Painting and photography, the politics ofreading, the legacy of heroes, or stimulatingconversation—take your pick! The RiverCampus Libraries are sponsoring severalprograms that will appeal to a wide range ofinterests for Meliora Weekend 2001(October 12-14), a combination of parentsweekend, alumni weekend, and the regatta.Five events are planned: an exhibit ofbanned books, a photographic exhibit ofthe works of Ansel Adams, an exhibit of thepaintings of University alumni Jack Keil andAndy Neilly, a lecture by Pulitzer Prize win-ning author and Rochester native RichardBen Cramer, and a reception for LibraryFriends.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn andThe Satanic Verses seem to have little incommon but, at one time or another, theyhave been the center of controversy. TheFreedom to Read is the theme of a bannedbooks exhibit, which will feature books thathave been censored or banned by politicalor religious groups. The books are primarilyfirst or early editions and include scientifichypotheses, religious dogmas, political the-ories, and suppressed literature. A synopsisaccompanies each text, describing the rea-

son for the book’scontroversy. Theexhibit will be inthe Department ofRare Books,Special Collections,and Preservationand will be openthroughout theweekend.

The FriedlanderLobby and theDepartment ofRare Books, SpecialCollections, and

Banned books—the not soinnocent Huckleberry Finn?

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Meliora Weekend 2001—The Fruits of Freedom

In This Issue:

Meliora 2001 1

Neilly Series Debut 2

Dean’s Message 3

Susan B. Postcards 3

Kinell Reception 4

Kearns Goodwin 4

Calendar 5

Miner News 6

Whitney Allen 6

Service Awards 7

Annual Meeting 7

Neilly Dean Installation 8

Metzdorf Award 8

Collectors 9

In Memoriam 10

Book Fair 10

Report to Donors 11-15

In celebration of Meliora Weekend 2001,BookMark is printed in University blue.

Preservation are the sites for a display ofAnsel Adams photographs taken of stu-dents, staff, and the campus of Rochester in1952. The exhibit will explore the difficul-ties that artists face when they accept com-missions for public art.

The Freedom to Create is a theme of anexhibition mounted in The Hartnett Gallery.Jack Keil ’44 and Andy Neilly ’47, twoaccomplished artists, will exhibit 40 acrylicand watercolor paintings that include arange of subjects from the idyllic Provenceto our childlike enchantment with trains.An opening reception will be held onFriday, October 12 from 5:30–7 p.m.

Richard Ben Cramer, Rochester native,author, scriptwriter and Pulitzer Prize win-ning journalist, will speak on the legacy ofAmerican heroes. His most recent book isJoe DiMaggio: The Hero’s Life. Mr. Cramerwill speak in the Welles-Brown Room begin-ning at 4 p.m. on October 12, and he willbe the guest of honor at a reception hostedby the Friends of the University of RochesterLibraries on Saturday, October 13 from 5–7p.m. in the Department of Rare Books,Special Collections, and Preservation. Allare welcome to attend the reception.

One of many Ansel Adams photographs of Rochesteron exhibit.

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he speakers for the first annualNeilly Series prove that stu-

dents and faculty are the major beneficiariesof the new Andrew H. and Janet DaytonNeilly Endowed Fund. The Neilly Fund willenlarge the collections, and beginning inSeptember, will enable the Library to debutthe Neilly Series, a yearlong program of lec-tures. The series is the first of its kind pro-duced and conducted solely by theUniversity Libraries. It features guest speak-ers who will discuss an area of expertise orwho may speak about an interest or pas-sion. The topics range from bibliomania toconflict and criticism, and from genius andschizophrenia to rock ‘n’ roll. The series willbe enlightening and stimulating, as well asunfailingly entertaining.

Belligerent readers and a beleaguered crit-ic are the topic of the first presenter of theseries, Joan ShelleyRubin, professor ofhistory at theUniversity. In mid-September, Ms. Rubinwill talk about a con-troversy between JohnCiardi, poetry editorof the Saturday Reviewin the 1950s, and hisreaders after Ciardiattacked the poetry ofAnne Morrow Lindbergh.

In late September, Nicholas Basbanes,author of A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles,Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books,and Patience and Fortitude (Fall, ’01), will bein Rochester. He is a fascinating and articu-late speaker.

Meliora Weekend in October will featurebest-selling biographer and Pulitzer Prizewinner Richard Ben Cramer. Mr. Cramer’s

latest book is JoeDiMaggio: The Hero’sLife. He has writteninnumerable essays,television scripts, anddocumentaries.Cramer will analyzethe impact ofAmerican political andsports heroes on

everyday life. Lawrence Ashmead

’54, vice presidentand executive editorat HarperCollins, willbe at the Libraries inNovember to discusshow he finds manu-scripts and what kindof sources providepotential “finds.” Heis editor for Simon

Winchester, Tony Hillerman, Susan Isaacs,Sister Wendy Beckett, and others. At pre-sent, his focus is on conceiving and acquir-ing projects, and overseeing their publica-tion.

Rush Rhees will be hip-hopping inJanuary when Eastman School music theo-rist David Headlam will talk on “Blues toRock: Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page discov-er Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters.” Mr.Headlam will be accompanied by live gui-tars—this is an event guaranteed to keepyou awake!

We are fortunate to have Sylvia Nasar,author of A BeautifulMind—the stunningbiography of JohnNash, Nobel Prize winner and inventor of game theory. A RonHoward movie basedon the book and star-ring Russell Crowe will be released inDecember. Ms. Nasarwill be here in February.

March is Women’s History Month andMiriam Grace Monfredo, historian andauthor of seven historical novels, will dis-cuss the evolution of the women’s rights

movement and itsmisrepresentation inthe history books.

A fitting “wrap” forthe season is MarkCuddy, ArtisticDirector of GEVATheatre. He is widelyknown for his manydirecting achieve-

The First of Many—The Neilly Series Debut

ments. He also was named “ProfessionalArtist of the Year” for innovative educationand outreach programming. He will discussthe development of new plays and musicalsaccompanied by slides and music.

The Libraries are grateful for the oppor-tunity afforded by the Neilly endowment.The series will be held at 4 p.m. in theWelles-Brown in Rush Rhees Library.

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The Neilly Series 2001-2002Sept. 19Joan Shelley Rubin, The Critic,The Reader, and The Poet:Literary Authority in PostwarAmerica.

Sept. 28Nicholas Basbanes, Among theGently Mad, Redux.

Oct. 12Richard Ben Cramer, The Hero’sLife: Its Worth and Its Costs.

Nov. 7Lawrence Ashmead, An Editor’sQuest: Finding Books to Publish.

Jan. 24David Headlam, Blues to Rock:Eric Clapton and Jimmy PageDiscover Robert Johnson andMuddy Waters.

Feb. 26Sylvia Nasar, A Beautiful Mind:Genius, Madness, Reawakening.

Mar. 13Miriam Grace Monfredo,Women’s Rights: What’s Not inthe History Books.

Apr. 3Mark Cuddy, Developing NewPlays and Musicals.

Dean’s Message

by Ronald F. DowThe Andrew H. and Janet Dayton NeillyDean of River Campus

Rush Rhees—Building Community

lans are now under considera-tion to renovate and expand the

ground floor of Rush Rhees Library. Theproject we envision, when partnered withour efforts now nearing completion torenew and refurbish the historic spaces ofthe Rush Rhees, will result in better center-ing the library within the dynamic teachingand learning environment of the University.

The ground floor of Rush Rhees Libraryis that unattractive backend of the librarythat is best viewed from the parking lot.The floor is an assemblage of services such as the student computing lab, theMultimedia Library, the College WritingProgram offices, an entrance to the campustunnel system, a Rochester bus stop, and awell-hidden staircase to the library upstairs.

What is envisioned for the ground floorand building expansion is a teaching andlearning center. By center we mean a con-vergence of the collections and informationservices of the library with programmedstudent workspaces on the ground floor.The workspaces will be designed in a flexi-ble style that fosters student/student and

student/faculty collaboration. The physicaldesign will be augmented by state-of -the-art computing tools, information and multi-media technologies, and a dynamic libraryreference program and College WritingCenter. The changes will allow improvedaccess for students to the Library’s vast col-lections via a prominent connecting stair-case—a grand stair, if you will. Thechanges to the physical geography andbackdoor appearance of the Library pro-vides an inviting ambience for students andfaculty to gather seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day for social and out-of-class-room learning experiences.

The idea of coming together to learnoccurs naturally on campus. However, theimportance of a place for congregation can-not be underestimated. Quality space cancreate opportunities for students and facul-ty to gather, while space located in a libraryand supported as we envision will enhanceopportunities for exploration using tech-nologies, discipline-based literature, andthe latest in technology and media tools.

The Library is a place of learning and

intellectual advancement. Expanding itsscope and value will further our role oncampus as a center in which friends canmingle, where students and faculty canexchange ideas informally, and whereenlivening discussion and exploration canoccur. As we become more engaged inconversations with architects, planners anddonors, the University community is begin-ning to sense the excitement that we in theLibrary already have for this project. Wewill keep you informed as the momentumbuilds and the vision continues to reality.

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Jeffrey H. Miller recently donated to the Department of Rare Books, SpecialCollections, and Preservation a group of 21 postcards written by or to Susan B.Anthony. Miller graduated from theUniversity of Rochester in 1966 and is a professor of microbiology at UCLA. Hisfather purchased the postcards in the1940s and Dr. Miller is presenting them to the Library in honor of his parents, Irma and Jerome S. Miller.

Seventeen of the postcards are toAnthony from Rachel Foster Avery and were written during a trip the two took toEngland and Europe during 1883. Thepostcards are a particularly welcome addi-tion, for they join a collection of 161 letters

Dear Miss Anthony...Rare and Intimate Letters of Susan Bfrom Susan B. Anthony to Rachel FosterAvery and 36 letters from Avery to Anthonyalready in the Department.

Anthony’s trip to Europe and Britainbegan in February 1883 in the company ofRachel Foster Avery. The two had first metat a suffrage convention in 1879 and soonestablished a special bond as co-workersand friends. Avery, who was almost 40 yearsyounger than Anthony, referred to her as“Aunt Susan” and Anthony regarded Averyas her “niece.” When Avery decided tostudy abroad in 1883, she persuadedAnthony to make the trip with her. WhileAvery toured the continent, Anthony spentmuch of her time in Britain where she metwith the feminist leaders of England,

Ireland, and Scotland. Avery kept Anthonyinformed of her European travels through aseries of postcards, 11 of which are part ofthe Miller gift.

University of Rochester undergraduateLagusta Yearwood (‘00) created a synopsisof Anthony’s letters to Avery as an intern-ship project during the academic year1999/2000. The synopses can be found at:http://www.lib.rochester.edu/rbk/AnthonyAverySynopsis.htm

A full description of the gift is on theDepartment’s “New Acquisitions” web pageat: http://www.lib.rochester.edu/rbk/SBApostcards.

President Lincoln’s let-ter offering him theposition of secretary ofstate and a diary entryby Seward’s daughterdetailing an attempt onSeward’s life the samenight that Lincoln wasassassinated. Seward isbest known for his rolein the 1867 purchase

of Alaska from Russia. Seward also was aNew York State senator, a U.S. senator, andgovernor of New York. The exhibit will con-tinue through September 28 in theDepartment of Rare Books, SpecialCollections, and Preservation.

who had been one of Mr. Kinnell’s profes-sors. Drawing on conversations with Dr.Schilling and observing him while hetaught, Mr. Kinnell invoked five maximsthat he named “Schilling Principles” ofteaching.

Mr. Kinnell stated that when he hadstruggles with his own teaching, recallingthese principles was helpful. It was a touch-ing tribute by one of the country’s foremostpoets to a devoted scholar and teacher.

Among those attending the receptionwere Jarold Ramsey, Professor Emeritus ofEnglish who gave the Commencement

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If you have questions or comments, pleasewrite or call the Library Office:

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Kinnell and Schilling’s Five Principles

In May, Galway Kinnell, MA ’49, acclaimedpoet and Pulitzer Prize winner, was hostedat a reception in the Hyam Plutzik Libraryfor Contemporary Writing by the Collegeand the University Libraries. Mr. Kinnell wasinvited to Commencement to receive the2001 Hutchison Medal, an award that rec-ognizes outstanding achievements andnotable service by alumni.

Mr. Kinnell’s acceptance speech was par-ticularly memorable in that he paid homageto the late Dr. Bernard Schilling, John B.Trevor Professor Emeritus of English andComparative Literature at the University,

Galway Kinnell (left) and Dean William Scott Green reminisce.

Jarold Ramsey

Kearns Goodwin Stopped HerePresidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin,a familiar face from the PBS News Hour, paida visit to the Department of Rare Books,Special Collections, and Preservation whereshe was a valued and welcome visitor! Shecame to thank the staff for their assistancewith her current book project aboutAbraham Lincoln and his cabinet. Ms.Kearns Goodwin expressed particular inter-est in a Lincoln letter and a Thomas E.Dewey acceptance speech.

Ms. Kearns Goodwin’s photograph wastaken in front of a portrait of William HenrySeward, who was secretary of state forPresident Lincoln. There is presently a spe-cial exhibition of original correspondence,manuscripts, and speeches from theWilliam Henry Seward Papers that includes

Kearns Goodwin

Mrs. Tanya Plutzik

address, and Mrs. Tanya Plutzik, widow ofthe noted poet and faculty member HyamPlutzik for whom the Hyam Plutzik Libraryfor Contemporary Writing is named.

Schilling Principles

• Treat all students as your equals.• Value each student for his/her unique-

ness.• Don’t take yourself too seriously.• Seek not to persuade but elicit.• Teach so as to help your students

become free.

September01 “Freedom of Choice and Academic Change: UR Innovations 1850-1920.” Curated by Prof. John

Waters. The Great Hall, Rush Rhees Library.19 Neilly Series: Joan Shelley Rubin, professor of history, discusses “The Critic, The Reader, and The

Poet: Literary Authority in Postwar America.” Welles-Brown Room, 4 p.m.28 Neilly Series: Nicholas Basbanes, author of A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the

Eternal Passion for Books, presents “Among the Gently Mad, Redux.” Welles-Brown Room, 4 p.m.28 Friends of the Library Patron’s Gala with Nicholas Basbanes, guest of honor. The Great Hall,

Rush Rhees Library, 5:30-7:30 p.m.29 Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries 29th Annual Book Fair, New York State Armory,

145 Culver Road, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

October12 Meliora Weekend 2001—Neilly Series: Richard Ben Cramer, Pulitzer Prize winning author, dis-

cusses “The Hero’s Life: Its Worth and Its Costs.” Welles-Brown Room, 4:00 p.m.12 The paintings of Andy Neilly and Jack Keil in the Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons. Opening

Reception 5:30-7 p.m.12 Ansel Adams photography exhibit in the Friedlander Lobby and Dept. of Rare Books, Special

Collections, and Preservation. 12 The Freedom to Read. Banned books exhibit in Dept. of Rare Books, Special Collections, and

Preservation.13 Friends of the Library Reception with Richard Ben Cramer, guest of honor. Dept. of Rare Books,

Special Collections, and Preservation, 5-7 p.m.

November 07 Neilly Series: Lawrence Ashmead presents “An Editor’s Quest: Finding Books to Publish.”

Welles-Brown Room, 4 p.m.

December05 Friends of the Libraries Annual Holiday Reading.

January24 Neilly Series: David Headlam, accompanied by live music, presents “Blues to Rock: Eric Clapton

and Jimmy Page Discover Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters.” Welles-Brown Room, 4 p.m.

February 26 Neilly Series: Sylvia Nasar, author of the biography of John Nash, discusses “A Beautiful Mind:

Genius, Madness, Reawakening.” Welles-Brown Room, 4 p.m.

March13 Neilly Series: Miriam Grace Monfredo, historian and author, examines “Women’s Rights: What’s

Not in the History Books.” Welles-Brown Room, 4 p.m.

April03 Neilly Series: Mark Cuddy presents “Developing New Plays and Musicals,” accompanied by

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Ancient Collections Brought into the 21st Century

grant to the Memorial ArtGallery from the Friends of the

Libraries will assist the Gallery in digitallyimaging selected objects from the Gallery’sancient collections for inclusion in anonline collections database.

Among the items are objects from the C.Herbert Ocumpaugh Collection, which iscomprised of 500 pieces of Egyptian and

Eastern Mediterranean antiquities, includingprehistoric pottery and figurines, 18thDynasty Egyptian artifacts, Coptic textiles,Greek bronzes, and Roma glass.

Frederic Grinnell Morgan’s collection ofancient Egyptian sculpture and ceramics,Near Eastern pottery and Roman andPersian glass is also being digitized. Of par-ticular note are two Mycenaean kraters exca-vated on Cyprus in 1896.

Cuneiform tablets dating from as early as

A Major Addition for Miner—The Edward C. Atwater Collection

cal description, and, often, an annotationexplaining the work’s content and signifi-cance, as well as biographical data aboutthe author. Volume II, to be published in2004, will contain 2,500 entries for authorsM-Z. The two-volume work is intended toserve as a guide to the literature ofAmerican popular medicine, providing bibli-ographic data and relevant commentary tomeet the diverse needs of historians, librari-ans, booksellers, scholars, and collectors.

In the 1970s, Rochester physicianEdward C. Atwater began to collect printedmaterial on 19th-century alternative medi-cine, a neglected area of medical history.The appeal of this vast, diverse and oftenquirky body of literature, and its importanceto the social history of 19th-centuryAmerica, kept Dr. Atwater on the track ofpertinent books, pamphlets, and broadsidesfor many years.

Twenty-five years and some 2,000 acqui-sitions later, the collection became a reposi-tory for the study of 19th-century healthreform and medical sectarianism. The col-lection is important to medical historiansand students of American social history,religious history, gender studies, and thehistory of mass-circulation publishing.

In 1994, the collection was transferred tothe Rare Books and Manuscripts section ofthe Edward G. Miner Library. Throughtransfers made from the Miner Library’s rarebook collections, purchases, and Dr.Atwater’s continued collecting, the EdwardC. Atwater Collection of American PopularMedicine & Health Reform now numbers5,000 titles. The scope of the collection issurprisingly broad, extending beyond“domestic medicine” to include hygiene(e.g., the importance of diet, exercise, etc.to personal health); women’s health (e.g.,the management of pregnancy, the evils ofcorsets and tight lacing, etc.); sexual physi-ology and ethics (including contraception);eugenics, and temperance reform. Partisansfrom every sphere of medicine exercised an

opinion in these publications: allopaths,Thomsonians, homeopaths, eclectics, phys-iopaths, hydropaths, naturopaths, clairvoy-ants, and proponents of mental healing.

An annotated catalog of the collection isbeing published. Volume I of A Catalog ofthe Edward C. Atwater Collection of AmericanPopular Medicine & Health Reform will bepublished by the University of RochesterPress in the fall of 2001. It consists of morethan 2,300 entries for personal and corpo-rate authors A-L. Each entry includes a tran-scription of the title page, a detailed physi-

Inhalation therapy circa 1879

2100 B.C. and a magnificent pair ofEgyptian coffins from the Ptolemaic periodwill be included in the online catalog. Thecataloging will be part of an ongoing collab-oration between the Gallery, the Michael C.Carlos Museum at Emory University, andthe Dallas Museum of Art, which will high-light the ancient collections of the threemuseums.

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Deserving of Recognition–Library Staff Honored with Award

Dan Zager (left) congratulates Nancy Loftus and herhusband Jim.

The Friends Annual Dinner and Meetingprovided an opportunity to present theOutstanding Service Award to three mem-bers of the Libraries’ staff. JanetteDauenhauer of the Edward G. MinerLibrary, Mary M. Huth of Rush RheesLibrary, and Nancy Loftus of the SibleyMusic Library all received awards.

Each recipient was honored for theircommitment to excellence, their high levelof support to students and faculty, andtheir willingness to collaborate. They serveas an inspiration to their colleagues!

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Ron Dow and Mary M. Huth.

The Annual Dinner—Refreshing ReparteeThe Friends of the Libraries Annual Dinnerand Meeting was a resounding success withattendance at an all-time high. In fact, seat-ing was sold out days before the event!

Nicholson Baker, author of Double Fold:Libraries and the Assault on Paper, was theguest speaker. A Rochester native, Mr. Bakerattended the University in order to studyunder Professor Emeritus, Jarold Ramsey.He spoke enthusiastically of his experiencesat the Library, where he started reading theclassics at one end of level B and workedhis way through other literature to the backof B. It was at Rochester that he developeda devotion to libraries and to the preserva-tion of print materials.

Mr. Baker accompanied his presentationwith a series of slides that demonstrated the beauty of illustrated newsprint. A booksigning followed his talk.

The Friends also elected a new slate ofofficers for the Executive Committee:Harold Stanley, President; Peggy Savlov, Vice President; Annette Weld, Treasurer;Judith Kharbus and Jeffrey Marks, membersat large.

The Distributions Committee, chaired byJack Kampmeier, presented more than$25,000 in grants to the Libraries: $3,000to the Charlotte Whitney Allen: $5,000 tothe Sibley Music Library; $6,290 to theMiner Library; $8,200 to the River Campus

Libraries; and $3,000 to maintain theFriends’ Graduate Dissertation Fund. Thegrants to the Libraries provide support forprojects ranging from digitization of the col-lections of ancient artifacts at the CharlotteWhiney Allen Library, the purchase of corematerials at the Sibley Music Library, andthe purchase of 18th-century rare booksand the Encyclopedia of Life Sciences at theRiver Campus Libraries.

Annette Weld (far left), Harold Stanley and Carolyn Cunningham enjoying pre-dinner conversation.

Nicholson Baker discussing his passion for libraries.

The Annual Dinner and Meeting of theFriends of the Library afforded an opportu-nity to bestow the ninth annual Robert F.Metzdorf Award on Janis F. Gleason. Theaward is given for “contributions and meri-torious service” to the University Librariesand is named in honor of Robert F.Metzdorf, an alumnus, trustee and formerfaculty and staff member of the Libraries.Lucretia McClure, chair of the MetzdorfCommittee which included Daniel Meyersand Edward Atwater, presented the 2001Metzdorf Award to Mrs. Gleason.

in that it marked the addition of Dean Dowto a very select group of library-nameddeanships in the country.

In his response, Andy Neilly visiblymoved the audience when he spoke of hisexperiences as an undergraduate student atthe University and how those experiencessustained a longstanding relationship withthe Library. Mr. Neilly emphasized hisdesire to endow the Library in such a waythat the student community would benefitdirectly.

The Dean described, in his remarks, howthe Neilly Fund would provide for additionsto the library’s collections as well as sup-port the Neilly Series, a yearlong program oflectures produced and conducted by theLibrary. He also recognized the Library stafffor their many contributions to the contin-ued excellence of the Libraries, and hespoke of what he envisioned for the futureof the Libraries.

At the installation of the Neilly Dean ofRiver Campus Libraries, President ThomasH. Jackson called the endowment byAndrew and Janet Dayton Neilly “an unpar-alleled event in the history of the RiverCampus Libraries,” and he cited the Neillysmany years of dedication to the Universityand its Libraries. He noted that Mr. Neilly isa life member of the University’s Board ofTrustees and was co-chair of the Libraries’Advisory Council. It is this kind of leader-ship, President Jackson stated, that made it“only fitting that this new Deanship benamed for the Neillys.” The audience ofUniversity faculty, staff, and students gavethe Neillys a standing ovation in responseto President Jackson’s remarks.

The event on May 16, 2001 served tohonor the Neillys for their generous endow-ment and to install Ronald F. Dow as thefirst Andrew H. and Janet Dayton NeillyDean of River Campus Libraries. PresidentJackson also spoke of Dean Dow’s visionand his leadership in bringing the renova-tion of the Library to fruition and expand-ing the role of the Library as the “heart ofthe University.” The event also was notable

A Moving Tribute—Installation of the Neilly Dean of Libraries

Andrew and Janet Neilly (left), Dean Dow (center)with President Thomas Jackson (right) and DeanThomas LeBlanc (far right) review the plaque com-memorating the Neillys’ endowment and creation ofthe named Deanship.

Andrew H. Neilly (left) and Ronald F. Dow, NeillyDean of River Campus Libraries, shared the podiumduring the tribute to the Neillys and the Dean’sinstallation.

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An Honor to Give—2001 Metzdorf AwardMrs. Gleason served on the Friends’

Executive Committee and was chair of thePublication Committee for Chronicles of aSecond African Trip written by GeorgeEastman. She was a staunch advocate forthe Great Hall renovation by the GleasonFoundation, and she has been a devotedand valued Friend, who truly deserved thiscommendation. In addition to her associa-tion with the Friends, Mrs. Gleason hasdedicated herself to promoting the literaryarts throughout the Rochester community.

The annual Conversations with Collectorsseries began its third season with a tour ofthe map collection of Dr. SeymourSchwartz, who gave a detailed account ofseveral maps from his extensive collection,accompanied by an engrossing, in-depthexplanation of the historical significance ofeach map. Those who attended theSaturday afternoon function delighted in thewealth of information. The presentation wasengaging to the uninitiated and to historybuffs.

Dr. Schwartz is known worldwide for hiscollection of American maps that date priorto the Civil War. He is the author of severalnotable books among which are TheMapping of America, The French and IndianWar, 1754-1763: The Imperial Struggle forAmerica, and This Land is Your Land, anaccount of how cities and towns in theUnited States were named. Dr. Schwartz isalso the editor-in-chief of Principles ofSurgery, the foremost surgical textbook inthe world. He is presently preparing a man-uscript on cartographic misnomers.

The Sibley Music Library was the settingfor the second in the series of Conversations.The composer Alec Wilder (1907-80), anative of Rochester known for his popular

and classical music, was the subject of dis-cussion by a trio of his Rochester friendsand David Coppen, the Wilder archivist atSibley. Lou Ouzer, the renowned photogra-pher, and his wife Helen with attorneyThomas Hampson shared stories of Wilderthat expressed both admiration and exas-peration for their peripatetic friend. Theiraccounts were heartwarming and amusing,and spoke volumes of their devotion to aunique and creative artist. A tour and dis-cussion of the Wilder archives by DavidCoppen was capped by an opportunity tosee the Ouzers’ personal collection ofWilder photos, which gave an intimateglimpse of the man behind the music.

The Sibley Library has been enriched bythe Wilder archive, established at thebehest of Mr. Hampson, a jazz aficionadoknown for his radio program “Mostly Jazzwith Tom Hampson,” who proposed theestablishment of the archive in the mid-1980s. The tireless efforts of Mr. Hampsonand the many gifts of manuscripts, letters,poems, recordings and other Wilder arti-facts have enriched and broadened thescope of the collection, which serves as anirreplaceable repository of primary docu-mentation for Wilder scholars.

The brooding genius, Alec Wilder

Collections, Collectors, and Rapt Audiences

The third program of the series focusedon a superb collection of British andAmerican children’s alphabet books pub-lished since 1785. Mary Huth, of theDepartment of Rare Books, SpecialCollections, and Preservation, and BarbaraBillingsley, of the Children’s Center of theCentral Library of Rochester and MonroeCounty, have collected more than 800 titlesthat include a range of illustration tech-niques from black-and-white woodcuts tosophisticated, full-color art.

This extensive collection records themanner in which we teach children thealphabet, and it documents more than 200years of change in social attitudes, morals,technology, and day-to-day life during theera in which they were created. The collec-tion consists of a fascinating array of booksto entertain and delight the child in all ofus.

The Rochester community is welcome toattend future Conversations with Collectors.The 2002 series will be announced in earlywinter.

An illustration from ABC, anAlphabet by Georgia Gaskin. London:Elkin Mathews; Chicago, A. C.McClurg, 1895. From the Huth-Billingsley Collection.

Any true bibliophilewill want to attendthe 29th AnnualRochester Book Fairon Saturday,September 29 inthe New York StateArmory. From rareclassics to modernthrillers, the Fairoffers thousands of

“pre-owned” books. Fifty antiquarian bookdealers from the United States and Canada

was a Life Member of the Friends of theUniversity of Rochester Libraries and oftendonated rare books to the Library. TheMerritts have been regular participants inthe Friends’ Annual Book Fair for manyyears. Among the many organizations towhich Mrs. Merritt belonged were theHistorical Society, the Landmark Society,and the Daguerrean Society.

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In MemoriamRaymond Borst(1910-2001)

Raymond R. Borst’33 was an inter-nationally recog-nized authority onHenry DavidThoreau. Mr.Borst was an avidcollector ofThoreau books,writings, andmemorabilia. Hiscollection, which

consisted of almost 1,000 items that includ-ed rare editions from small and privatepresses and the first 16 editions of Walden,was donated to the Department of RareBooks, Special Collections, and Preservationand was named the Raymond R. BorstCollection of Henry David Thoreau. It is thelargest collection of Thoreau materials apartfrom the Thoreau Society. Mr. Borst alsocompiled a comprehensive bibliography ofThoreau as well as two other Thoreau-relat-ed guides.

ifts in memoriam can be directed tothe University of

Rochester Libraries, 236Rush Rhees Library, Box270055, University ofRochester, Rochester, NY14627-0055

Mr. Borst was president of the CayugaMuseum of History and Art, president ofthe Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, anda member of the board of the ThoreauSociety, and was associated with severalother organizations.

Florence Hill Merritt(1916-2001)

Florence Merritt,wife of ProfessorEmeritus HowardMerritt, oncetaught in whatwas the UniversitySchool and wasan active antiquesdealer who spe-cialized in textilesand photograph-ica. She received

a master’s degree in history from theUniversity and, at one time, served as anassistant to Arthur May on the publicationof A History of the University of Rochester.

Mrs. Merritt, along with her husband,

29th Annual Rochester Book Fair—September 2001further augment the vast selection for sale.The Fair is sponsored by the Friends of theUniversity of Rochester Libraries and is theoldest regional antiquarian book fair in thecountry. Proceeds of the Fair are used bythe Friends to provide grants to theLibraries that expand or supplement theircollections or support other projects.

The Rochester Book Fair weekend beginswith a lecture on Friday, September 28 at 4p.m. by Nicholas Basbanes, known to bookcollectors throughout the world as author ofA Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes,

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and the Eternal Passion for Books and thesoon-to-be-published Patience and Fortitude.In addition, Mr. Basbanes will be the guestof honor at the Patron’s Gala on Friday at5:30 p.m. in the Great Hall. He will beavailable to sign books on Saturday morningat the New York State Armory, 145 CulverRoad.

Arrangements for the donation of booksand other ephemera for the Fair or theSilent Auction can be made by calling 716-275-4461.

Basbanes

The Gilchrist Society (gifts over the past fiscal year of$1,000 and above)

Max A. Adler Charitable FoundationMargaret Butterfield Andrews ’26 ’ 28

(Mas) *Clark A. ’50 and Patricia BarrettAlan L. and Nancy Sonner Cameros ’80Thomas L. Cassada ’81The Chase Manhattan Bank Corp.Donald H. Chew, Jr. ’79S (MBA) ’’83

(Mas) ’83 (PhD)James M. Cole ’44 ’46M (MD)Sylvia DavisRonald F. and Susan DowSherman ’72S (MBA) and Anne

FarnhamRoger B. ’56 and Carolyn T.

FriedlanderJohn W. ’44 and E. Pauline Faulkner

Handy ’48Catherine D. HayesKarl S. KabelacLewis A. ’66 and Nancy Gelberg

Kaplan ’67James W. Mayer ’82Sallie Melvin ’51Middle Atlantic Chapter of The

Antiquarian Booksellers’Association of America

Andrew H. ’47 and Janet DaytonNeilly

Ira Olsan ’14 *Morris A. Pierce ’93 (PhD)Helen V. Powers ’42 *Charlton I. ’45 and Patricia B. PrinceCarl W. Schafer ‘58

Gordon ’46 ’48S (MBA) and BarbaraCross Shillinglaw

Curtis E. SpencerKatherine Snow TaylorGabriel ’50 and Jeannette TiberioNancy R. TurnerJohn J. WatersRobert L. ’39 and Anne W. WellsRoy E. Williams ’47

Benefactors ($500 – 999)

Margaret BecketNoah D. Beerman ’84Kenneth M. Cameron ’53Harry E. and Liivi GoveLouis R. Guzzetta ’42Christopher H. ’57M (Res) and

Joanna Bailey Hodgman ’74 (Mas)Robert D. and Charlene W. HurshJanet E. HutchisonStanley E. Mainzer ’73 (Mas) ’75

(PhD)Lucretia W. McClureAdrian C. and Joyce Mitchell

Melissinos ’66 (Mas) ’95 (PhD)Howard S. and Florence Hill Merritt

’63* (Mas)David E. and Marjorie Lu PerlmanStephen W. Turner ’67Lyndon H. * and Mari Ostendorf

Wells ’50

The Kendrick Fellows (conferred upon those who haveexhibited exceptionally generousgiving to the Libraries throughcumulative giving of $100,000or more)

David ’43 ’45M (MD) and Halee ’44Baldwin

John H. ’45 and Doris BarnardRaymond Borst ’33*Gladys Brooks FoundationDorris H. Carlson*Culpeper FoundationBooth Ferris FoundationRoger B. ’56 and Carolyn T.

FriedlanderThe Friends of the University of

Rochester LibrariesThe Gleason FoundationJohn ’44 and Pauline ’48 Handy

Gifts to the River Campus Libraries 2000–2001

These groups provide specialrecognition to the Libraries’most generous supporters.Established during the 1997-98academic year, the GilchristSociety is named for Donald B.Gilchrist who was the UniversityLibrary Director from 1919 to

William and Hannelore HeyenAlan F. ’60 and Carol Stephens

Hilfiker ’60John ’44 and Barbara KeilSallie MelvinMartin ’49 and Joan MessingerAndrew H. ’47 and Janet Dayton

NeillyW. C. Brian ’55 and Marguerite

PeoplesThe Pew Charitable TrustsHelen V. Powers ’42*Charlton ’45 and Patricia PrinceWarren ’45 and Nancy RichardsonThe Family of Rossell Hope RobbinsSally Rohrdanz ’45Brian and Joyce ThompsonNancy Riford TurnerWilliam Vaughn*Mari ’50 and Lyndon Wells*

In keeping with theMeliora Weekend 2001theme of Freedom, imagesfrom the Libraries’ collec-tions that representFreedom from Oppression,notably slavery andwomen’s rights, are inter-spersed throughout thenext five pages.

Susan B. Anthony

1939 and who oversaw thedevelopment of the modernlibrary system at Rochester. TheKendrick Fellows are named forAsahel C. Kendrick, a memberof the original faculty and theUniversity’s first librarian from1853 to 1869.

The Gilchrist Society and Kendrick Fellows

“The Slave Sale,” from Uncle Tom’s Cabin

*Deceased

Sustainers ($250 – 499)

Beatrice Boardman Bibby ’30Boydell & Brewer/UR PressJames T. Bruen ’79S (MBA) and Jane

Ruth PlittDonald M. Christie, Jr. ’64 ’68M (MD)David R. ClapperSarah H. CollinsBrendan E. Delay ’83Leaf DrakeRichard H. and Virginia Cotins

EisenhartRoger B. Fair, Sr. ’76Ruth Harmon Fairbank ’31Cyril B. FitchJerold B. and Dorothy Fergusson

Foland ’39Gilbert B. Forbes ’36 ’40M (MD)Stephen H. Fowler ’79 (Mas) ’84S

(MBA)Henry P. ’61 (Mas) ’62W (Mas) ’68W

(PhD) and Beverly BauernschmidtFrench

Harry W. and Marion FulbrightJames S. ’68S (MBA) and Janis F.

GleasonRobert H. GriffithDonald R. ’61M (Res) and Marjorie

GrinolsMartha HeynemanGrant and Siobhan HolcombMary M. Huth ’81 (Mas)Margaret J. KaiserJack A. and Anne Kampmeier

John M. ’44 and Barbara KeilFrederick A. and Rose-Marie B.

KlipsteinCharles W. and Carolyn H. MerriamDaniel M. MeyersVerne H. Moore ’50Old Editions Book ShopMerle B. PrattAllan M. Rand ’90Raymond R. Smith ’68E (PhD)Edith Gollin Stern ’68W (Mas)Gary Stockman ’83 and Jennifer Anne

Swift ’84Robert H. Stone ’58Parker L. ’64 ’66S (MBA) and Annette

F. Weld ’76 (Mas) ’89 (PhD)Anne Sage WellsYankee Peddler Bookshop

Patrons ($100 – 249)

AgatherinRalph E. and Muriel AlexanderScott E. and Susan E. AlexanderAlexandre Antiques Prints, Maps &

BooksBetty Wolberg Altman ’35Patricia Norris Anderson ’51Gerald AndolinaHugh B. ‘65 (Mas) ‘70 (PhD) and

Maureen Gillespie Andrews ’72(PhD)

Richard N. and Patricia J. AslinEdward C. ’50 and Ruth AtwaterWilliam BeliasSuzanne B. Sahagan Bellamy ’72Richard and Ruth Harris BennettThomas R. BentonHoward and Jean BergBahjat BeshtyRobert and Wyoma BestPhilip R. BishopBOA Editions, LtdThomas M. Bohrer ’85S (MBA) and

Mitzie Collins ’63EThe Book CornerDonald R. Bordley ’80M (Res) ’81M

(FLW)

Ben C.* and Marion H. BowmanEdward P. BrodzinskyGeorge BrownJames BrunnerJulie BuchlerWilliam E. BuechelJames P. Carley and Ann M.

HutchisonCatherine B. CarlsonCharles M. CarltonMargaret E. CarneyJohn P. and Betsy CarverLawrence N. ’58 and Rita Rappaport

ChessinElizabeth Chiapperi, Esq. ’81Diane ChichelliRoy W. and Jean E. ClareRuth Macomber Connor ’36 *Thomas E. and Carol J. CullenLouis and June Allis Van Voorhis

D’AmandaLinda Wells Davey ’53James R. Deane ’58Ezekiel R. and Katherine W. DumkePeter H.’75S (MBA) and Suzanne B.

DurantJames and Vicki DurfeePeter and Cassandra DzwonkoskiRichard B. Eisenberg ’73Edward C. and Edward C. EisenhartDiane EnglandHarold S. and Joan L. FeinbloomRonald H. ’73 (Mas) ’76S (MBA) and

Donna May Carlson FieldingKathleen P. Murray Ford ’63 (Mas)William J. ForrestRufus E. Fulreader, Jr. ’53 ’57 (Ms)Barbara Grifin GalliWilliam C. ’50 and Ann GambleJohn L. and Lindsay R. GarrettMarshall GatesMichael J. GilmartinPeter G. ’46 ’49M (MD) and Vera

Grunthal Gleason ’50Suzanne GouvernetGwen Meltzer Greene ’65Agnes E. GriffithMarian Diehl Griswold ’67 (Mas)Gutenberg’sMorris A. ’54E (Mas) ’73E (PhD) and

Elizabeth Bruchholz Haigh ’80(PhD)

Eleanor HallDean H. and Jeanne Facklam Harper

’65W (Mas)Mrs. Thomas H. HawksWilliam HealyJoshua W. HellerJames T. ’46 and Mary Ann

HendersonPeter A. Henderson ’90S (MBA)William and Hannelore HeyenJames E. Hipolit ’73

Robert J. ’44 ’51 (Mas) and Helen L.Hoe ’46

Thomas M. HolladayIan ’67 and Ellen Holzman ’68Nancy Seward Horie ’54Zoe HorowiczThe Houghton Book ShopDouglas W. Howard ’75 (Mas) ’83

(PhD)John R. HuizengaMary Morley Crapo HydeRichard W. and Susan HydeCameron C. Jameson ’49James W. and Nan Heffelfinger

Johnson ’60 (Mas)Jonathan Sheppard BooksRobert J. and Margaret JoyntEarl W. KageHarold ’66M (MD) and Ann

Rappaport KanthorJason KarpDorothy McCall Kaufmann ’59

Joanna R. KellyMartha KellyG. Edwin ’44 and Margaret Greene

Kindig ’47Robert F. Klein ’63M (Res) and

Cornelia Force KlienLeo R. and Charlotte K. LandhuisJohn L. and Ramsay C. LawlessRobert M. ’49M (MD) and Ruth

Anderson Lawrence ’49M (MD)William B. Lee, Jr.Locust-GroveElaine H. LottoJane Woodin Mallory ’46Jeffrey H. Marks ’78 and Jennifer

LarsonClarice J. MartinJanet M. McCartenGilbert G. and Katherine McCurdyWilliam McGrath and Stephanie J.

Frontz

Lucy Anthony and others in Venice, Italy

Cruikshank illustration from Welsh edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Susan B. Anthony and Emma Sweet *Deceased

Lionel W. McKenzieLawrence and Mary Jane McKnightMrs. William McQuilkinEdward J. ’66 and Cheryl Neel

Mendelson ’73 (Mas) ’73 (PhD)Jay and Debra Ashton Meyers ’97

(PhD)Ralph R. MichelsenWillis MonieDarlene J. MorganEleanor MorrisEugene MusialElla B. NobleClaude C. Noyes and Phyllis C.

AndrewsSusumu ’58 (PhD) and Mary OkuboJohn P. ’57M (MD) and Suzanne

Arnold OlsonDorinda OutramLeon and Virginia Strasenburgh PacalaKatharine S. ParsonsK. Bradley ’66 (Mas) ’71 (PhD) and

Joyce Ann PaxtonTanya Roth Plutzik ’69W (Mas)Publix BooksIngeborg QuitzauJarold and Dorothy RamseyKevin T. RansonBarbara K. ReiflerThomas S. RichardsSusan Bleyler Richardson ’58June B. RogoffWilliam R. ’48 and Marian F. RossChristopher RozziPearl Waxman Rubin ’62W (Mas)Robert W. ’39 and Roberta P. RuggJoseph R. SakmysterJohn R. SandersonPeggy Weisberg SavlovMarjorie Johns Schaeve ’36George SchillingerSteve SchultzPeter E. Scott

Dennis D. SeekinsRaymond ShaheenBernard H. and Gwyneth J. ShawRichard H. ’49 and Virginia Neel

Souse ’50Nancy J. SleethGordon P. and Edith SmallThomas W. ’47M (Res) * and Mary

Sutton Smith ’40Dale E. and Julia F. SollenbergerHenry A. ’76 (PhD) and Suzanne M.

SpencerJohn D. SpencerRobert L. and Mary L. SproullJason M. StanchockHarold W. StanleyJennifer Repko Steffy ’80Margaret E. StrittmatterHarmon V. Strong ’38Francis J. TestaJohn W. and Georgiana T. ThomanTimothy A. ThomasMarion Greene Thompson ’54EFiona TolhurstJoseph A. TrennTRW, Inc.John WaiteStephen H. and Martha Gay S. WaiteNelson W. ’77 (Mas) and Rickey J.

WallaceDennis P. WalshSarah Miles Watts ’56Stanley Wilder and Jean CocoPaul M. Williams ’94Robert B. and Mary Alice WolfDonald L. ’60 (Mas) ’65 (PhD) and

Carole Anne Browne Woodrow ’58’63W (Mas)

Bruce C. Woolley ’69 (Mas) ’73 (PhD)Gyoseob S. Yi ’83 (Mas) ’87 (PhD)Mary E. YoungWilliam W. ’48 and Anne S. YoungPerez ZagorinHenry Zuchowski0TI Technologies, Inc.

Sponsors ($99 and below)

James M. AlbrightHelen Jean Anderson and Konstantin

GurevichNell D. AntonRegina Cecilia Armstrong ’82

Julian W. and Patricia AtwaterDavid D. Avdoian ’98Dorothy BaileyDavid H. Barr ’93Marguerite BarrettToni E. BassettJanet BerloRonald J. Bernstein ’72Soma B. Bockelman ’97Alan A. Bomwell ’67E ’69E (Mas)Wilhelm BraunG. Sheldon and Elizabeth BrayerJudy BridenC. William Brown ’61Theodore M. BrownJames K. Bryant and Esther M. LopezStephen and Violanda BurnsMary A. BuscemiEdward J. Butrim ’46 *Charles Callahan ’82M (Res)Edwin L. Carstensen, PhDEmily Dye Cassebeer ’53Emerson E. Chapin ’41Angelo J. and Winifred ChiarellaL. Eleanora ChurchHelen T. ClarkKatherine E. ClarkVirginia L. Clark ’77M (PhD)Roslyn Weisberg Cominsky ’22E *Sean T. ConlinWilliam H. Cox, Jr.Ellen L. CronkCuratorial Dept. at the Memorial Art

GalleryEdward P. ’69S and Claire G. CurtisHelen Cromwell Curtis ’32 ’70W

(Mas)Sterling M. Dean *Paul E. DittmanRobert W. DotyRichard and Janet B. DrayJ. Ernest DuBois ’48 ’49 (Mas)Caroline Duroselle-MelishRobert W. EamesRichard H. Eisenhart, Jr.J. Elizabeth French Engan ’47 ’48NStanley L. EngermanJudith L. Haagen EspositoJames H. and Ann Elizabeth Schertz

Finger ’68Elizabeth Babcock Fisher ’50 ’70W

(Mas)Mary Eleanor FlatleyBeth Bishop Flory ’48 ’50 (Mas)Brian E. Foont ’93Jean FranceDouglas FrankJennifer Diane Franzen ’97Lawrence J. FraserJohn P. Frazer ’35 ’39M (MD)Roberta C. Weiss Friedman ’61Sunny B. Friedman ’63Leah Gadlow ’41

Gerald H. GammWilliam T. and Janet M. GefteasCynthia Francis Gensheimer ’74Philip GerberAndrew C. GermanowJane Ladd Gilman ’41 ’42NHonora Michelle Gioia ’00Roslyn Bakst Goldman ’78 (Mas)Richard M. GollinCharles R. Gowen, Jr. ’44Thomas Hahn and Bette LondonRuth K. HamburgerThomas M. and Zena HampsonAlexander D. and Marcia HargraveMabel Gleason Harkness ’35 ’ 62

(Mas)Kenneth J. and Lucy B. HarperAlan C. ’72S (MBA) and Joan Spaker

Hasselwander ’65W (Mas)William B. HauserIsabel C. Herdle ’27Patricia A. HerminghouseWilliam R. Herzog ’83M (Res)

Eleanor W. HickmanRonald J. HiltonArthur M. ’43 and Maureen HoltzmanChristopher T. HoolihanKari Ellen Horowicz ’84Thomas B. JonesIsabel KaplanAbraham J. KarpSusan Allison Pratt Kaye ’60 ’63 (Mas)

’67 (PhD)Craig A. Kelley ’84James R. Kelly ’77 (MAS)Datta and Judith N. KharbasWilliam J. and Barbara Walter

Kingston ’58Paul A. Knoke ’79Robert S. ’58 (PhD) and Myrta Borges

Knox ’54E (Mas)Robert G. ’45 and Mary Lou KochDvorah Goldman Kolko ’50Ronald KwasmanEdith LankVictor Laties ’54 (PhD)

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton

John Brown

Paul W. LaufMary C. LeeneTeresa J. Leene ’52Mr. & Mrs. James LiddleEric W. Lobenstine ’77 (Mas) ’81

(PhD)Clarice Gross LondonArnold MacKintosh ’51 (Mas) and

Barbara MacKintoshKate Levering MacMullin ’47Mary E. Maida ’00M (Mas)Walter Markowitch ’71M (MD) ’73M

(Res)Virginia A. MarsdenLeonard and Emma Jean MarshallNancy May Ehrich Martin ’65 ’94

(Mas)Kathleen McGowenSusan Venable McKimm ’67Letitia McKinneyAnn Kendrick McNabb ’51Melissa MeadLynn Chasen Metzger ’75Mid-Town Athletic ClubJanice MohrmanLucille M. MontiJoan Brunjes Morgan’ 74 ’80 (Mas)William L. and Joan Brunjes Morgan

’74 ’80 (Mas)Sylvia Moukous ’76Gwendolyn D. NelsonBeryl M. NesbitGregory W. ’95 and Amy NicholasSuzanne Jagel O’Brien ’59Stephen O. O’ConnorDuncan W. and Alice L. O’DwyerJohn and Tobie Hittle Olsan ’95N

(Mas)Mary Ryan OrwenRosemary Paprocki ’93W (Mas)Donald A.’51 and Gretchen Towner

Parry ’51NJohn Allen Payne

Gilman and Rebecca M. PerkinsEdward T. Piver ’93Robert W. ’54 and Patricia

Goodenough PlaceThomas and Glenda PrinsErika WolfSally Ann QuinnNick RainesLenore RegensburgerHarry T. ReisMary E. RikerKenneth A. Robb ’59 (Mas)R. Ross RobyCarrie Beth Rosen ’97Barbara L. Berkowitz Rubin ’51Gerald J. Salzman ’73Jason L. Sanchez ’99Phil SaundersDavid and Sara SchaferJean A. SchmidtSusan SchollJudith SchwartzFrederick A. and Mary W. SchwertzEric R. Shenkus ’93Andrew M. Shih ’95Frank and Jane W. ShuffeltonPhilip C. SmithArleen SomervilleAndrew N. Spivak ’95Sprint FoundationScott I. Steinberg ’98 ’00W (Mas)James M. and Natalie Byrd Epps

Stewart ’85 (Mas)Patricia T. SulouffJoseph H. and U. T. Miller SummersJudith Kantack Temperley, USAR ’57Robert ter-HorstLisl ThalerJohn H. and Lois M. ThomasWoodlief ’58 (Mas) and Merrillan

ThomasEdward H. and Elizabeth W.

ThorndikeJohn M. TophamClaire Handte Tuttle ’63W (Mas)Lauri K. VanHiseEleanor M. WardSherry T. Wasserman ’67Stewart Weaver and Celia ApplegateHermine R. WeilStephen L. WeinbergMartha WeissbergerRudolf and Marion WellenbergWest GroupPhilip WexlerPaul and Melinda Moyer Whitbeck

’77S (MBA)David E. WhiteSergeant and Catharine J. WiseRobert and Mildred Plunkett Wolf ’53

’54Carolyn Sibley WolfeJessie P. Woodward

The Xerox Foundation/Xerox Co.Motoomi Yamanoi ’86 (PhD)John P. Zambuto ’83 (Mas)James G. Zimmer ’60M (Res)

Friends of the Libraries2000–2001

James M. Albright Ralph E. and Muriel Alexander Helen Jean Anderson and Konstantin

Gurvich Patricia Norris Anderson Gerald Andolina Hugh B. and Maureen Gillespie

Andrews Richard N. and Patricia J. Aslin Edward C. and Ruth Atwater (Life

Members) Julian W. and Patricia Atwater Marguerite Barrett (Honorary Life

Member)William Belias Richard and Ruth Harris BennettBahjat Beshty Beatrice Boardman Bibby Thomas M. Bohrer and Mitzie Collins Donald R. Bordley Ben* and Marion C. Bowman

(Honorary Life Members) Boydell & Brewer/UR Press Wilhelm Braun G. Sheldon and Elizabeth Brayer David and Judy Briden Theodore M. Brown James T. Bruen and Jane Ruth Plitt Stephen and Violanda Burns Edward J. Butrim * Alan L. and Nancy Sonner Cameros

(Life Members) Catherine Carlson (Honorary Life

Member) Thomas L. Cassada

Lawrence N. and Rita RappaportChessin

Elizabeth Chiapperi, Esq. Donald M. Christie (Life Member) L. Eleanora Church David R. Clapper Helen T. Clark Katherine E. Clark Sarah H. Collins William H. Cox, Jr. Ellen L. Cronk Helen Cromwell Curtis Louis and June Allis Van Voorhis

D’Amanda Linda Wells Davey Sylvia Davis Nancy Watson Dean (Honorary Life

Member) Ronald F. and Susan W. Dow Leaf Drake Richard and Janet B. Dray Peter H. (Past President) and Suzanne

B. Durant James and Vicki Durfee Caroline Duroselle-Melish Robert W. Eames Richard H. and Virginia Cotins

Eisenhart Diane England Ruth Harmon Fairbank Harold S. and Joan L. Feinbloom James H. and Ann Elizabeth Schertz

Finger Elizabeth Babcock Fisher Mary Eleanor Flatley Beth Bishop Flory Jerold B. and Dorothy Fergusson

Foland Gilbert B. Forbes Kathleen P. Murray Ford (Life

Member) William J. Forrest Jean France Lawrence J. Fraser John P. Frazer Henry P. and Beverly Bauernschmidt

French Harry W. and Marion Fulbright Gerald H. Gamm Marshall Gates Jane Ladd Gilman James S. and Janis F. Gleason Peter G. and Vera Grunthal Gleason Roslyn Bakst Goldman Suzanne Gouvernet Harry E. and Liivi Gove Charles R. Gowen, Jr. Agnes E. Griffith Donald R. and Marjorie Grinols Marian Diehl Griswold Thomas Hahn and Bette London Morris A. and Elizabeth Bruchholz

Haigh Eleanor Hall Cover from Slave’s Friend

Frontispiece from Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Robert W. and Roberta P. Rugg Joseph R. Sakmyster Peggy Savlov (Life Member) Bernard N. * and Susan E. Schilling

(Past President and Life Member) Frederick A. and Mary W. Schwertz Raymond Shaheen Bernard H. and Gwyneth J. Shaw Frank and Jane W. Shuffelton Richard H. and Virginia Neel Skuse Gordon P. and Edith Small (Life

Members) Thomas W. * and Mary Sutton Smith Dale E. and Julia F. Sollenberger Arleen Somerville Henry A. (Past President) and

Suzanne M. Spencer Robert L. and Mary Sproull (Honorary

Life Members) Jason M. Stanchock Harold W. Stanley James M. and Natalie Byrd Epps

Stewart Margaret E. Strittmatter Harmon V. Strong Patricia T. Sulouff Francis J. Testa John W. and Georgiana T. Thoman John H. and Lois M. Thomas Timothy A. Thomas Edward H. and Elizabeth W.

Thorndike John M. Topham (Honorary Life

Member) Fiona Tolhurst Nancy Turner * (Life Member) Ruth L. Van Deusen (Honorary Life

Member) Lauri K. VanHise Dennis P. Walsh Eleanor M. Ward Hermine R. Weil Stephen L. Weinberg Martha Weissberger Parker L. and Annette Weld

(Honorary Life Members) Anne Sage Wells

Ruth K. Hamburger Thomas M. and Zena Hampson Alexander and Marcia Hargrave Mabel G. Harkness (Life Member) Kenneth J. and Lucy B. Harper Alan C. and Joan Spaker

Hasselwander William B. Hauser Mrs. Thomas H. Hawks (Life Member) Catherine D. Hayes (Honorary Life

Member)James and Mary Ann Henderson (Past

President) William and Hannelore Heyen Martha Heyneman Joanna Bailey and Christopher H.

Hodgman Grant and Siobhan Holcomb

Arthur M. and Maureen Holtzman Christopher and Joan Hoolihan Jean Horblit (Life Member) Kari Ellen Horowicz (Honorary Life

Member) John R. Huizenga Robert D. and Charlene W. Hursh Mary M. Huth Richard W. Hyde Cameron C. Jameson Bill (Past President) and Nan

Heffelfinger Johnson (LifeMembers)

Thomas B. Jones Karl Kabelac (Life Member) Earl W. Kage Margaret J. Kaiser Jack A. and Anne Kampmeier Harold and Ann Rappaport Kanthor Abraham J. Karp Susan Allison Pratt Kaye Martha Kelly Datta and Judith N. Kharbas G. Edwin and Margaret Greene Kindig Robert F. Klein and Cornelia Force

Klein

Frederick A. and Rose-Marie B.Klipstein

Robert S. and Myrta Borges Knox Robert G. and Mary Lou Koch John H. and Isabel W. Ladd (Life

Members) Victor Laties Paul W. Lauf John L. and Ramsay C. Lawless Robert M. and Ruth Anderson

Lawrence William B. Lee, Jr. Mary C. Leene Teresa J. Leene Clarice Gross London Elaine H. Lotto Jane Woodin Mallory Clarice J. Martin Nancy May Ehrich Martin Janet M. McCarten Lucretia W. McClure Gilbert G. and Katherine McCurdy Kathleen McGowen William McGrath and Stephanie J.

Frontz Lawrence and Mary Jane McKnight Ann Kendrick McNabb Melissa Mead Adrian C. and Joyce Mitchell

Melissinos Charles W. and Carolyn H. Merriam Howard S. and Florence Hill * Merritt

(Life Members) Daniel M. Meyers (Past President) Verne H. Moore William L. and Joan Brunjes Morgan Eleanor Morris Sylvia Moukous Gwendolyn D. Nelson Beryl M. Nesbit Ella B. Noble Claude C. Noyes and Phyllis C.

Andrews Suzanne Jagel O’Brien Stephen O. O’Connor Susumu and Mary Okubo John P. and Suzanne Arnold Olson Mary Ryan Orwen Dorinda Outram Leon and Virginia Strasenburgh Pacala Katharine S. Parsons K. Bradley and Joyce Ann Paxton Charles Rand Penney (Life Member) Gilman and Rebecca M. Perkins David E. and Marjorie Lu Perlman Tanya Roth Plutzik Jarold and Dorothy Ramsey Thomas S. Richards Mary E. Riker June B. Rogoff William R. and Marian F. Ross Barbara L. Berkowitz Rubin Pearl Waxman Rubin

Mari (Past President) and Lyndon H.Wells *

West Group Paul (Past President) and Melinda

Moyer Whitbeck David E. White Stanley Wilder and Jean Coco Sergeant and Catharine J. Wise G. Robert and Nancy W. Witmer (Life

Members) Donald L. and Carole Anne Browne

Woodrow Jessie P. Woodward The Xerox Foundation/Xerox Co. Yankee Peddler Bookshop Mary E. Young William W. (Past President) and Anne

S. Young Perez Zagorin James G. Zimmer TI Technologies, Inc.

*Deceased

Frederick Douglass

Abraham Lincoln

Cruikshank illustration from Welsh edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin

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