_Branford._ Blackstone Memorial Library. Bequest of $100,000, from
Timothy B. Blackstone, of Chicago, founder of the library.
_Danielsonville._ Edwin H. Bugbee Memorial Building. Bequest of $15,000,
for the erection of a building, also the donor's private library and
cases, from Edwin H. Bugbee.
_Derby._ Public Library. Gift of a fully equipped public library
building, by Col. and Mrs. H. Holton Wood, of Boston, the city to
agree to maintain the library and raise a book fund of $5000, to
which sum the donors will add an equal amount.
-- Gift of $12,000, raised by popular subscription, towards book fund,
from interested citizens. Nearly $75 was given by public school
children.
-- Gift of $5000, towards a book fund, from Col. and Mrs. H. Holton
Wood.
-- Gift of 900 volumes, from Derby Reading Circle.
_Greenwich._ Public Library. Gift of $25,000, as an endowment, from
wealthy New Yorkers.
_Hartford._ Case Memorial Library, Hartford Theological Seminary. Gift
of $2000 towards fund for purchase of periodicals, from Mrs. Charles
B. Smith.
-- Gift of $500 for book purchases, from Miss Anna M. Hills.
-- Gift of 365 volumes, pertaining to missions, from Rev. A. C.
Thompson, D.D.
-- Public Library. Gift of $5000, from F. B. Brown.
_Kensington._ Library Association. Gift of $10,000, for a new library
building, from S. A. Galpin, of California. _Litchfield._ Wolcott
Library. Bequest of $1000, from ex-Governor Roger Wolcott, of
Boston, Mass.
_Middletown._ Wesleyan University. Gifts of $3604, to be added to
Alumni Library Fund.
-- Gift of $483, to be added to the Hunt Library Endowment. This
addition has been increased to $1000 by the reservation of the
income of the fund.
_New Haven._ Yale University. Gift of $10,000, for a fund for the
Seminary library in the department of Philosophy, from Mrs. John S.
Camp, of Hartford, Conn.
-- Gift of $1500, a contribution towards an administration fund, from
Charles J. Harris.
-- Gift of $1300, for purchases in the department of Folk-music, from
an anonymous donor.
-- Gift of $1000, for purchases in department of English literature,
from Edward Wells Southworth, of New York.
-- Gift of $500, a contribution towards an administration fund, from
the Hon. William T. Harris, U. S. Commissioner of Education.
-- Bequest of about 5000 volumes and 10,000 pamphlets, forming the
private library of the testator, from Prof. Othniel C. Marsh.
-- Gift of 842 Arabic manuscripts, collected by Count Landberg; bought
for $20,000 by Morris K. Jesup and presented by him to the
University. Many of these Mss. are very rare. The collection covers
the whole range of Arabic history and literature, dating back to
the 12th and 13th centuries.
-- Gift of a collection of musical manuscripts, number not stated, from
Morris Steinert.
_Norwalk._ Public Library. Gift of $50,000, for a public library
building, from Andrew Carnegie.
_South Norwalk._ Public Library and Free Reading Room. Bequest of
$1000, for permanent fund, from R. H. Rowan.
_Southington._ Public Library. Gift of $5000, towards a library
building, from L. V. Walkley.
_Torrington._ Library Association. Bequest of $100,000, by Elisha
Turner. From this amount is to be deducted the cost of the library
building, about $70,000, which was being erected by the testator at
the time of his death.
_Wallingford._ Public Library. Gift of library building, cost value not
stated, from the late Samuel Simpson, as a memorial to his
daughter.
_Windsor._ Library Association. Gift of $4000, towards a library
building fund, from Miss Olivia Pierson.