University of Virginia Library

GIFTS AND GRANTS

The President announced receipt of the following gifts and grants.

                   

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From Mr. and Mrs. Cammann C. Duke, a gift of 572 volumes to the
Alderman Library valued at 
$ 1,000.00 
From Mr. Samuel Bemiss and Mr. FitzGerald Bemiss, books, manuscripts
and drawings valued at 
500.00 
From Prof. A. G. A. Balz, a collection of volumes on Descartes
valued at 
1,250.00 
From the estate of the late Dr. H. Kruger Kaprielian, Class of
1908, to aid students of Armenian blood 
48,886.59 
From the estate of the late C. G. Memminger, a final distribution,
for development and support of professorships and scholarships in
chemical engineering 
9,395.07 
From the Upjohn Company, for medical research under Dr. William
Parson 
3,000.00 
From the Taraknath Das Foundation, for promoting Indo-American
cultural cooperation 
200.00 
From The S. E. Massengill Company, for medical research under Dr.
K. R. Crispell 
3,600.00 
From Sigma Xi, Honorary Scientific Society, for research in
astronomy under Dr. E. R. Dyer, Jr. 
300.00 
From the Creole Petroleum Corporation, for books and materials on
Venezuela 
5,000.00 
From Mr. Bayard Sharp, for the Woodrow Wilson School of
Foreign Affairs 
$ 300.00 
From Mr. John Puryear of New York, Class of 1913, for the
Hospital 
200.00 
From the American Medical Association, Council on Pharmacy and
Chemistry, for research by Dr. Sydney W. Britton 
500.00 
From the Alumni Association, contributions made through that
office for the following purposes: 
Department of Engineering  572.28 
Department of Medicine  1,536.62 
Department of Law  1,508.49 
From the Department of the Army, for research in chemistry by
Dr. Paul M. Gross, Jr. 
7,875.00 
From the U. S. Public Health Service, for research under the
following members of the Medical Faculty. 
Dr. Alto E. Feller  6,480.00 
Dr. Chalmers L. Gemmill  7,823.00 
Dr. John L. Guerrant  4,941.00 
Dr. Byrd S. Leavell  11,178.00 
Dr. Preston Lowrance  4,644.00 
Dr. J. F. A. McManus  3,348.00 
Dr. Edwin P. Lehman  3,699.00 
Dr. William R. Sandusky  1,512.00 
Dr. David C. Wilson (training grant for staff members)  18,900.00