Library Perspectives

The newsletter for the Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries Library Perspectives

Spring 2019, Issue 60 Woodbury Susan Orlean to Deliver Papercut Gift Jantz Lecture ward-winning journalist and Abestselling author Susan Orlean will deliver the 2019 Harold Jantz Memorial Lecture on Monday, April 15 at 4:30 p.m. in the Science Center. A book signing will immediately follow the lecture. This event is sponsored in part by the Office of the President of Oberlin College and the Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries. Orlean, author of the New York Times bestseller The Orchid Thief, will discuss her new book The Library Book, published last year by Simon and Schuster, in which teven ’68 and Ann Woodbury have she reopens the unsolved mystery of the Sdonated their extensive collection of most catastrophic library fire in American books and ephemera related to papercut history. The Los Angeles Public Library’s after moving to New York, Orlean art, papercut book illustration, folk 1986 arson fire destroyed 400,000 books, published her first book Saturday papercutting, and associated materials damaged 700,000 more, and closed the Night (1990). In 1992 she became a to the Oberlin College Libraries. The library for seven years. Her investigation staff writer for The New Yorker; since donated materials will be housed in pays homage to the crucial role that then, she has contributed articles to both the Clarence Ward Art Library and libraries play in our lives, and how this many magazines including the Boston the Mary Church Terrell Main Library’s institution, a provider of much more than Globe Sunday Magazine, Vogue, Rolling Special Collections Department. just books, is needed now more than ever. Stone, Esquire, and Outside. In 1998 Steve Woodbury became interested in Born and raised in Shaker Heights, her best-selling nonfiction book The folk papercutting in the 1970s when Ohio, Orlean graduated with honors from Orchid Thief was published. She now he was introduced to Pennsylvania the University of Michigan, where she German traditional paper cutting studied literature and history. Shortly Continued on page 14 (Scherenschnitte). His interest led him to become a founding member and first president of the Guild of American Papercutters. Terrell Main Library Ceremony Highlights The collection comprises roughly 1,100 books, pop-up books, and pamphlets. Some of the books are illustrated with papercut art while others discuss paper sculpture, paper engineering, portrait silhouettes, and folk papercutting traditions (including Chinese, Japanese, Continued on page 9

Right: Audience members at the naming ceremony Story on page 6 1 From The Director discourse regarding who is deserving of the honor of a named space on a college Dear Friends, campus. Thanks to the Friends and the I am pleased to launch my new Oberlin Alumni Association of African Director’s column. Much of our success Ancestry (OA4), we were able to fully is due in part to the Friends, who endow the Mary Church Terrell Endowed continue to enrich us through your Book Fund in record time! I am also support. Thank you for your love and pleased to report that, in celebrating the excitement regarding the work of the learning, labor, leadership, and legacy Oberlin College Libraries. of Mary Church Terrell, we inspired 72 This first column will briefly new members to join the Friends as of summarize the amazing year we our press date! I am still receiving lovely enjoyed. Organizing what exactly to messages from people all over the world discuss was actually rather hard for me, who are celebrating this special moment Alexia Hudson-Ward as there are so many people and events in the history of our institution with us. Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries that I could write about in volumes. So The libraries hosted several public know that the omission of any event or events featuring incredible scholars academic library and museum directors person does not mean that it is any less and professional luminaries including on our campus in June. Johnnetta Cole important. My column strives to hit the Meredith Evans, Director of the Jimmy ’57, who served as summit keynote proverbial “high notes” in recognition of Carter Presidential Library and Museum speaker, so electrified my library director our boundary-bending activities in 2018. and President of the Society of American colleagues that they invited her to speak Our signature event last year on Archivists (co-hosted by the Friends); at the Association of Research Libraries October 4 was the naming of the Mary the 2018 Harold Jantz Memorial Lecture directors’ meeting later in the year. The Church Terrell Main Library as a part speaker Denise Gigante, Professor partnership with AMAM continued with of President Carmen Twillie Ambar’s of English at Stanford University, the very successful Counternarratives inauguration weekend. The moving Guggenheim Fellow, and leading expert exhibition by contemporary artist ceremony captured the essence of in early American “bibliophilia;” and Alexandra Bell. Bell’s public talk drew a Oberlin while also placing us at the Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries sizable crowd, and the excitement about center of an important national annual dinner speaker Maria Balinska, her public installations on campus Editor and Co-CEO of The Conversation energized the entire community. U.S. edition and incoming Executive The libraries welcomed nine new Director of the US-UK Fulbright staffers into our fold in 2018 including Library Commission. Associate Director of Libraries Sarah Perspectives Our collaboration with the Allen Weeks, who will chair the Friends Memorial Art Museum (AMAM) was Council’s Acquisitions Committee. Kathleen Abromeit strengthened through our shared Having such a high number of new Cynthia Comer Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Library- talent join the libraries has initiated Ken Grossi Museum planning grant that culminated very healthy and productive change Alexia Hudson-Ward into a highly successful summit of within our unit. Our intradepartmental Heath Patten Alison Ricker Editors

William Ruth, Copy Editor Wendy Donkin, Graphic Designer, Production Editor

The newsletter of the Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries, Library Perspectives is issued two times a year. Printed from an endowed fund established by Benjamin and Emiko Custer. Summit attendees at OCLC: Hudson-Ward is 8th from left, back row; Zhu is 2nd from right, back row 2 THANK YOU to the Friends of the Libraries Council who voted to support the libraries with a matching grant during this one-day fundraising campaign on Thursday, April 25. 2018-2019 Friends Council SAVE THE DATE! Officers Gary Kornblith President collaborations continue to be fostered several highly talented staffers including Bill Bradford ’76 through the great work of task forces and the retirements of Assistant Director and Vice President working groups, comprised of staff at all Head of Public Services Allison Gallaher Eric Carpenter levels. Each of the branches participated and Head of Collections and Acquisitions Secretary in various activities and programs Jessica Grim means that a significant throughout the year that highlighted portion of knowledge departs with them. Members their incredible collections. Oberlin’s Academic and Administrative Stephanie Davis-Kahl ’94 Libraries staffers are repeatedly Review Process (necessary for the long Robert Follet ’64, tapped for leadership roles in a term sustainability of our beloved Chair, Nominating Committee multitude of organizations, serving institution) has caused nervousness Jennifer Graham ’12 as speakers at conferences and among some members of our campus Tom Lopez ’89 symposia, authoring books and community. Pablo Mitchell In spite of challenging times, the articles, acknowledged for their Michael J. Moore expertise, and celebrated with awards libraries are committed to providing Ann Sherif and recognitions. I was honored to critical educational support and social Robert Taylor infrastructure for Oberlin. Our 2019 represent the college on a life-altering Chair, Membership Committee trip to Ghana with a delegation of programmatic agenda and organizational Steve Volk college and conservatory faculty to outlook are very positive. The newly Wendy Wasman ’85 honor the life of legendary alumna, formed Libraries Leadership Team, Sandra Zagarell the late Shirley Graham Du Bois ’34, composed of my direct reports and Chair, Programming Committee MA ’35. I was also invited to attend the me, is outlining unit-level strategic Sixth North America-China Libraries priorities. The spring semester brings Summit hosted by OCLC in Dublin, an outstanding lineup of events. We are Ex-Officio and Ohio. East Asian Studies Librarian initiating plans for the 2020 centennial of Appointed Members Runxiao Zhu served as an interpreter women’s suffrage and our participation Gillian Johns for the event. Growth in the libraries’ in an institution-wide symposium Chair, General Faculty international scope appears to be on to honor Shirley Graham Du Bois. Library Committee the horizon. Consequently, we became I cannot emphasize enough what Alison Ricker a new institutional member in the your commitment to the libraries Chair, Library Research International Federation of Library means to the staff and me. By providing Award Committee Associations and Institutions (IFLA) important financial resources, the Ken Grossi and look forward to more partnership Friends further enable our ability to Chair, Scholarship Committee engagements with libraries and be among the best liberal arts college colleagues from around the world. library systems in the nation. Alexia Hudson-Ward While our 2018 successes are a cause Thank you again for your support. We Director of Libraries for celebration, I would be remiss not look forward to an incredible 2019 with Sarah Weeks to share some of the challenges we you! Associate Director of Libraries face, beginning with the integration Chair, Acquisitions Committee and onboarding of so many new staff Kind regards, Eboni Johnson ’97 members. This process is both exciting Outreach and Programming Librarian and energy-consuming. The departure of Alexia 3 Recent Gifts • Chelsey Maddox-Dorsey ’81, for the • Donna Harrington Gerber ’62, he Libraries gratefully acknowledge Mary Church Terrell Endowed Book donated many scores to the Tthe following significant monetary Fund. Conservatory Library. gifts and gifts-in-kind. • Ed Mandell, for the Beatrice S. and • Susan and John Harvith donated Lloyd Frank ’47 Library Fund. a large collection of CDs and Major monetary gifts: • Lucy Marks ’73, for the Lucy K. Marks photographs to the Conservatory • Berger Family Foundation, Inc., for ’73 English & Classics Book Fund. Library. the Berger Family Foundation, Inc. • Bruce Regal ’78, for the Friends of the • Robert Jackson donated materials Current Use Library Fund. Libraries. of various subjects to the Terrell Main • Jewish Communal Fund of New York, • Louisa Rozo ’80, for the Friends of the Library and the Clarence Ward Art for the Beatrice S. and Lloyd Frank ’47 Libraries. Library. Library Fund. • Robert Taylor and Ted Nowick, for the • Joan Long, parent of James Long ’74, Friends of the Libraries. donated materials about Persian rugs to Generous monetary gifts: • Dorothy Seebohm ’39, for the the Clarence Ward Art Library. • Scott Bennett ’60, for the Friends Conservatory Special Book Fund. • Qiusha Ma, Emerita Professor of East of the Libraries and the Librarian’s • Michael Shinagel ’57, for the Friends Asian Studies, donated a large number Discretionary Fund. of the Libraries. of East Asian books and material. • Robert ’54 and Virginia Cassady ’55, • Andrew Stone ’80, for the George A. & • Barry Neavill ’66, donated a large for the Friends of the Libraries. Susan P. Lanyi Endowed Library Book collection of serials to the Conservatory • Edwin Dugger ’62, for the Fund. Library. Conservatory Special Book Fund. • Avonelle Walker ’53, for the • Bruce Simonson, Emeritus Professor • Joseph Hickerson ’57, for the Friends Conservatory Special Book Fund and the of Geology, continues to donate books of the Libraries. Friends of the Libraries. to both the Science Library and the • Maxine Houck ’58, for the Friends of Terrell Main Library. the Libraries. Significant gifts-in-kind: • Lisa Tilson donated materials to • Norman Jung ’56, for the Friends of • Salvatore Champagne ’80, Robert Special Collections from the estate of the Libraries. W. Wheeler Professor of Voice, donated her mother Barbara Goodrich Pitt. • Gilbert Lawall ’57, for the Friends of a large collection of scores to the • Betty Weinstock, widow of Emeritus the Libraries. Conservatory Library. Professor of Physics Robert Weinstock, • Richard Lehmann ’70, for the George • Lubna Culbert donated a collection donated materials to both the Science A. & Susan P. Lanyi Fund for Library of books, scores, and papers from the Library and the Terrell Main Library. Acquisitions. estate of her husband, David Culbert ’66.

Friends Research Award

icolas (Nic) Vigilante ’18 received the that he then related to citizen science, N$500 Library Research Award from crowdsourcing, scholarly communication, the Friends of the Libraries for a paper or and the impact of informal networks of project completed during the 2017-18 gamers on scientific progress. academic year. His paper “Research Games Vigilante’s research process was clearly in Structural Biology” was written for articulated and very successful, utilizing Chemistry 361, Bioanalytical Chemistry, some of the most comprehensive and taught by Rebecca Whelan, then Associate scholarly resources the libraries offer. Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry The committee gave his paper its highest (now at University of Notre Dame). assessment for creativity, thoroughness, Whelan described Vigilante’s research and accuracy. The paper and Vigilante’s as the “application of research games as research process statement are linked an example of crowdsourcing that has from the Friends of the Libraries web been employed to great positive effect in page at oberlin.edu/library/friends/ structural biology and bioinformatics.” She research.awards/winners.html. Vigilante added, “This is a fascinating approach to currently works for MKI Artists, an artist democratizing science.” Vigilante played management company for classical the games himself to gain direct experience musicians in Burlington, Vermont. 4 2018 Friends Council Highlights resident Robert Taylor convened the following the Mary Church Terrell Main P28th annual meeting of the Council on Library naming ceremony. November 3, 2018. The financial report Eric Carpenter presented a memorial noted that the final balance of $189,484 minute for Scott Alan Smith ’76, a represented the third consecutive year founding member of the Friends, longtime of a balance increase. Annual giving was Council member, and chair of the $68,474, well above the 10-year average Acquisitions Committee (see Perspectives, of $58,000. Total cash gifts to the Friends Fall 2018). of the Oberlin College Libraries since its The Council heard a report from founding in 1990 are estimated to exceed Director of Libraries Alexia Hudson-Ward, $1 million by the close of this fiscal year. highlighted by the rousing success of the The Council approved recommendations Mary Church Terrell Main Library naming from the Acquisitions Committee to spend event and establishment of the Mary $39,774 on new resources to support Church Terrell endowed book fund. teaching and learning. The Council Council approved partial financial also approved graduate library school support for an event to mark the return scholarships in the amount of $3,500 of the 15th-century Mamluk Qur’an after each to Alexandra Howard ’14 and Claire its preservation treatment at the New Payne ’15 (see Perspectives, Fall 2018) and England Document Conservation Center a $500 library research award to Nicolas in Boston (see Perspectives, Fall 2017). Vigilante. Upon recommendations from Council also approved partial financial the Nominating Committee, the Council support for the 2019 Jantz Lecture. Finally, appointed officers for 2018-19 and elected Council honored the memory of the late new members (see page 3). Thanks were Emeritus Professor of Film Studies Daniel extended to Robert Taylor, Wendy Wasman Goulding who died on June 16, 2018. ’85, Eric Carpenter, Sebastiaan Faber, and Goulding served on the Friends Council Rod Knight for their services as President, from 2003-2009, with terms as both Vice- Vice President, Secretary, and Council President and President. members respectively. The Membership Committee reported that the decline in membership numbers Staff members Bill Ruth, Sarah Weeks, reported last year has continued, but Polly Bratton, and Faith Hoffman greeting there was a recent surge in membership guests at the Friends Annual Meeting

5 Mary Church Terrell Main Library Naming Ceremony Highlights

Newly hung photographs of Dr. Seeley G. Mudd and Mary Church Terrell in the Mudd Center vestibule Raymond Langston reading the letter from Robert Terrell to Robert Reed Church

berlin College faculty, staff, students, Church in which Terrell asked permission Alison Parker, Professor of History Oalumni, honored guests, community to marry Church’s daughter, Mary Eliza. at the College at Brockport, State members, and other visitors assembled The letter was one of a collection of University of New York; Tamika Nunley, in the Academic Commons on October letters of Mary Church Terrell and her Assistant Professor of History and 6, 2018, to celebrate an important family donated by Raymond, Jean, and Comparative American Studies; and milestone with the naming of the Main Monique Langston, and presented Grossi participated in a panel discussion Library in honor of Mary Church Terrell. to College Archivist Ken Grossi for following the naming ceremony. Parker Alexia Hudson-Ward, Director of the Oberlin College Archives during spoke about research related to her Libraries, presided over the ceremony Langston’s presentation. book about Mary Church Terrell; Nunley and acknowledged the many individuals Following the speeches, Hudson- discussed the use of primary source and groups who supported and assisted Ward presented President Ambar with materials for her teaching related to in planning the event. Board of Trustee a ceremonial key to the libraries to Terrell and other African American members in attendance included Board commemorate the occasion. Inscribed women of Oberlin College; and Grossi Chair T. Chris Canavan ’84, Board Vice on the key are the phrases “Key of talked about preserving and making Chair Chesley Maddox-Dorsey ’81, Knowledge” and “Oberlin College available the Terrell Papers in the former American Library Association Libraries.” The Oberlin College seal is College Archives for teaching and President Molly Horst Raphael ’67, and included in the round inset on both sides research. The presentations were Charlene Drew Jarvis ’62, whose family loaned to the archives a photo of Terrell with their ancestor Rev. William Daniel Jarvis. Speakers included President Carmen Twillie Ambar, Emerita Professor of History Carol Lasser, Jane and Eric Nord Associate Professor of Africana Studies Pam Brooks, Oberlin College Trustee and Presidential Search Committee Chair Lillie J. Edwards ’75, and Oberlin Alumni Association of African Ancestry (OA4) co-chair Carolyn Cunningham Ash ’91. Raymond Langston, a descendant of Mary Church Terrell, read a letter dated January 6, 1891 from Robert Terrell to Robert Reed Lillie Edwards ’75 holds the ceremonial key presented to President Carmen Twillie Ambar. 6 Mary Church Terrell Main Library Naming Ceremony Highlights

Installing the aluminum letters “Mary Church Terrell Main Library” in the Academic Commons

followed by a lively question and answer Speakers and honored guests for the naming ceremony (L-R): Lillie Edwards ’75, Professor Emerita of History and African-American Studies at Drew University and session with the audience. Oberlin College Trustee; Monique Langston, Jean Langston, and Raymond Langston, Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha donors of the Mary Church Terrell letters; Oberlin College President Carmen Twillie Sorority, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Ambar; Alexia Hudson-Ward, Director of Libraries; Pamela Brooks, Jane and Eric Nord Sorority, Inc. were also present, including Associate Professor of Africana Studies and Carol Lasser, Emerita Professor of History, Alpha Kappa Alpha members Hudson- Honorary Co-Chairs, Mary Church Terrell Naming Ceremony; and Carolyn Cunningham ’91, co-chair, Oberlin Alumni Association of African Ancestry Ward and Edwards. Delta Sigma Theta members included Nunley; Eboni Johnson ’97, Outreach and Programming Librarian; and Meredith Gadsby, co-chair Watch a video recording of the of President Ambar’s Inauguration and Mary Church Terrell Main Library Associate Professor of Africana Studies naming ceremony at and Comparative American Studies. Terrell wrote the Delta Sigma Theta Oath and held tinyurl.com/MCTvimeo honorary membership in the organization. The Mary Church Terrell traveling exhibition and the College Archives Display cases at the naming ceremony held photographs, letters, and other objects related to Mary Church Terrell held by the Oberlin College Archives. exhibition, including materials from the Mary Church Terrell Papers, were on display during the naming ceremony. Attendees were invited to donate to the Mary Church Terrell Endowed Book Fund; those who gave $100 or more received a special bookmark set and a commemorative calendar highlighting Terrell and other Oberlin African American Women of the 19th century. Fundraising for the Terrell Endowed Book Fund, held in the spring of 2018, was the first crowdsourcing campaign for the Oberlin College Libraries. The goal of $25,000 was raised in just 60 days, in partnership with Oberlin's Office of Development. 7 Counternarratives Installations on Campus: Reflections

n October 29 and 30 artist Alexandra who have influenced her, sparking public is summed up by sophomore OBell installed two murals from her recognition among the students because Katherine (Kate) Davis Ali, who was at Counternarratives art project series children of all three artists have attended the lunch session. “I chose to attend on the facades of the Mudd Center/ Oberlin in the past two years. Oberlin College, a school historically Terrell Main Library and the Venturi The impact of Bell’s visit and her known for its progressive attitude Art Building (see Perspectives, Fall interaction with students and the toward the education of POC [people 2018); they remained on view through of color] and women, largely because December 21. A time-lapse video of my experiences with racial injustice showing Bell’s installation process is during my time in high school. I live posted on the Oberlin College Facebook right by where Philando Castile was shot page at tinyurl.com/counternarra. in Minnesota, and I spent the summer Bell’s visit included several before my senior year at protests outside educational and public programs, of the governor’s residence. My school’s including a lecture about her work at silence about the issue was deeply the intersection of media, bias, and upsetting to me, and I wanted to go the visual arts. She also participated somewhere where I could be surrounded in a “Lunch and Learn” session with by activists and hear from people like students who were selected to attend Bell. My majors focus on social change due to their majors, current coursework, and my true love is art, so Alexandra is extracurricular interests, or artistic everything I aspire to be.” practices and pursuits. Bell spoke about Counternarratives was co-sponsored by ethics, implicit bias, racism, privilege, the Oberlin College Libraries and the Allen and overcoming imposter syndrome (a Memorial Art Museum in conjunction phenomenon whose research origins with Radically Ordinary: Scenes from Black began at Oberlin through the work of Life in America Since 1968, an exhibition former professor Pauline Rose Clance). curated by Andrea Gyorody, Ellen Johnson Alex Bell (on ladder) working with AMAM She named Kara Walker, Simone Assistant Preparator Michael Reynolds on ’33 Assistant Curator of Modern and Leigh, and Mel Bochner as three artists the Mudd Center facade Contemporary Art.

Reverend Keep’s Bible

he Reverend John Keep, a trustee It was displayed during the Mary Tof the Oberlin Collegiate Institute Church Terrell Main Library naming (name changed to Oberlin College in ceremony, alongside the ceremonial 1850), was recognized by the faculty key to the libraries gifted to President on the occasion of his 80th birthday on Carmen Twillie Ambar from Director April 20, 1861 with a beautiful Bible. The of Libraries Alexia Hudson-Ward. inscriptions expressed a tremendous Incorporating Keep’s Bible as a part of sense of admiration and respect felt the Main Library naming ceremony by the campus community for Keep’s was a fitting tribute to Mary Church service to the institution. In 1835, Keep Terrell, who believed so strongly in cast the deciding vote for Oberlin to the principles of equity, diversity, and enroll African American students. This inclusion upon which the college and catalytic decision not only marked a the colony were founded. She later turning point for the fledgling institution challenged the college administration but also set into motion a dynamic when she felt the principles were being change that impacted the nation—and compromised. Those principles have ultimately the world. always relied upon the courageous The Bible remained in the Keep efforts of individuals, like John Keep, Keep's Bible, with ceremonial key family until it was donated to the who took a stance for a cause that helped Oberlin College Archives in May 2018. shape Oberlin’s distinguished history. 8 Libraries Celebrate Constitution Day

n September the libraries, in The Conservatory Library hosted Icollaboration with the college’s Office a talk by James O’Leary, Frederick R. of the Vice President, General Counsel, Selch Associate Professor of Musicology, and Secretary, organized a full day of who spoke about American composer celebratory events to commemorate William Billings (1746–1800) next to Constitution Day. an exhibition of patriotic-themed In the Mary Church Terrell Main materials from the Selch Collection Library, special guests participated in of American Music History. O’Leary a “read-in” of their favorite passages provided context for a live performance from the Constitution in Azariah’s Cafe of two of Billings’ songs, “Chester” and including President Carmen Twillie “Lamentation over Boston,” which he Ambar, Vice President/General Counsel described as “a journal of the American Donica Varner, Acting Dean of the Revolution.” The songs were prepared by College David Kamitsuka, Associate Gregory Ristow ’01, Assistant Professor Deans of the College Daphne John of Conducting and Director of Vocal and Elizabeth Hamilton, and Emerita Ensembles, and sung by members of Professor of History Carol Lasser. Videos the Oberlin College Choir. The event of the readings were posted on the was streamed via Facebook Live. In Oberlin College Libraries Facebook page addition, nearly 700 pocket-sized copies with the hashtag #OberlinWeThePeople. of the Constitution, in both English and Available nearby was a pop-up library Spanish, were handed out for free at all featuring more than two dozen books campus libraries throughout the day; the about the Constitution from the Conservatory also distributed versions President Carmen Twillie Ambar libraries’ collection. in Korean and Chinese.

Continued from Page 1 Woodbury Papercut Gift Polish, Jewish, German, English, puppet theater, and 19th-century and effects—as well as those exploring American, Mexican, Filipino, and others). folk traditions.” He looks forward to visual culture in a variety of fields.” She Additionally, the collection includes incorporating large sections of the notes that “the collection is rich with several examples of shadow puppets and collection into classroom instruction and secondary sources, especially exhibition books about shadow theater. individual student projects. catalogs and monographs, documenting Ed Vermue, Special Collections Head of the Clarence Ward Art Library the use of papercutting techniques in Librarian, notes that the Woodbury Barbara Prior believes “the variety of contemporary art.” Some of the books Papercut Collection “creates a wonderful papercut specimens, from an early have already found their way into opportunity to draw students’ attention 20th-century mission school in China student instruction, thanks to junior to the vast multicultural history of to modern Mexican papel picado, will Sophie Drukman-Feldstein, who silhouette art and maker craft. Some interest artists—for their technique taught an ExCo course on of the primary sources included in the papercutting last fall and collection have already was pleased to have these drawn the attention resources available. of faculty teaching about animation,

9 Patricia Willard Visits the Conservatory

he Conservatory Library together Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, and Los Twith the Jazz Studies Program, Angeles Daily News, and many other under the sponsorship of David Berger publications. More recently she has and Holly Maxson, hosted a visit by served as a consultant to the Duke Patricia Willard in November. Visiting Ellington Collection at the Smithsonian just shy of her 90th birthday, Willard National Museum of American History engaged students, faculty, and staff and the jazz and popular music with her stories about experiences as collections at the Library of Congress, as a publicist for Duke Ellington during well as the National Endowment for the the last third of his life. She also Arts music program. conveyed insights as a documentarian In 2018 Willard became the first woman of jazz history for many decades. to be celebrated for Lifetime Achievement A prolific writer, Willard has been in Jazz Journalism by the Jazz Journalists a contributing editor to numerous Association. Her visits to Conservatory magazines including Down Beat, Jazz classes in music journalism and jazz & Jazz Pop, and Jazz Times, and has studies, as well as her participation in jazz written for Rolling Stone, The Village band rehearsals and panel discussions, Voice, Billboard, the Los Angeles Times, were highly appreciated.

Neumann Jazz Symposium

elections from the Conservatory • Bunk Johnson display featuring SLibrary’s James R. ’58 and Susan material from the Stanley King Jazz Neumann Jazz Collection will be on Collection and the James R. and display and available for listening during Susan Neumann Jazz Collection the Conservatory’s Neumann Jazz (Conservatory Library exhibit case); Symposium April 15-17. The collection, •● Sonny Rollins’ Selmer Mark VI tenor comprising more than 100,000 saxophone, 1968, and the Sonny recordings and a vast array of posters, Rollins Jazz Ensemble member ledger ephemera, and iconography, became the book (Kohl first floor exhibit case). inaugural feature of the Conservatory Library’s special collections when Digital exhibitions will also be on it arrived in the fall of 2011 (see display throughout the Kohl Building: Perspectives, Spring 2012). Through the ●• Photographs by Mark Sheldon from continued generosity of the Neumanns the James R. and Susan Neumann Jazz the symposium will feature panel Collection; discussions, documentary screenings, ●• Strata-East records in the James R. and and an Oberlin jazz faculty concert Susan Neumann Jazz Collection; celebrating “30 Years of Jazz Studies” at •● Film poster selections from the Oberlin. The symposium will culminate James R. and Susan Neumann Jazz with an Artist Recital Series performance Collection; in Finney Chapel by the Spring Quartet. •● Pilgrimage Through the Universe: Sonny Rollins’ Musical Journey; During the festivities, the ●• Jazz as a Vehicle for Protest (curated by Conservatory Library will feature three Emma Adomeit ’18); With the advent of the Bertram and exhibitions highlighting items from the •● Playing the Changes, an exhibition Judith Kohl Building, the Conservatory Neumann Collection and other jazz- from the Milton J. and Mona C. Hinton Library has been able to greatly expand its related special collections: Collection; special collections holdings and thereby •● Highlights from the Milton J. and ●• Going Electric: The Use of Electronic play a vital role in Oberlin’s commitment Mona C. Hinton Collection (Kohl and Digital Technology in Jazz (curated to teaching the next generation of basement exhibit case); by Max Weiner ’18). renowned jazz musicians. 10 Tiny Ref Desk Concerts Enliven Conservatory Library

Drew Pattison ’10, Assistant Professor of Bassoon; Pattison worked as a reference assistant in the Conservatory Library during his student days. In a perfect tiny- world way, junior Philip Swigon, bassoon performance major and current reference assistant, performed a duet with Pattison. They were joined by other members of the studio for a preview of Bassoon Christmas, a jovial holiday tradition. The spring lineup includes a performance on February 14 by members of the Oberlin College Black Musicians Guild and an April 11 concert in celebration of Jazz Appreciation The Great Lakes Quartet Month. The April concert will feature three basses from the Milton J. and ne night in 2008, Bob Boilen, host concerts feature students who work in Mona C. Hinton Collection in the Oof NPR’s All Songs Considered, and the Conservatory Library and faculty who Oberlin Conservatory Library’s special Stephen Thompson, NPR music editor, are avid library users and supporters. collections. Peter Dominguez, Professor left a bar feeling frustrated that they The fall semester started with the of Jazz Studies and Double Bass, and couldn’t hear the music due to crowd Angles Trio (junior Roberto Acosta, piano; members of his studio will perform noise. From that frustration, NPR’s Tiny junior Dan Finn, bass; senior Ricardo on these legendary instruments, Desk Concerts were born: short, intimate Guerra, drums) playing jazz trio favorites. recently returned to the Conservatory concerts in a noise-free environment. Finn is from the stacks maintenance after several months of restoration After watching several videos of the team in the Conservatory Library, and and repair in New York. Milt Hinton concert series, Kathleen Abromeit, Public Guerra works at the reference desk. was one of the most accomplished Services Librarian in the Conservatory The Great Lakes Quartet (senior Devin bass players of the 20th century who Library, decided to host such a series in Cowan, senior Lynn Giam, sophomore chronicled nearly 1,200 recording the library, calling them Tiny Ref Desk Cordelia Mutter, and senior Nanna Treu) sessions using these basses. Concerts. The concerts take place at performed Beethoven’s String Quartet “We think you’ll have at least a tiny noon near the Conservatory Library’s op.18 no. 5. The semester drew to a amount of fun at our Tiny Ref Desk reference desk and are “tiny” due to their close with “Swoon over the Bassoon,” Concerts,” quipped Abromeit. Join us at short duration of roughly 20 minutes. The starring Oberlin’s bassoonists led by noon on Thursday, April 11!

Winter Term in the Letterpress Studio In January Special Collections Librarian Ed Vermue sponsored his popular winter term course Letterpress Printing, offered this year for the eighth time (see Perspectives, Spring 2011). The class project was the publication 600: A Series of Vignettes, a 16-page book of original prose, poetry, and illustrations. Besides creating the content, students handled all aspects of production, including layout and design, typesetting, cutting images on linoleum blocks, printing inner leaves and covers, hand-sewing spines, trimming edges, and numbering each of the 125 copies. Sophomore Mari Chandy (left) and senior Claire Bonesteel feed a sheet of paper for inking into the libraries’ rotary Vandercook SP-20 hand- operated proof press (built in 1963). 11 Friends of the Libraries Purchases

At its annual meeting on November 3, 2018, the Friends of the Libraries Council approved spending $39,774 of Friends funds to purchase the nearly two million pages of in-copyright following materials in support of teaching, research, and learning. content for member libraries. In total, 4.5 million newspaper pages sourced from Stanford University Libraries, the Special Collections world that is underrepresented in the Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Three albums of original gelatin silver collection. CRL and its member libraries, and photographs, early 20th century: American calligraphy manuscript, ca. original publishers will be released 1.) 239 photographs showing local 1870 [notebook]. This 47-leaf practice over three years. Major languages will people, French military campaigns, notebook of unknown origin features a include Chinese, Japanese, French, and aerial views of Morocco during the different style of manuscript alphabet Persian, Arabic, Spanish, and English. Rif War and the final years of French on each page. Included are samples This resource gives Oberlin users access conquest; 2.) 35 photographs taken of Hebrew and Greek text and several to an unprecedented corpus of global during the British Mesopotamian pages of ornate initials. The manuscript newspapers. The GPA will support area Campaign of WWI, showing local offers insight into the breadth of studies and social science disciplines, people, buildings, and soldiers in penmanship and graphic design and provide a new foundation for work Basra, Baghdad, Amarah, and Mosul; familiar to 19th-century calligraphers. in digital humanities. The cost of this 3.) 78 photographs, including nine It complements the calligraphy resource will be spread over three years. real photo postcards, compiled by an collection recently donated by Myrlin Imperial German Army officer of the von Glahn (see Perspectives, Fall 2014). Art 146th Infantry Regiment during the Penmanship, manuscript illumination, A Box of Smile, Sinai and Palestine Campaign of WWI, and paleography increasingly arise as 1984 [black showing Jerusalem, several towns and discussion topics in special collections plastic box]. villages in the modern-day West Bank, teaching and are surprisingly foreign to This is a replica Syria, the Jordan River, Istanbul, and the current students. of one of Yoko return voyage to Germany via Gibraltar. Ono’s signature Included with the third album are a conceptual typescript military report in German on works from the 1960s and ’70s. When the the involvement of the 146th Infantry box is opened, it reveals a mirror with a Regiment in the Battle at Damascus in reflection of your own smile. This object 1918 and a German map of Palestine adds a significant piece to the collection and North Mesopotamia. These three of Fluxus items in the Art Library’s mail albums will be incorporated into syllabi art and artists’ book collections. Issued and student assignments in courses on by ReFlux Editions, founded in the early Middle Eastern history. 1980s as a way to keep classic Fluxus works “in print” indefinitely, these Qur’anic multiples were intended as inexpensive verses, 1777 alternatives to unique and valuable [Arabic art objects, deliberately undermining calligraphy the concept of preciousness by their manuscript, quotidian nature and lack of exclusivity. Morocco]. This Multidisciplinary Resources This acquisition supports courses with manuscript The Global Press Archive (GPA) an interest in conceptual art and the in Maghrebi [electronic resource]. GPA’s goal is to Fluxus movement taught in creative script from a digitize over 2,000 predominantly non- writing, studio art, art history, and the North African English-language newspapers from the Conservatory of Music. madrasah is late-19th century to the present. The a primer of Qur’anic excerpts, most Center for Research Libraries (CRL), The Beautiful Book, 2001 [facsimile]. likely written by a student for recitation of which Oberlin is a member, and the The only autonomous collection of Jack practice. Besides supporting courses online publisher East View Information Smith’s photographs to appear during in art history and Middle Eastern and Services have formed a “charter alliance” his lifetime, this work comprises 19 North African studies, it gives Special through which member libraries hand-tipped, black-and-white contact Collections a book type it does not will help prioritize content, facilitate prints, originally published in an edition currently have, in a more antique style digitization of millions of pages of open of 200 copies in 1962. Smith is best of script and from a part of the Islamic access content, and enable access to known as the creator of the 1961 film 12 Flaming Creatures; the photographs hyphenated techniques, and more. likely appear here for the first time, feature many of the actors and models Analytical chemistry is a core area of making it an essential source for study from the film. This facsimile edition Oberlin’s chemistry and biochemistry of the myth’s history and development. features new prints made from the curriculum, with applications relevant This important libretto will appeal to original negatives and will support both to environmental and forensic science; opera students as well as music and faculty in art history and curators at the this updated edition is an important theater historians. Allen Memorial Art Museum. tool for teaching. De Cymbalis Veterum, Libri Tres, The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, Comprehensive Toxicology, 3rd ed., in Quibus Quaecunque ad Corum, vol. 5: Paintings, 1976-1978, 2018. This 2017 [electronic resource]. Organized Differentiam, Originem, Historiam, latest addition to the Warhol catalogue by organ system, this comprehensive Ministros, Ritus Pertinent, Elucidantur, raisonné demonstrates the subversive reference work addresses chemical 1703. In this treatise on the history of core of Warhol’s art. Intent on radical effects on biological systems, with a cymbals in classical antiquity, author departure from his portraiture in the focus on understanding the mechanisms Friedrich Adolph Lampe (1683-1728) early 1970s, Warhol’s production during by which chemicals induce adverse traces the etymology and history of this period gradually became anything health effects. Articles discuss the cymbals, one of the world’s oldest but “just faces.” From portraits of toxicological effects of chemicals on the musical instruments. Several plates athletes and self-portraits to his Skulls immune, hematopoietic, cardiovascular, of antique statues, objects, and and Hammer and Sickle series, this respiratory, gastrointestinal, instruments illustrate the narrative. volume showcases the artist’s work as reproductive, and renal systems, This work complements the holdings powerful and as provocative as ever. among other topics. Neurotoxicology of the Frederick R. Selch Collection of Oberlin owns the previous four volumes. is a growing area of interest in the American Music History. neuroscience department; this work also Neue Garten- und Landschaftsgebäude, supports coursework and research in The Tempest: 1798. This book adds a missing item to biology and chemistry. Opera in Three the Art Library’s Jefferson Architectural Acts, Op. 22: Books Collection, which nearly Music (2003-04), 2018 replicates all 62 books listed in Fiske Génération Harmonique, ou Traité de [full score]. Kimball’s 1916 bibliography. Clarence Musique Théorique et Pratique, 1737. This British composer Ward began building the Jefferson work is a first edition in French of the Thomas Adès’ collection that same year, and it has fourth treatise on music theory by Jean- program notes been relied upon by subsequent art Philippe Rameau. In his earlier treatises, from the 2004 librarians over the past century. Today Rameau had introduced the scientific premier at the Oberlin’s replica collection is the finest method in music theory, presenting and Royal Opera such collection outside of the Avery expanding upon his ideas about basic House indicate that his opera was Architectural and Fine Arts Library at principles governing music, including inspired by Shakespeare’s play, rather Columbia University. Oberlin now lacks complicated mathematical procedures than literally based on it, incorporating just five of the architectural titles owned for deriving all chords from divisions of both new material and key images by Thomas Jefferson. a single monochord string. The addition from the play. From among the play’s of this volume complements the earlier many themes, the opera focuses on Science three already in the Conservatory the difficulty—and the necessity— Encyclopedia Library’s special collections. These of mercy. Meredith Oakes’ libretto of Analytical writings appeal to music theorists as well uses contemporary vocabulary and Science, 3rd ed., as scientists with an interest in the history short, rhythmic, and rhymed or semi- 2019 [electronic of acoustics. rhymed lines, echoing Shakespeare’s resource]. This own writing and reflecting the play’s important Endimione: Favola per Musica da magical, ritual, and childlike elements. reference work Recitarsi nel Reggio Teatro di Torino, The opera has been performed over 50 examines the 1699. This rare libretto was printed for times since its premiere, was featured analytical distribution to audience members at by the Metropolitan Opera’s Live in techniques that yield information on one of the earliest performances of the HD series screened in 1,800 cinemas chemical systems and the instruments 1692 Arcadian opera Endimione, based around the world, and won a Grammy and methods used to separate, identify, on the classical Greek myth of Endymion Award for best opera recording in and quantify matter. Topics new to this and written in Italian verse by Francesco 2014. The full score format will enable edition include genomics, proteomics, Lemene (1634-1704). It includes study by composers, vocalists, and metabolomics, increasingly complex extensive annotations to the text that students interested in theater. 13 New Digital Resources

The libraries recently acquired the following new resources to support curricular programs and research.

Selectively curated and annotated by expert academics, the bibliographies CQ Researcher is now an all-digital offer high-level overviews that provide publication, bringing enhancements, students and novices with a point of additional content, and new features entry into unfamiliar areas of study. such as the ability to create personal Oberlin began subscriptions for political profiles, save searches and documents, science and linguistics in 2016; their set topic alerts, and download PDFs. popularity and usefulness has led the CQ Researcher is often the first source libraries to add these new topic areas. librarians recommend to students seeking comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Founded in 1923, CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social issues, Otzar HaHochma is a digital library criminal justice, international affairs, of 93,800 Judaic books, scanned in their Continued from Page 1 education, the environment, technology, original format and fully searchable. and the economy. Over 40 single-themed, It encompasses all realms of Judaism Jantz Lecture 12,000-word reports are published from ancient times to the modern annually. Researched and written by period, including such fields as splits her time between Los Angeles seasoned journalists, reports include an Talmudic and Tannaitic literature, Jewish and the Hudson Valley, continuing introductory overview, pro-con debates philosophy, Kabbalah, Hasidism, and to write pieces for The New Yorker of opposing positions, background modern scholarship in history, Hebrew and occasionally for other magazines and chronology, an assessment of the linguistics, psychology, and family while authoring new books. current situation, tables and maps, studies. Included are first editions, rare The Harold Jantz Memorial and a bibliography of key sources. books, multiple editions of the Talmud, Lectureship honors the memory liturgical writings, sermons, and prayer of one of the most distinguished The Encyclopedia of Special Education: books. The libraries have begun a literary scholars among Oberlin A Reference for the Education of Children, single-user subscription to determine graduates. Established in 1988 Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities interest level and usage among Oberlin through the generosity of family, and Other Exceptional Individuals students and faculty. The interface friends, colleagues, former students, covers issues ranging from theory to and included texts are in Hebrew. and classmates of Harold Jantz ’29, practice. The completely updated 4th the endowed fund supports public edition includes 2,800 entries, with lectures and symposia in areas of increased attention to topics that have his professional interests: German grown in importance in recent years, literature and literary history, German such as technology, federal and state and American literary relations, art accountability, evaluation and assessment, and art history, and bibliophilism. international issues, and neuropsychology. Wiley Online Library now includes The lectureship rotates among the the entire journal catalog from John German department, the libraries, Wiley & Sons. OhioLINK member and the Allen Memorial Art Museum institutions have had access to Wiley’s and is a lasting tribute to Jantz, an core journals for the past two decades; the Elyria, Ohio native. He earned a PhD newly negotiated package includes 532 in comparative literature with a focus Six new subjects have been added additional titles, bringing the total number on German literature at the University to the library’s subscription to Oxford to more than 1,500 e-journals published of Wisconsin–Madison and went Bibliographies Online: African studies, by Wiley for 2019. Known for particular on to become a Goethe scholar and Chinese studies, Latin American studies, strengths in life, health, and physical authority on early American literature. medieval studies, military history, and sciences, the online library also includes His esteemed career included music. Oxford Bibliographies is an many social sciences and humanities professorships at Princeton, Johns authoritative guide to reliable peer- journals, as well as 22,000 e-books Hopkins, Duke, and the universities reviewed resources and scholarship. published from 2012 to the present. of Hamburg and Vienna. 14 Art Librarian Participates in Mail Art Study Day

hat do mail art scholars, curators, exhibition features works from several of document over 40 years of mail art activity Wand artists do when they meet in the 30,000 artist archives at the Archives of from 1974 to 2016, representing over 1,800 D.C.? Visit the National Postal Museum American Art and can be viewed online at artists from nearly 75 countries. Prior was to carve rubber stamps, of course! In tinyurl.com/aaa-mailart. pleased by the favorable response from November Barbara Prior, Head of the This was Prior’s first opportunity attendees as her talk demonstrated how Clarence Ward Art Library, joined the to meet other professionals curating Oberlin’s mail art collection has been group for their Thursday evening Wine mail art collections, talk with scholars embraced by the campus. and Design event, a social precursor to actively researching mail art, and learn Sometimes referred to as the “longest- a Mail Art Study Day at the Smithsonian the perspective of mail artists. The Art lived international art movement that Institution’s Archives of American Art held Library’s mail art collection is one of the no one knows anything about,” mail art the following day. libraries’ largest special collections; the is a global, informal network of artists The Archives of American Art invited total size is not known, but approximately who have been interacting, building three mail artists, six scholars, and two 23,000 items have been processed to date, communities, and sharing artwork, ideas, curators to join their five in-house curators representing the work of 300 artists. For and mutual support since the mid-1950s. for a day of sharing ideas, learning from over 20 years, Prior has been the content The Mail Art Study Day not only led to an each other, and enjoying the exhibition specialist charged with caring for and expanded professional reading list, but Pushing the Envelope: Mail Art from the interpreting the mail art collection. She it was also an opportunity to learn that Archives of American Art. The exhibition presented a well-received slideshow mail art research is a growing practice, was curated by Miriam Kienle, Assistant that described archival practices for especially among young scholars. Prior Professor of Contemporary Art History at maintaining the collection, which is concluded, “perhaps some day mail the University of Kentucky, with the help comprised of the Harley Terra Candella art will be known as the longest-lived of students enrolled in her seminar on Mail Art Archive and the Reid Wood State international art movement that everyone the international mail art movement. The of Being Mail Art Archive. Together they knows something about.”

Recent Staff Publications and Presentations

Deborah Campana, Head, Conservatory Library. “Sighting Alexia Hudson-Ward, Director of Libraries, was featured with and Resighting.” Photographic exhibition, Kendal at Oberlin, a quote in the special report on careers, “Good Job Hunting.” December 12, 2018–February 11, 2019. American Libraries, November/December 2018, p. 36.

Cynthia Comer, Academic Commons Coordinator. “#1Lib1Ref: Eboni Johnson, Outreach and Programming Librarian. How Library Staff Can Help Make Wikipedia Even Better.” "Librarian as Archivist in Africatown: A Grassroots Poster presentation, Academic Library Association of Ohio, Experiment." Session presentation, Academic Library November 2, 2018. Columbus. Association of Ohio, November 2, 2018. Columbus.

—– and Julie Weir, Reference and Academic Commons Assistant. Tammy Martin, Catalog and Metadata Services Assistant. “Easy Effort, High Impact, Wide Reach: Cultivating Community “Adventures in Ecuador.” Presentation on Martin’s 2017 Engagement with a Low-Tech Whiteboard.” Ibid. [First place international birding trip, Black River Audubon Society, winner of the “People’s Choice Award” for best poster.] September 4, 2018; Ritter Public Library, Vermilion, Ohio, October 18, 2018; Kendal at Oberlin, March 14, 2019. Allison Gallaher, Assistant Director and Head of Public Services (now retired). “Rethinking Fines: Considering Equity, Barbara Prior, Head, Clarence Ward Art Library. “Mail Art: Inclusion, and Retention.” Ibid. Managing a New Genre.” Presentation, Mail Art Study Day, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Ken Grossi, College Archivist and L’ael Hughes-Watkins, Kent Washington, D.C. November 9, 2019. State University. “Project STAND: Documenting Student Activism,” Archival Outlook, September/October 2018. Alison Ricker, Head, Science Library. “Excited About Science: Academic Libraries Get Their Students and Community —– with Alexia Hudson-Ward, Director of Libraries; Carol Engaged.” American Libraries, November/December 2018. Lasser, Emerita Professor of History; Sarah Minion ’17; and Natalia Shevin ’17. “How a Digital Collaboration at Oberlin —– Review of Still Waters, by Curt Stager. Choice, January 2019. College Between Archivists, Faculty, Students, and Librarians Anne Salsich, Associate Archivist. “Sanctuary at Oberlin: Found Its Muse in Mary Church Terrell, Nineteenth-Century The Archives Bear Witness.” Archival Outlook, November/ Feminist and Civil Rights Icon.” The Journal of Interactive December 2018, pp. 6+. Technology and Pedagogy, Issue 14, January 7, 2019 [available at tinyurl.com/ybxjyfe5]. 15 Staff Changes in the Libraries

finding and evaluating information. hundreds of thousands of online He also co-taught university and high titles, including e-books, databases, school students on the use of archival and continuing publications such as and primary resources from Special journals, newspapers, and magazines. Collections. Earlier work experience Wang joined the libraries in 2010 (see at the University of Illinois and the Perspectives, Spring 2011); a search is University of Washington ranged from underway to fill her vacated position cataloging architectural photos of as Head of Discovery and Metadata South Asian temples and co-founding Services. the Midwest Hip-Hop Archives to contributing monthly posts on social Sarah Weeks, Associate Director justice themes in international pop of Libraries and Head of Technical culture to the blog Glocal Notes. Services, who joined the libraries in Avila earned his bachelor’s in English August (see Perspectives, Fall 2018), lonso Avila joined the library literature and Spanish from Coe College has assumed collection development Aas Information Literacy and and a master of science in library and and management responsibilities Student Success Librarian in the information science from the University following the retirement of Collection Mary Church Terrell Main Library in of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Avila Development Librarian Jessica January. His primary responsibilities looks forward to learning more about Grim. Weeks oversees the collection include curricular support, reference Oberlin, both the town and college, development budget and is working and instruction, information literacy and exploring the region. In his free with Megan Mitchell, Digital Initiatives initiatives, and information resource time, he enjoys looking at how hip-hop Librarian, to coordinate the outreach management. Avila was most recently culture and Islam intersect, practicing efforts and collection development employed at the University of Iowa as his amateur calligraffiti skills, supporting work of 13 liaison librarians. As Head of a Special Collections and Reference independent artists of color, and music Technical Services, Weeks has oversight and Instruction Librarian where he in general, but especially music from for 15 staff members in the Terrell Main designed and taught a 10-week first talented classical oud players. Library and works closely with staff in year seminar on international hip-hop all three branch libraries. Questions and social justice. His work included Selina Wang has assumed a new role about collection development and collaboration with staff and faculty to in the libraries as Head of Acquisitions, management policies can be directed to develop a list of resources for a course E-resources, and Serials. Wang is Weeks or the appropriate subject liaison, on countering online abuse and hate, committed to enhancing the user’s as listed on the libraries’ website in the and instruction to ESL students on experience when accessing the libraries’ Services for Faculty section.

In Memoriam: Eilene Funk

ormer library staff member Eilene Funk, 101, passed away on January 4, 2019 Fshortly after her admission to the New Life Hospice Center in Lorain, Ohio. Since 2011 she had resided at the Abbewood Senior Living Community in Elyria, Ohio. Funk began as a part-time assistant in the Readers Service Division in 1970 when the library was still located in the Carnegie building. She also worked for a time at the loan desk (now known as the circulation desk) before the library relocated to the newly-opened Mudd Center in 1974. As a member of the Main Library Reference Department, one of Funk’s main responsibilities was assisting library users during her regular shifts at the reference desk. She also worked on a variety of other tasks in the department, retiring from her position as Reference Assistant on June 10, 1983. During retirement, Funk enjoyed gardening, traveling the country, sewing, needlepoint, quilting, and other craft projects. 16 systems that are now so essential for electronic. Her responsibilities included Retirements teaching and learning. chairing the Collection Development Beyond the libraries, Allison served as Liaison Librarians group, helping to an academic advisor and for a number of coordinate communication between the years on the College Faculty Assemblies libraries and faculty, and encouraging Committee, where her knowledge of pop faculty engagement with scholarly culture and theater was always an asset. communication issues. She also served Allison will remain “on call” for several on the Library Perspectives editorial team months as Special Projects Coordinator for over 10 years. to assist in the transition to a new Jessica was active on the Assistant Director and Head of Public Administrative and Professional Staff Services. Her immediate plans include (A&PS) Council (chair, 2015-16) and an extended trip to the southwest to the A&PS Conditions of Employment visit family and friends and take in Committee. She was instrumental some Major League Baseball spring in developing guidelines for A&PS training. She will continue her advocacy committees and working groups. She Allison Gallaher joined the library staff in and volunteer work with RESULTS, a also served on the college’s Sexual August 1981 fresh from graduate school citizen’s action organization committed Misconduct Policy hearing panel. A at the University of Chicago. She was to ending poverty, and plans to “spend published poet, Jessica was affiliated appointed Reference Librarian in the more time with her 13 grandkids, and with the Creative Writing Program; Main Library, later moving to the other finally clean the basement!” from 1992 to 2016 she advised students side of the main level to become Head of completing individual projects in Circulation, and eventually overseeing creative writing. interlibrary loan and all aspects of Jessica’s contributions outside OhioLINK borrowing in addition to of Oberlin included service in the circulation and stacks management. Association of College and Research Most recently, Allison served as Assistant Libraries Women’s Studies Section Director of Libraries and Head of Public and on collection-related groups Services, adding oversight for reference in OhioLINK. She was active in the and instruction activities to her host Academic Library Association of Ohio of other responsibilities. Over the past Collection Management Interest decades she has been invaluable as Group, serving as chair. Jessica shared the person most knowledgeable about that she will miss “working with a the libraries’ circulation system; she truly wonderful and talented group of helped lead the migration from an colleagues” and having access to the early circulation system to the libraries’ Jessica Grim began working in the “incredible collection” of the Oberlin first integrated library system and was libraries in 1991 as Reference Librarian College Libraries. Her next adventure is instrumental in subsequent system and Instruction Coordinator in the Main a 27-month term of service in Myanmar upgrades. Library. She was appointed Collection with the Peace Corps; she will return She helped manage the libraries’ Development and Management home in time to see her son graduate initial membership in OhioLINK as the Librarian in 2007, following Eric from college. Jessica also plans to devote first private college to join the statewide Carpenter’s retirement. As instruction more time to writing. network, and was a highly respected coordinator, Jessica was involved leader on the OhioLINK InterCampus in planning faculty workshops on Services Committee. She also helped information literacy and expanding the introduce electronic reserves and instruction program throughout the Best wishes to Jeremy Smith, former the integration of reserve with the curriculum. She played a key role in Conservatory Library Special Collections Blackboard learning management transforming the main level of the Main Librarian and Curator of the James R. system, as well as circulation of laptops Library into the first iteration of the and Susan Neumann Jazz Collection and iPads. In short, over Allison’s Academic Commons (see Perspectives, and Library Perspectives editorial team tenure, she co-led major initiatives that Fall 2007). More recently, she developed member, who departed Oberlin in transformed paper-based circulation, policies and practices that ensure the October 2018 to become the Director catalog, and reserve operations into long-term stewardship and growth of of the Archives of Appalachia at East the highly efficient and patron-friendly the libraries’ collections, both print and Tennessee State University.

17 Friends of the Libraries—Spring Programs

Exhibitions Lectures and Other Events “Pine, Bamboo, and Plum: The Painting Manuals “Elusive Utopia: The Struggle for Racial Equality from China and Japan” in Oberlin,” Talk by Gary Kornblith, Emeritus Monday, February 18–Saturday, March 16, Professor of History and Carol Lasser, Emerita Academic Commons, Terrell Main Library, Mudd Professor of History. Center Wednesday, February 27, 4:30 p.m., Moffett Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence Auditorium, Mudd Center Includes photos of Mary Church Terrell, Ida Gibbs Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, Annual Hunt, and Anna Julia Cooper, all members of the international event to help fill gaps in the Class of 1884, on loan from the Oberlin College coverage of women, gender, feminism, and the Archives for an exhibit at the National Portrait arts in Wikipedia. Co-sponsored with the Allen Gallery. Memorial Art Museum. All are welcome! Friday, March 29–Sunday, January 5, 2020, Saturday, March 2, noon–4 p.m., East Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. AMAM Monoprint of Mary Church Terrell, by Suzanne “Sovereignty at the Paris Peace Conference Benton of 1919,” Talk by Len Smith, Frederick B. Artz Friday, May 24–Sunday, May 26, Academic Professor of History. Commons, Terrell Main Library, Mudd Center Wednesday, March 6, 4:30 p.m., Moffett The Mudd Center 45th Anniversary Celebration Auditorium, Mudd Center Friday, May 24–Sunday, May 26, Academic Flamenco Dance Performances, by Alice Commons, Terrell Main Library, Mudd Center Blumenthal, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance. Celebrating the 50th Reunion of the Class of Wednesday, March 13 and Thursday, March 14, 1969 and the 25th Reunion of the Class of 1994 noon, Academic Commons, Terrell Main Library, Friday, May 24–Sunday, May 26, Goodrich Room, Mudd Center 4th Floor, Terrell Main Library, Mudd Center “Historians and Hamilton,” Talk by Renee Romano, Professor of History, Comparative American Studies, and Africana Studies. Wednesday, March 20, 4:30 p.m., Moffett Auditorium, Mudd Center “The Original Black Elite: Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era,” Talk by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, independent scholar and Fellow, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Thursday, April 4, 4:30 p.m., Moffett Auditorium, Mudd Center Citizen Science Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, Celebrate Citizen Science Day by adding new, current references that improve science-related articles in Wikipedia. Led by Alison Ricker, Head, Science Library. All are welcome; sign up in advance by emailing [email protected]. Sunday, April 14, 1-3 p.m., Mac Lab, Science Library, Science Center The Harold Jantz Memorial Lecture by Susan Love letters between Mary Church Terrell and Orlean, journalist and author of The Library Book. Robert Terrell, displayed on February 14 during Monday, April 15, 4:30 p.m., Nancy Schrom Dye "Love Week in the Libraries" Lecture Hall, Science Center.

18 Deborah Campana (center, top photo) with friends and colleagues at her photography exhibition opening (see page 15); Cynthia Comer (left) and Julie Weir with their award-winning conference poster (see page 15); Below, students take turns printing valentines at the letterpress pop-up event hosted by Special Collections Librarian Ed Vermue during “Love Week in the Libraries."

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Mary Church Terrell Traveling Exhibition Hits the Road

he Oberlin College Libraries unveiled a traveling exhibition (spring 2019); Pittsburgh Chapter of the National Association TMary Church Terrell: An Original Oberlin Activist in of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. (spring/ conjunction with the naming of the Main Library in her honor summer 2019); the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio (spring/ last fall (see article on page 6). Conceived as a visual literacy summer 2019); Lila D. Bunch Library, Belmont University, extension to celebrate her many accomplishments, the Nashville, Tennessee (summer 2019); and Dartmouth exhibition explores the life and work of Mary Church Terrell (BA University, Hanover, New Hampshire (summer 2019). 1884; MA 1888; Hon. 1948) through four lenses of achievement: Institutions and organizations interested in hosting the learning, labor, leadership, and legacy. It consists of 10 traveling exhibition may contact Heath Patten, Visual Resources biographical banners with replicas of ephemera from the Mary Curator, Oberlin College Libraries, at [email protected] or Church Terrell collection housed in the Oberlin College Archives. 440-775-8666. The exhibition provides an unrivaled perspective on the life and legacy of one of the 20th century’s most renowned Terrell exhibition at Butler University suffragists and civil rights leaders, while also documenting the sobering racial inequalities faced by African Americans throughout the 20th century. Due to an enthusiastic response, two identical exhibitions have been created to fulfill a litany of requests to host the exhibition. The traveling exhibition began its journey beyond campus on January 14, 2019, heading to the College of Wooster’s Andrews Library through Friday, March 1 and to Butler University in Indianapolis through Friday, March 29. Other venues that have expressed interest include Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri

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