Mímir. Icelandic institutions with adresses - 15.12.1903, Blaðsíða 18

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the Rev. Sigurdur Gunnarsson; 2. at Akureyri (Bokasafn
Norturamtsins), librarian, Julius Sigurdsson; 3. at SeySis-
fjorSur (Bokasafn Austuramtsins), librarian, Skapti Josefs-
son. Addresses as given.
The Town Library at IsafjorcSur (Bokasafn (safjardar-
kaupstabar) — a small collection (over 1,000 volumes), lately
established, and supported by the municipality and by sub-
scription. Librarian, Dr. Thorvaldur Jonsson. Address;
Isafjoriiur.
Students’ Library and Reading-Room (Lestrarf'elagiS
Ipaka). — Founded in 1880 for the benefit and use of the stu-
dents at the Icelandic College. Receives a considerable number
of foreign periodicals. The library is supported by subscription,
and numbers some 2,000 volumes. Address: Til IJioku, Reykja-
vik.
The Grimsey Library (Eyjarbdkasafn). Founded 1901 in
Grimsey, a small islet forming the northern-most tract of
Icelandic territory, lying beyond the Arctic circle — forty miles
from the nearest port, and often isolated during the winter for
many weeks, owing to the turbulence of the intervening waters
(Grfmseyjarsund). It has been inhabited for the past 500 or
600 years, having now fewer than 100 inhabitants (fishermen
and bird-catchers), dwelling upon a dozen farmsteads; it sup-
ported, even in the Catholic period, a parish church. The li-
brary comprises chiefly Icelandic and Danish works, including
books on fishes and birds, and many illustrated albums, por-
traying foreign life and scenery. It has no income, and depends
solely upon gifts. Librarian, the Rev. Matthias Eggertsson.
Address: Til Eyjarbokasafnsins, Grimsey, per Akureyri, Iceland.
National Archives (Landskjalasafn). Organized in 1900,
containing some thousands of documents going back to the
date of the introduction of the Lutheran church (about 1550)
— supplementary to the vast mass of Icelandic charters, deeds,
acts, rescripts, letters, inventories, and other public and private