no·ta be·ne news from the yale library volume xxviii, number 2, fall/winter 2013 from peru to paree: a cole porter jubilee In celebration of the 100th anniversary of included Porter’s songs in the soundtracks Cole Porter’s graduation from Yale in 1913, of their lives—enduring standards such as the Music Library is presenting an exhibit “Night and Day,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” on his life and work. Among Yale’s most “Begin the Beguine,” and “You’re the Top!” notable musical alumni, Porter (1891–1964) Drawing on the Gilmore Music Library’s is recognized as one the greatest compos- extensive Cole Porter Collection, the exhibit ers for Broadway and Hollywood during presents photographs, letters, scrapbooks, the golden years. Only two—Porter and and music manuscripts to illustrate the life Irving Berlin—wrote their own lyrics. and work of this remarkable man. A touch- And what beguiling music, such incom- screen computer table will offer film clips parable lyrics! Porter songs enlivened top and recordings of Porter’s stylish and Broadway musicals from the 1930s through sophisticated songs. the 1950s, but also survived many now- The exhibit will be on display in the Memora- forgotten shows to enter the American bilia Room of Sterling Memorial Library songbook and to be sung by crooners, pop from October 19 through January 31, 2014. singers, and jazz artists, as well as rock stars, Cole Porter – Inscribed photograph taken by Hal It is free and open to the public. –sel Phyfe, circa 1940 cowboys, and opera divas. Generations have sterling memorial library nave restoration underway Table of Contents 3 International Collaboration in the Arts June 3 marked the beginning of construction because doing so would have cut off access to 3 Archaeological Dig in the Grounds of for the restoration of the gothic-style entrance the reading rooms and collections on the first the Lewis Walpole Library 4 A New Home in sml for the Library's nave in Sterling Memorial Library, a project floor of SML. At the same time, restoration Albion Hand Press made possible by a generous $20 million gift plans required that the nave be filled with scaf- 4 Yale Acquires a Collection of Rare English from Richard Gilder ’54 and his wife, Lois folding, so that workers could reach the ceiling Legal Manuscripts Chiles. Gilder and Chiles designated their gift and uppermost portions of the walls and win- 5 The Eshott Hall Papers Explored to honor Richard and Jane Levin, and particu- dows. The solution? A custom-built pedestrian 5 Beinecke Library Reaches Milestone in larly to commemorate Rick Levin’s leadership tunnel that runs from the High Street entrance Eliminating Manuscript Backlog of Yale during his twenty-year tenure as down the length of the nave, with side tun- 5 Borrow Direct Service Now Extends to University of Chicago University President. The start of construc- nels that provide access to reading rooms. 6 Team Exploring Linguistic Legacy of tion followed a two-year planning process, Construction began in June, and by July the Cherokee Documents at Beinecke in which Helpern Architects joined planners tunnel was completely closed in, so that scaf- 7 From New Haven to Moscow and Uzbekistan: from the University and the Library to define folding could be installed around and above it. Yale Library's Collections Made Known in the parameters of the restoration and to rei- Just before construction began, all three service Eastern Europe magine library services in the restored nave. desks in the nave (circulation, information, 7 Yale Indian Papers Project Awarded Second and library privileges) were combined into a neh Grant In addition to being one of the most iconic 7 Seven Years and Counting: Yale's Personal single service point inside the Franke Family architectural spaces on the Yale campus, the Librarian Program Periodical Reading Room. This unified service nave also serves both as an entry portal to the 8 Stowe Fellows at Divinity Library desk enables library staff to begin implement numerous reading rooms and collections in - 8 Papers of Peter Parker—Medical ing the new single-service model that will be SML and as the place where key library ser- Missionary to China—Now Online an important feature of the restored nave. 9 Windham Campbell Prizewinners vices, such as circulation, are provided to users. 9 Preserving Information through the Closing the nave during the fifteen months of While the pedestrian tunnel was under Digitization of Brittle Books the construction project was never an option, construction and scaffolding was going up, 10 The Alumni Fund for Library Resources 10 Exhibits at the Medical Library — continued on page 2 11 Calendar of Exhibits 2013–2014 fall/winter 2013 Sterling Memorial Library Nave Restoration Underway . continued from page 1 phil handler, by photo no·ta be·ne news from the yale library fl y on the wall productions wall the y on is published during Nota Bene the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library. Please direct comments and questions to Amanda Patrick Editor, Yale Univeristy Library A view looking down on the pedestrian tunnel, surrounded by the scaffolding (phone: 203-432-4484, e-mail: [email protected]) workers dismantled the circulation desk and several extensions of the card catalog. In doing so, they discovered Copyright ©2013 that the woodwork in the nave was assembled using wooden pegs instead of nails, a testament to the great Yale University Library care and craftsmanship that went into the original construction of SML. Instead of cutting through the desk issn 0894-1351 and catalog, workers carefully disassembled them and numbered the pieces that will eventually be reinstalled, including much of the desk and the end panels of the card catalog extensions. Removing the desk revealed Contributors to this issue include numerous sections of the long-dismantled pneumatic system for requesting and delivering books, considered Paola Bertucci (pb) cutting-edge technology when SML was new in 1930. Another component of the restoration that began dur- Tom Bruno (tb) Lisa Conathan (lc) ing the summer was the cleaning of all the stone surfaces. This is done with a chemical peel, which, after it is Kendall Crilly (kc) applied and allowed to dry, is pulled away along with any dirt and grime from the stone. To enable the stone Molly Dotson (md) cleaning, and to keep dust from the construction from affecting other parts of the library, an elaborate system of Suzanne Eggleston-Lovejoy (sel) Tobias Glaza (tg) vents and blowers maintains negative pressure and moves air from the construction site outside of the building. Melissa Grafe (mg) Paul Grant-Costa (pgc) The nave project is generating a great deal of interest on campus, thanks to regular updates to the Library’s Stephen Hague (sh) website, Facebook page and Twitter feed. Campus publications have run several features about the nave, and Holly Hatheway (hh) anongoing guide to the project is found at http://guides.library.yale.edu/smlrenovation. The guide also links Emily Horning (eh) Kathryn James (kj) to a Flickr site, http://www.flickr.com/photos/sml-naverestoration, which is updated regularly with construc- Michael Kelleher (mk) tion photos from behind the scenes. The restored naveis scheduled to reopen in September 2014. –kc Robert Klingenberger (rk) Tatjana Lorkovi (tl) ć photo by phil handler, fly on the wall productions photo by patrick lynch, yale university Amy Athey McDonald (aam) Jae Jennifer Rossman (jjr) Edwin Schroeder (ecs) Martha Smalley (ms) Susan Walker (sw) Susan Wheeler (sew) Benjamin Yousey-Hindes (byh) editorial information University Librarian Susan Gibbons Editor Amanda Patrick Director of Communications Cleaning the stonework is one of the primary goals Glass renovation expert Kenneth Lambides lifts one of Copy Editor Christa Sammons of the restoration. This photo highlights the di≠erence the nave windows free from the limestone groove that the cleaning will make. has held it in place for 83 years. It will be crated and Publication Design ChenDesign shipped to the restorer's workshop in New Jersey. 2 international collaboration in the arts arlis/na President Gregory P.J. Most (Chief, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art) views rare art books held by the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin’s Museum of Prints and Drawings. In April of 2012, ten art librarians from (AKBM) then sponsored a reciprocal visit for dedicated to the preservation and study Germany visited Yale as part of a library Hatheway and ten other ARLIS/NA members of the visual arts and its literature. The study tour coordinated by the International to attend a study tour and colloquium in Berlin relationships formed between arts informa- Relations Committee (IRC) of the Art Libraries in June. Holly Hatheway is Assistant Director tion professionals and library leaders from Society of North America (ARLIS/NA). Holly for Collections, Research and Access Services Germany and the United States have already Hatheway, who has been the Chair of IRC in the Haas Family Arts Library at Yale. begun to produce further collaborative since 2011, hosted the group. The German art initiatives, including upcoming confer- The group visited twelve German librar- and museum library professional organization ences, colloquiums, and study tours. –hh ies, archives, and cultural institutions—all an archaeological dig in the grounds of the lewis walpole library Farmington High School students enrolled students, who returned to the Library later in social studies teacher Jeremy Pilver’s in the month to discuss the project and pres- Anthropology and Archaeology class parti- ent their findings to members of the public. cipated in an archaeological field school The Library looks forward to Jeremy Pilver’s on the Lewis Walpole Library’s property.