. One hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the incorporation of the Redwood library . 01C\J0) One Hundred and Seventy-fifth ANNIVERSARY OF THE I ^ incorporation , y^l^ OF the REDWOOD LIBRARY NEWPORT, R. FOURTH, NINETEEN TWENTY-TWO IMPORTANT DATESIN THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY 1730—Philosophical Society organized. 1747—Abraham Redwoods gilt of £500. 1747—Incorporation of the Library. 1748—Henry Collins gift of land. 1750—First building completed. 1756—Ezra Stiles became librarian. 1776—British Othcers took possession. 1780—General Assembly of the State convened in Librarybuilding
. One hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the incorporation of the Redwood library . 01C\J0) One Hundred and Seventy-fifth ANNIVERSARY OF THE I ^ incorporation , y^l^ OF the REDWOOD LIBRARY NEWPORT, R. FOURTH, NINETEEN TWENTY-TWO IMPORTANT DATESIN THE HISTORY OF THE LIBRARY 1730—Philosophical Society organized. 1747—Abraham Redwoods gilt of £500. 1747—Incorporation of the Library. 1748—Henry Collins gift of land. 1750—First building completed. 1756—Ezra Stiles became librarian. 1776—British Othcers took possession. 1780—General Assembly of the State convened in Librarybuilding. 1785—Library re-opened. 1790—New Charter granted. 1810—James Ogilvie re-awakened interest in the Library. 1833—Name changed to Redwood Library and Athenaeum. 1847—Centennial celebrated. 1859—Reading Room added. 1875—Present Delivery Room added. 1878—Corporate Seal adopted. 1903—First women directors elected. 1913—Perry Stack Room completed. 1914—Marquand Delivery Room opened. 590644 2V il. COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND. ETC. By the Honorable the GOVERNOR AND COMPANY of the EnglishColony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in NewEngland in America, in General Assembly met at Newport, withinand for the Colony aforesaid, on the third Tuesday in August, onethousand seven hundred and forty-seven: To all to whom these presents shall come, GREETING. Whereas, ABRAHAM REDWOOD, Esquire, hath generously engagedto bestow five hundred pounds sterling, to be laid out in a collection ofuseful books suitable for a Public Library proposed to be erected in New-port, aforesaid, and, having nothing in view but the good of mankind,has chosen to make his donation as lasting and diffusive as possible;to which end, James Honyman and others have been invited to join him,and, so far as in them lies, to form a Society, or Company, for the prop-agating virtue, knowledge, and useful learning; which they have accord-ingly done, etc.: whereupon the said Society have
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