In April, 1906, three weeks before the close of the statistical year, Mr. F. M. Crunden, Librarian of this library, was taken from his place by illness. The annual report, prepared in rough form soon after, was held from month to month in the hope that he would return and assemble it for publication. His slowly mending health forbade this, and no report appeared for 1905-6. The records of that year, however, are now combined in one volume with those of 1906-7, and given to the public in November, 1907. Two supplements are added as this report goes to press,-one on branch libraries, and a second on the limited competition, by which Mr. Cass Gilbert was chosen architect of the new central building. Messrs. LEHMANN, CARPENTER, LEE and PREETORIUS. BOOK. Messrs. LEE, RYAN and GLASER. ADMINISTRATION. Messrs. CARPENTER, BIXBY AND DAVIS. AUDITING. Messrs. PREETORIUS, MAFFITT and GLASER. BUILDING. Messrs. CARPENTER, LEE, PREETORIUS, BIXBY AND Davis. FREDERICK W. LEHMANN. GEORGE O. CARPENTER. FREDERICK M. CRUNDEN. .President Vice-President .Secretary and Librarian Messrs. LEHMANN, CARPENTER, LEE and PREETORIUS. BOOK. Messrs. LEE, RYAN and GLASER. ADMINISTRATION. Messrs. CARPENTER, BIXBY AND DAVIS. AUDITING. Messrs. PREETORIUS, MAFFITT and GLASER. BUILDING. Messrs. CARPENTER, LEE, PREETORIUS, BIXBY and DAVIS. FREDERICK W. LEHMANN GEORGE O. CARPENTER .... .President Vice-President .. Secretary and Librarian |