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Gifts Received During the Year.

(To January 1st, 1900.)

     
From George H. Byrd, through Alfred Henry Byrd, for endowment
of Library for Virginia History,
 
$10,180 
From Trustees of Fayerweather Estate, through Robert C.
Taylor,
 
9,200 
From Mrs. D'Arcy Paul, for endowment of memorial to the
late D'Arcy Paul, in Library,
 
1,000 

A bronze bust of Edgar Allan Poe, executed by Zolnay, donated by
Students and Alumni.

A bust of William C. Preston, of South Carolina, from Dr. George
Ben Johnston, of Richmond, Va.

FOR THE LIBRARY.

 

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  • Allmond, M. B., Louisville, Ky.

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
    New York, N. Y.

  • Balch, T. W., Philadelphia, Pa.

  • Blakiston, Son & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

  • Brent, Frank P., Richmond, Va.

  • Briggs, Rev. C. A., New York, N. Y.

  • Bruce, W. B., Staunton, Va.

  • Bullitt, W. G., Frankfort, Ky.

  • Caldbeck, S. W., Charlottesville, Va.

  • Canby, Miss M. T., Philadelphia, Pa.

  • Clark, W. B., Baltimore, Md.

  • Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond,
    Va.

  • Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.

  • Day, Mrs. Dr. W. C., Danville, Va.

  • Departments of United States Government,
    Washington, D. C.

  • Dexter, Miss M., Cincinnati, Ohio.

  • Depew, Hon. C. M., New York, N. Y.

  • Duke, Judge R. T. W., Charlottesville,
    Va.

  • Demott, Prof. C. L., Lynchburg, Va.

 
  • Downing, Andrew, Washington, D. C.

  • Emmet, Dr. T. A., New York, N. Y.

  • Flood, T. H. & Co., Chicago, Ill.

  • Geological Survey of India, Calcutta.

  • General Convention of P. E. Church,
    through Dr. Hart, Hartford, Conn.

  • Galt, C. E., Washington, D. C.

  • Green, Dr. B. W., Richmond, Va.

  • Howe, Mrs. S. P., New York, N. Y.

  • Haywood, W. S. and A. B., Dorchester,
    Mass.

  • Harrison, Prof. J. A., University of
    Virginia.

  • Holliday, Ex-Governor F. W. M.,
    Winchester, Va.

  • Hayes, Mrs. Margaret Howell Jefferson
    Davis, Colorado Springs, Col.

  • Harrison, Dr. George T., New York,
    N. Y.

  • Ipswich Historical Society, Mass.

  • Johns, Arthur, New York, N. Y.

  • Johnston, Dr. George Ben, Richmond,
    Va.

 
  • Jones, Rev. J. William, Richmond, Va.

  • Kent, Professor C. W., University of
    Virginia.

  • Leigh, Dr. J. R., Clarksville, Va.

  • Mallet, Professor J. W., University of
    Virginia.

  • McCormick, Mrs. L. J., Chicago, Ill.

  • Maryland Record Commission, Baltimore,
    Md.

  • Page, Miss Mildred Nelson, University
    of Virginia.

  • Page, Dr. John R., University of
    Virginia.

  • Peabody Institute, Baltimore, Md.

  • Professors' Reading Club, University
    of Virginia.

  • Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago, Ill.

  • Royal Society of Canada.

  • Royal Society, London.

  • Reynolds, Chevalier, Washington,
    D. C.

 
  • Rives, George L., New York, N. Y.

  • Stone, Professor Ormond, University
    of Virginia.

  • St. Louis Academy of Science, St.
    Louis, Mo.

  • Suter, Dr. W. N., Washington, D. C.

  • Society of Arts, London.

  • Sound Currency Reform Club, New
    York, N. Y.

  • South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.

  • Scribner's, Sons (Charles), New York,
    N. Y.

  • Thompson Co., Edward, Northport,
    N. Y.

  • Tiernan, C. B., Baltimore, Md.

  • Taylor, Rev. G. B., Rome, Italy.

  • Virginia State Bar Association, Richmond,
    Va.

  • Williams, John L., & Sons, Richmond,
    Va.

  • Waddell, J. A., Staunton, Va.

 

The Library of the late Professor Holmes, through the liberality of many
Alumni and friends. The committee was enabled to complete this purchase
by the gift of $450.00 from W. A. Clark, Jr., of Butte, Montana.

TO THE OBSERVATORY.

  • Observatory, Athens, Greece.
  • Observatory, Berlin, Germany.
  • Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, Africa.
  • Observatory, Catania, Italy.
  • Observatory, Central Meteorological, Mexico,
  • Observatory, Cincinnati, Ohio.
  • Observatory, Columbia University, New York.
  • Observatory, Devon, England.
  • Observatory, Dublin, Scotland.
  • Observatory, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Observatory, Etna, Sicily.
  • Observatory, Florence, Italy.
  • Observatory, Georgetown, D C.
  • Observatory, Greenwich, England.
  • Observatory, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Observatory, Harvard College, Massachusetts.
  • Observatory, Hong Kong, China.
  • Observatory, Kasan, Prussia.
  • Observatory, Leiden, Holland.
  • Observatory, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Observatory, Madras, India.

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  • Observatory, Manila, Philippine Islands.
  • Observatory, Mauritius.
  • Observatory, Nice, France.
  • Observatory, Oxford, England.
  • Observatory, Paris, France.
  • Observatory, Padora, Venezia.
  • Observatory, Perth, Australia.
  • Observatory, Pola, Austria.
  • Observatory, Potsdam, Germany.
  • Observatory, Poulkova, Russia.
  • Observatory, Prag, Austria.
  • Observatory, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Observatory, Strassburg, Germany.
  • Observatory, St. Petersburg, Russia.
  • Observatory, Sidney, New South Wales.
  • Observatory, Tacubaya, Mexico
  • Observatory, Tiflis, Germany.
  • Observatory, Upsala, Germany.
  • Observatory, Vatican, Rome, Italy.
  • Observatory, Vienna, Austria.
  • Observatory, Washington, D. C.
 
  • R. G. Aitken, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

  • American Academy of Arts and
    Sciences, Boston, Mass.

  • Astronomical and Physical Society,
    Toronto, Canada.

  • Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

  • N. C. Duner, Upsala, Sweden.

  • Dr. Bernhard Engel, Thorn, Germany.

  • Harvard Astrophysical Conference.

  • International Conference on Terrestrial
    Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity,
    London, England.

  • Meteorological Service, Canada.

  • Naturforschende Gesellschaft, Danzig,
    Germany.

  • Nautical Almanac Office, Washington,
    D. C.

  • Nova Scotian Institute of Sciences,
    Halifax, Canada.

  • Reale Academia dei Lincei, Rome,
    Italy.

 
  • Royal Astronomical Society, London,
    England.

  • Mr. H. C. Russell, New South Wales.

  • H. Schultz, Germany.

  • Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
    D. C.

  • Societa degli Spettroscopisti Italiani,
    Rome, Italy.

  • Societa Meteorologica Italiana, Turin,
    Italy.

  • Société Astronomique Russe, St. Petersburg,
    Russia.

  • Société Belge d'Astronomie, Bruxelles,
    Belgium.

  • United States Civil Service Commission,
    Washington, D. C.

  • United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
    Bureau, Washington, D. C.

  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
    Pa.

 

To Messrs, Geo. N. Sægmüller and Wm. C. Wood, of Washington, D. C.,
and to others, the Observatory is indebted for the use of various instruments.


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TO THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY.

From Judge C. F. Moore, Covington, Va., Calcareous Concretions from
Covington, Va.

From the Farbenfabriken of Elberfeld Company, of New York, a collection
of the Bayer Pharmaceutical Products.

TO THE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY.

From Chevalier E. R. Reynolds, of Washington, D. C., a valuable collection
of mounted specimens of plants of the District of Columbia.