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Bob Crawford, legendary politi- earned a journalism degree from the F A L L 2 0 0 4 cal reporter and radio journalist, Urbana campus in 1959. He began VOLUME 26 * NUMBER 1 has donated more than 58 hours of his broadcasting career while he was a historic audiotape to the University student at Illinois, working for WILL, Highlights Library. Managed by the University WPGU Radio, and WCIA-TV. "I con- Archives, the collection primarily doc- sider much of what I learned at the Z Friends Board Member Establishes uments Chicago politics from 1968 to Unitrust U of I to be important in what I later 2004, but it also includes commentary achieved," he says. Weiss Estate to Establish Military by state and national politicians and Collection For more than four decades, Bob public figures. A duplicate set has Crawford reported on Chicago poli- 4 Library Friends Support been placed in the Richard J. Daley Preservation Efforts tics at CBS radio affiliate WBBM-AM, Library at the University of Illinois at most notably on the popular public Federal Grants Preserve Collections Chicago. and Educate Librarians affairs program "At Issue." He was 5 Save an "Endangered Species" with "This collection provides an oppor- recruited by the station in 1968 after a Gift to the Library Friends tunity for me to give back to my he covered the trial of mass murderer alma mater," says Mr. Crawford, who Continued on page 2 5 Upcoming Events

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To read about the campus campaign for the Library and to make your next gift online, visit: www.library.uiuc.edulfriends Bob Crawford at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles riends Board Member UnitrustIstablishes

Vern Lewis of Centerville, Ohio, "Trudy and I have watched the costs sion and later served on the labor knows from experience the value of educational activities rise year relations staff of the corporation. He of a strong academic library and an after year," explains Vern. "Frankly, I retired in 1980. achievement-oriented university. A wanted to provide for her future in Vern remains very active in his 1948 U of I graduate who majored in the event something happens to me. retirement. In addition to spending labor and management, he cherishes We have found a perfect vehicle for time with Trudy, he engages in many memories from the university, where providing income to both of us, a consulting and civic activities as well he laid the foundation for his highly tax benefit, and the ability to help a as historical research focused largely successful professional career. fine library at a superior university. I on Colonial Virginia. He serves as a would recommend highly that people With the future of the Library in valued member of the Library Friends who want to help themselves and mind, Vern and his wife Trudy have Board of Directors, graciously devot- their university look to the [U of I] established the Vern E. Lewis and ing his time and energy to support the Foundation for assistance in reaching Trudy K. Lewis Charitable Remain- University Library. their goals." der Unitrust. This generous deferred "Vern is a loyal and dedicated gift will provide important funds to Vern enrolled at the University of alumnus who appreciates the Library benefit a number of vital areas in the Illinois in 1945, following active duty as an unmatched resource for the Library. While the gift is unrestricted, in the U.S. Navy during World War University's faculty and students," says the Lewises have suggested certain II. After earning his bachelor's degree Paula Kaufman, university librarian. areas of focus that are aligned with in the Division of Special Services for "Through their generous gift, Vern their interests. These include support War Veterans, he went to work for Eli and Trudy will ensure the quality of for a Colonial America collection, Lilly, where he stayed until 1952. He the Library's collections, programs, book preservation, the construction then accepted a position at General and services for years to come." -- ' or renovation of library facilities, and Motors Institute, where he ultimately seed money for fundraising initiatives. was promoted to the Frigidaire Divi-

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Richard Speck for WMBD-AM in "The taped interviews and sound mayoral administrations of Richard J. Peoria. In 1980, he joined the CBS clips provide a good working tool Daley, Michael Bilandic, Jane Byrne, team at the White House, providing for journalism and political science Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, reports to all the network's stations students as they learn about public and Richard M. Daley. during the final days of the Carter discourse and the complexities of The collection is a unique and administration through the release communication under the public eye," significant resource for historians, of hostages in Iran and the inaugura- he explains. "Further, the collection political scientists, researchers, and tion of late President Ronald Reagan. offers primary source material for students. "It provides an indisput- Renowned for his hard-nosed report- students who want a fresh insight into able record of what politicians said ing style, Crawford received numer- politics and public life." and how they said it, and it reveals ous awards throughout his career, The Robert P. Crawford Audio a great deal about how these leaders and in 1995 he was inducted into the Archives includes 2,148 separate handled important issues," explains Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame. entries covering 175 notable indi- Mr. Crawford. "It also demonstrates He retired in 2001 but continues to viduals from government, politics, the importance of proper documen- provide occasional political analy- religion, law, civil rights, and various tation," he says. "Journalists cannot sis on WBBM-AM, Chicago Public other fields. It contains audiocassette engage is sound, explanatory journal- Radio, and the WTTW-Channel 11 recordings and typescript interview ism without keeping good files." program "Chicago Tonight." summaries of press conferences, To access the Crawford Audio According to Bill Maher, university speeches, and proceedings. The most Archives, visit http://web.library.uiuc. archivist, the gift is a valuable acqui- significant sections address Chicago edu/ahx. ,- sition for the University Archives. politics and politicians, including the Weiss Estate to [stablish Military (ollection

A unique deferred gift from Julius and Dorothy Weiss of Springfield, Illinois, will support the study of traditions and customs associated with the military and its regalia. Through their generous estate plan, the University Library will receive an outstanding collection of military-related books, ephemera, posters, badges, uniforms, and other reference materials. Their additional six-figure gift will support the collection by establishing the Julius L. and Dorothy U. Weiss Military Collectors' and Researchers' Library Collection Endowment Fund. "As lifelong collectors and students of the many aspects of the military, we are happy to make this gift to the Library," says Julius. "We believe that this area has been neglected in traditional scholarship, and a tremendous amount can be learned from its

Julius and Dorothy Weiss display items from their military collection Julius and Dorothy Weiss met not long after Julius was discharged from the Army Air Corp follow- ing his service in World War II. While in the service, Julius fund will help sustain, preserve, and share the materi- served in the China-Burma-India theatre and developed als with military scholars around the globe." The annual a hobby of collecting military insignia. During this time, income from the fund also will support a librarian to Dorothy was a student at the Urbana campus, studying to manage the materials and will provide scholarship assis- be a teacher. After they met and married, she quickly joined tance for graduate students. Julius in his affection for military insignia and related In the years to come, the Weiss Military Collectors' and materials from the United States and many other nations. Researchers' Library Collection will serve as an important Their efforts over the ensuing 50 years led them to amass a resource for serious students in the field as well as foster wide-ranging collection of research books and ephemera. interest and respect by the more general enthusiast. "Our "This is a very rich and comprehensive collection, thought- overriding goal is to enhance the study of the impact of fully cultivated," says Karen Schmidt, associate university the military on our daily lives and expand that research librarian for collections. "It will provide a wealth of detail to include dress, advertising, music, the arts, and other on military customs and traditions, and the endowment customs and traditions," says Dorothy. '"-

University Librarian Paula Kaufman (right) displays Illinois House Resolution No. 744, which congratulates the University Library on the acquisition of its ten-millionth volume. The resolution was presented at the spring meeting of the Library Friends Board of Directors. Also presented was a congratulatory letter from Governor Rod Blagojevich on behalf of the citizens of Illinois. Pictured from left are Senator Rick Winkel (R-52nd District), Representative N'aomi Jakobsson (D-103rd District), and Representative Chapin Rose (R- 10th District). '-- Federal Grants Preserve Collections and Educate Librarians

In partnership with libraries at other universities, the University Library is the recipient of four federal grants to preserve historical collections and educate librarians. The grantors are the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the awards are as follows: 4 Preserving the History of U.S. Agriculture and Rural Life (NEH) This grant supports the microfilming and cataloging Library Friends Support of 2,700 embrittled volumes on American agricultural history and rural life published between 1820 and 1945. Preservation Efforts The University Library is one of three land-grant univer- sity libraries selected for the project, which is adminis- tered by Cornell University. The goal is to encourage and Through gifts to the Annual Fund, Library Friends provide strengthen the teaching, study, and understanding of ongoing support for the preservation of library materi- American history and culture. als. Allocations are distributed yearly to the Library's units through the Preservation Gift Fund Competition, which , Preservation of Railroad Research Materials (NEH) supports a wide variety of preservation projects. These This grant awards funds for the preservation of histori- projects may include binding and repair, digitization, cal research materials about U.S. railroads and their deacidification, microfilming, and other preservation and influence an American life, landscape, history, and tech- conservation techniques. nology. The University Library is one of four university libraries participating in the project, which will focus The Library is grateful for the generous contributions of on reformatting a body of fragile materials to archival- its Friends. In Fiscal Year 2004, $25,000 was allocated for quality microfilm. preservation projects, among which included: , Recruiting and Educating Librarians for the Twenty- $1,200 to restore a copy of William Fisk Allen's Victoria First Century (IMLS) Regia: The Great Water Lily of America (Boston, 1854), This grant will create the first comprehensive master's which is considered to be one of the great pieces of nine- and post-master's level degrees in library science in teenth-century American printing. the area of digital library programs. It also will fund $3,278 to reformat the Paris-Hachettedirectory, a com- an annual conference in this area that focuses on rec- bined directory of Parisian businesses and high society ommendations for core competencies. The University that was used extensively by Philip Kolb (1907-1992), Library will collaborate with Indiana University's School a University of Illinois professor who spent nearly six of Library and Information Science on the project. decades gathering and editing the correspondence of the 4 2004 National Leadership Grants for Libraries- great French writer Marcel Proust (1871-1922). Education & Training (IMLS) $2,414 to re-house a portion of the music instru- This grant will develop and implement a leadership ment collection of Carl R. Busch (1862-1943), which is program to promote greater understanding and appre- located in the Sousa Archives and Center for American ciation of international librarianship. The Mortenson Music and includes clarinets, flutes, cornets, and bugles. Center for International Library Programs will partner State Library to bring together Illinois $800 to bind approximately 725 pieces of at-risk "grey with the Illinois for a two-year training program. In a second literature" in library and information science-i.e., librarians the program will be offered to a group of mid- reports, pamphlets, workshop materials, and other pub- phase, career librarians from Mexico. '" lications that are not produced in hardcover format. '- Save an "Endangered Species" with a For more information about the Gift to the Library Friends following events, please call the Library Office of Development and Public Affairs at (217) 333-5683. The following materials are in need of preservation or restoration work to ensure their longevity and availability for students, faculty, and scholars. To save First Annual Book Market @the Square an endangered item, please contact the Office of Development and Public August 28,2004, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Affairs at (217) 333-5683 or [email protected]. Lincoln Square Mall, Urbana * Bloomfield, Robert. The Farmer's Boy; A Rural Poem (London: T. Bensley, A celebration of books, reading, and 1800). Bloomfield (1766-1823) was largely a self-taught poet who wrote and literacy published his first poems while working as a shoemaker. Wordsworth and For information and activities, visit Coleridge admired this poem, which combines descriptions of farming prac- http://ltnet.ltls.org/bookmarket/ tices with attacks on the new commercialism of the age. The poem is divided into four parts, one for each season, with an engraved plate at the beginning Library Day at Uof I vs. UCLA Football Game of each. $275 is needed to add a new spine and reattach both covers to this September 11, 2004 important copy of the first edition. Hosted by Bobby Mitchell, U of I alumnus and Pro Football Hall of * Marshall, William. The Rural Economy of Norfolk, comprising the manage- Fame legend ment of landed estates and the present practice of husbandry (London: G. Nicol, 1795); in two volumes. This is one of several "rural economy" books Grainger Engineering Library 10th about land management and crops, which Marshall wrote at a time when Anniversary Celebration America was just beginning to take shape, and east central Illinois was still October 14, 2004 primarily a swamp. To Marshall, turnips were "turneps," but his thorough 1301 W. Springfield Avenue, Urbana treatment of the subject is still worth considering by the contemporary Schedule of events to be announced reader. $320 is needed to repair and reattach the covers to the simple leather bindings in each of these volumes. 14th Annual Mortenson Distinguished * Pope, Alexander. The Dunciad (London: Lawton Gilliver, 1729). This is the Lecture second edition of Pope's famous mock-epic which parodies pedantic schol- Managing an African University: arship in the early eighteenth century. This copy is special because it is part My Experience as Vice-Chancellorof of the Robert Wentworth Rogers Collection of Eighteenth-century English Makerere University Literature, which honors the contributions of a professor and former dean Speaker: Pancras J. M. Ssebuwufu of liberal arts and sciences. $220 is needed to repair the front cover and October 26, 4:00 p.m. reattach two panels of the spine to the binding, which made of cloth and Graduate School of Library and lustrous leather. Information Science, Room 126 For a description of the lecture, visit * Walker, Obidiah. Of Education, Especially of Young Gentlemen (Oxford: www.library.uiuc.edu/mortenson Amos Curteyne, 1683). Walker was educated at Oxford and became a fellow and tutor there when he wrote this work. Before he was charged with chang- Annual Library Book Sale ing his religion from Protestant to Catholic and before the publication of his October 27 and 28,9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. writings was banned, this work saw at least six editions. Some of Walker's sug- Charles and Millicent Marshall gestions are timeless ("Give not your advice or opinion before being asked"), Library Gallery but the binding is not. $300 is needed to replace the binding in this well- For more information, call (217) 244- worn copy, given to James Testard in 1715. *' 2070

Sousa Sesquicentennial Friendscriptis a publication of the Library Office of Development and November 1-30, 2004 Public Affairs, 1408 West Gregory Drive, Room 227, Urbana, IL 61801. Special events include exhibits, performances, and lectures Ideas and suggestions should be submitted to writer/editor Cindy Ashwill For details, visit www.library.uiuc. at [email protected] or (217) 333-5682. edu/sousa I BRl;R A.lil.JII • IH[IG

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Bill Mischo has served as head in the over 30,000 engineering librarian since October electronic journals 1982. Previously, he worked as a now available. We library systems analyst and associate also are developing researcher at the Online Computer tools for retrieving Library Center (1980-1982) and as a information about reference librarian and automation online resources specialist at Iowa State University that currently (1974-1980). He holds a bachelor's are "hidden" on degree in mathematics from Car- the Web-i.e., thage College and a master's degree in those that can't be library science from the University of accessed by popular Wisconsin-Madison. search engines such as Google. My Tell me about your responsibilities as other efforts involve Bill Mischo stan Is on a balcony overlooking the lower-level study head engineering librarian. exploring ways are*a of GraingerEngineering Library to provide online My main responsibility is the admin- services that mimic the actions of of collection and service istration a trained reference librarian. These in the Grainger Engineering Grainqer Enqineering activities services will provide users with the Information Center, which Library optimum or "best match" search Library and Information in 1994. The Grainger Library opened results. Center is designed to accomplish three primary purposes: (1) to serve as a The year 2004 marks the tenth In addition to providing users with repository and provide access mecha- anniversary of the Grainger quality services, what do you enjoy nisms for the engineering collection, Engineering Library and Infor- most about librarianship? both in paper and electronic formats; mation Center, which was (2) to function as a gathering place For more than twenty years, I have established through a private for engineering faculty and students been involved in the training and gift from The Grainger Founda- who interact in real and virtual group education of graduate assistants in tion Inc. Since its opening, the environments; and (3) to serve as a the Graduate School of Library and Grainger Library has maintained laboratory and incubator for research Information Science (GSLIS). It has its status as the largest library in on emerging information technolo- been particularly satisfying to see the the country devoted solely to the gies and user services. professional success of these students, field of engineering. Currently, who now work as academic, special, the print collection totals over Could you comment on your current and public librarians throughout 273,000 volumes; the electronic research and latest publications? the country and world. Recently, the journal collection includes more University Library and GSLIS were than 800 journals with over 6 research focuses on providing My awarded a federal grant in conjunc- million articles; and the periodi- access to library informa- enhanced tion with Indiana University to cal index databases total over resources and services. Through tion develop a comprehensive graduate ten million records. The library series of grants, my colleagues and I a degree program in digital librarian- serves all engineering depart- have developed Web-based technolo- ship. This will provide the Library ments as well as more than gies for retrieving and displaying full- with additional opportunities to play twenty-five centers and labora- These technologies have text journals. a leading role in the education and tories on campus. been adapted by many professional training of the next generation of society and commercial publishers librarians. '" The Library IsLookina For.For... N0 The Librarv IsLook ina $207 for the illustrations on their covers. This Newspapers and periodicals in late Biology Library collection includes scholarly works Qing and early Republican era. This to purchase The on the phenomenon of "Literatura title compiles illustrations from the Birds of Africa, de Cordel" as well as samples of the Chinese newspapers and periodi- Volume VII: Spar- genre. cals published in late Qing and early rows to Buntings. Republican periods from the nine- ml* 0 1 1 I nis- nnal volume teenth to early twentieth century. It $1,260 for the Chemistry Library in the magnificent Birds of Africa will be extremely useful for the study to purchase Handbook of Nuclear series completes one of the finest and of Chinese history, politics, society, Chemistry. Impressive in overall size most revered ornithological works and literature, and it will enhance the and scope, this five-volume refer- ever published. It has been eagerly East Asian collections to support the ence work covers all the chemical anticipated by many ornithologists new Ph.D. program. The title con- aspects of nuclear science. It covers and birders who have collected these tains two series of 20 volumes each, the physical basics and includes books since Volume I first appeared which may be purchased individu- diverse areas such as the chemistry 21 years ago. ally for $947. of transactinides and exotic atoms as well as radioactive waste management $520 for the Ricker Library of Archi- and radiopharmaceutical chemistry To fund one of the above items, tecture and Art to purchase Giotto: relevant to nuclear medicine. please contact the Library Office of La Capella degli Scrovegni a Padova. Development and Public Affairs, at This sumptuously illustrated two- (217) 333-5683 or mmcleod@uiuc. $1,894 for the Asian Library to pur- volume work on the Arena Chapel edu. Additional requests are listed on chase Qing mo Min chu bao kan tu in Padua, Italy, highlights the four- the Library Friends website at www. hua ji cheng: Illustrations of Chinese teenth-century master, Giotto, and his library.uiuc.edu/friends. -- most important work. The narrative cycle in the chapel is considered to be one of the most significant Italian pic- torial cycles for its sheer beauty and significant departure from its gothic predecessors. These volumes are the most scholarly and complete analysis of the frescoes to date. Ricker Library owns the preceding twelve volumes in this superbly produced series, Mira- bilia Italiae.

$1,096 for the Latin American and Caribbean Library to purchase a 219-item collection of "Literatura de Cordel" (String Literature) from Brazil. "Literatura de Cordel" are long narrative poems published in chap- Members of the Atius Sachem Honorary Society cut the ribbon on the book form that are sold hanging from strings. Themes include romances, Undergraduate Library's new reference desk, which was dedicated in April. fables, religious traditions, current The desk was purchased through funds raised by the society during the events, and life in the city. The annual Moms Day Sing. ', pamphlets typically feature woodcut SUniversity Library UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

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