Two interesting collections have recently been acquired by the University Library, one by gift, the other by purchase. The first was presented by Mrs. Schmitt, the widow of George A. Schmitt, who was instructor in German in the University from 1856 to 1863. The library of two hundred and fifty volumes which is given in Mr. Schmitt's memory, is that of a scholar and a man of broad culture.
The second collection is a more interesting one, both by reason of its size and of its special object. The library of Charles Schefer, a noted French editor and writer, was sold last May in Paris. It was rich in books on the history of Turkey and on the Eastern question, a subject in which M. Schefer was an acknowledged authority. Through the kindness of Mr. J. Randolph Coolidge, the Library was able to bid at the sale and purchased 529 volumes. These make a notable beginning of a collection on the Eastern question, which Mr. Lane intends to make as complete as possible. Many of the books are of great rarity, especially those of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries which contain accounts of the contemporary wars of the Turks in Europe.
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