The men in the Army have picked up folk songs around the various camps. There has been a recrudescence of interest in American folk songs, which is a very gratifying thing. Mr. O'NEAL. Do you record that music from the singing of thosesings? Mr. MACLEISH. There is recording going on. Mr. O'NEAL. I mean recording of the actual singing of certain folk songs. Mr. CLAPP. We have done some of that. Mr. MACLEISH. It would be interesting to have recordings from the last war. Mr. O'NEAL. Some of them. What is the next item? INCREASE OF THE LAW LIBRARY Mr. MACLEISH. The next item, on page 108 of the bill is under the heading "Increase of Library of Congress Law Library." There you have the same situation. We are asking for $90,000, which was the amount previously appropriated. We are dropping the increase. Mr. O'NEAL. What part of that is for regular subscriptions to periodicals? Mr. VANCE. The amount for regular subscriptions is $12,500. Mr. STEFAN. That is the over-all? Mr. VANCE. That includes everything, yes, sir. Use of the appropriation "Use of the Law Library, 1941 and 1942” as of Jan. 31, 1942 A. Current legal publications: Proposed Obligated tures 1. Americana, including extra copies of reference books, uncopyrighted 2. British, dominions and colonies.. (b) Latin America. 5,500 (c) Other foreign countries. 2, 500 4. Continuations, periodicals, serials, and books issued in parts.. 5. New subscriptions. B. Early indispensable imprints, manuscripts, photostats, etc., valuable for both practical and theoretical research: 12, 500 7,500 4,500 12,000 5, 133. 05 346. 71 12, 500.00 2,950.00 7, 442. 71 2,283.91 13, 441. 40 Use of the appropriation "Increase of the Law Library, 1942 and 1943," as of Feb. 15, A. Current legal publications: 1942 1. Americana, including extra copies of reference books, uncopyrighted material, etc. (1900————). 5. New subscriptions. theoretical research: 1. Celonial and early republican Americana BEarly imprints, manuscripts, photostats, etc., valuable for both practical and 2. English and early British colonial... 3. Early European, Latin American, and Orientalia. C. Periodicals and serials (extra sets and closing gaps). 2. Fund for collections of books and manufscripts.. Azant unobligated.. TRAVELING EXPENSES Mr. O'NEAL. You have some new language requested on page 108 of the bill. It is proposed to insert this language: traveling expenses not to exceed $2,500, including expenses of attendance at eetings when incurred on the written authority and direction of the Librarian the interest of collections. Will you explain that? Mr. MACLEISH. Up to now the travel allowance has been a limiation upon the appropriation for "increase general" only; but the aw librarian has felt, with considerable reason, that part of his appropriation for increase should carry a travel allowance because of the fact that a considerable amount of travel is done solely in the interest of the law collection. Also, the law librarian, because of his position, is obliged to attend meetings of legal bodies. Quite frequently he has attended a number of them, and last year one of them was outside of the country, in Cuba. We think those meetings have proved to be extremely useful, for the benefit of the Library in relation to the increase and use of the law collections. Mr. O'NEAL. This increases the total allowance for travel by $2.5002 Mr. CLAPP. The present allowance is $7,500; the limitation is $7.500 for general travel, as shown on page 106 of the committee print of the bill. Mr. O'NEAL. That limitation still remains, but this item on page 0% increases the limitation by $2,500. Would it be all right to reduce the other amount by $2,500? Mr. MACLEISH. We think it would in the next fiscal year. We feel satisfied that the amount of travel that anybody is going to be able to do will be limited. Mr. O'NEAL. We might take out that amount and let the limitation ay where it is. Which would you prefer? Mr. MACLEISH. I think it would be fairer to let the limitation go and try to have both appropriations in the ratio established, of $5,000 and $2,500. 1. Usual annual appropriation. 2. Second installment (of 5) for a special amount for purchase of books. 10, 000 10, 000 Total estimate... 20,000 Mr. O'NEAL. The next item is for books for the Supreme Court on page 109 of the bulletin. Mr. MACLEISH. The estimate for that item for 1943 is $20,000. Mr. O'NEAL. Have they been buying at that rate? Mr. CLAPP. They spent everything except $2.34 last year. BOOKS FOR ADULT BLIND (See p. 36) Mr. O'NEAL. The next item is for books for the adult blind on page 111 of the bill. Mr. MACLEISH. There is a reduction of $270 in that item, for which the revised estimate for 1943, as shown on page 80 of the justifications, is $350,000. There was an amount of $270 erroneously put in, which should be eliminated. Appropriated for 1942. Revised estimate for 1943_. $350,000 350, 000 This appropriation is authorized by the Act to Provide Books for the Adult Blind (2 U. S. C. 135a, 135b) which authorizes the appropriation of $350,000 annually for the purpose. Books are purchased under this appropriation and are placed by the Librarian in 27 regional libraries throughout the United States. Books are borrowed by readers from these libraries, which are as follows: Books for the blind are in three forms: In Braille (raised dots), Moon (raised letter outlines of simple form for elderly readers), and Talking Books (phonographic recordings at 150 grooves per inch on 33% r. p. m. records). Replacement costs: Average cost per container, 1941. Proportion of total stock replaced during 1941 (6,976: 982,716 $12. 30 records) (percent) _. 0.7 Proportion of replacements cost to total expenditures, 1941 2. 4 Proportion of replacements to total records purchased, 1941 2. 8 This estimate includes the following items: Binding.. Miscellaneous printing, office forms, etc., including miscellaneous printing for the Copyright Office_ 1 Publications-- 4. Special publication fund Total..... Obligations under the appropriation for 1942, as of December 31, 1941, were $208,366. The binding performed under the appropriation for 1941, at a cost of $330,577, was as follows: 1941 Books sent to binder (including newspapers). Miscellaneous lettering, apart from that incidental to binding (volumes). Books bound (including newspapers) Books repaired without rebinding- Manuscripts processed. Boxes and portfolios made_- Photomount binders made.. Binders' board cut__. Binder's board cut, all-rag- Guide cards made. Scrapbooks made. Expansion folders made_ Book pockets made.. Books bound, field___. 9, 961 74, 739 10, 130 38 4, 700 57, 000 81, 500 3, 113 76 Large arrears in binding and rebinding still require attention. It has been pointed out that a large part of the collections, especially that part dating from the ninteenth century, is bound in perishable skiver leathers, which are now decaying, leaving the books, unless the process is caught in time, in fragments. This is notably true of lawbooks, government documents, and bound volumes of periodicals. In addition to books to be rebound, there is the annual increment of unbound periodicals, documents, and other similar material. Cheaper processes for the binding of this material are being employed; but such materials soon become useless unless given some adequate treatment. Besides these items there are maps, manuscripts, prints, and other materials in sheet form. Much used maps must be backed with muslin; costly prints must be placed in protective mounts; fifteenth century bindings must be oiled from time to time if they are to endure for another 500 years. A part statement of material awaiting treatment, including estimated current accessions of new material, follows: Mr. O'NEAL. The next item is for printing and binding, general, on page 113 of the bill. Mr. MACLEISH. Yes; on page 83 of the justifications, for which the estimate for 1943 is $360,000. Mr. O'NEAL. In reference to printing and binding, you have your own machinery set up? |