSunday school teachers, with the result that the use of the libraryby these classes is general. The David A, Wells fund, the largestsingle endowment, yields annually $2,000 for general purposes andan equal amount for the purchase of books on economic, fiscal,and social science subjects. The collection of genealogies andNew England local histories, though not endowed, deserves especialmention because it is unusually extensive and is in constant useby genealogists, members of patriotic societies, and historical stu-dents. In the building are deposited also the collections of theConnecticut Valley Historical society. Besides the commoner bibliographical aids the library owns thegreat card index issued by the Concilium Bibliographicum at Zurich,which catalogues all the literature of zoology and allied subjects—?both books and periodical articles, English and foreign—issued. NATHAN D. BILL
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