An Index to the Pictures and Plans of Library Buildings

Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Index to the Pictures and Plans of Library Buildings: To Be Found in the Boston Public Library At the time when plans for a new building for the Boston Public Library were under consideration a collection was made by the Library of pictures and plans, so far as they were obtainable, while all such material in periodicals in the Library was indexed. The result was embodied in the first edition of the present list, printed in the Quarterly Bulletin for January, 1886, and May, 1888, and republished in the Library Journal, October, 1886, and September, 1888. The compiler, Mr. L. Whitney, of the Library staff, has continued the work of collecting up to the present time. Additional information was obtained through blank forms sent out by Mr. Putnam, recently Librarian, to such libraries as have erected new buildings. 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.