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makes it obvious. Further, when once in operation its maintenance requires an
effort that is small in proportion to the advantage it bestows, and of little cost to
the individual boroughs.
After discussion, the following resolutions were carried, viz.:—
1. That, in the opinion of the representatives of the Metropolitan Borough
and the Guildhall Library attending a Conference on the proposed Union
Catalogue of the London Borough Libraries and the Guildhall Library, held
on May 9th, 1929, it is desirable that a Union Catalogue (on cards) of the
non-fiction books in the London Borough Libraries and the Guildhall Library
be compiled and housed in the Central Library for Students, and that the
Metropolitan Boroughs do authorise their Library Committees to render such
assistance as they may think fit in promoting this object.
2. That a general Committee, to be known as the London Public Libraries
Union Catalogue Committee, be appointed, and that the Committee consist
of:—
One representative appointed by each of the thirty libraries concerned.
One representative appointed by the London and Home Counties Branch
of the Library Association.
One representative appointed by the Association of Assistant Librarians.
One representative appointed by the Central Library for Students.
One or more representatives appointed by the Carnegie Trustees.
The meeting closed with a Resolution, in which the Conference recorded its
keen appreciation of the generous offer made by the Carnegie United Kingdom
Trustees to meet the cost of compiling such a catalogue. In the opinion of the
Conference this catalogue will give the students of London access to a mass of
valuable material which is now unknown, or inaccessible, to them.
We are, Madam and Gentlemen, yours faithfully,
S. C. DODGE, Chairman.
ARNOLD G. BURT, Chief Librarian.
The Council at the same meeting appointed the Chief Librarian
as their representative on the General Committee referred to in the
Report.
Gift of Bronzes by Lady Frampton.
In January, 1930, Lady Frampton presented to the Council
for exhibition in the Art Gallery, a group of bronzes in memory of
her husband, the late Sir George Frampton.
The gift comprises:—
(i) "The Python Slayer," by the late Lord Leighton, P.R.A.
(ii) "Perseus," by the late F. Pomeroy, R.A.
(iii) Bronze Panel, by Gilbert Ledward.
(iv) Bronze Panel, by H. Pegram, R.A.
(v) Bronze Figure, " Knucklebones," by Sir William Goscombe John, R.A.
All this group of bronzes are by artists of great reputation in
the world of art. The gift is one of the most important ones to the
Gallery in recent years and fills a gap in the Borough Council's
Collection.
Lady Frampton made the gift because Sir George Frampton
always had a great affection for Camberwell and took a deep interest
in the Gallery, and on this account she wished to perpetuate his
memory in the Borough.