Excerpt from Nineteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library, 1871 His Honor, William Gaston, Mayor of the City of Boston 813: I have the honor to transmit to you, herewith, the Nineteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library, prepared in obedience to the fourth section of the Ordinance of 1869, relative to the Public Library. Very respectfully. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from City of Boston: Nineteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library, 1871 By the concurrent action of the City Council, the first Branch Of the Library was established during the past year at East Boston. It was Opened for circulation on the 28th of January, and for seventy-eight days ending on the 29th of April, it had loaned from volumes, for home use, Of which one only had been lost. The Branch was for mally opened by an address Of the President Of this Board, on the 22d of March, and committed, on behalf Of the Trustees, to the good Offices of the residents of that important district Of the city, by whom it is justly expected that a_library will be built up and sustained, which will meet all the needs Of a busy and intelligent population, and will become a source not only Of local pride, but of daily and hourly reliance. The popular interest already excited by this first experiment, de monstrates clearly what is desirable in other quarters Of the city, and will lead to specific recommendations in this respect to the City Council, before the end Of the present year. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Annual Reports of the Trustees of the Organization, From 1871 to 1894 The earlier annual reports of the Trustees of the Association being out of print, yet in' continual request by way of exchange with various libraries and institutions of learning in Europe and America, the Trustees have decided to reprint all the Annual Reports, up to the present time, for the purpose of complying with that demand. The first suggestion of the desirability of founding in New York an institution like The Metropolitan Museum of Art, was broached at a fourth-of-july dinner of Americans in Paris, by the Hon. John Jay, then U. S. Minister to Austria. A letter was subsequently addressed to the Union League Club, by Ameri cans in Paris, recommending the formation and establishment of such an institution. Meanwhile Mr. Jay had come home and been elected president of the Union League Club; and the letter thus prompted by his suggestion came up for his own official notice. By him it was brought before the Club and referred to its Art Committee. Thus was initiated, by the Union League Club, the movement which resulted in the establishment of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A public meeting for consultation on this subject was held on the 23d day of November, 1869, at which a special committee of fifty was appointed. The number of this committee was after ward increased to one hundred and sixteen, and these gentlemen organized the association substantially as it exists at present. On the 13th day of April, 1870, the Legislature of the State of New York granted an act of incorporation to this body by the name of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, to be located in the City of New York, for the purpose of establishing and main taining in said city a museum and library of art, of encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of art to manufacture and practical life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and to that end, of furnishing pop ular instruction and recreation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Twelfth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Dedham Public Library, 1884 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from First Annual Report of the Trustees: Of the New Bedford City Library The Library was opened for the use of the imbabi tants, on Thursday, the third day of March, at the rooms in Perkins' Building, so called, number 139 Union Street. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Nineteenth Annual Report of the Trustees With the List of Members: For the Year Ending December 31, 1894 To serve for one year A. C. Harrison thomas dolan, william platt pepper, C. N. Weygandt, charles E. Dana. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from First Annual Report of the Trustees Forbes Library: Northampton, Mass;, For the Term Ending November 30, 1895 George W. Hubbard, Oscar Edwards, William M. Gaylord, Christopher Clarke, John L. Otis, Oscar Edwards, Arthur G. Hill, George H. Ray, Arthur Watson, James R. Trumbull. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.