January 12, 1998

Library's subject endowments top $1 million

Many of those who established endowments attended the December event at McHenry Library

By Barbara McKenna

A mid-December ceremony honored several dozen donors who have made contributions to the University Library's subject endowment collection, which now has an overall value of nearly $1 million.

Twenty-three endowments have been established by donors in a range of subjects from horticulture to Jewish studies to the Pacific Rim. The endowments are an important means of expanding the library collection, providing a source of ongoing support for acquisitions in a specific area of interest.

"The library is here, not just for today's faculty and students, but for the scholars of tomorrow," said University Librarian Allan Dyson. "Through the establishment of endowed funds, our farsighted supporters have ensured that the record of human knowledge will be documented, preserved, and made accessible as far as we can see into the future."

The names of the library's philanthropists and the 23 endowments they have established are commemorated on plaques in the entryway to McHenry Library on a "wall of honor." The wall was unveiled at the December ceremony attended by donors, their families, and friends of the library.

Noted writer and UCSC alumna Lynn Stegner, chair of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation's Library Development Committee, commented on the myriad values of the subject endowment in broadening and enhancing the library's collection. "A book is not just a way of containing information. A book is the thing itself--it has weight and scent and it engages the imagination and the memory. For those reasons it is intrinsically human. If we can't save that part of ourselves as a species then we're in deep trouble."

The names of the endowments are listed below. For more information on establishing an endowment, contact Library Development Officer Margaret Gordon at (408) 459-4211 or mgordon@cats.ucsc.edu.

Asian American Library Collection Endowment
Established in 1991 by leaders of the local Asian American Community

Rolf Augustine Cataloging Fund
Established in 1996 by Rolf Augustine and his friends

Bauman Jewish Studies Fund
Established in 1996 by Rabbi Morton and June Bauman

David and Ida Berner Endowment for the Kenneth Patchen Archive
Established in 1997 by the Berner family and other Patchen admirers

Castle Humanities Fund
Established in 1996 by Frank and Jayne Castle Krentz

Donald T. and Emily Clark Map Endowment
Established in 1992 by University Librarian Emeritus Donald T. and Emily Clark

Ethel Hammond Curtis Fund
Established in 1993 by Ethel Hammond Curtis in memory of Sally Jane Hammond

Electronic Data Access Endowment
Established in 1992 by the S. H. Cowell Foundation; augmented by the Honeywell Foundation

Ruth Franklin Engel Horticulture Collection
Established in 1996 by the family and friends of Ruth Franklin Engel

Friends of the UCSC Library Endowment
Established in 1991 by the Friends of the UCSC Library

Louis E. Hihn Endowment
Established in 1993 to Benefit the Hihn Archive

Pirkle Jones and Ruth-Marion Baruch Special Collections Photography Endowment
Established in 1997 by Pirkle Jones

Pamela S. Jue Reference Endowment
Established in 1997 by Pamela S. Jue

J. M. Long Foundation Fund for Pacific Rim Studies
Established in 1995 by the J. M. Long Foundation

J. M. Long Foundation Endowed Fund for Permanent Enrichment for Information Resources in Marine Sciences
Established in 1997 by the J. M. Long Foundation

William G. Mackenzie and Hubert and Florence Wykcoff Migrant Agricultural History Archive Endowment (MAHA)
Established in 1997 by the William G. Mackenzie Memorial, the Wykcoff Family Funds, and the MAIA Foundation

Multicultural Children's Literature Library Fund
Established in 1993 by Yankee Book Peddler, Inc.; John R. Secor, President

Anne Neufeld Levin Holocaust Studies Collection Endowment
Established in 1997 by Anne Neufeld Levin

Gary F. Reed Memorial Endowment for Political Theory
Established in 1992 by the Reed Family

Alec and Phyllis Ritch and Harold and Annie Gordon Interdisciplinary Endowment
Established in 1997 by Alan Ritch and Margaret Gordon in honor of their parents

Special Collections Endowment
Established in 1996 by supporters of Special Collections; augmented by Highlands Inn - Carmel, CA

Strouse Endowment for Thomas Carlyle
Established in 1994 by Norman H. and Charlotte Strouse

Marion E. Taylor Music Fund
Established in 1996 by Marion E. Taylor, her family, and friends

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