University of Virginia Library

GIFTS

The President reported receipt of the following gifts and grants:

                                                     

From Mr. Samuel Bemiss, for the purchase of two rare books	$ 159.50
From Mrs. Virginius Randolph Shackelford, a replica of Thomas Jefferson's portrait by Bass Otis, for presentation to Alumni Hall, valued at	2,025.00
From the estate of Mr. John B. Minor, 531 books, 4 magazines, 2 pamphlets and the portrait of Professor John B. Minor by Guillaume, painted about 1855
From Mr. Henry C. Taylor, of New York, a gift of books valued at	775.00
From Professor R. H. Webb, 428 volumes valued at	575.00
From Mrs. Isabelle Tilford Wagstaff, a gift of books in memory of David Wagstaff and Henry Morgan Tilford valued at	10,100.00
From Mr. Robert Carter, a gift of four rare books valued at	162.00
From Mrs. Doris R. Neale, to be used for needs of practical nursing students	100.00
From the Class of 1952, to be held in trust and the income used to secure books for the Alderman Library	1,000.00
From the V Club, to establish a scholarship for a Virginia student in College, Education or Engineering	1,300.00
Contributions to the Virginia Hearing Foundation:       From Mrs. Elizabeth K. Thomson  $500.00  From Mrs. William H. White, Jr.  250.00  From Mr. William H. White, Jr.  250.00  1,000.00
From the estate of Mrs. Ellie Marcus Marx, to establish the Samuel Marx Scholarship in Education	2,500.00
From the Trigon Society, for the purchase of books for the Engineering Library	100.00
From Mrs. R. Y. Conrad, for books in International Studies, in memory of William Wylie Morton	100.00
From the Texas Company, for a fellowship in Chemistry for the session of 1952-53	1,800.00
From the Bollingen Foundation, for travel expenses of Professor Yalden-Thomson to Scotland for the summer of 1952	750.00
From Mr. John L. Pratt, to be used for the Pratt Trace Analysis Laboratory	20,000.00
From Mr. John Puryear, of New York, Class of 1913, for the hospital.	200.00
From the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, for a fellowship to Dr. Preston B. Lowrance during the session of 1952-53	6,000.00
From the Alumni Association, to be used for the Medical School Library	1,500.00
From the Eli Lilly Company, in support of hematology research by Dr. Byrd Leavell	200.00
From the estate of the late L. J. McCormick, for the Observatory	1,979.18
From Rotary International, for the Institute of Public Affairs	1,500.00
From the United States Public Health Service, for medical research under Dr. A. E. Feller, for the year beginning September 15, 1952	4,806.00
From the United States Public Health Service, for medical research under Dr. Watts, for the year beginning September 1, 1952	5,940.00
From the United States Public Health Service, for research under Dr. B. S. Leavell, for one year beginning September 1, 1952	3,000.00
From the Engineer Research and Development Laboratories, United States Army, for research in chemical engineering under Prof. R. M. Hubbard, from July 15, 1952, to August 15, 1953	18,500.00