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CURRENT ENDOWED COLLECTIONS FUNDS
Humanities, Fine Arts, Performing Arts
Peter C. and Marjorie A. Matson Benedict Fund
Established in 1995 by Marjorie A. Benedict, Bibliographer for
French Studies, to honor the memory
of her husband, Dr. Peter Benedict, Professor of Geological
Sciences at the University at Albany from 1958-1983, this book fund is used to purchase materials for
the French studies collections.
Theodore and Janice Dorr Fossieck Fund
Established in 1985 by Dr. Theodore Fossieck to support his
interest in American Revolutionary history, this fund commemorates
Dr. Fossieck's long service on the University at Albany faculty
and memorializes his late wife. The fund is shared jointly
between the Department of History and the University Libraries.
The Library uses this fund to purchase books about the American
Revolutionary period.
Helen Rex Hart Library Fund
Established in 2000 by bequest of Dorothy Rex West '27 in
memory of her sister, Helen Rex Hart '27, this fund is used
to purchase books for the general library collections.
Hastings Family Library Fund for British and American
Literary Studies
Established in 1997 by Hastings family members and friends
to honor the many years of extraordinary service of Harry
Worthington Hastings, Louise Clement Hastings and Alice Hastings
Murphy to the University at Albany and the University Libraries,
this fund is used to purchase books in British and American
literary studies.
Littauer Foundation Judaica Periodical Fund
Established in 1998 by the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation,
this fund is used to purchase Judaica and Hebraica periodicals.
Miriam Snow Mathes Historical Children's Literature Collection
Established in 1986 through a bequest and subsequent gifts
from Mrs. Miriam Snow Mathes '26, this fund is used to enhance,
restore, and preserve the University Libraries' Children's
Historical Literature Collection. This collection of
more
than 10,000 books includes books and periodicals dating from
the early 19th through the mid-20th century. The content
runs the gamut from early religious tracts through primers
and ABC books and the classics to inexpensive series still
being added to today (e.g., Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys).
The strength of the collection,
and one of the main factors contributing to its uniqueness,
is that each item, when it is entered in the in-house index,
can be searched by terms reflecting genre, characters, setting,
subject matter and types of illustration. This collection
represents a fascinating record of
popular culture and what shaped the reading tastes of generations
of American readers. The collection provides a remarkable
archive on a chapter in our publishing history.
Frank and Dorothy Pogue Fund for African American Studies
Established in 1996 by library staff and friends of Frank
and Dorothy Pogue to recognize their many years of extraordinary
service to the University at Albany and the University Libraries,
this fund is used to purchase books for the African American
studies collections.
E. G. Schreiber Book Fund
Established in 1994 by a bequest from E. G. (Skip) Schreiber
'65, and gifts from donors to the Library Development Fund,
this book fund is used to purchase materials for the medieval
studies and contemporary literature collections.
Science and Technology
History of American Science and Technology Fund
Established in 2000 by a gift from Emeritus Professor Kendall
Birr, this fund is used to purchase books in the history and
sociology of American science and technology.
Archives and Special Collections
Dorothy E. Christiansen Enrichment Fund
for Special Collections and University Archives
Established in 2001 to honor Dorothy E. Christiansen on the
occasion of her retirement from the University Libraries,
this fund is used to provide general support for the enhancement
of the collections and services of the M.E. Grenander Department
of Special Collections and Archives.
M. E. Grenander Special Collections and Archives Fund
Established in 1995 by Professor Emeritus M. E. Grenander
to endow the Library's Department of Special Collections and
Archives, this fund is used to purchase items for the collections,
as well as to support the processing of collections and the
services of the department
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