LIBRARY ASSOCIATES Spring 2020 I Issue 125 Newsletter

LAUINGER at 50

We celebrate a significant birthday in 2020. Lauinger Library As part of our celebration, a new exhibition, 50 Years of turns 50 this year. For five decades, the Library has provided Excellence & Service, traces the history, work, and evolution of services, collections, and spaces relied upon by Hoyas to extend Lauinger Library from its planning and opening in 1970 and deepen their curiosity and learning. A cadre of dedicated through the present day. The exhibition can be found on the staff and generous donors have ensured that despite the 5th floor of Lauinger Library in the Fairchild and Special seismic changes in information technology and publishing, Collections Galleries through May. A companion exhibition, students and faculty have the resources they need to create Eight Things You May (Or May Not) Know About Lauinger substantive new scholarship. Library, appears in the Kerbs Exhibit Area on the 3rd floor. continued on page 2

In this Issue Lauinger at 50 1-2 Bark Tank Winner 4 Woodstock Rare Books/ Exhibitions 3 Welcome Keith Gorman 5 150th Anniversary 6 SMR Collections Grant 3 Maryland Province Archives 5 The House That Walsh Built 7 This Newsletter is distributed to all Library Associates, members of ARL, the Board of Directors, Board of Regents, Board of Governors and selected others. Editor Stephanie Hughes 202-687-7833 [email protected] Designer John LaRue Graphic Designer, Office of Strategic Communications Contributors Lynn Conway Stephen Fernie Ann Galloway Keith Gorman Harriette Hemmasi Stephanie Hughes Beth Marhanka Michael Matason Amy Phillips Don Undeen Adrian Vaagenes Gift Opportunities Harriette Hemmasi, Dean of the Library 202-687-7425 [email protected] Christian Conant Chief of Staff, Office of Advancement 202-687-6916 [email protected] LAUINGER at 50, continued Book and Manuscript Donations Today’s Library remains a central place to conduct research and to study; it Keith Gorman is also a place of creativity and exploration. Several major transformations Director, Booth Family Center for in the Library’s recent history reflect a shift toward more collaborative and Special Collections experiential learning. Newer spaces like the Gelardin New Media Center, 202-687-7475 the Maker Hub, and the Booth Family Center for Special Collections [email protected] provide opportunities for students and faculty to engage with the topics they are studying in innovative ways, whether they are consulting primary Art Donations sources or finding new technologies that will allow them to tell the story of LuLen Walker their research. Curator, University Art Collection 202-687-1469 [email protected] The Library will celebrate this 50-year milestone throughout this year. CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS Special Collections Gallery/Fairchild Gallery

February-May 50 Years of Excellence & Service June-September Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: The United States and the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women Robbin Gallery

February-May Duke Ellington on Stage and Screen June-September Visual Music Kerbs Exhibit Area

February-May Eight Things You May (Or May Not) Know About Lauinger In 1945 Duke Ellington copyrighted as “composer” his musical Library setting of the opening verse to “Heart of Harlem,” a poem by Langston Hughes. Part of the exhibition Duke Ellington on June-July Stage and Screen. Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: The United States and the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women

SMR COLLECTIONS GRANT

The Library received a generous grant from the Resources Legacy Fund last year to build its collections in the area of Slavery, Memory and Reconcilation. This year, an additional $75,000 grant from the Orange County Community Foundation will allow further purchases within the President’s initiative to support the Georgetown University Library’s collections in Slavery Studies. Examples of purchases from the grants include these online resources: • American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical • ProQuest History Vault: African American Police Periodicals Collection League Records, 1961-1988 • ProQuest History Vault: NAACP Papers — • ProQuest History Vault: Slavery in Antebellum The NAACP’s Major Campaigns - Education, Southern Industries, 1700-1896 Voting, Housing, Employment, Armed Forces • ProQuest History Vault: Southern Life and You can find descriptions of these collections on African American History, 1775-1915, Plantations the Library’s website: Records, Part I and II https://guides.library.georgetown.edu/az.php.

3 BARK TANK WINNER SUPPORTED by LIBRARY’S MAKER HUB

While air quality is an issue that affects the health of millions of people around the world, access to real-time information about local pollution levels is out of reach for the communities most affected. To address these issues, a team of undergraduate and graduate students, supported by Professor Colin McCormick, Professor Chris Wagner, and Maker Hub "Maker Neighbor" Pascal Girard created “GUAQ: Globally Unified Air Quality.” This low-cost (<$100) system, prototyped in the Maker Hub on the first floor of Lauinger Library, collects pollution information and reports it to data services in the cloud, where it is analyzable and actionable. With functioning prototypes in hand, the GUAQ team competed at Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s Bark Tank Pitch Competition. Impressing judges with their clear vision and talented team, GUAQ won second place and $20,000 in funds to apply to future development of their project. The Maker Hub is Georgetown’s only makerspace, open to all students, staff and faculty. It promotes innovation and hands- on learning through workshops, curricular engagement, and one-on-one project mentorship. The GUAQ team used the Maker Hub’s tools and space and worked with Maker Hub staff and volunteers to plan, develop, prototype and test GUAQ through several iterations and the award-winning result.

4 The MARYLAND PROVINCE ARCHIVES

The Archives of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus (commonly referred to as the Maryland Province Archives or MPA) is a rich collection of materials documenting the Jesuit order and Catholicism in America from the 17th through the 20th century. Among the most important and substantial records in the Archives are the extensive files relating to the land-holding and slave-holding of the Jesuits' Maryland LIBRARY estates, as well as papers related to the founding of The Georgetown University. The MPA is the property of the WELCOMES Maryland Province and is on deposit in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections, which is KEITH GORMAN responsible for managing access to the material. Drs. Mary Beth Corrigan and Cassandra Berman, Dr. Keith Gorman joined the Georgetown University scholars and information specialists who have an Library in October as the new Director of the Booth extensive knowledge of American history and archival Family Center for Special Collections. Gorman brings methods, make up the MPA team in the Booth Center. outstanding experience, expertise, and enthusiasm to They have improved the description and arrangement of the Library and University. Selected through an these rare materials, and this March will begin digitizing extensive national search process, he holds a Doctor of a significant portion of the collection, in collaboration Philosophy in history from the University of with the Library’s IT department. The digital surrogate Wisconsin-Madison, a Master’s degree in library and and its accompanying metadata will be available to information science from Simmons College in Boston, everyone on DigitalGeorgetown (library.georgetown.edu/ and a Bachelor’s degree in history from Loyola digitalgeorgetown). University Chicago. Corrigan and Berman have leveraged their deep subject Dr. Gorman came to the field of special collections knowledge to generate research interest and encourage and archives after a career as a historian and instructor use of the MPA. They field a growing array of questions at Simmons College, where he taught undergraduate from faculty, students, descendants, scholars, and graduate courses in modern European political genealogists, and the general public, and fulfill and cultural history. In his role as a librarian, Gorman increasing numbers of request for in-person has worked in both academic libraries and cultural consultations around the topic of slavery in America. heritage organizations. Over the last several years, They work with other staff and faculty to teach class Gorman served as the Assistant Dean for Special sessions, advise student summer research fellows, and Collections and University Archives and Associate present to visiting community members, descendants, Professor at the University of North Carolina at and visiting groups from other universities and colleges. Greensboro. He led the department’s efforts in An exhibition, Jesuit Mission and Social Justice: Four collection development, instructional services, digital Centuries of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, initiatives, donor relations, and community is planned for spring of 2021. engagement. The MPA team looks to welcome, encourage, and “It is a great privilege,” Keith Gorman says, “to help empower individuals, families, and community groups in guide the Booth Family Center for Special the use of the records of the Maryland Province Collections’ efforts in enhancing its world class Archive. You can find more information on the MPA at collections, expanding its innovative instructional findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/ program, and pursuing outreach initiatives with the resources/10625. campus, the DC metro area, and the global community of scholars.” 5 WOODSTOCK RARE BOOKS NOW DISCOVERABLE in HOYASEARCH

The Woodstock Theological Library, housed on Lauinger Library’s lower level, is one of the oldest and most notable Catholic theological libraries in the United States. In addition to its rich collection of theology books and journals on browseable shelves, Woodstock holds a large collection of rare books, many dating back to the 15th century. Manuscripts, artwork, and even musical scores further enrich its rare book collections. However, most of these materials could only be located by consulting with Woodstock staff. Last summer Library staff cataloged over 14,000 rare items not previously not included in the Library’s online discovery portal, HoyaSearch. With the titles now searchable online, students and scholars at Georgetown and around the world can locate these items and learn about the invaluable collections held at the Woodstock Theological Library. Illustration: Bridget et al. Reuelationes sancte Birgitte. Nuremberg: [Anton Koberger], 1500.

TH 150 ANNIVERSARY of An exhibition in the Woodstock Theological Library this fall and winter, honoring the 150th anniversary of the founding of Woodstock College, showcases historical documents, photos, and rare books from the College’s past. Before closing in 1974, Woodstock College served to educate thousands of Jesuits and became an important site of Catholic scholarship with such Jesuit theologians as John Courtney Murray, Gustave Weigel, and Walter Burghardt among its ranks. Its legacy continues today with the Woodstock Theological Library. Learn more about Woodstock and its history at library.georgetown.edu/ Woodstock. Illustration: Woodstock College main building, 1894. From the John Brosnan, S.J., Photographic Collection. See more photos from the collection in DigitalGeorgetown at https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/712493.

6 The HOUSE THAT WALSH BUILT

The Library was pleased to join the centennial celebration of Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) throughout the fall semester with a major exhibition in the Fairchild and Special Collections Galleries on the fifth floor of Lauinger. The House That Walsh Built: A Century of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service was on display through January and can be virtually visited at library. georgetown.edu/exhibitions. The exhibition highlights the founding of SFS, the development of its programs to meet the needs of a changing world, and the impact of its graduates and faculty on global commerce, diplomacy, security, economic development, and culture. The objects, photos, and documents, many of which are held in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections, present a portrait of a school shaped by pioneering men and women, bold ideas, and a commitment to the values of global cooperation, cross-cultural understanding, and service to others. The exhibition also looks to the future of SFS, as the School expands its influence and deepens its curriculum in global business, science and technology, development, and culture. The exhibition was guest curated by Will Layman, Executive Director of the SFS Centennial and Jeffrey Cirillo (SFS’20), with assistance from Georgetown University Archivist Lynn Conway. Above: Former SFS Dean Peter Krogh (left) alongside three distinguished members of the SFS community, all of them former U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations: Program from the dinner for the first graduating School Madeleine Albright, Don McHenry and Jeane Kirkpatrick. of Foreign Service class, 1921.

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