The Library of Congress: Some Notable Items that it Has; Some Examples of Many Others that it Needs

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Pagina 17 - April 23, 1926) the Library will ultimately receive all of his collections (including additional Whistleriana) not already presented to it, and also, subject to the life interest of Mrs. Pennell, his entire personal estate. The collection will constitute a notable addition, and the personal estate a substantial one. The latter is to constitute an endowment, the income of which is to be applied to the purchase of prints and the foundation of a Bureau of Chalcography, similar to those at Rome, Madrid,...
Pagina 52 - The Spanish Colonie, Or Briefe Chronicle of the Acts and gestes of the Spaniardes in the West Indies, called the newe World, for the space of xl.
Pagina 55 - A brief Relation of the discovery and plantation of New England : and of sundry accidents therein occurring, from the year of our Lord...
Pagina 52 - A true reporte of the laste voyage into the West and Northwest regions, &c. 1577. worthily atchieued by Capteine Frobisher of the sayde voyage the first finder and Generall.
Pagina 93 - Moussorgsky, Franck, Reger, Debussy, and many others. Instances of generous contributions to the music collection are not lacking. Organizations as well as individuals have shown that the public Interest in the growth of the collection and the realization of its importance to the Nation are widespread. These gifts range in size from a single sheet of music to The Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation, The Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation, and the Dayton C.
Pagina 70 - A fruteful and pleasaunt worke of the beste state of a publyque weale, and of the newe yle called Utopia : written in Latine by Syr Thomas More knyght, and translated into Englyshe by Raphe Robynson Citizein and Goldsmythe of London, at the procurement, and earnest request of George Tadlowe Citezein & Haberdassher of the same Citie.
Pagina 54 - A Discovery of the Barmvdas, otherwise called the He of Divels : by Sir Thomas Gates, Sir George Sommers, and Captayne Newport, with diuers others. London, 1610.
Pagina 58 - Some account of the province of Pennsilvania in America; Lately Granted under the Great Seal of England to William Penn, etc.
Pagina 56 - Encouragements. For such as shall have intention to bee Undertakers in the New Plantation of Cape Briton, now New Galloway in America, by Mee Lochinvar.
Pagina 71 - A Ryght Pithy, Pleasaunt and merie Comedie : Intytuled Gammer gurtons Nedle : Played on Stage, not longe ago in Christes Colledge in Cambridge. Made by Mr. S. Mr. of Art,

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