Boston illustrated; . many wealthy andlarge-hearted men and women from time to time have swelled the permanentfund of the institution to upwards of S 100,000. Several valuable private col-lections have been acquired l)y the library. In 1871 the library of Spanish andPortuguese books and manuscripts belonging to the late George Ticknor, Esq.,were placed in the library, in accordance with his Avill. This alone added morethan 4,000 volumes and manuscripts to the library. In 1873 the famous BartonLibrary of New York, numbering about 12,000 volumes, one of the finestprivate libraries in the country
Boston illustrated; . many wealthy andlarge-hearted men and women from time to time have swelled the permanentfund of the institution to upwards of S 100,000. Several valuable private col-lections have been acquired l)y the library. In 1871 the library of Spanish andPortuguese books and manuscripts belonging to the late George Ticknor, Esq.,were placed in the library, in accordance with his Avill. This alone added morethan 4,000 volumes and manuscripts to the library. In 1873 the famous BartonLibrary of New York, numbering about 12,000 volumes, one of the finestprivate libraries in the country, and especially rich in Shakesperian literatuie,was purchased. The library of Theodoie Parker, numbering over 11,000 vol-umes, and that of Nathaniel Bowditch of about 2,500, have been added to thegeneral collection, the former received under the will of Mr. Parker and thelatter given by Mr. Bowditchs children; and the valuable historical and theo-logical collection, forming the famous Prince Library, bequeathed by Mr. Boston Public Library. BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. 45 Prince to the Old South, is deposited in the Library and is accessible to schol-ars and others conditionally. Large additions to the general library are madeyearly, and it now numbers more than 450,000 volumes, and over 200,000 pam-phlets. The annual circulation amounts to about 1,300,000 separate this library is the first in the country in the number of issues and is su-perior in number of volumes to the Library of Congress. It has been in itspresent quarters since 1858, and several years ago outgrew the original capac-ity of the building. Various devices have since been resorted to in order to ac-commodate the large number of new volumes added annually. In 1880 landwas given by the Commonwealth for a new library building, and this havingbeen formally accepted by the city, a new structure is to be at once new location will be in the Back Bay district, occupying an entire lot onBoylston and Dar
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