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Ann-Christe Galloway Grants and Acquisitions The University of California-San Diego ing the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (UCSD) received a $1 million gift from long at the Library of Congress. Schottlaender has time university friend and supporter Audrey served as chair of the Pacific Rim Digital Al S. Geisel, to establish the Audrey Geisel Uni liance, and has chaired the San Diego Library versity Librarianship, the inaugural holder of Circuit consortium since 1999. which will be UCSD’s chief librarian, Brian E. C. Schottlaender. The librarianship is the fi rst of its kind in San Diego County, and one of Acquisitions only a few such university positions on the West Coast. The gift will provide valuable discretionary funding to enhance and expand The papers of David Mamet—playwright, the resources and services of UCSD Libraries writer and film director, author of more than to accommodate the growing information 50 plays and 25 screenplays that have earned and educational needs of students, faculty, him a Pulitzer Prize, Oscar nominations, and campus departments, and the greater San a Tony Award—have been acquired by the Diego community and region. The donation Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at will create an endowment to be used to the University of TexasAustin (UT). The more fund the greatest needs of the ten individual than 100 boxes of material cover Mamet’s en campus libraries in perpetuity. Geisel, widow tire career and contain manuscripts, journals, of author Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel, has do office and production fi les, correspondence nated more than 8,000 of her late husband’s and multiple drafts of each of Mamet’s works, original drawings, sketches, books, and other including the acclaimed plays “American memorabilia to the university libraries. In Buffalo” (1975) and “Glengarry Glen Ross” 1995, UCSD’s Central Library was renamed (1992), and screenplays “The Untouchables” Geisel Library. With more than 25 years ex (1988), “The Spanish Prisoner” (1997), and perience, Schottlaender has served as UCSD’s “Wag the Dog” (1997). In support of the university librarian since 1999. Previously, archive, Mamet has agreed to contribute to he held positions at the California Digital the intellectual life of the UT by joining the Library, UCLA, University of Arizona, Indiana university community in a series of short University, and in the European book trade. residencies for four years. The 175 journals Schottlaender was recently awarded the 2007 (which are dated from 1966 to 2001), most Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award ranging from 150 to 200 pages each, record by the Association for Library Collections and the seeds of Mamet’s work, his daily refl ec Technical Services (ALCTS). He is pastpresi tions and his notes, ideas, and experimental dent of the Association of Research Libraries writings. They not only provide insight into and ALCTS, in addition to serving on the Mamet’s craft, but also offer a full picture of boards of directors of the Center for Research the process of playwriting in detail. While Libraries and the Coalition for Networked the journals and manuscripts illustrate how Information. Schottlaender has served as the Mamet’s ideas become completed works, the ALA representative to the international Joint office and production files document how Steering Committee for Revision of the Anglo the text becomes a production and what American Cataloguing Rules, as well as chair occurs on the set or in the theater. These files include weekly schedules, occasional unused dialogue, song lyrics, editorial mate Ed. note: Send your news to: Grants & Acquisitions, C&RL News, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795; rial regarding various books, and business e-mail: [email protected]. agreements. Another component of the C&RL News July/August 2007 456 papers is the correspondence, which relates campaigns through 2005. Included also are her both to Mamet’s professional work and to his files and oral histories used in the preparation personal life. Extensive correspondence from of her book The Gay Crusaders (1972). In addi actor Joe Mantegna and performer Ricky Jay tion to their personal papers and photographs are included, as well as numerous letters from is their extensive research collection of gay and theater director Gregory Mosher; actors Patti lesbian newspapers, magazines, newsletters, LuPone, Steve Martin, and Jude Law; British flyers, tshirts, buttons, press clippings, and playwright Harold Pinter; and fi lm director sound and video recordings from across the Mike Nichols. country and around the world. The Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin The entire European Union (EU) depository Lahusen Gay History Papers and Photographs, collection from the Delegation of the European a major archive of materials accumulated over Commission to the United States has been decades by two pioneers in the longterm received by the University of Pittsburgh. The campaign for gay and lesbian civil rights, has delegation decided to divest itself of this library been acquired by the New York Public Library. and issued a Request for Proposals, and the The materials were donated by Gittings—an University of Pittsburgh submitted the winning activist, editor, and writer who died in Febru bid. The Delegation library was founded soon ary—and by her life partner, photojournalist after the formation of the European Coal and and author Lahusen. Gittings’ papers docu Steel and Community (1951), which was the ment her activism on behalf of lesbian and founding institution of what is now known as gay rights from her founding in 1958 of the EU. The library includes the most extensive east coast chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis collection of public European Community/EU (first national lesbian organization, established documents and publications in North America, 1955) and the editorship of its publication, The including many items not received by the 56 Ladder, until shortly before her death. Gittings’ other North American depository libraries (of writings, protests, and other efforts infl uenced which the University of Pittsburgh is one). The the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Delegation library contains a complete collec removal of homosexuality from the list of tion of the publications of the EU institutions mental illnesses and the inclusion of books by and agencies, as well as partial collections and for gays in library collections. She received of relevant private commercial publishers, awards from both the APA and the ALA for international organizations, such as the Or her lifetime achievements. Lahusen’s extensive ganization for Economic Cooperation and photographic collection documents gay activ Development and Council of Europe, and ism—from images of early pickets, portraits of European trade associations. Nearly all docu lesbian women for covers of The Ladder, and ments in the collection published since 1973 photos chronicling gay activists and activi are in English; earlier documents are mostly ties including protests, parades, and political in French. (“MOG” continued from page 447) librarians out of the library and into their experiential learning opportunities on cam community. pus. Taking the concept of “library as place” outdoors to create an alternative venue for Acknowledgments social engagement and academic discourse Thanks to all who contributed so much to the successfully promoted our libraries to our success of Movies on the Grass: Susan Allen, patrons. KState Libraries is proud to be the Regina Beard, Megan Challender, Matthew proving ground for this idea. Movies on Jarmer, David Jones, Doreen Lambert, Ilia the Grass may not save the world, but it’s Leathers, Gerry Snyder, Caroline Worthing, a start . and it definitely gets academic and Patricia Zapattini. July/August 2007 457 C&RL News .