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special purpose of rescuing from oblivion the material scattered here and there, throwing light on the early history of the State. The result has been the collection and classification of a large number of manuscripts, pamphlets, records, old newspaper files, etc., which will be invaluable to the future historian of the State. * In the same department there is an interesting and very complete collection of the books and writings of Iowa authors. The exhibit of Iowa authorship is constantly accumulating by new contributions, and already amounts to creditable proportions. The books of the entire library in all its departments have been catalogued, and the legislature will be asked for an appropriation for its publication. Not until such publication will the people generally have an adequate idea of the magnitude and value of the library that has been so carefully and unostentatiously collected."

It is impossible, in a hastily written sketch like this, to give an adequate idea of the magnitude and usefulness of the library.

LIST

OF

BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS

ADDED TO THE

STATE LIBRARY

BY

DONATION AND EXCHANGE SINCE JULY 1, 1883.

B

LIST OF ACCESSIONS.

From the Federal and State Governments.

UNITED STATES.

GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

46th Cong., 2d sess., 1879-80.

H. ex. doc., v. 14, 18, 20. 3 v. v. 14, Currency and internal revenue. v. 18, Report of Nat. board of health. ing of metals.

Sen. doc., U. S. coast and geodetic survey. Rep. 1879.

v. 20,

Test

Sen. misc. doc. v. 8, Report of the fish commissioner, 1879.

46th Cong., 3d sess., 1881.

H. ex. doc., v. 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 28, 30. 8 v. v. 1, Foreign relations. v. 2, Sec. of war. v. 6, Ordnance rep. v. 10, Sec. of interior. v. 11, Education. v. 15, Appropriations, disbursements, index to patents for 1880, etc. v. 28, Sec. of war and sec. of treasury. v. 30, Commercial relations.

H. ex. doc., v. 16, No. 7, Commerce and navigation of the U. S. H. ex. doc., v. 17, Report of the Nat. board of health.

H. ex. doc., v. 29, Decisions of the Compt. of the currency.
H. ex. doc., v. 47, part 2, v. 4, Report of the chief signal officer.
Sen. doc., U. S. coast and geodetic survey.

v. 1.

46th Cong., 3d sess., and special sess. of 47th Cong.

Sen. misc. doc., Fish and fisheries.

47th Cong., special sess., 1881.

Proceedings of the Int. San. Conference.

Report Smithsonian Institution, 1881.

47th Cong., 1st sess., 1881-2.

Sen. rep., v. 1-3. 3 v.

H. ex. doc., 1881-2.

v. 2, 5, 8, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 24, 26.

10 v.

v. 2, Engineer's rep., pt. 1. v. 5, Engineer's rep., pt. 2. v. 8, Navy and P. M. Gen. v. 13, 4th ann. rep. of com'r of D. C. v. 14, Rep. on finances for 1881. v. 15, Rep. of compt. of currency; Rep. of com'r of internal revenue.

H. ex. doc., v. 19, 21, 24.. v. 24, Decisions of the compt. of currency. v. 2.

H. ex. doc., v. 18, No. 13–19. v. 25, Offers for carrying the mail. v. 10, Report of the com'r of Indian affairs, No. 1, pt. 5, v. 2. v. 26, Rep. of the com'r of agriculture, 1881–2. v. 6, Rep. of chief of ordnance, No. 1, pt. 2, v. 3. v. 14, No. 48, Flags of maritime nations.

H. ex. doc., v. 1, 7, 8, 9, 12. v. 1, Foreign relations. v. 7, Signal office, No. 1, pt. 2, v. 4. v. 8, Navy. v. 9, Interior and land office. v. 12, Education.

H. misc. doc., v. 1, 3-11, 14, 18, 19, 23, 27. v. 5-6, Contested elections. v. 9, Digest of election cases, 1882-3. v. 7, Am. ephemeris and nautical almanac. v. 17, Geology of the Comstock lode. v. 6, 7, Rebellion record.

H. rep., v. 1-6. 6 vols.

Sen. ex. doc., v. 4.

47th Cong., 2d sess., 1882-3.

8 v. v. 2 and 3, Re

H. misc. doc., v. 2, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13. ports of the tariff commission, v. 1-2. v. 6, Rebellion record, v. 9, Digest of election cases. v. 10, Decisions of the Compt. of the currency. v. 3. v. 11, Commercial relations. v. 13, Tenth census of U. S., pt 1-3. v. 8, Eulogies on Lowe, and Updegraff, by Orth, Hawk, Schackelford.

H. misc. doc., v. 16, Land laws and digest of late decisions. v. 9,

Digest of election cases. v. 11, Commercial relations of the U. S. and report of the fish comr., 1882. v. 8, Special rep. on newspapers and periodicals; Alaska and fur seal islands and ship building.

H. ex. doc., 1, 3, 10, 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 25. v. 1, Foreign relations, pt. 1. v. 3, Engineer's report, v. 1, pt. 2. v. 10, Secretary interior and public lands. v. 15, Finance report. v. 22, Offers for carrying the mails. v. 25, Comr. of agriculture. v. 18, Bureau of statistics, commerce and navigation.