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For Friends of the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Fall 2011 Robert A. (Bob) Bryan honored at reception By Barbara Hood Public Information Officer Robert A. (Bob) Bryan was honored at a reception on October 22, 2011 for his contributions to the George A. Smathers Libraries Leadership Board. Bryan, former interim president of the University of Florida (1989-90), joined the leadership board in 2004 and continued to provide leadership and service to the libraries through Bob Bryan was given a plaque that will 2010. His contributions to the board included lobbying and advocating the vital role be placed under one of the restored of the UF Libraries in academic success and excellence. His long-time association windows in Smathers Library Grand with UF and the libraries are greatly valued and appreciated. Reading Room. Bryan viewed his service on the library leadership board as an avenue to find people who want to support the libraries. “I’m impressed by the quality of the people on What’s Inside the board. It’s one of the most impressive boards that we have (at UF). I’m very r Page 2 optimistic that we will do some good,” he said while serving on the board. Speaking out by John Ingram; Student The reception was attended by Bryan’s friends and family members who paid tribute assistant scholarship to him by sharing anecdotes and memories of him through the years. The libraries winner presented him with a plaque to be placed under one of the restored windows in the r Page 3 Smathers Library Grand Reading Room. The architecture of Alfred Browning Parker Bryan’s children Lyla and Matthew initiated the Robert A. & Kathryn W. Bryan Library Fund in April 2011 to honor their parents. The fund supports the purchase r Pages 4-8 of library research materials and books for English literature to benefit UF students, Friends of the Libraries; faculty, staff and researchers. Cruise the Caribbean with the PCM r Page 9 Donors to the Panama Canal Museum Endowment r Page 10 Richard Carris on supporting the libraries; NewspaperCat r Page 11 Gator Rocks Jewelry; Exhibits; Friends of the Libraries form r Page 12 Bob Bryan (center) greets friends and family. Dean’s Message Speaking out By John Ingram Library Leadership Board President But wait! There’s more to be done!!! We are looking right into the face of for family, the conclusion to the University of friends and We have all been opportuned – usually Florida capital campaign. With little those we admire. on TV and now more recently through more than a year to go, the libraries are Academics, the Internet – to buy into what is standing on a precipice for our portion administrators, claimed to be a bargain: Two for the of the campaign: do we stop where alumni and price of one; new and improved and we are, almost make our goal and collectors have double the quantity; just pay shipping rest content, avoiding a drop into the generously and handling. If not completely precipice of failure? Or do we gather given us gifts of satisfied, (double) your money back! speed and leap the gap that separates their collections John Ingram Too good to be true? Too often not us from our success? without which true enough to be even partially good. our research We are the many friends of the libraries resources would be much the poorer. In this, my first essay as the Library who have contributed time, influence Leadership Board’s ‘president,’ I want and substance to help us reach our goal Tom Woodell, our board’s immediate to begin by acknowledging all the of $20 million: members of the board past president, included in his final good and positive work that the Dean (past and present), members of the report the words: “…continuing efforts of Libraries, the Associate Dean for libraries (staff and librarians), faculty, and annuity-like support are critical Advancement and Development students, alumni and many other to the ongoing ability of the libraries and other members of the libraries’ supporters have enabled us through to meet the needs of the other various staff have garnered for the Smathers monetary and in-kind gifts to reach at academic programs on the campus of Libraries. Having been both a former present 82 percent of our goal. We have the University of Florida.” It will be my administrator within the libraries as achieved this level of success because goal, in concert with the board and the well as its interim Development Officer we have honored and memorialized libraries, to bridge the gap that remains on several occasions, I understand only family and friends by naming windows and achieve a successful conclusion too well the metaphor that if the head in the Smathers Library; some of us to the libraries’ part of the capital does not lead, the body will not go have created endowments that support campaign. where it should. I also believe strongly not only the collections but the services that leaders can only be successful if that our students, faculty and friends they are willing and able to do what have come to rely on for their work; we they ask others to do. have used the books of honor program Library student assistant scholarship winner Kristina Wilson, a senior from Miami, Florida, was awarded the fall 2011 James and Leslie Rutherford Library Student Assistant Scholarship. Wilson works at the Auxiliary Library Facility (ALF) in a variety of capacities including cataloging, copy cataloging and upgrade cataloging. She is an English major with a minor in art history. Wilson curated the exhibition “Anomalies and Curiosities of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature” in the Special Collections gallery of Smathers Library August 1-September 15, 2011. The $500 scholarship is awarded during the fall and spring semesters to a student Dean Judy Russell and Associate Dean assistant employed by the Smathers Libraries. for Advancement and Development Samuel Huang award the scholarship to Kristina Wilson. 2 r Chapter One THE ARCHITECTURE OF Alfred Browning Parker By Cynthia Peterson Curator, Architecture Archives On September 23, 2011 the Architecture Archives in the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections hosted a special event and reception honoring the architecture of renowned architect Alfred Browning Parker. Parker’s architectural career spanned seven decades and he was one of Florida’s most prolific and influential mid- twentieth century modernist architects. He was greatly influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Organic Architecture” and was the only architect Wright recommended as an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fellow—an honor that “recognizes architects who have made a significant Members of the Alfred Browning Parker family stand to be recognized. contribution to both architecture and the greater society, achieving a documentary film by Holly du Rivage. on the next generation of architects standard of excellence in architecture Two special exhibitions were also and invited the audience to view the at both a local and national level.” featured: “Alfred Browning Parker: detailed analyses done by the students A Life’s Work,” and an exhibition by in the exhibition. John Nemmers, the The celebration featured a lecture graduate students from the UF School descriptive archivist who worked closely and book signing by Randolph C. of Architecture, “Digital Interpretations with Parker in processing his collection, Henning, author of the new book, The of the Regional Architecture of Alfred shared the importance Parker placed Architecture of Alfred Browning Parker: Browning Parker.” on the education of future architects by Miami’s Maverick Modernist, and a providing them access to documents of special viewing of Our Pacesetters, a The author, Randolph Henning, our built heritage. delighted the Parker family, friends and architecture students with his personal Parker was instrumental in establishing memories of Alfred Browning Parker the Architecture Archives in the during their eighteen year relationship Smathers Libraries when he deposited while writing the book, and filmmaker his architectural collection at UF, and Holly du Rivage spoke of her family’s the Architecture Archives has now relationship with Parker as he designed become the leading repository in the her family home and the lasting impact state of Florida for the preservation he made in their lives. Especially and scholarly research of Florida’s memorable were the personal accounts architectural heritage. from family members who spoke of the lasting legacy of Alfred Browning For more information about the Parker as an architect and beloved Architecture Archives visit www.uflib. husband and father. ufl.edu/spec/architecture/ or contact Cynthia Peterson at cynthialpeterson@ The Director of the School of ufl.edu or call the library development Architecture, Martin Gold, and office at (352) 273-2505. professor Guy W. Peterson spoke of Parker’s architectural influence Chapter One r 3 Friends of the George A. Smathers Libraries Includes gifts received by the George A. Smathers Libraries from November 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011 The libraries of the University GIFTS Donors of $1,000 to $9,999 of Florida form the largest Ms. JoAnne Ackely information resource system CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS Mrs. Elizabeth E. Allen Ms. Ada Bello in the state of Florida. Nine Donors of $100,000 or More Mr. Matthew A. & Mrs. Sheri S. Bryan campus libraries support the Panama Canal Museum Cecilia A. Bryant, Esq. & Dr. Richard L. Lipsey university’s increasingly broad Mr. Richard M. Carris & Ms. Lana M. Glass research and instruction Donors of $10,000 to $49,999 Dr. Frank Di Trolio programs. Over the past 100 A. H. Burnett Foundation Mr. Robert L. & Mrs. Charlotte W. Edelstein years, faculty and librarians The Community Foundation, Inc.