In spite of the modern look of some of the names in the list at the end of the volume, Doctor Gale thinks it may be a book of "the ancient days of Koryu," a dynasty that fell in 1392 A. D. The volume is well preserved in spite of its great age. The first book has illustrations of Buddhist saints. Courant did not report this edition, but cites one without date of publication, having almost the same title. Neither is any such Korean edition of this work listed in the latest Japanese edition of the Buddhist Tripitaka, published at Kyoto in 1905. It certainly is a very interesting specimen of early Korean block printing, and will doubtless repay careful study. 64329-25-20 APPENDIX IVa AUDITORIUM FOR CHAMBER MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (68th Cong., 2d sess. House of Representatives. Document No. 472) Letter from the Librarian of the Library of Congress transmitting an offer made by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge to give to the Congress of the United States the sum of $60,000 for the construction and equipment, in connection with the Library, of an auditorium, which shall be planned for and dedicated to the performance of chamber music December 4, 1924.—Referred to the Committee on the Library and ordered to be printed. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Washington, December 4, 1924. SIR: I have the gratification of communicating to Congress the offer of a unique gift. It is set forth in the following letter from Mrs. Frederic Shurtleff Coolidge, of New York City and Pittsfield, Mass., already a benefactor of the Library of Congress and of music in America: 99 IRVING STREET, Cambridge, Mass. MY DEAR MR. PUTNAM: Confirming the intentions expressed in my letter of October 23, 1924, and welcomed by you, I ask you to submit to Congress the following offer, to wit: In pursuance of my desire to increase the resources of the music division of the Library of Congress, especially in the promotion of chamber music, for which I am making an additional provision in the nature of an endowment, I offer to the Congress of the United States the sum of $60,000 for the construction and equipment, in connection with the Library, of an auditorium, which shall be planned for and dedicated to the performance of chamber music, but shall also be available (at the discretion of the librarian and the chief of the music division) for any other suitable purpose, secondary to the needs of the music division. Yours most sincerely, HERBERT PUTNAM, ESQ., ELIZABETH SPRAGUE COOLIDGE Librarian of Congress. The need of such an auditorium-a small hall seating about 600 persons-in connection with the Library has been felt ever since it entered upon its larger activities. Any present design for the building would have included it. The space for it, preferably in the northwest courtyard, adjacent to the music division, is available. Its primary purpose, in connection with the music division, would add influentially to the resources of this division in promoting the study and appreciation of music in America, which our great collection of musical material, now one of the largest in the world, is designed to serve. Its secondary uses, for staff meetings and for lectures and discussions in the study and interpretation of the collections, would meet a need now generally recognized in library buildings. The coincident gift which Mrs. Coolidge refers to as "in the nature of an endowment" is a provision for the utilization of the resources of the music division and the extension of its service in the interest of music and appreciation of it. The details of this provision are now under consideration. In the meantime prompt action upon the offer of the auditorium is desirable. And my hope is that the offer may be referred to the Committee on the Library for consideration, report, and recommendation. JOINT RESOLUTION To accept the gift of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge for the construction of an auditorium in connection with the Library of Congress, and to provide for the erection thereof Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the offer of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, communicated by the Librarian of Congress and set out in the following language, to wit: "In pursuance of my desire to increase the resources of the music division of the Library of Congress and especially in the promotion of chamber music, for which I am making an additional provision in the nature of an endowment, I offer to the Congress of the United States the sum of $60,000 for the construction and equipment in connection with the Library, of an auditorium, which shall be planned for and dedicated to the performance of chamber music, but shall also be available (at the discretion of the Librarian and the chief of the music division) for any other suitable purpose, secondary to the needs of the music division" be, and the same is hereby accepted. SEC. 2. The Treasurer of the United States is hereby authorized to receive from the said Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge the above sum of $60,000, to receipt for it in the name of the United States of America, and to credit it on the books of the Treasury Department as a special fund dedicated to the purpose stated, and subject to disbursement for such purpose upon vouchers submitted by the Architect of the Capitol as provided in section 3. SEC. 3. The Architect of the Capitol is hereby authorized and directed, in consultation with the Librarian of Congress, and subject to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, and within the limit of the sum available, to prepare, or contract for the preparation of, plans for the proposed auditorium and, within such limit, to construct, or contract for the construction of, such auditorium on land within or appurtenant to the Library, and to purchase in the open market the necessary equipment therefor; and upon proper vouchers to draw upon the said special fund for the expense of such plans, construction, and equipment. SEC. 4. Should other gifts be proffered applicable to the perfection or equipment of the proposed structure for its intended uses, the Architect of the Capitol may, with the concurrence of the Librarian and approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, accept and apply them, any moneys so accepted being deposited with the |