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Gives information on donation of a collection of papers from United States presidents and other political leaders of the 18th and 19th centuries to the Cornell University by Sarah Cornell, a Cornell graduate and her sister Gwyneth Johnson Lymberis. Their relation to John and Abigail Adams; Contents of the Johnson papers; Details of historical value with letters written by governors and senators.

Reports on a grant received by Cornell University Libraries in Ithaca, New York from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop a long-term plan for the future allocation of resources at the libraries. Need for the development of a model of academic teaching and research activities that could serve as a formula for the allocation of financial resources for library collections.

Announces the presentation of 20 volumes of Indonesian legal documents to Cornell University Libraries by the Jakarta, Indonesia-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. Official stenographic records of trials in the October 1, 1965 aborted coup d'etat in Indonesia.

Offers money-related news briefs having to do with libraries as of June 1, 1999. Invitation from Cornell University Library to alumni and others to have a virtual mini-tour of the library's expanded web site; Announcement from the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor of the creation of the Raymund and Elizabeth Cassidy Endowed Book Fund; Donation of $1 from Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to the Library of Congress; Others.