Art and Handcraft in the Woman's Building
of the World's Columbian Exposition

NEW YORK LITERARY EXHIBIT. THE chairman of the Committee on Literature of the Board of Women Managers of the State of New York has organized and instituted an exhibit differing somewhat in character from any other in the library. It contains three departments: First, women’s work in the writing and translating of books; second, their work in liter- ary clubs and classes; and third, their work in journalism and in periodical literature. The collection of books, which num- bers 2,400 volumes, was made by the Wednesday After- noon Club of New York, which contrib- uted $1,000 to this end. We have at- tempted to make an historic, chrono- logic collection of all the books ever written by women either residents or natives of the State SEAL OF NEW YORK STATE BOARD. Lydia Emmet. (Copyrighted.) of New York. It is believed that this will prove of benefit to future students of literature and lovers of Americana. It is a col- lection limited both by sex and locality, but valuable because of its completeness within these limits. The Committee of the Wednes- day Afternoon Club, under the efficient chairmanship of Mrs. Fred- erick Ferris Thompson, aided by Mrs. Charles Royce, Miss Willard, Mrs. Richard Ewart, Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark, Mrs. Junius (115)