The Holland Society of New York - Yearbook (New York, NY)

Page 28 text:

2 sisting of 258 volumes, writ- ' Collection QCOH Grotlus ncerning the renowned Hugo G1-O, o ten bY high Cwere presented to the Society by our tiusii W b Hon Robert B. Roosevelt, EX- - r, - . fell?W5ngEltSS Minister at The Hague. Professor Unite . . . , for some time negotiating wlth h been Carpenter jsof the Holland Society for the cus- T 12 thi lluiui-ebooks at the Library of the University, to y 0 and as will be seen from the annexed correspond. he Trustees have arranged for the transfer ence t , of the Dutch books as a loan to the University during the pleasure of the Society. In addition to the Grotius Collection there are several hundred volumes in the Dutch language, h'ch will doubtless find a larger number of read- w 1 ers in the University than have made use of them in our own Library. As the University Library is 0 en in the evening as well as in the daytime our P own' members may find 1t more convenient to con- sult the books in the future. -I other valuable - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, - - DEPARTMENT OF GERMANIC LANGUAGES, , NEW YORK, April 3, 1899. THEODORE M. BANTA, Esq., Q A Secretary of the HollandSociety. I DEAR MR. BANTA: Since my last conversation with you, we have carefully considered the problem of th.e Holland Society Library with the following result : y A While we should like very much to have the li- brary as a whole on our shelves, we find that there are obstacles, apparently insuperable, to prevent L the realization of the plan. . The fact that there is no provision in the statutes oi the ,University Library for the temporary custo- A dianship of books is not so much in the way, aS that might be remedied by special legislation. The Libfaf logue 1 shaPe R501 I pC1'1T1911 C0l11'5C but it We with I Called kepf b be ref' in thc and W Qn ou: For the wl liogra undoi were inves1 lt s its re: W1 propc Groti with z their impos whicl shoul Le' at you PROP M. 3d in

Page 27 text:

If' 13 ,if A r-ln BLR J f-in 45' I -in fi II I In E - I iw 'If' 11' UI? Ai 'DTC' Til Wiz Ci? wir 'fl' 'lo f fl' ' K i fax TsN...J THE HCILLAND SOCIETY AND Co- S LUMEIA UNIVERSITY. I ROFESSOR William H. Carpenter of the Department of Germanic Langugesr of Columbia'University in the City of New York has been for some years deeply in- terested in promoting the study of the Dutch Lan- guage and Literature in the University. In the Year Book for 1899 there will be found reference to a series of Lectures on Dutch Literature that were given upon his initiative and under the auspices of the Holland Society at the University by Mr. Leonard Charles Van' Noppen. These were so successful that another course was ar- ranged for and given by Mr. Van Noppen at the University during the months of January and Feb- ruary, IQOO, on the following subjects: january Iothr: Jacob Cats, the Poet of the Commonplace. January I7th: Vondel, the Poet of the Sublime. january 24th: Bellamy, the Pathfinder. janu- ary 3Ist: The Younger Dutch Poets. February 7th: The Dutch Language: Past, Present, and Future. 1 The Society has had at its Room, 348 Broadway, New York, a large number of books in the Dutch language, the most important part of which is the I

Page 29 text:

258 volumesmrit. wned Hugff Gro. 'le Society our 5. Roosevelt, Ex, iague. Professor e negotiating with icicty for the cus, of the University, iexed correspond, 1 for the transfer o the University . In addition to : several hundred Dutch language, ' number of read- nade use of them 'versity Library is the daytime our :onvenient to con- Crrv or Nzw Yonx, c LANGUAGES, w Your, April 3, 1899. ziety. last conversation V . cred the problem ith the following ch to have the li- ve hnd that there 'able, to prevent on in the statutes temporary cust0- :.. in the way, as legislation. The l ,gr new A-15' ' 'fr-nnv-5 nn- -v-'faq-fuer mu-'sv ' 'livlc -i il? .fm-er-as w,-ng-f-pg. -vip- ,,-.... ,.-A.,-A... l 1 i 1 Z i I. v 1 1 4 r 1 3 Librarian has estimated, however, that to card-cata- logue the books and to get the collection in proper shape for use would cost, on a conservative basis, 5250. If the books were turned over to us as a permanent custodian, we should- be willing, of course, to put that amount of money into them, but it does not seem possible otherwise. We should nevertheless like to have you deposit with us as temporary custodian-to be kept until called for-the Grotius Collection. This could be kept by itself under its own catalogue, which could be referred to, in its turn, under a single reference in the card catalogue of the University Library and would thus call for no extraordinary expense on our part whatever. , For us this is plainly the most valuable part of the whole collection, since here is an extended bib- liography of this greatest of, Dutchmen that would undoubtedly stimulate somebody, if the collection were readily accessible, to make use . of it in investigation. It seems a pity that it should not be as useful as its real value warrants. What do you say to the proposition ? We should propose to install the books as the Holland Society Grotius Collection 3 to keep them together intact with a proper inscription over themg and to allow their use subject to no other restrictions than are imposed upon the other books of the Library, of which, during the term of our custodianship, they should be considered a part. Let me hear from you with regard to the matter at your early convenience. Yours very truly, WM. H. CARPENTER. THE HOLLAND SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, NEW YoRK, April 8, 1899. PROF. CARPENTER, ' MY DEAR SIR: I have your esteemed favonof 3d inst. in reference to the 'iGfOt1US books, which