ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 7 2 0 / C&RL N e w s ■ S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 0 G r a n t s a n d A c q u i s i t i o n s A n n -C h r is t e Y o u n g The G rad u ate Theological Union (GTU) has r e c e iv e d a gran t o f $1 m illio n fr o m th e W illia m R. H e w le tt R e v o c a b le Trust. T h e gran t w ill fu n d th e F lora L am so n H e w le tt Lib rary S p a ce a n d T e c h n o lo g y Im p ro v e m e n ts , P h ase O n e : th e in stallation o f c o m p a c t m o v e a b le s h e lv in g t o a c c o m m o d a te th e e x p a n d in g c o l l e c t i o n , a n d s p a c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y im p ro v e m e n ts , in c lu d in g an e le c tro n ic train in g fa c ility a n d d igita l re a d in g ro o m . G T U is an e c u m e n ic a l a n d in te rfa ith c o n s o r tiu m o f sem in aries, a ffilia te d cen ters, a n d p ro g ra m units. Drake University has received a $500,000 gra n t fr o m th e G a r d n e r a n d F lo r e n c e C o w le s F o u n d a tio n to re s to re a n d r e n o v a te p o r tio n s o f th e C o w le s L ib ra ry w h ic h w a s c o n s tru c te d in 1937. T h e re s to ra tio n w ill in c lu d e th e m a in r e a d in g r o o m , c o n fe r e n c e a n d g r o u p s tu d y ro o m s , a n d a n e w g a lle r y f o r th e d is p la y o f s p e c ia l c o lle c tio n s a n d a rc h iv a l m a terial. T h e lib ra ry w ill a ls o in stall a w ir e le s s n e t w o r k that w ill p r o v id e a c c e s s th ro u g h o u t th e fac ility. T h e C o w le s fa m ily has b e e n a b e n e fa c to r o f th e C o w le s L ib ra ry f o r m o r e th an 60 years. The U niversity o f Florida's B a ld w in L ib ra ry o f H is to ric a l C h ild re n ’s L itera tu re has b e e n a w a r d e d a N a tio n a l E n d o w m e n t f o r th e H u m an itie s gran t to assist in th e p re s e rv a tio n , c a ta lo g in g , a n d in c r e a s e d a c c e s s ib ility v ia m ic r o film a n d th e In te rn e t o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y 8 ,6 0 0 o f its 90,000 v o lu m e s . T h e $381,220 gran t, p h a s e o n e o f th re e t w o - y e a r p r o g r a m p ro p o s a ls , w ill b e g i n w i t h t h e c o m p l e t e m ic r o film p r e s e r v a tio n o f 8,600 v o l u m e s p u b l i s h e d in th e O n e o f t h e le t t e r s p e n n e d b y T h o m a s J e ff e r s o n , w h ic h c a n b e f o u n d in t h e c o lle c t io n a t t h e U n iv e r s ity o f V ir g in ia .U n ite d States a n d G re a t B ritain fr o m 1850 to 1869. 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M c C o rm a c k w a s b o r n in S co tlan d , la te r e m ig r a te d to C a n a d a , an d , s in c e 1970, has b e e n te a c h in g at St. J e r o m e ’s U n iv e r s ity at U W . H e started his c a r e e r w r itin g s h o rt s to ries, an d , in 1987, his first b o o k In s p e ctin g the Vaults w a s re le a s e d . The P a ra d is e M o te l a n d The M y s teriu m w e r e r e le a s e d in 1989. M o re th a n 400 item s fro m th e estate o f A m e r ic a n c o lle c to r a n d p h ila n th ro p is t P au l M e llo n ( w h o d ie d in F e b ru a ry 1 999) h a v e b e e n a c q u ir e d b y th e U n iv e r s ity o f V irg in ia (U V ). H is c o lle c tio n o f rare b o o k s , m anuscripts, m aps, a n d adases, p e rta in in g p rim a rily to V irg in ia a n d A m e r ic a n h isto ry, m a d e h im to s o m e e x p e r ts th e “g re a te s t A m e r ic a n b o o k C & R L N e w s ■ S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 0 / 721 c o lle c t o r o f th e s e c o n d h a lf o f th e 20th c e n tu ry .” S o m e o f th e ite m s in th e c o lle c tio n in c lu d e s ix letters p e n n e d b y T h o m a s J e fferso n , in c lu d in g o n e c o n ta in in g h is m o s t fa m o u s q u o ta tio n a b o u t s la v e ry ; a p e r s o n a l le tte r w r itte n b y G e o r g e W a s h in g to n o n M a y 20, 1797, to R e v o lu tio n a r y W a r G e n e r a l W illia m H e a th ; a n d a ra re e d it io n o f C h ris to p h e r C o lu m b u s ’s firsth a n d a c c o u n t o f th e d is c o v e r y o f th e N e w W o r ld . The papers o f poet Hannah W einer (1928- 9 7 ) h a v e b e e n a c q u ire d b y th e M a n d e v ille S p e c ia l C o lle c tio n s L ib rary at th e U n iv e rs ity o f C a lifo rn ia in San D ie g o . W e in e r p u b lis h e d h e r first b o o k o f p o e try , The M a g ritte Poem s, in 1966. W ith th e s u b s e q u e n t p u b lic a tio n o f e x p e rim e n ta l jou rn als “c la irv o y a n tly ” d icta te d in part, W e in e r e sta b lish e d h e r s e lf as o n e o f th e c en tral fig u re s in th e la n g u a g e -c e n te re d w r itin g o f th e late 1970s a n d 1980s. C o m p ris e d la r g e ly o f m aterials fr o m th e 1970s a n d a sm aller a m o u n t fr o m th e 1990s, th e a r c h iv e in clu d e s n o te b o o k s , typ escrip ts, a u d io -re c o rd in g s o f W e i n e r ’s p e r fo r m a n c e s , a n d b io g r a p h ic a l d oc u m en ts . T h e n o te b o o k s ric h ly illustrate W e in e r ’s c o m p o s itio n a l strategies, as th e y are w h e r e m u c h o f h e r w r itin g p ro je c ts first b ega n . T h e typ e sc rip ts are o f W e in e r ’s n u m e ro u s sm all w o r k s a n d talks p u b lis h e d in sm all press m a g a z in e s a n d o f h e r m a jo r b o o k s , in c lu d in g C la im o y a n tJ o u m a l(¥ )l5 ), C od ePoem s(1982), a n d Spoke (1 9 8 4 ). The personal music library o f th e late Sam d i B o n a v e n tu ra , a p r o fe s s o r o f m u sic at G e o r g e M a s o n U n iv e r s ity (G M U ) fr o m 1975 to 1998, w a s d o n a te d to G M U . T h e c o lle c tio n in c l u d e s 1 ,1 0 0 h a r d c o v e r b o o k s , 9 0 0 p a p e r b a c k b o o k s , m u s ic e n c y c lo p e d ia s a n d r e fe r e n c e d ic tio n a rie s , 1,006 c o m p a c t discs, 3,966 re c o rd s , 2,000 s c o re s , m o r e th an 32 p e r io d ic a ls , 10 v id e o s , m u sic n o te b o o k s , a n d n u m e ro u s p a g e s o f s h e e t m u sic. T h e b e q u e s t in c lu d e s th e b o o k The Ita lia n M a d rig a l, in s c rib e d b y c o m p o s e r W a lt e r P is to n , a n d n e w e d itio n s o f B a c h a n d M o z a r t m u sic. “T h e p e r s o n a l lib ra ry con s ists o f b o o k s o n e v e r y c o n c e iv a b le m u sic to p ic — s o u n d re c o r d in g s o f o rc h e s tra l, c h o ra l, o p e ra tic , a n d c h a m b e r m u sic c o m p o s itio n s , as w e l l as s h e e t m u sic f o r v io lin , p ia n o , c h a m b e r a n d v o c a l w o r k s , a m o n g p e r s o n a l p a p e rs a n d s c r a p b o o k s ,” s a id J o h n Z e n e lis , u n iv e r s ity lib rarian . M o re th a n 30 hours o f v id e o ta p e d in te r v ie w s w it h fo r m e r P r e s id e n t R ic h a rd N ix o n h a v e b e e n a c q u ir e d b y th e U n iv e r s ity o f G e o r g ia (U G ) . C o n d u c te d b y w r ite r a n d h isto ria n F ra n k G a n n o n , th e ta p es, v a lu e d at $900,000 a re b e in g g iv e n to U G b y R a ifo r d C o m m u n ic a tio n s , In c . W h ile th e r e is an a b u n d a n c e o f f ilm a n d v i d e o a v a ila b le fe a tu r in g N ix o n in th e y e a rs p r io r t o h is p r e s id e n c y , h e m a d e r e la t iv e ly f e w p o s t­ re s ig n a tio n te le v is io n a p p e a ra n c e s . T a k in g p la c e n e a rly a d e c a d e a fte r N ix o n ’s resig n a tio n , th e G a n n o n in te r v ie w s w e r e c o n d u c te d in fo u r g r o u p s o f t w o - a n d th r e e -d a y s e s sio n s s p r e a d o v e r s e v e n m o n th s . 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A fte r e v a c u a tin g his fa m ily a n d th e ir s la v e s fr o m th e ir p la n ta tio n in V ic k s b u r g , M is s is s ip p i, H arris b e c a m e a n a u d ito r in th e C o n fe d e r a te P o s t O f fic e D e p a rtm e n t a n d T re a s u ry in R ich ­ m o n d , V irg in ia . M o r e th a n 120 le tte rs h a v e s u r v iv e d fr o m th is “g o o s e q u ill w a r r io r ” w h o c o r r e s p o n d e d h e a v ily w it h h is fa m ily a n d b u s in e s s a s s o c ia te s fr o m M a y 1863 t o J an u ­ a ry 1865. H arris a ls o v is it e d h is b ro th er, G e n ­ e ra l N a t H arris, a t n e a r b y b a ttle fie ld s , a n d d o c u m e n te d this a s p e c t o f th e A m e r ic a n C iv il W a r t h ro u g h d r a w in g s a n d m a p s o f e n c a m p ­ m e n ts . T h e c o lle c tio n in c lu d e s h is w i f e ’s a n d h e r m o t h e r ’s p o c k e t d ia rie s , d o c u m e n tin g th e ir s la v e s ’ n a m e s , s h o e s ize s , a n d th e lik e . 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