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BAXTER MAPS

Septembe r 1 2 1944

bear Percy, I of course deplore the fate which seems certain to deprive 1 :1 ir* 3tot ' Library of an item of hi b value and one which v.e have held in t v«t all these years with real pride and care, r spectlng your wIthet we not v ake public use of the mans. 11] es when we-mr Id have been

There have been many

lad to refer people to them and v;e do

...ave fror t" 1o to tiro students and r search workers who prize the orpor f im ity t o v lev; su ch r» a t t 1 • e da Tdoy are rlpht in the vault near the front viiere t

&e of

us on the sta f lave occasionally looked at them to refresh our j ej -ory and knowied o of t e a beautiful maps. quate

I realize how Inade­

r- aur facilities for display o: certain prized items and v/e

Lave lost cor to1 £ ones by withdrawal for that reason• I have mont ton­ ed i' is re rot ol o rs in rry re ort which is about to As I o n

e pi listed*

a s we a r e w i t ho u t ad e q u a t e f a c i l i t i e s I presum e we ennn t

blame people for removing hi. hly prized items w. ich our] t to belong here but if ever the State does provide a dl nifled set-up

or Its

If -r; ry many of these things will be (one. v.-hen you coo© for the maps could I per undo you to take the i ox which vt r •

have stored for you, containing papers•

We want

much t o build some shelves in that section of 'ho vault but e

e; 1 in t d to ask for this space occupied by the box* No*, e

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