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ANNUAL REPORT 2017–2018 CHAMPION OF THE NATION’S GREATEST LITERARY VOICES Seven New Gifts from (LOA #302), was endowed in memory Guardians Preserve Treasures of Owsley Brown II, by his family, in recognition of Brown’s longtime of American Writing support of The Berry Center in he Guardians of American Letters program provides a Newcastle, Kentucky, which advocates unique opportunity to have a permanent association for the health and prosperity of Twith a great American writer. We’re grateful to the farmers, land conserving communities, following generous supporters who with a gift to the Guardians and healthy regional economies. Fund have endowed Library of America volumes to ensure that LOA trustee and Chair Emeritus they will be available to enjoy for generations to come: D. Ronald Daniel was honored with Walter E. Robb, former CEO of Whole Foods, endowed Walter Robb a gift from McKinsey & Company Wendell Berry: Essays 1969–1990, volume 1 of a two-volume set endowing Theodore Roosevelt: Letters (LOA #316, forthcoming), to express his deep admiration & Speeches (LOA #154) in recognition of his sixty years of for the writer whose intimate portraits of rural America and outstanding leadership at the company. powerful advocacy of sustainable agriculture changed Robb’s LOA trustees Candace Wainwright and Emme life and inspired his career. Levin Deland together endowed John Quincy Adams: A companion edition of Berry’s fiction, Wendell Berry: Diaries, 1779–1821 (LOA #293), volume 1 of a two-volume The Port William Stories: The Civil War to World War II continued on page A2 The Year in Books New releases in 2017–2018 he collected nonfiction of Philip Roth. The genre- Mailer: The Sixties captures busting novels and stories of Ursula K. Le Guin. A perhaps our most controversial Tdramatic anthology of voices from Reconstruction, modern writer at an essential point America’s first great struggle for racial equality. These were in his career. We shed new light on the just a few of the critically acclaimed publications we issued courage and vision of environmental writer this year. We also welcomed four new writers into the Library and activist Rachel Carson with an authoritative new edition of America series: Wendell Berry: Port William Novels & joining her classic book Silent Spring with rare speeches Stories, The Civil War to World War II presents Berry’s fiction and personal letters that reveal how the book came to be. for the first time in the order of its narrative chronology, And Peter Taylor: The Complete Stories brought together for revealing as never before the full scope and depth of his the first time all fifty-nine of the short stories Taylor, widely portrait of rural America. The two-volume collection Norman considered a master of the form, published in his lifetime. ★ LETTER FROM THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT resources for economically disadvantaged adults seeking a college degree. Dear Friends, No other organization works to connect people more deeply Library of America’s mission to keep our country’s great with American writing that matters. writing a vital part of our culture has never been more urgent. Recent titles devoted to the ratification debate on Looking ahead, we are committed to reaching more people the constitution and the Reconstruction era offer essential across the nation and around the world, complementing reading for understanding today’s headlines. Our collection our definitive publications with new public programming of Rachel Carson’s environmental writing shines new light initiatives, eBooks, and digital features that meet the needs of on the vision and courage behind her prophetic book Silent today’s readers. Spring, while Norman Mailer: The Sixties offers a stunningly We’ve come a long way, and there’s much more to come, prescient perspective on the cultural road we’ve traveled in all made possible by you—our community of writers, scholars, the 50 years since 1968. colleagues, contributors, members, and friends. On behalf We are advancing the mission in more ways than ever before, of our trustees and staff, thank you for your continued encouragement and support. expanding our work in classrooms and community centers. This year, with the support of LOA members and donors, we Forbes With great appreciation, are sending collections of great American political speeches to high school history teachers nationwide so they can build on students’ awakening passion for democratic processes and institutions. Through our partnership with the Clemente Course in the Humanities, we’re providing classroom Elizabeth W. Smith Max Rudin Chair of the Board of Directors President & Publisher Walter E. Robb: Courtesy of E. Robb: Walter To order any title, call 1-800-964-5778 or go to www.loa.org. Join LOA as a Member! Visit www.loa.org/membership A1 Guardians continued from page A1 Devil’s Dictionary, Tales & Memoirs (LOA #219). They set, in honor of Deland’s mother, previously endowed a volume biographer Phyllis Lee Levin, author in memory of their fathers. of acclaimed portraits of John Quincy Rachel Carson: Silent Adams and his mother, Abigail Spring & Other Writings on Adams. Previously, Wainwright joined the Environment (LOA #307) Deland and other family members to was endowed by the Gould endow Abigail Adams: Letters (LOA Family Foundation, which #275) in Levin’s honor. has previously underwritten Deborah and Jason McManus and endowed six volumes of endowed William Bartram: Travels environmental writing in the Candace Wainwright D. Ronald Daniel and Emme Levin Deland & Other Writings (LOA #84) in Library of America series. ★ honor of Cheryl Hurley on the occasion of her retirement, dedicating the volume to “the irrepressible, questing BECOMING A GUARDIAN Of the 312 titles now in the president of Library of America, 1979–2018.” This is the authoritative Library of America series, 149 are available sixth volume the McManuses have adopted as Guardians; for adoption with a gift of $50,000 per volume. Titles may they previously endowed volumes in honor of their daughter also be endowed with a bequest intention. For more and in memory of their parents. information about becoming a Guardian, visit loa.org/ guardians or contact Caroline Horn, Director of Institutional LOA Vice Chair Benito Cachinero-Sánchez and his Advancement, at [email protected]. wife Deborah G. Gorman endowed Ambrose Bierce: The 2017–2018 Supporters The Gilder Foundation Philip Devincentis Arthur B. Reynolds Louise Grunwald J. Porter Durham, Jr. Daniel and Joanna S. Rose List reflects gifts made between July 1, 2017 James Hartley Nancy M. Edwards Karl and Karen Rove and June 30, 2018 J. M. Kaplan Fund Deborah Farrington James Rutherford e gratefully acknowledge these Jazz at Lincoln Center Michael Farris Mary Rzepecki Lewis P. Jones Steven P. Ferguson Betty Sargent members and donors for their Katherine and Richard Wendy Friedman Richard Schetman Wgenerous commitment to the Kahan Anne G. Garonzik and Coco Kim mission of Library of America. Patricia D. Klingenstein Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Gary Schoenhaar Howard B. Levi and Barbara and Henry Gooss Alexandra Schwartz GOLDEN SECTION Ford Foundation Alexandra Avlonitis Christabel Gough Erich Schwenker ($25,000+) Gladys Krieble Delmas Elizabeth and D.E. Frank Habic Paul Segal The Ambrose Monell Foundation Littlefield William D. Hamilton Edward Seiber Foundation Alan M. Klein Emily Mandelstam James and Kathleen Eugene Skiffington The Berkeley Family Lisa J. 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