New York Public Library, Smithsonian Each Get $25-Million; Other Gifts

Seven organizations have received large gifts:

  • The New York Public Library has received $25-million from Robert W. Wilson, a financier who lives in New York. The gift will enable the library to acquire new materials, catalog archival collections at its Library for the Performing Arts, preserve books and other materials, and develop technology to improve its online catalog and other resources.
  • The Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, has received $25-million from

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