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Caption: Book - 16 Years (Edmund James)
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114 Sixteen Yean at the University of Illinois THE QOTNE LIBRARY OF THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 11 The nucleus of the Quine Library of the College of Medicine was a collection of books given to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago by Mrs. A. Reeve Jackson in 1892 after the death of Dr. Jackson, the first president of the College. Although unimportant in itself, this gift interested Dr. Quine in libraries as a means of promoting medical education and prompted him to donate a thousand volumes for the establishment of a students' library at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. During the years when this library was trying to prove its usefulness and justify its right for support, Dr. Quine was its loyal friend, and made an annual donation of three hundred dollars toward its maintenance. For some time Dr. Bayard Holmes, who had made a study of library methods, performed the duties of librarian, but in 1895 a regular librarian was employed to classify and organize the library, and a special room was set apart for library purposes. The library has been the recipient of many donations ranging from single pamphlets to over two thousand volumes. This large gift consisted of bound journals and formed the major part of the collection known as the "Columbus Memorial Library.'' With the moving of the "Senn Collection" to the Crerar Library . there was no longer need for another medical library in the "Loop District" of Chicago, and the Columbus Memorial Collection was added to the Quine Library. By the beginning of 1902, 5,000 volumes had been accumulated, a large proportion of the books having been given by members of the faculty, or secured by exchange with other libraries. At the beginning of 1910, the library had grown to 10,000 volumes. The growth from that time is represented by the following statistics: During 1910-11 the library increased to 10,375 volumes. " 1011-12 " " " " 10,876 W " 1912-13 **•:•'.•"" M M n,i5i " A special statement prepared by William H. Browne, Secretary of the College of Medicine. fl
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