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The University’s Libraries are proud to play an important role inthe celebration of Rochester’s 150th birthday. We know students,alumni, faculty, staff, and friends will use this special occasion tobecome better acquainted with the University’s rich history andtraditions, and there is no better place to do this than within theUniversity Archive.

Located in Rush Rhees Library’s Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, the Archive serves as the best location forinformation about the University over its past 150 years. The Ses-quicentennial year has brought a good deal of attention to thework of this normally quiet yet essential corner of the Library. TheArchive chronicles the life and times of the institution from theoriginal charter granted by the state Board of Regents to the mostrecent issue of the Campus Times.

Many of the materials in the Archive have been used to preparefor the Sesquicentennial year celebration including the day-by-daycalendar and the pictorial his-tory of the University. In addi-tion, many other items will beon display in the various exhi-bitions planned for the event.What follows here and on thefollowing pages is a small sam-pling of the varied and interest-ing items from the Archive thatillustrate the growth and devel-opment of Rochester into thetruly great university we knowtoday.

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INSIDE: 1999–2000 Report to Friends and Donors www.lib.rochester.edu Fall 2000

150 Years of History and Tradition

150 TreasuresAn exhibition of 150 significant acquisitions and historicalitems drawn from the collections and the archives.Location: Department of Rare Books and SpecialCollections, 2nd floor of Rush Rhees Library

A Century of WomenA celebration of 100 years of contributions made bywomen students, faculty, and staff at the University.Location: Great Hall, 2nd floor of Rush Rhees Library

150 Years of Leadership: The Presidents of the University of RochesterFrom Martin B. Anderson to Thomas Jackson, this exhibi-tion looks at the University’s history through the achieve-ments of its presidents.Location: Friedlander Lobby, 1st floor of Rush RheesLibrary

Tower ToursDuring the Sesqui Celebration, alumni and friends willhave the opportunity to ascend to the top of the tower ofRush Rhees Library.

A message from Ronald F. Dow, Dean of River Campus Libraries

Library Sesqui Events

A Special Sesquicentennial Year Issue

Counterclockwise from top: Seal ofthe University rendered in 1930 byPhilipp Merz, designer of many ofthe original buildings on the RiverCampus; title page of the Univer-sity charter granted in 1851; com-mencement procession on the East-man Quadrangle in the 1950s;graduation photo of the first classof women to enter the University in 1900

Ask the ArchivistIf you have a question about the history of the University of Rochester,please write, call, or e-mail the staff of Rush Rhees Library’s Departmentof Rare Books and Special Collections. Inquiries can be addressed toNancy Ehrich Martin ’65, ’94 (Mas), University Archives, Room 225 RushRhees Library, University of Rochester, P.O. Box 270055, Rochester, NY14627-0055. Phone: (716) 275-9337. E-mail: [email protected]. The photo at the left is of Nancy taken the day she graduated fromthe University. She joined the library staff as the manuscript and archivelibrarian this past summer, coming from the Lavery Library at St. JohnFisher College.

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A dedicated staff of librarians andconservators helps organize andcare for the many materials main-tained in the University’s Archives.Shown above are archivist AmyBarnum and retired archivist KarlKabelac as they retrieve correspon-dence related to the decision in1849 by members of the faculty atMadison University to relocate toRochester. Shown below is preser-vation specialist Andrea Reithmayras she repairs presidential letters ofRush Rhees dating from the period1910 to 1912.

Working with theArchives

Images of Our History and Traditions

Photo images identified from bottom left to top: An early Commencementprogram; City of Rochester in 1853 with the University’s first home, theUnited States Hotel, in the foreground to left; Eastman Kodak founderand University benefactor George Eastman enjoys dinner conversationwith third University president, Rush Rhees; the first graduating class; acampus formal event and a flag rush, both taken probably in the 1950s;Susan B. Anthony, who pledged the proceeds of her life insurance policy toensure the admission of women to the University in 1900

New UniversityPortrait Gallery

his fall a new University portrait gal-lery will be permanently installed in

the hallway connecting the Great Hall ofRush Rhees Library and the entranceway tothe Department of Rare Books and SpecialCollections. Lining the walls of the gallerywill be portraits of various indviduals fromthroughout the University’s history. Most ofthe portraits have been in storage for manyyears in the Library’s archives or at the Me-morial Art Gallery. Several will have repairwork done to remove the toll that the yearshave taken on them.

“The wonderful thing about this newgallery is that it, along with the renovatedGreat Hall, will be a lasting reminder of theUniversity’s 150th birthday,” reports Pre-servation Department Head Richard Peekwho is coordinatingthe work beingdone on the por-traits. “What betterway to celebrate theSesqui than to per-manently installthese handsomeportraits of peoplewho helped guideand develop theinstitution we havetoday.” Includedamong the portraitswill be such figuresas Azariah Boody (donor of the land for thePrince Street Campus), John Wilder andWilliam Kelly (early members of the Boardof Trustees), Asahel Kendrick, ChesterDewey, and John Richardson (all membersof the original faculty), Annette Munro,Janet Clark, and Helen Bragdon (the firstthree deans of the Women’s College), HenryBurton (Professor of Latin from 1877 to1918 who also served as acting presidentprior to the hiring of Rush Rhees), KennethKeating (a 1919 graduate who went on tobecome a U.S. Senator from New York andU.S. ambassador to India and Israel), andCharles Hutchison (an 1898 graduate whowas an early partner with George Eastmanin the establishment of Eastman Kodak anda major benefactor to the University).

research paper competition for undergraduates was another one

of the activities sponsored by the Librariesas part of the University’s sesquicentennialyear celebration. Two cash prizes will beawarded for the best papers, and the win-ning students will be invited to presenttheir topics during Sesqui Weekend. Possi-ble topics might include student life duringa particular period, the University’s role inthe Rochester community, a policy issuefrom the past, an important individualinvolved in its history, the University dur-ing a war period, or a landmark researchachievement or educational innovation atthe University. Faculty whose coursesinvolve research papers have been asked toencourage students to select a topic thatcould qualify for the competition.

The idea for the contest came from Deanof Libraries Ronald Dow when the planningfor the Sesquicentennial began over twoyears ago. “It was my desire to see studentsmaking use of the rich material related to

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ochester’s 150th birthday in-spired a new chime to mark the

passage of time from thetower of Rush Rhees Library. Gone are theWestminster Quarters, which played from theHopeman bells since the time of the com-pletion of the Library in 1930. In its placeare the Rochester Quarters, composed byDaniel Harrison, associate professor ofmusic at the College and associate professorof theory at the Eastman School of Music.Harrison, a member in good standing of theFriends of the Libraries, regularly plays theUniversity’s Hopeman Memorial Carillonbuilt inside the tower of the Library. Hedecided on his own to write the new chimefor the Sesquicentennial. The RochesterQuarters was played for the first time onJanuary 31, which marked the date whenthe Regents of the University of the State of New York issued the University’s provi-

Sesqui Writing Contest

Carillon Chime Change

the University’s history that is found in spe-cial collections. The concept was embracedby members of the faculty, and we havebeen delighted to see a number of studentsworking closely with librarians on theirpapers. All of us are looking forward tohearing from the judges about the winningentries.” Members of the selection commit-tee include faculty, librarians, and PresidentThomas Jackson. Excerpts from the winningpapers and profiles of the students will bepublished in the next issue of Bookmark.

sional charter in 1850. The original 17-bellchime was given in memory of Arendt Wil-lem Hopeman, a prominent Rochesterbuilder, by three of his children in 1930. In 1956 two bells were added. Then afteryears of use, the earlier—and much heav-ier—bells were replaced by 50 bronze bellsin 1973. Funds from the Hopeman familycontinue to support the carillon.

Portrait of Azariah Boody,who donated the land forthe building of the Uni-versity’s Prince StreetCampus

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Reference librarian Margaret Becket consults withstudents working on research for the Library’s Ses-quicentennial writing contest.

Professor Daniel Harrison at work playing the Hope-man Carillon in the tower of Rush Rhees Library


Highlights of the 1999–2000 Library Year

Progress on the “Rush Rhees Renaissance”continued with a gift of $500,000 from theGleason Foundation to renovate the GreatHall. Work began in early June with con-struction expected to be completed by Sep-tember. Very special thanks go out to theGleason family and to members of theFoundation board for making the renova-tion of this historic room possible. DeanRonald Dow, in commenting on the gift,noted: “We launched the “renaissance” ini-tiative two years ago to improve the impres-sive physical spaces found in Rush RheesLibrary, which have become tired and worndown from many years of heavy use. Thework we have done so far has been verywell received by the students, faculty, andcommunity members who use this libraryand is creating a much improved learning

Gleason Foundation Gift to Renovate Great Hall

environment. It is a great pleasure to seethis progress continue in the Great Hall,and we are very gratified by the GleasonFoundation’s vote of confidence in ourefforts to date through this gift.”

Friedlander Dedication CelebrationMany members of the University commu-nity gathered last fall to honor Roger andCarolyn Friedlander and their family fortheir generous support to renovate theWelles-Brown Room and the Main Lobby of Rush Rhees Library. On hand to helpdedicate the newly renamed Roger B. Fried-lander Lobby were Board Chair RobertGoergen, President Thomas Jackson, andDean Ronald Dow, as well as members ofthe Board of Trustees, University officials,

and many Friends of the Libraries. Theimpact of this project continues to be felton a daily basis by the many users of thebeautifully renovated Welles-Brown Roomand on those passing through the strikingnew Friedlander Lobby. The talents of anumber of local artists have been well uti-lized in the project, among them NancyGong, who designed the handsome glasswall in the new Lobby; Thomas Insalaco,who painted a commanding portrait of

Roger Friedlander; and Dejan Pejovic andCraig Shutte, who created the new bronzegates for the Lobby.

The Great Hall in 1930, when it was known as the“Delivery Room” and housed the reference desk andcard catalog as well as cases for special exhibitions

A scene in the Great Hall from this past sum-mer’s renovation

View of the renovated Welles-Brown Room

At top: Interior portion of the Friedlander Lobby;Above: President Thomas Jackson applauds as RogerFriedlander cuts the ribbon officially opening the newFriedlander Lobby while Carolyn Friedlander andother family members look on.

Two great Library benefactors,Martin Messinger ’49 and RogerFriedlander ’56, share a momentat the dedication.


Poetry and Writing Center DedicationsA series of special events took place fromDecember to May over the past academicyear to honor the many donors who helpedbring the Library’s new poetry and contem-porary writing center to life. On December10, Jack Keil, Andy Neilly, and Mari andLyndy Wells were honored for their earlyrole in helping to launch the Library’sacquisition of the William and HanneloreHeyen Collection. In March, Bill and Han-nelore Heyen took center stage in front ofan audience of more than 150 to talk abouttheir labor of love in compiling this richpoetry archive. On April 17, the life andcareer of the late Professor Hyam Plutzikwere celebrated through a series of daylongevents that culminated in the dedication ofthe new Library for Contemporary Writingand Jarold Ramsey Study. And, on May 12,University Trustee Alan Hilfiker was hon-ored for his leadership support of the proj-ect with the naming of the Alan F. HilfikerGallery that leads into Rare Books andSpecial Collections. Nearly $1 million wasreceived from 150 supporters both for theacquisition of the poetry collection and forthe building of the new library facility.

Libraries’ Advisory Councilmember Sallie Melvinrecently made a gift to cre-ate a new library endow-ment that will support aunique fellowship for grad-uate students interested inlearning how to work with

manuscript collections and other rare mate-rials. Melvin, of Williamsburg, Va., has beena member of the advisory group for thelibrary for many years, is a member of theHonorary Trustees’ Council of the College

Melvin Special Collections Fellowshipand served as chair of that group during the 1984–85 academic year. She is a 1951graduate of the College with a degree ineconomics and also holds a master’s degreein business administration from New YorkUniversity. Now retired, Melvin spent hercareer in marketing and market research,ultimately becoming a vice president ofChemical Bank in New York. The MelvinFellowships will provide a valuable learningexperience for students as well as assistingthe department with its processing of awide variety of special collections.

Professor Emeritus of History John J.Waters and family, friends, and former stu-dents have created an endowed book fundin Rush Rhees Library. This new fund wascreated on the occasion of his retirementfrom 35 years of teaching at the University.The John J. Waters Endowed Book Fundwill support the purchase of materials inhistory and English during the period from1493 to 1892. This historical period wasselected by Professor Waters because itcoincides with much of his research inter-ests and ranges from the time of the firstletter of Columbus to the publication of thelast edition of Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. ACinco de Mayo reception was held in hishonor on May 5 in the Welles-Brown Room.This fund will be the first to provide sup-port for enhancing the collection of materi-als on Early America.

The John Waters Fund

Sallie Melvin ’51

John Waters and President Jackson

The Alan F. Hilfiker Gallery (at top), the new mainentranceway in Rare Books and Special Collections,lined with selections from the many beautiful poetrybroadsides from the Heyen Collection; (above) Billand Hannelore Heyen with Andrew Neilly and Jackand Barbara Keil at the dedication of the Neilly-KeilResearch Center and the Wells Reference Desk

Poetry dedications (from top to bottom): View of thenew Plutzik Library for Contemporary Writing;Professor Emeritus Jarold Ramsey and family mem-bers enjoying dedication remarks for the RamseyStudy; Tanya Plutzik, widow of the late ProfessorHyam Plutzik, greeted by Dean of the College Wil-liam Scott Green; Dean of River Campus LibrariesRonald Dow preparing the Plutzik grandchildren forthe ribbon cutting (left to right—Hannah Briggs,Zachary Hyam Plutzik, Jessica Briggs, and RachelPlutzik)


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The Friends were delighted to present theMetzdorf Prize for “contributions and meri-torious service to the Libraries” this year toMari Ostendorf Wells. Mari, a graduate ofthe Class of 1950, has been involved withthe University and the Libraries in manyways over the years. She served on theTrustees’ Council from 1969 to 1975 andcontinues as an honorary member of thatgroup as well as a member of the Libraries’Advisory Council. In 1974 she first joinedthe Friends and served as a member of theFriends’ Council from 1976 until 1979,when she was elected vice president. From1980 to 1982 she served as President ofthe Friends. During her tenure, the Friendspublished Henry Clune’s best-selling auto-biography, I Always Liked It Here. In 1982,Mari presented the commemorative 2 mil-lionth volume to the Libraries, in memory

News from the Friends of the University of RocheMari Wells ’50 Receives Metzdorf Prize

of her parents, Otto McKinley Ostendorf’19 and Ruth Gliddon Ostendorf ’18. Shehas been a dedicated volunteer for count-less Friends’ projects, particularly the An-nual Book Fair, and has helped raise thou-sands of dollars in support of our activities.

The prize is named in memory of RobertF. Metzdorf (1912–1975), an alumnus,trustee, and former faculty and staff mem-ber at the libraries. Metzdorf received hisbachelor’s degree from Rochester in 1933and was the University’s first recipient of aPh.D. in English in 1939. He was a found-ing member of the Friends of the Librariesand was the first chair of the Trustees’Library Visiting Committee. At the time ofhis death, family and friends established alectureship and book fund in his memory.The Friends instituted the Metzdorf Prize in1993. Previous recipients of the prize are The beginnings of a new national network

of Friends of the Libraries was put in placeover the past year. Sixty-five people fromNew York City to Beverly Hills became char-ter members of the new National Friends ofthe Libraries. This new group has beenlaunched using the name of the localFriends’ organization and under the advise-ment of the Executive Committee. NationalFriends are able to direct their gifts directlyto the library of their choice within theoverall University library system. UniversityTrustee and Libraries’ Advisory Councilmember Myra Gelband ’71 served as thechair of the National Friends’ membershipappeal. The new group is seen as expandingthe very positive role that the Friends haveplayed in benefiting the University’s Librar-ies over its 27 year history. These new Na-tional Friends now join with the more than600 members of the more locally basedFriends in helping to ensure the excellenceof Rochester’s library system. Special thanksare also due to Provost Charles Phelps andDr. Dale Phelps for serving as honorarymembership chairs as well as to EdwardAtwater ’50, who served as Rochester areachair and to Professor Emeritus Harry Gove,who served as faculty and staff chair. Inaddition, thanks go out to the 30 otheralumni, Friends, faculty, and staff whoserved on these membership committees.

Launching of theNational Friends

A highlight of the Friends’ Annual Meetingand Dinner on June 8 was the announce-ment of the grants to the Libraries for 2000.The funding decisions were presented tothe membership by Distributions Commit-tee members Professor Jack Kampmeier and

Friends Grants to the Libraries for 2000

• $1,500 to the Charlotte Whitney AllenLibrary at the Memorial Art Gallery toenhance the multimedia collections

• $5,500 to the Sibley Music Library atthe Eastman School of Music to pur-chase a facsimile edition of the Songs ofSanta Maria, a 13th-century codexcontaining detailed illuminations repre-senting prime examples of medieval artand to provide funding for the cata-loging of a small collection of rareBibles and other liturgical publicationsin the Watanabe Special Collections

• $6,000 to the Friends’ Graduate Disser-tation Fund

Sarah H. Collins (1993), Alan Heyneman(1994), Edward Atwater (1995), WallaceGray (1996), Susan and Bernard Schilling(1997), Bill Johnson (1998), and HowardMerritt (1999).

Peggy Savlov. Monies for these gifts comefrom funds raised by the Friends over thecourse of the academic year through suchactivities as the Book Fair, the membershipappeal, and the Conversations with Collec-tors series.

• $9,800 to the Miner Library at theMedical Center to purchase rare booktitles for the enhancement of the newBasil G. Bibby Library dental collec-tion, now a part of the Miner Library,and to provide support for the refur-bishing of group study rooms used as part of the medical school’s newDouble Helix Curriculum

• $14,250 to the River Campus Librariesto support the purchase of core bookcollections in 10 areas where new fac-ulty members have recently been hiredor where new course offerings arebeing made

Mari’s 1950 yearbook photograph and Mari accept-ing the Metzdorf Prize from Allen Spencer

A total of $37,050 was distributed to the Libraries this past year by the local Friends


ster Libraries for the 1999–2000 Academic YearChanging of the GuardNew officers were recently elected for theFriends’ Executive Committee. Mary AnnHenderson became the new president withAnnette Weld and Alan Cameros taking thepositions of vice president and treasurer,respectively. All three have long years ofexperience and involvement with theFriends and their activities. Stepping downafter three years of outstanding service asofficers were President H. Allen Spencer,Vice President Harold Stanley, and TreasurerMarge Grinols. In gratitude for their servicea special book was added to the collections

in honor of each of the outgoing officers. Aframed drawing of Rush Rhees Library waspresented to Allen Spencer for the dedica-tion and commitment he has demonstratedto the Friends as president.

Report on Friends’ EndowmentA recent report on the Friends’ endowedfund showed the growth in its value overthe past decade. From December of 1990to December of 1999, the fund’s marketvalue grew from $50,550 to over $220,000.The income received from the fund, whichis to be used for the purchase of books andother materials, has risen from just over

$2,000 to nearly $8,500. The valuation ofthe income is based on 6 percent of thefive-year market value.

First established in 1976 with a singlegift of $1,000 from the Friends operatingfund, the endowment has been added tomany times by gifts from individual mem-bers as well as by additions to the principal

Conversations with CollectorsThe third annual Conversations with Col-lectors series was held this spring, to thegreat enjoyment of the many participantsfrom the Friends. Featured on this year’sseries were the Jane Austen Collection ofEdith Lank, the George Corner MedicalRare Book Collection with Miner Library’sChristopher Hoolihan, and the local his-tory/Americana Collection of John Topham.Special thanks to Edith Lank and to JohnTopham for opening their homes to theFriends and to Chris Hoolihan for sharingthe “jewel in the crown” of the materialsfound in the History of Medicine section ofMiner Library. If you have a collection youwould like to have featured in the series,please let us know.

from profits received from fund-raising activ-ities such as the Book Fair. Many thanks toall of those who have contributed to thisimportant (and permanent) resource for theFriends to use in support of the Libraries’collections.

Left: This rare and valuable map of New York Statedone in 1793 by early mapmaker Simeon De Witt isjust one of the many items that collector John Top-ham has given to Rush Rhees Library from his per-sonal collection over the years; above: Well-knownreal estate expert, syndicated columnist, and radiopersonality Edith Lank is also an avid collector of theprolific 19th-century British novelist Jane Austen.Lank is pictured here at her home on March 4 withFriends’ members Marge Grinols, Pat Ford, and KateParsons (far left) after an entertaining presentationon her Austen collection.

Allen Spencer examines the framed print of RushRhees Library presented to him at the Annual Meet-ing and Dinner in recognition of his three years asFriends’ president.

New Friends’ PresidentMary Ann Henderson

New Vice PresidentAnnette Weld


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Supporters of the Friends of the Libraries in 1999–2000

James M. AlbrightPatricia Norris AndersonHelen Anderson and Konstantin

GurevichMargaret B. Andrews (Honorary Life

Member)Phyllis Andrews and Claude NoyesRichard N. and Patricia J. AslinDr. Edward C. and Ruth P. Atwater

(Life Members)Julian and Patty AtwaterMarguerite Barrett (Honorary Life

Member)Richard and Ruth BennettSophie BernsteinBahjat BeshtyDonald R. BordleyBenjamin C. and Marion H. Bowman

(Honorary Life Members)Wilhelm and Louise A. BraunAlan L. and Nancy S. Cameros (Life

Members)Catherine Carlson (Honorary Life

Member)Thomas L. CassadaDr. Donald M. Christie, Jr. (Life

Member)L. Eleanora ChurchKatherine E. ClarkLangdon F. and Ellen ClaySarah H. CollinsWilliam H. CoxEdward P. and Clare G. CurtisLouis and Allis D’AmandaLinda Wells DaveySterling M. and Nancy W. Dean

(Honorary Life Members)Alexander DobrowskyRonald F. and Susan W. DowDonn and Leaf DrakeJ. Ernest DuBoisPeter H. and Suzanne B. DurantSusan Dykstra-PoelPeter and Cassandra DzwonkoskiRobert W. EamesRichard H. and Virginia C. Eisenhart

Ruth FairbankJames FarringtonJames and Ann FingerDonald and Elizabeth FisherBeth FloryGilbert ForbesK. Patricia Ford (Life Member)Stephanie FrontzHarry W. and Marion FulbrightGerald GammJohn T. GarrettMimi Hwang and Dick GarthDr. Peter and Vera GleasonSuzanne GouvernetHarry E. GoveNicholas M. and Marilyn A. GraverDr. Donald and Marjorie GrinolsThomas F. and Marian D. GriswoldFrank and Diane GrossoDavid L. GundryMorris A. and Elizabeth B. HaighRuth K. HamburgerThomas M. and Zena HampsonMabel G. Harkness (Life Member)Lu and Kenn HarperMrs. Thomas H. Hawks (Life

Member)Ercil C. HawksCatherine D. Hayes (Honorary Life

Member)James and Mary Ann HendersonMartha T. HeynemanGrant and Siobhan HolcombBruce HoltonArthur M. and Maureen D. HoltzmanJean Horblit (Life Member)Zoe Horowicz (Honorary Life

Member)Robert D. and Willie W. HurshMary M. HuthCameron C. W. JamesonBill and Nan Johnson (Life Members)Thomas B. JonesKarl S. Kabelac (Life Member)A. David Kaiser, Jr. (Deceased)Jack and Anne Kampmeier

Special thanks to all of the following people who so generously sup-ported the Rochester area Friends’ membership appeal in the pastyear. All Life and Honorary Members of the Friends are also noted.

Harold and Ann KanthorSusan A. KayeMartha KellyDatta and Judith KharbasFred N. KimmelG. Edwin and Margaret G. KindigDr. Robert and Cornelia KleinRobert S. and Myrta B. KnoxJohn H. and Isabel W. Ladd (Life

Members)Paul LaufTeresa J. and Mary C. LeeneClarice G. LondonJane W. MalloryMaria MartinezEleanor A. McQuilkinAdrian C. and Joyce M. MelissinosHoward S. and Florence Merritt (Life

Members)Daniel M. MeyersDr. Linda E. MitchellVerne H. MooreDr. William L. and Joan MorganSylvia MoukousDr. Jan E. MuhlbauerBeryl NesbitKathryn NesbitElla NobleWilliam Robert NolanSuzanne O’BrienStephen T. O’ConnorDr. John P. and Suzanne A. OlsonDorinda OutramDr. Leon and Virginia S. PacalaRosemary PaprockiDr. K. Bradley and Joyce Ann PaxtonJohn-Allen PayneCharles Rand Penney (Life Member)David and Marjorie PerlmanTanya PlutzikJarold and Dorothy RamseySusan M. ReaBarbara K. ReiflerRebecca ResinskiThomas S. RichardsMichael RobertsSally RocheJune B. RogoffPearl W. RubinRobert W. and Roberta P. Rugg

Joseph R. and Anne D. SakmysterPeggy Savlov (Life Member)Bernard N. and Susan E. Schilling

(Life Members)Frederick and Mary W. SchwertzJoanna Scott and James LongenbachBernard H. and Gwyneth J. ShawFrank C. ShuffeltonGordon P. and Edith Small (Life

Members)Craig M. SmithGraham Wood Smith, Esq.Paul L. and Susan SmithDr. Thomas and Mary Sutton SmithJulia and Dale SollenbergerH. Allen and Suzanne SpencerRobert and Mary Sproull (Honorary

Life Members)Harold StanleyDr. James M. and Natalie B. StewartHarmon StrongPatricia SulouffKatherine S. TaylorRobert ter HorstJohn W. and Georgiana T. ThomanJohn H. Thomas Fiona TolhurstJohn M. Topham (Honorary Life

Member)Ann K. TownsonNancy Turner (Life Member)Ruth L. Van Deusen (Honorary Life

Member)Dr. Stephen L. WeinbergMartha D. WeissbergerParker and Annette Weld (Honorary

Life Members)Mari O. and Lyndon H. WellsJohn WesterbergPaul M. and Melinda M. WhitbeckDavid E. and Linda M. WhiteCarolyn R. WilsonG. Robert and Nancy W. Witmer (Life

Members)Robert B. and Mary Alice WolfJessie P. WoodwardMary E. YoungRev. William W. and Anne S. YoungRobert ZieglerDr. James G. Zimmer


This year is the 75th anniversary of our Med-ical Center. Commemorative events and ac-tivities are happening all year, culminating inOctober 2000. At that time an illustratedbook, highlighting significant Medical Cen-ter contributions in research, education, andpatient care, will be published, including achapter on the history of Miner Library. Thechapter authored by Julia Sollenberger, Di-rector; Lucretia McClure, Director from1979 to 1993; and Christopher Hoolihan,

Edward G. Miner Library NewsBy Julie Sollenberger, Director

Head of Collection Management and RareBooks and Archives, focuses on the last 25years, which have seen the following signifi-cant events.

• The closing and removal of the card catalog

• The movement from Index Medicus tolibrarian-mediated computer literaturesearches to self-service searching

• Changes in training—from “bibliographicinstruction” to teaching of informaticscompetencies for lifelong learning

The Sibley Music Library recently wel-comed Daniel Zager as the fourth directorin the 96-year history of the Library. Zageris well known and respected in the field ofmusic librarianship, having been both amember of the Music Library AssociationBoard of Directors and editor of MLA’sflagship journal, Notes (1992–1997).

He comes to Sibley most recently fromthe University of North Carolina at ChapelHill, where he has been music librarianand adjunct associate professor of musicsince 1999. Previously, he was associateprofessor of church music and music his-tory, and coordinator of the master ofchurch music program at Concordia Uni-

Sibley Music Library NewsBy Associate Directors James Farrington and Jennifer Bowen

versity in Illinois(1997–98), and con-servatory librarianand lecturer in musi-cology at OberlinConservatory (1987–97). His undergradu-ate (organ perfor-mance) and libraryscience degrees are

from the University of Wisconsin–Madison,and he also holds an M.A. and Ph.D. inmusicology from the University of Minne-sota.

He has served as organist and musicdirector at Lutheran churches in Wiscon-

• The emergence of first the personal com-puter, then local networks, and then theInternet

• A gradual, and still ongoing, transfor-mation from a print-only library to theDigital Library, with access to full-textbooks and journals online

• The shift from interlibrary loan via snail-mail to electronic documents delivereddirectly to the desktop

• The change in Miner’s role, from keeperof knowledge to builder of a technology-rich knowledge environment

The changes in 25 years are remarkable!They reflect national and internationaltrends, but also emanate from the heartsand minds of dedicated and talented librarystaff members. We are fortunate that ourinstitution has supported library and infor-mation services to the degree it has, andwe look forward to the years ahead. Shallwe try to predict what the next 25 (or 75)years will bring?!

sin, Minnesota, North Carolina, and else-where almost continually since 1970. Zagerhas published extensively on subjects relatedto church music and music librarianship. Inaddition to being the director of the SibleyLibrary, he will have an appointment asassociate professor of musicology.

Former Sibley Director Mary WallaceDavidson became the head of the Williamand Gayle Cook Music Library at IndianaUniversity earlier this year. Davidson servedas director for 15 years. The other two for-mer directors and their years of service wereBarbara Duncan (1921–1947) and RuthWatanabe (1947–1984).

Daniel Zager

The Library of the School of Medicine and Dentistryas it appeared 75 years ago and as it is today, a con-siderably changed Edward G. Miner Library


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

John H. ’45 and Doris BarnardRaymond Borst ’33Gladys 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 HandyWilliam and Hannelore HeyenAlan F. ’60 and Carol Stephens

Hilfiker ’60John ’44 and Barbara KeilSallie Melvin ’51Martin ’49 and Joan MessingerAndrew ’47 and Janet Dayton NeillyW. C. Brian ’55 and Marguerite

PeoplesThe Pew Charitable TrustsCharlton ’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

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

Stephen and Violanda BurnsThomas L. Cassada ’81The Chase Manhattan Bank Corp.Donald H. Chew, Jr. ’79S (MBA), ’83

(Mas), ’83 (PhD) James M. Cole ’44, ’46M (MD)Sarah H. CollinsRonald F. and Susan W. DowRoger B. ’56 and Carolyn T.

FriedlanderThe Friends of the University of

Rochester LibrariesWilliam C. ’50 and Ann GambleMyra Gelband ’71 and David WilsonRichard N. and Patty GeorgeThe Gleason FoundationWilliam A. ’68 and Deborah B.

GoldsteinLouis J. Goodman ’75John W. ’44 and E. Pauline Faulkner

Handy ’48Paul S. Jessup ’47E*Neal M. Jewell ’56John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Karl S. KabelacLewis A. Kaplan ’66John G. (Gerson) Levi ’69Patricia McMartin Maier ’56, ’60W

(Mas) Joseph B. Mantell ’73James W. Mayer ’82Sallie Melvin ’51Martin E. ’49 and Joan MessingerJay and Debra Ashton Meyers ’97

(PhD) Andrew H. ’47 and Janet NeillyIra Olsan ’14*Charlton I. Prince ’45

James ’77M (Res) and Susan EllenShapiro Rand ’76

Carl W. Schafer ’58Bernard N. and Susan E. SchillingGordon ’46 ’48S (MBA) and Barbara

Cross ShillinglawJames and Arleen SomervilleCharles E. ’80, ’81S (MBA) and

Margaret SymingtonAnn Kingston TownsonNancy R. TurnerJohn J. WatersRobert L. ’39 and Anne W. WellsRoy E. Williams ’47G. Robert ’59 and Nancy Wenner

Witmer

Benefactors ($500–$999)

Noah D. Beerman ’84Richard G. and Ruth Harris BennettJames L. ’82M (Res), ’85M (Flw) and

Hollis S. BuddJeffrey B. Cohen ’81Kathleen M. Cummings ’73Peter H. ’75S (MBA) and Suzanne B.

DurantGeneral Motors CorporationAlison D. Greenspan ’74James T. ’46 and Mary Ann

HendersonChristopher H. ’57M (Res) and

Joanna Bailey Hodgman ’74 (Mas) Robert D. and Charlene W. HurshJohnson & JohnsonJohn M. Keil ’44Robert G. Koch ’45Kenneth W. Lipman ’71Stanley E. Mainzer ’73 (Mas), ’75

(PhD) and Alison D. Greenspan’74

Metropolitan Life FoundationMONY Financial ServicesBeneth Brigham Morrow ’56, ’58

(Mas) John D. Murphy, Jr. ’50, ’53 (Mas) Jacob NeusnerKaren Nicholson-Paine ’68Ronald J. ’69, ’86S (MBA) and

Cathleen PaprockiDavid E. and Marjorie Lu Goldblatt

Perlman ’63Paul ProzellerJarold and Dorothy Ramsey

Sustainers ($250–$499)

AMBAC, Inc.Boydell & Brewer/UR PressAlan L. and Nancy Sonner Cameros

’80Carlos A. ’44 and Helen McCord

Chapman ’44Lawrence N. ’58 and Rita Rappaport

ChessinDonald M. Christie, Jr. ’64, ’68M

(MD)

Sarah CollinsJeffrey A. Devoyd ’81Donn P. and Leaf DrakeRobert J. Fogelin ’55Peter G. Gleason ’46, ’49M (MD)Harry E. and Liivi GoveDonald R. ’61M (Res) and Marjorie

GrinolsHalford B. ’52 and Georgine JohnsonWilliam F. Kern ’75 and Kathleen E.

Duncan ’75, ’78 (Mas), ’82 (PhD) G. Edwin ’44 and Margaret Greene

Kindig ’47Laura Irene Margolin ’71Eleanor A. McQuilkinBrenda Meehan ’70 (PhD) Adrian C. and Joyce Mitchell

Melissinos ’66 (Mas), ’95 (PhD) Daniel M. MeyersVerne H. Moore ’50William R. Orwen, Jr. ’34Emmanuel C. ’54 and Marian P.

PaxhiaDennis M. Pidherny ’86, ’87S (MBA)Susan Jeanne McManus Rea ’70Barbara K. ReiflerLuke A. Sacca ’82S (MBA)Marjorie Johns Schaeve ’36Timothy S. Smith ’65Joan Ross Sorkin ’69Henry A. ’76 (PhD) and Suzanne M.

SpencerEdith Gollin Stern ’68W (Mas) Gary Stockman ’83 and Jennifer Anne

Swift ’84Peter A. ’41 and Irene Gaska Stranges

’43Sherwin H. Terry ’40Parker L. ’64, ’66S (MBA) and

Annette Forker Weld ’76 (Mas), ’89(PhD)

Lyndon H. and Marie Ostendorf Wells’50

William W. ’48 and Anne S. YoungArminda E. Youse-Warde ’82, ’83S

(MBA)Barbara Zeifer ’78Mitchell Zuckerman

Patrons ($100–$249)

Ralph E. AlexanderPatricia Norris Anderson ’51Joan Strait Applegate ’47E, ’66E

(DMA)Everett S. Ascher ’57Richard N. and Patricia J. AslinEdward C. ’50 and Ruth P. AtwaterVirginia M. BachelerKaren Elizabeth Benjamin ’90Margery Appelbaum Blum ’69Donald R. Bordley ’80M (Res), ’81M

(Flw)Peter T. Buckley ’77Penny M. Cagan ’80James J. Cavagnaro, USMC ’86, ’93

(Mas)

Gifts to the River CampusThe GilchristSociety andKendrick Fellows

These groups provide special re-cognition to the Libraries’ mostgenerous supporters. Establishedduring the 1997–98 academicyear, the Gilchrist Society isnamed for Donald B. Gilchrist,who was the University Librarydirector from 1919 to 1939 andwho oversaw the development

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

of the modern library system atRochester. The Kendrick Fellowsare named for Asahel C. Kend-rick, a member of the originalfaculty and the University’s firstlibrarian, from 1853 to 1869.

Kendrick Gilchrist


*Deceased

Elizabeth Chiapperi, Esq. ’81Katherine E. ClarkRobert R. ’45 and Evelyn Meyers

Currie ’45 ’46ELouis and June Allis Van Voorhis

D’AmandaRobert N. Dardano, Jr. ’77Manuel and Constancia DelCerroAlexander DobrowskyRobert W. DotyDavid EckertRichard B. Eisenberg ’73Charles M. Eldredge ’68Roger W. Erskine ’41Ruth Harmon Fairbank ’31James P. ’80 and Lori Ann FitzgibbonGilbert B. Forbes ’36, ’40M (MD)Kathleen P. Murray Ford ’63 (Mas) Harry W. and Marion FulbrightLinda Allardt Gallasch ’77 (PhD) John L. GarrettRichard C. Garth ’81 (Mas) and

Margery A. HwangDan M. GhiocelJames S. ’68S (MBA) and Janis F.

Hicks GleasonPaul M. Gordon ’69Suzanne GouvernetThomas F. and Marian Diehl Griswold

’67 (Mas) GTE CorporationMorris A. ’54E (Mas), ’73E (PhD) and

Elizabeth Bruchholz Haigh ’80(PhD)

Ruth K. HamburgerJean Keeley Hammonds ’54Dean H. and Jeanne Facklam Harper

’65W (Mas) Mrs. Thomas H. HawksAlden H. ’58M (Res) and Mary Haven

HaydenJoseph C. Heininger ’83 (Mas) ’87

(PhD) Maureen Ann Hart Hennessey ’78Alan P. Henry ’71William and Hannelore HeyenMartha HeynemanGrant and Siobhan Legros HolcombThomas M. HolladayIan R. ’67 and Ellen Dee Solow

Holzman ’68Nancy Seward Horie ’54Zoe Anne V. HorowiczHoward C. HorsfordMary Morley Crapo HydeRichard W. and Susan C HydeCameron C. Jameson ’49Jack A. KampmeierHarold ’66M (MD) and Ann

Rappaport KanthorRandall A. Kenyon ’42Frederick N. Kimmel ’50Frederick A. and Rose-Marie B.

KlipsteinJay D. Kugelman ’64Paul A. Lester ’71Elaine H. LottoMaurice LovellJane Woodin Mallory ’46Mark D. Marshall ’79James B. ’65 and Nancy May Ehrich

Martin ’65, ’94 (MBA), ’94 (Mas) Maria MartinezPaul Mattera ’72Lucretia W. McClureWilliam McGrath and Stephanie J.

FrontzLionel W. McKenzieEquen B. and Madeira S. Meader

James D. Meinhart ’81Ronald S. MolinElla B. NobleW. Robert Nolan ’44, ’48 (Mas) Claude C. Noyes and Phyllis C.

AndrewsSuzanne Jagel O’Brien ’59John P. ’57M (MD) and Suzanne

Arnold OlsonDorinda OutramLeon and Virginia Strasenburgh PacalaPeter Palmieri ’91K. Bradley Paxton ’66 (Mas), ’71

(PhD) John Allen PayneTanya Roth Plutzik ’69W (Mas) PNC Financial CorporationThomas S. RichardsSusan Bleyler Richardson ’58Julie Jo Roach ’88Charles and Mary D. E. RobJanet B. Stornelli Roberts ’75, ’77

(Mas) June B. RogoffSally Ingalls Rohrdanz ’45William R. ’48 and Marian F. RossPearl Waxman Rubin ’62W (Mas)Robert W. ’39 and Roberta P. RuggJoseph E. ’89 and Victoria E. RushJoseph R. SakmysterRobert U. ’70 and Rhonda Weiss

Sattin ’71Peggy Weisberg SavlovDavid and Sara SchaferPeter H. Scholnick ’71Joanna J. ScottEvelyn Buff Segal ’45*Lawrence and Phyllis R. SelterBernard H. and Gwyneth J. ShawFrank and Jane W. ShuffeltonJohn W. Simpson ’44Gordon P. and Edith SmallGraham W. Smith, Esq. ’53Paul E. ’35, ’38 (Mas) and Ruth

O’Grady Smith ’35, ’62 (Mas) Raymond R. Smith ’68E (PhD)

Thomas W. ’47M (Res) and MarySutton Smith ’40

Dale E. and Julia F. SollenbergerDonald W. and Laura S. StemmleDennis SullivanKatherine Snow TaylorRobert ter-HorstJohn W. and Georgiana T. ThomanTimothy A. Thomas Fiona TolhurstStephen W. Turner ’67Vicki VossNelson W. Wallace ’77 (Mas) Karen WatersMegan C. WatersHermine R. WeilWalter H. and Anne Sage WellsRobert WestbrookDavid E. and Linda M. WhiteRandall B. Whitestone ’83Carolyn Reichard WilsonPaul M. ’83 and Elizabeth Anne

Tourtellotte Wlodarczyk ’83Robert B. and Mary Alice WolfBruce C. Woolley ’69 (Mas), ’73

(PhD) Motoomi Yamanoi ’86 (PhD) Patrick YengoAaron Young ’79Mary E. YoungPerez ZagorinPeter L. Zurkow and Erica Gross

Zurkow

An early football team at the University

Rush Rhees breaks ground for the RiverCampus.

Studying in the Periodical ReadingRoom in the 1940s

The Pledge of Allegiance in the author’s hand—Francis Bellamy, Class of 1876


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*Deceased

Sponsors ($99 and below)

Albert W. Ahern ’76James M. AlbrightArlie W. AndersonHelen Jean AndersonNell D. AntonRegina Cecilia Armstrong ’82Julian W. and Patricia AtwaterTheodore C. Backe, Jr.Joseph A. Bailey ’90, ’97W (Mas) Mary Elizabeth Gillette Baker ’45Bahe BaladouniClark A. ’50 and Patricia P. BarrettMarguerite BarrettToni E. BassettBenjamin J. Beach ’37, ’38 (Mas) William S. Beattie ’92Suzanne B. Sahagan Bellamy ’72Sophy R. BernsteinCasey N. Blake ’81 (Mas), ’87 (PhD)

and Arlene Harriet Shaner ’80(Mas)

Ronald J. Blank ’70Jacqueline Levine BorekDavid S. Bowers ’89Wilhelm and Louise A. BraunG. Sheldon and Elizabeth BrayerJoseph P. BrennanWillis E. Bridegam, Jr. ’57EJames K. Bryant, IIJudy Roeske BullockEvelyn Sierk Cady ’40Catherine B. CarlsonMargaret Merchant Cassidy ’79, ’83W

(Mas) Eleanor A. CatorL. Eleanora ChurchOliver K. and L. Eleanora ChurchDavid R. ClapperFranklin T. Clark, Ed.D. ’71Helen T. ClarkChristopher S. Clarke ’80 (Mas), ’86

(PhD) Langdon and Ellen F. ClayJoyce ColemanFlorence Freeman Coller ’27Mary Conable ’85 (Mas), ’95 (PhD) Arthur ConnortonPatricia Cooley

Christine Marie Sheets Cooper ’90Todd S. ’89 and Christine Marie

Sheets Cooper ’90Colleen Patricia Cox ’84William H. Cox, Jr.Edward P. ’69S and Claire G. CurtisHelen Cromwell Curtis ’32, ’70W

(Mas) Linda Wells Davey ’53Dorothea Elizabeth de Zafra ’63Sterling M. DeanChristopher L. Dennis ’88J. Ernest DuBois ’48, ’49 (Mas) Peter and Cassandra DzwonkoskiRobert W. EamesAdam R. Easterday ’91Jacalyn EddyWarren S. Eddy ’59Richard H. and Virginia Cotins

EisenhartVirginia Cotins EisenhartJ. Elizabeth French Engan ’47, ’48NSean J. Fahey ’89Lona M. Farhi

James FarringtonUdo FehnThomas FerbelDean J. and Karolina Seidenbusch

Fero ’67 (Mas) Doris J. Geier Finegan ’50James H. and Ann Elizabeth Schertz

Finger ’68Donald C. ’45 and Elizabeth Babcock

Fisher ’50, ’70W (Mas) Beth Bishop Flory ’48, ’50 (Mas) Jerold B. and Dorothy Fergusson

Foland ’39William J. and Loretta C. FordJean FranceCathleen Margarete Frank ’86S (MBA)John P. Frazer ’35, ’39M (MD)Rodger Friedman

Arthur M. ’43 and Maureen HoltzmanChristopher T. and Joan Thomas

HoolihanKari Ellen Horowicz ’84Douglas W. Howard ’75 (Mas) ’83

(PhD) Cyrus HoyMary M. Huth ’81 (Mas) Lydia Ievins ’90Alan IlligJames W. and Nan Heffelfinger

Johnson ’60 (Mas) Thomas B. JonesRobert J. and Margaret JoyntChrista JungnickelAlison Britt Kaczmarek ’84Albert D. Kaiser, Jr. ’39*Jerome S. and Susan Allison Pratt

Kaye ’60, ’63 (Mas), ’67 (PhD) James R. ’77 (Mas) and Carol A. KellyMartha KellyDatta and Judith N. KharbasEdmund B. King ’64S (MBA)Edward and Edward KinnenRobert F. ’63M (Res) and Cornelia

Klein

Gerald H. GammRose Garvin ’84Marshall GatesJoseph and Cynthia Francis

Gensheimer ’74John GivensTee H. Goh ’79Amy Beth Goldstein ’87Iris Burnside Gordon ’68Nicholas M. and Marilyn A. Graver

’87Susan R. Greenberg ’84Agnes E. GriffithFrank S. and Diane H. GrossoDavid L. ’35 and Ruth M. GundryThomas M. HampsonMabel Gleason Harkness ’35, ’62

(Mas) Kenneth J. and Lucy B. HarperJoan Stein HartEwa K. HauserWilliam B. HauserRichard E. Hawes ’49Ercil HawksCatherine D. HayesRobert W. ’51 and Hannelore Beyer

Heyer ’52

A Rochester tradition: readings in theWelles-Brown Room

Rochester’s first president, Martin B.Anderson

I. M. Pei–designed student center Wilson Commons named in recognition of thegenerous support of the Wilson family

Susan B. Anthony writing of her wish to see women admitted to the University


*Deceased

Robert S. ’58 (PhD) and Myrta BorgesKnox ’54E (Mas)

Jonathan KoehlerGrzegorz W. KolodkoLynne Trimby Kroner, CPA ’63SPaul A. ’64S and Lynne Trimby

Kroner ’63SBonnelyn Young Kunze ’87 (PhD) Ronald KwasmanClifton R. Largess, Jr. ’73S (MBA)Helaine Beth Lasky-Schweitzer ’76Victor Laties ’54 (PhD) Paul W. LaufCorinne E. Lax ’71Martin Mrs. LebowitzTeresa J. Leene ’52Peter M. Levine ’78Ralph L. LockeMark A. Lockett ’84Clarice Gross LondonMortimer A. ’37 and Clarice Gross

LondonEsther M. LopezAlan and Barbara T. LupackLouise Lux-SionsJames C. Makous ’85Victor G. MaltaRobert S. May ’91David W. McCullough ’59William T. McGarry and Martha KellyMelissa MeadWilliam H. Merwin ’35Michael B. ’73 (PhD) and Frances L.

MillardMona E. MillerWilliam L. and Joan Brunjes Morgan

’74, ’80 (Mas) Sylvia Moukous ’76Jan E. MuhlbauerMartin R. MulfordChristine A Murray ’92Beryl M. NesbitKathryn W. Nesbit

Peggy Finucane NevilleWalt NickesonRichard NiemiNorthwestern UniversityStephen O. O’ConnorDaniel A. Ollendorf ’86 and Carolyn

Jeanine Conte ’86Mary Ryan OrwenThomas J. Owen ’78Michael J. Paley ’90Rosemary Paprocki ’93W (Mas) Katharine S. ParsonsJane Hanna Pease ’57 (Mas) ’69 (PhD) Russell A. PeckChristopher J. PedersenWilliam A. Peniston ’97 (PhD) Ysidore R. Perez, Jr. ’71, ’74 (Mas) Michael Pregitzer ’87Joseph PrescottSusan Connor Proe ’89, ’93W (Mas) Robert W. Quirk ’72Maria Anne Randazzo ’80Arthur P. Reed, Jr. ’31Catherine E. Broughton Reed ’70Rebecca ResinskiPeter A. Richards ’87Dana RittenhouseRoberta Lynn Frank, Roberta Lynn

Robinson ’93N (Mas) William G. Robinson ’72R. Ross RobySally RocheJohn A. and Pricilla B. RodgersSuzanne Hooker Rodgers ’67M (PhD) Douglas N. ’68, ’77 (PhD) and

Barbara Bockelmann Rundell ’68,’79M (PhD)

Rochelle L. Goldberg Ruthchild ’64(Mas) ’76 (PhD)

Daniel ’49, ’51 (Mas) and Mary JaneSass

Richard R. Schneider ’68Frederick A. and Mary W. SchwertzThomas O. Shannon, M.D. ’84Virginia Curran Shipman, Ph.D. ’52Brian T. Sick ’95Roger Simpson, M.D.Richard H. ’49 and Virginia Neel

Skuse ’50Virginia Neel Skuse ’50Sandor Slomovits ’71Daniel Smirlock ’72Craig M. Smith ’39H. Bradford and Jane SmithHenry B. Smith ’63 (Mas) Lorraine O. Smith ’40. ’41 (Mas) Gregory L. Spears ’79Glorianna St. ClairCarole Helen Stambo ’90Harold W. StanleyAbigail Anne Heister Steele ’90James M. and Natalie Byrd Epps

Stewart ’85 (Mas)

Clark J. Strickland ’70Harmon V. Strong ’38Ernest W. and Patricia T. SulouffJoseph H. and U. T. Miller SummersJohn M. Tanenbaum ’85Judith Kantack Temperley, USAR ’57Jeananne Thomas ’91S (MBA)John H. Thomas Kristal R. Simpson Tillman ’72Margaret L. Toohey ’74, ’78 (Mas),

’87 (PhD) John M. TophamMartha A. Turnquist ’55, ’58 (Mas) Claire Handte Tuttle ’63W (Mas) United Technologies CorporationRuth L. VanDeusenLauri K. VanHise

Ingeborg Berlin Vogelstein ’85 (PhD) David M. WalshStewart Weaver and Celia ApplegateSally A. Webster ’89 (Mas) Stephen L. WeinbergMartha WeissbergerJohn WesterbergPaul and Melinda Moyer Whitbeck

’77S (MBA)Mr. and Mrs. Edward WierengaStanley WilderJessie P. WoodwardDr. and Mrs. Barukh YaakobiTakafumi YamanakaSteven M. Zeldis ’68James G. Zimmer ’60M (Res)

Fraternities have added an importantdimension.

Construction of the River Campus in the 1920s, with the Rush Rhees Library atthe very center, marked Rochester’s transformation to a truly national University.

Plans for the original Prince Street Campus from the 1860s


Bookmark and BiblioTalk are publications ofthe University of Rochester’s River CampusLibraries and the Friends of the Libraries.Thomas Cassada serves as its primary editorwith assistance from the Office of UniversityPublic Relations and its Publications Unit.

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

Ronald F. Dow, [email protected]

Thomas L. Cassada Director of [email protected]

River Campus Libraries236 Rush Rhees LibraryUniversity of Rochester

P.O. Box 270055Rochester, NY 14627-0055(716) 275-4461 (phone)

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Endowment Funds Created to Benefit the LibrariesThe following endowed funds have been created by many generous individuals and

organizations to benefit the Libraries over the years. In recognition of theSesquicentennial, we are profiling some of the oldest of the book funds that have

been established during Rochester’s history.

The Joseph T. Alling Fund (1980)The Marion and David Allyn Fund (1984)The Clara Avery Library Fund (1971)The Halee and David Baldwin Fund (1995)The John H. Barnard, Jr. ’45 Engineering

Collections Endowment (1995)The Clark A. Barrett ’50 Preservation Fellowship

Fund (2000)The Joel and Shari Beckman Fund (1995)The Philip S. Bernstein Library Fund (1975)The Lemuel W. Bowen Fund (1919)The George F. Bowerman Fund (1966)The Helene Bougdanos Boyatzies Memorial Book

Fund (1996)The Sara and Joseph Breman Book Fund (1978)The Isaac Butts and John Oothout Library Fund

(1921)The Campaign for the ’90s Rush Rhees Library

Fund (1993)Gifts from the Class of 1944Gifts from the Class of 1945

The Charles A. Brown Fund(1919)

A graduate of the class of 1879, CharlesBrown was a successful attorney in Chicagoand served as Trustee of the University from1924 until his death in 1938. As an alumnileader, he took great interest in all mattersrelated to the Library and led a campaignstarting in 1916 to raise a $200,000 bookendowment. His personal contribution of$25,000 was used to establish a fund namedin his honor. He was a discriminating bookcollector and donated many valuable itemsto the Library, including his autograph col-lection. In 1930, he and Francis R. Welles’75, donated the funds for the Welles-BrownRoom.

The Carlson Science Library Fund (1986)The Case-Hoyt Book Fund (1978)The John B. and Margaret Gilles Christopher Fund

(1989)The Sherman Clarke Fund in Research Chemistry

(1937)The Rowland L. Collins Book Fund (1986)The Alma Burner Creek Memorial Book Fund

(1985)The Anthony Cristao Memorial Endowment Fund

(1990)The Francis J. D’Amanda Book Fund (1976)The Fred O. Dennis Fund (1983)The Frederick Douglass Fund (1981)The William S. Ely Fund (1913)The Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Fund (1994)The Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries

Fund (1976)The Frank E. Gannett Book Fund (1976)The Kate Gleason Fund (1952)The Estelle Breman Goldman Fund (1974)The Effie Hewitt Gorton Fund (1958)The Robert Forrest Griffith Memorial Fund (1988)The Anthony J. and Francis A. Guzzetta Fund

(1985)The George D. Hale Fund (1924)

The John W. and Pauline Handy Endowed BookFund (1998)

The Joan and Horace Hart Fund (1991)The Leo and Ethel Hart Fund (1965)The Marion J. and Thomas H. Hawks Library Fund

(1982)The Louise Alfreda Hill Fund (1980)The Charles Hoeing Book Fund (1973)The Charlotte B. Jacobsen Fund for the Study of

Women (1975)The Charles W. Joyce Book Fund (1966)The Karl Kabelac Fund (1998)The Milo Gifford Kellogg Fund (1913)The Rose Curtis Lapham Book Fund (1985)The Lucius Littauer Foundation Judaica Book Fund

(1990)The Adelbert Pierson Little Fund (1980)The Clinton R. (Class of 1900), and Florence P.

Lyddon Fund (1999)The Edmund Lyon Library Fund (1925)The Mary Faulk Markiewicz Endowment Fund

(1984)The Sallie Melvin Special Collections Fellowship

Fund (2000)The Robert F. Metzdorf Book Fund (1975)The Rose S. Meyers Memorial Fund (1930)The Edward G. Miner Fund (1924)The Florence E. Mosher and Marion D. Mosher

Book Fund (1980)

The Harkness ScientificLibrary Fund

(1915)Established in memory of Rear AdmiralWilliam Harkness by his family. Harknesswas a graduate of the class of 1858 whobecame well known as a naval astronomerand served as a director of the U.S. NavalObservatory. In 1946, Harkness Hall, laidout in the shape of a ship, was named forhim and originally housed the University’snaval science program.


The Andrew H. and Janet Neilly Book Fund (1995)The Hiram Olsan Memorial Fund (1947)The Jennie and David Byron Olsan Fund (1949)The Samuel and Rachel Leah Olsan Fund (1949)The Charles C. Puffer Fund (1924)The Dr. Morgan John Rhees (Class of 1921)

Memorial Fund (1983)The Robbins Library Fund (1993)The Helen Ann and Rossell Hope Robbins Fund

(1994)The Joseph Robbins Fund (1924)The Marjorie Hope Robbins Fund (1993)The Earl W. Rubens Fund (1946)The John R. Russell Fund (1983)The Edwin Oren Sage Fund (1905)The Eugene H. Satterlee (Class of 1867) Library

Fund (1917)The Claire W. Seward Fund (1979)The William H. Seward Fund (1977)The Rufus A. Sibley Fund (1917)The Arleen N. Somerville Book Fund (2000)The Joanne Y. Stern Memorial Fund (1980)The William J. Stolze Fund (1978)The Thomas Curtiss Taylor Rare Book Fund (1978)The Seth Sprague Terry Fund (1906)The Richard L. Turner Book Fund (1999)The Cecelia S. Tweddell Fund (1969)The William S. and Elizabeth H. Vaughn

Endowment (1994)The John J. Waters Book Fund (2000)The Francis R. Welles Fund (1919)The Charles M. Williams Library Fund (1917)The Charles M. Williams Memorial Library Fund

(1925)

The John F. Rathbone Fund(1857)

An early trustee as well as a prominentBaptist of his day and successful owner of alarge stoveworks in Albany, John FinleyRathbone gave valuable timberlands worth$25,000 to the University in 1857 to helpsecure matching funds from the State ofNew York. When the match was met withRathbone’s gift, the first endowment to sup-port the purchase of books and other libraryexpenses at the University was established.Rathbone, who became a general during thecourse of his service in the Civil War, servedas a trustee for more than 40 years and diedin 1901 at the age of 82.

The Willard Fund (1905)

Marie Atkinson Willard was a notedRochester philanthropist in the latter part ofthe 19th and early 20th centuries. Duringher life she supported many worthy causesin the area, including the Red Cross, theEpiscopal Church Home, Genesee Hospital,and the University’s Library. She was adescendant of two of Rochester’s “first fam-ilies”—her father was an Atkinson and hermother a daughter of Hiram Sibley, founderof Western Union Telegraph. Her secondhusband was Ernest R. Willard, longtimeeditor of the Democrat and Chronicle andcivic leader.

You can leave your own mark at the Univer-sity through a provision in your will thatsupports the Libraries. We certainly under-stand that bequest intentions are a personalmatter that you may want to keep confiden-tial. However, if you would be willing toinform us of your intentions, we can assistyou and your attorney by providing samplebequest language that ensures the use ofthe gift according to your wishes. For exam-ple, a bequest to the Libraries could beused to establish an endowed fund in yourname, for the general operating support ofthe Libraries, or for a variety of other pur-poses.

There are several types of bequests. Witha general bequest you simply leave a specifieddollar amount to the University Libraries. Ina specific bequest you designate certain assetitems (whose value may change over time).A residuary bequest allows you to assign acertain percentage of your estate’s value to

Would You Like to Leave a Legacy to the Libraries?the University Libraries and helps en-sure that each beneficiary receives aconstant proportion even thoughchanges may occur in the size of theestate.

You may also use your will to estab-lish a charitable trust, which uses aspecified amount of the estate to pro-vide life income to one or more benefi-ciaries. The Libraries would receive theprincipal that remains after all benefici-aries have passed away.

By letting us know of your inten-tions, you will become a member of theLibraries’ Legacy Circle. For more infor-mation, please contact Ronald F. Dow,Dean of River Campus Libraries, orThomas L. Cassada, Director of Devel-opment for River Campus Libraries,236 Rush Rhees Library, University ofRochester, P.O. Box 270055, Rochester,NY 14627-0055.

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