Sweet Briar College Library Gazette

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Fall 1991
Grace Hartigan and Her Art
by
Grace Hartigan
OnApril 19, 1991, at thejoint annual meeting, the Friends ofArt andthe Friends ofthe Library
welcomedGraceHartigan,whohasdirectedthegraduateprogramattheMarylandInstituteCollege
ofArtsincethelate60s. Sheshowedmanyslidesofherwork,commentinginformallyoneach,and
gavegenerouslyofhertimeindiscussingthemanyquestionspromptedbyherlivelytalk. Duringour
eveningwithher,weheardmuchabouttheNewYorkschoolofpoetsandpaintersofwhomshewas
oneinthe50s,theabstractexpressionistmovementinartandwhatfollowedit,andherownlifeas
anartist. Shehasoftenfoundhersubjectsinpopularculture;someofherpictureshavebeensuggested
bysights fromthewindows ofastudio onthe lowerEast Side, andone inthe Fells Point area of
Baltimore, by coloring books, paper dolls, billboards, shopping malls and what she calls 'little
madnesses',suchasthebookwhichsheoncefoundinagift-shoponhowtomakesculpturewithbread.
Wehopethatthefollowingextractsfromhertalkwillremindthoseofuswhowereintheaudienceof
herspiritedconversation, andgive others some ofthe flavorofherpersonalityandits abounding
energy.AcopyofGraceHartigan:aPainter'sWorld,byRobertMattison(HudsonHillsPress,NY1990)
signedbytheartist,hasrecentlybeenpresented tothecollegebyFayMartinChandler, '43whose
happysuggestionitwasthatsheshouldvisitSweetBriar.
Onstartingtopaint; atthesametimeandIthoughttherewassome
Iwasmarriedveryyoung. Iwas19,hewas reasonforthis. SowhenhewasdraftedandI
20,andwewererightoutofhighschoolandhe gotajobasadraftsman-byafluke-afellow
wasliketheboynextdoor;hewasthefirstboy draftsman asked ifI painted, andby then I'd
I ever read poetry been doing water-
with, andwewent to colors - whata thing
California. We were todowhenyou'renot
going to be pioneers trained! I was doing
andweregoingtolive ivy trailing out of
inAlaska. WorldWar Dutch shoes, so he
IIbrokeoutandIwas said "Do you like
pregnantandhesaid, modern art?" and I
"You're not going to said, "What'sthat?"-
be a housewife. I remember, I was 20
know it. I'llbe gone yearsold-sohesaid,
foralongtime. What "111showyouabook",
are you going to do so he showed me a
with your life?" He book of Matisse. I
said "I think you're GraceHartiganatSweetBriar said, "Can I borrow
creative. Howabout, well, music? - forget it. it? Itlookseasy;itsurelooksbetterthanDutch
Howaboutwriting?'' I said, "Well, I'vekepta shoeswithivy,"soItriedtodoitanditwasn't
Journal." "Howaboutpainting?" I said, "I've easyatall. SoIwentbackandsaid"Ican'tdo
neverpainted." Hesaid"Let'stry."Sowewent that,"andhesaid"Well,I'mnotsurprised." So
toanAdultEducationclassinCaliforniaand hesaid"Well,Icantellyouwhocanteachyou,"
wesatdownbythestill-lifeandhadpadsand andthatwasIsaacLaneMuse. SowhileIwas
^ccrhya.rcAonadlahneddBroewbabnegdaIncrtioeddraanwdaInddidInb'etgkannotwo sdtruadfytisnmganwiitnhthIekedaiyn.thNeoewvtehniisnigsaIwwaeisrbdesitnogrya,
whyIwascrying. SoIwaspregnantandIwas I know, abouthowyoubegin as an artist.pIt r
homesoIstartedtocrybymyselfbutdrew couldhavehappenedanotherway,but that'
thewayithappened. "Whoareyou?"andIsaid"I'mGraceHartigan.
Pollocksentme",andhesaid"Comeonup." It
Onfindingasubject: wasthateasythen.Andverysoonwithinayear
Therearebasicallyonlytwothingsyou're IhadmeteverymajorfigureinAmericanavant-
involvedinwhenyou'reapainter-oneishow gardeart.
to paintandone is what topaint. Themore
difficultthingiswhattopaint. Ifindthatforme Onherpainting TheKingisDead:
it's aconstant dilemma ofbelonging. I don't Wewereveryconscious,theartiststhenin
belonganywhere. I'mnotmiddle-class,I'mnot NewYork,ofbeingAmericansandtheKingwas
richexceptwhenIsellalotofpaintings,I'mnot Picasso,(whohadawayoflingeringaroundfor
poorbutIliveinaneighborhoodwhichisreally quiteabitafterIhaddonethepainting)butit
alower-classneighborhood-mywriterfriends was a sense that America was going tobe a
saythat'sbecausemyfathergavemeDickens majorforceinart,anditwasgoingtobeinNew
toreadwhenIwasakid.
In the 50s when I first saw the work of
PollockanddeKooning.Iwasprettybright. I
gotthisnewwaytopaintandIpaintedthatway
foracoupleofyearsandthenIwentthrough
aboutofconscience;Ihadn'toriginatedthis. I
hadnothad formalarttraining. Igraduated
fromhigh school and married ayoungman.
World War IIbroke out and I got ajob as a
mechanicaldraftsman. SoIwasdrawingto1/
64 of an inch and at the same time I was
studyingwithIsaacandI'dneverhadanyart
history,soin 1952Idecidedtopaintfromthe
masters.
In the50s throughsomeinstinct I found
thethreethings thatIwaspaintingabout,so GraceHartigan.#19Pastorale, 1953.
I roamed restlessly: art history, Sllkscreen.SBCCollection, 1969.
autobiography, and then when I was on the
Lower East Side I looked out and I saw the York,anditwas. Weliterallymovedthecentre
pushcarts and crazy store windows and I ofavant-gardepaintingfromParistoNewYork.
painted from popular culture, and you'll see
this restlessness throughout the forty years Onteaching:
that I'vebeenpainting. I don'treallyteach. Ihangaround, I'ma
When Iwas 27 I made thedecisionthat I mentor. Mystudents range fromrightoutof
wouldpainteverydayofmylife. undergraduateschooltoamanthat'sworking
withme - ablackmaninhis 50s. Ihavethe
OnmeetingJacksonPollock abilitysomehowtobringouttheuniquenessof
and deKooning: apersonthat'sworkingwithme,tocutthrough
In 1949IwaslivinginMexicowithHarry influences and work for two years and say
Jackson and we had Just gone out to visit "Lookatthis. Ithinkthisisreallyyou,"andI
Pollock. Nowinthosedaysallyouhadtodo find that akind ofchallenge, I find thatvery
wasjust lift the phone and call up Jackson exciting. I'm a teacherin spite ofherself, an
Pollock and say "We like your work" and he educatorinspiteofherself. Ilovetheabilityto
said"Hey,comeonoutandseeme,kids!" So dothat,it'swonderful. It'slikeanotherkindof
wewentouttoseeJacksonPollock,andHarry creatingandIlovethesepeople. Theykeepme
andJacksonwentdrinkingandIsatwithLee onmytoes. They'retough. Theyseemywork.
(Kramer) over the kitchen table and she They'renotgroupies. They don't tell mehow
showed me all Pollock's reproductions and greatitis. Oneofmygraduates,Isaidtohim.
catalogsandtalkedabouthim. Ididn'tknow "Whatdoyouthinkofthispainting?" Hesaid,
thatLeewasapainter. Shehadn'tpaintedfor "Nya-uh-uh." Isaid"O.K.let'stalkaboutit".
twoyearsbecausePollockfeltthatcompetition So that's thekind ofrelationship I havewith
wassomethinghedidn'twantaroundhim. So peoplethatworkwithme.
whileIwaswithPollock-thisis 1948 - Isaid
"Who'sgoodbutyou?" Youcan'timaginehow Onfeminism:
itwastowalkintoabamandseewetJackson Ifyouwanttoaskaboutthewomanthing:
Pollocks-1wasabsolutelyoverwhelmed. And therewasnosenseofbeingprejudicedagainst,
hesaid"Everybody'sshitbutdeKooningand becauseeverybodywas. Pollockwasn'tselling
me." SoIsaid,naturally."Who'sdeKooning?" and de Kooning wasn't selling, Kline wasn't
So IwentbacktoNewYork. IwenttoBillde selling,Iwasn'tselling, Helen(Frankenthaler)
Kooning'sstudioandrangthebellandhesaid wasn'tselling,everyonewasinthesameboat,
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sowe were all comrades, and itwasn't until thebulkofherestatetoSweetBriarCollegeto
later on that I discovered I was supposed to beusedforthelibrary.
have some kind ofan attitude. Well. I don't The fundswillbeused to supportlibrary
have an attitude. I'm very relaxed about it. needs,includingplanningfortheexpansionof
Menareloversandfriendsandhusbandsand SweetBriar'slibraryfacilities. Intheexpanded
companions. facility, therewillbearoomnamedtheT.A.
Divine Room" containing a plaque Indicating
Onknowingwhenapaintingisfinished; theroomhasbeennamed"byagenerousgift
WheWnhIecnanitslleeaevpe.sWmheeanlointei.sn'Wthheanunitti'snigtsmeelf.. Vf'4ir5oc.m"kshbeurTrhdgea,ulgmhaMtieAsrs,iMDsiasvriigpnopetiEEnnarrniidgghhttmAwogavhsenidfdreostm,o
Onplansforfuturework: Memphis,Tennesseelaterinlife.
I want to do masterpieces. I want to do MargotspentherearlyyearsInMemphis.
paintingsIcan'tevendreamofandnobodycan Following her years at Sweet Briar, she
dreamof. Iwanttodoincrediblework. That's attended Columbia University. She lived in
allIwanttodo. NewYorkfortherestofherlife,workinginthe
financial world. She was Senior Account
ExecutiveatBacheandCompany. Theestate
isstillinprobateandhasanestimatedvalued
Margot Divine Enright ofbetween one halfand three quarters ofa
Aghnides, Class of 1945 milliondollars.
The portraitwill hangin the foyer ofthe
bequeaths estate to Sweet librarybearingaplaquecontainingthecaption
Briar College Library of the portrait reproduction at left until the
DivineRoomiscompleted.
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AlumnaeAuthors
in the
Mary Helen Cochran Library
byLisaN.Johnston
Room 202 of the Mary Helen Cochran
Libraryishometoaverydiversecollectionof
books, theAlumnae Collection. Theauthors
represented in the collection are Sweet Briar
womenfromtheAcademydays(1901-1919)to
the 1990's. Books of poetry, short stories,
plays, novels, biographies, travel writings.
childrens' literature, and research
publicationsarepartofthecollection.
MargotDivineEnrightAghnides Readers interested in furthering their
Classof1945 knowledgeofthehistoryofSweetBriarCollege
LibraryBenefactress andherfounderswouldbenefit fromreading
Ifyoucomeinto theMaryHelenCochran Martha von Briesen's (1931) contributions.
library, your eye may be drawn to a new TheLettersofElijahFletcher, UniversityPress
additiontothemainfoyer. Theportraitabove of Virginia, 1965, and Sweet Briar College:
wasreceivedfromMr.MarcEnright,cousinto Seven Decades, 1901-1971, Sweet Briar
Margot Divine Enright Aghnides, Class of College. 1972.
1945. PaintedbytheSwissMannerist artist Amongthemostprolificwriterstograduate
HansJ6ngLimbachin 1948,itisawonderful fromtheCollegeareHildegardeFlanner(1921)
portrait of a friend and benefactress of the whohaswrittenseventeenvolumesofpoems,
SweetBriarCollegeLibrary. essays,andplays. Biographer,DorothySmith
Shehadbeenworkingwith thecollege to Berkeley's(1932)ninebiographiesincludethe
fundlibrarygrowth. Shedesiredtofundthose lives of botanists, cartographers, and
projectsdeterminedbythecollegetobemost explorers. Phoebe PiersonDunn (1936) with
necessary for maintaining the excellent theassistanceofJudy(1964)andTrisDunn,
reputation and services of Sweet Briar's wrote and photographed a total ofseventeen
libraries. Tragically, she fell ill and died on booksforchildrenthatcoversubjectsranging
January29, 1991. Inherwill,shebequeathed from animals to emotions. Mary Lee Settle
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(1940)haswrittenthirteennovelsdealingwith ontheroofoftheMaryHelenCochranLibrary
lifeintheAmericanSouth. andconnectedtoadistributionsysteminthe
This year there have been three new MediaServicesofficesinBenedict. Fromthere,
additions to the Alumnae Collection. Mary television signals can be sent through the
StollCross(1957),photojournalismhasadded campuscablesystemandreceivedinvarious
a title. We remember her 1979 publication. auditoriums, classrooms, dormitories and
BehindtheGreatWaltAPhotographicEssayon
China, Atheneum Press. Her latest work is
Egypt, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1991.
This large format book has beautiful
photographsthatcapturethepeopleofEgypt
as well as a well researched text and a
bibliographyoffurtherreadingsonthetribesof
ancientandcontemporaryEgypt.
Anne Newton Walther (1966) gives the
collection Divorce HangoverA Step by Step
PrescriptionforCreatingaBrightFutureafter
YourMarriageEnds,PocketBooks. 1991. Ms.
Walther'sbookdetailstheemotionalupsand
downsapersonusuallyexperiencesafterthe
breakupofamarriage. Sheprovidesexercises
and questions to ask yourself at the end of
every chapter, explaining the concept ofthe
"DivorceHangover"andhowtorecognizeand
overcomeit. Chaptersonchildren,familyand othercollegebuildings. Signalsreceivedfrom
friendsandfinancesareparticularlyhelpful. the satellites accessible through the system
SallyAdamsonTaylor(1970)hasaddedto provide a major additional resource to those
her travel writings on the wine countries of traditionallyavailabletofacultyandstudents.
California and France with Culture Shock: The first service added to those signals
France! freelyavailablewasasubscriptiontoSCOLA,
Thishumorousbutinvaluabletravelbook (SatelliteCommunicationsForLearning). Dr.
explainsFrenchmannersandcustomsingreat GarySmith,oftheCollegeofWilliamandMary,
detail, even illustratingsome situations with summedupthevalueofSCOLAbysaying"The
caricatures orphotographs. The theme that SCOLA Network provides teachers and
runsthroughoutthishelpfultravelbookisthe students of foreign languages with
constantreminder;"TheFrenchdonotspeak inexhaustible resources for developing
English." linguisticskillsandlearningaboutthenations
TheAlumnaeCollectioniscelebratedeach of the world. By enabling us to view
yearwhen theSweet Briarclassesreturn for international television programs extensively
reunion. A display is installed in the Mary and immediately, SCOLA offers us the
Helen Cochran Library with pictures and opportunity to immerse ourselves in the
worksoftheauthorswhoseclassesareinvited foreign languages and cultures, to seeworld
eachyear. Ifyouareinterestedinseeingthe eventsfromtheperspectivesofothernations,
collection ofbooks authored by Sweet Briar tokeepabreastofdevelopmentswithinthose
women, visit the collection during Library nations, and to understand the ideas and
hoursinroom202. needs which underlie their behavior
internationallyandlocally."
Sweet Briar has enhanced the satellite
capabilitytoallowtheprogramstobeviewedin
the language house parlor for students in
LibraryAddsMedia Services foreign languages. Programs are taped and
played in classes orviewed live. The use of
Duringthesummerof1991,responsibility these programs allows students to learn to
for the Media Services department of the hear,understandandspeakthelanguageasit
collegewasplacedunderthelibrary. Ms.Anne isspokenbynatives. ByobservingtheliveTV
Richards, Class of 1984 and a Friend ofthe news programs from over 30 countries in 20
Library has been named Media Services languages,studentsenhancetheirsenseofthe
Coordinator. As part of the initiative to cultures and interests of foreign countries.
enhance the services available to the Theyquicklyrecognizethedifferencesbetween
community, a satellite receiving system was culturesandareabletoseewhattopicsareof
addedtoMediaServices. majorinterestto thepeoples ofthecountries
Anneisresponsibleforoperatingthenew whoselanguagestheyarelearning.
satellitesystem. Thesatellitedishismounted Students in international relations and
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government also benefit from having the Friends
satellite available. Receiving news from Purposes and Benefits
English speaking nations with a decidedly
differentviewpointfromthatofUnitedStates
televisionnewsfurtherenhancesthestudent's ThepurposeoftheFriendsoftheSweet
senseofhavingtobringhercriticalfacultiesto BriarCollege Library is:
bear in analyzing what she is seeing and
hearing. A) Toencourageunderstandingofthe
The satellitesystemprovides information workofSweetBriarCollege'sMary
andmaterialusefulinmanyotherareasofthe HelenCochranLibraryandits
curriculum aswell. Studentsofcomparative branchesandtofurtherarealization
religion and philosophy are able to observe ofthepresentandfutureimportance
religiousservicesandhearreadings fromthe ofthelibrarytotheCollege's
world's major religions. Physical education advancement.
studentsnowhavetheopportunitytoexamine
their sport as played by others around the B.) ToattracttotheCollegelibrary
world. Before the satellite. Sweet Briar throughgiftsorbequests,new
students would not have been able to see resourcesIncludingfunds,books,
lacrosse, field hockey and equestrian manuscripts, andotherappropriate
competitionsunlesstheytraveledtotheevent. materialbeyondwhattheCollege
With the satellite, these events canbe taped budgetcanprovide.
and examined in the classroom and the
knowledgegainedappliedtotheplayingfield. C.) Toserveasamediumthroughwhich
The college isjustbeginningto leam to take friendsofthelibrarymaybecome
advantageoftheincrediblediversityofferedby acquaintedandsharetheir
this new service and each week brings new enthusiasmforbooks.
suggestions and attempts to integrate it into
thecurricularofferings. Membership inthe Friends ofthe
Libraryincludes:
Sweet Briar College SubscriptiontotheLibraryGazette
LibraryFacts
Invi«tationsto:
annualmeetings
«
Library services at Sweel. Briar « lectures
consist of a main library three exhibits
,
branch libraries, and a media
Circulationprivilegesinthecollegelibraries:
services department. a«- MaryHelenCochranMainLibrary
MartinC. ShallenbergerArt
Books 208,224 Library
w
UnitsofMicroforms 253,260 « JuniusP. FishburnMusicLibrary
AudioVisualMaterials 3.812 FannyB. FletcherScienceLibrary
CollegeArchives 310 linearfeet Accesstolibraryservicesincluding:
PeriodicalSubscriptions 914 ««" Interlibraryloan
NewspaperSubscriptions 33 « ComputerSearchservices
InterlibraryLoans « Referenceservices
CollegeArchives
tootherlibraries (90/91) 1,842 «* VideoandAudioresources
InterlibraryLoans
fromotherlibraries (90/91) 2,113 Specialcollections:
Averagebookcost $47.65 *r W.H.Auden
«• T.E. Lawrence
Averageperiodicalcost $94.85 «" GeorgeMeredith
Numberofstaff 12 a- VirginiaWoolf
Numberofstudentassistants 64 andothers
Hoursopenperweek 105
Opportunitytosupportthelibrary
SquarefeetofSpace 31.000
Libraryexpenditures 1990/91 $617,337 Helpingtoimprovethelibrarycollections
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.
GiftofLetters Received
In Memoriam
ThetreasuresavailableIntheFergusReld Lucy Hodges
RareBookRoom ofthe MaryHelen Cochran
librarywereaugmentedoverthesummerwith LouiseBurger(Lucy)Hodges,Friendof
the addition ofa group ofletters from noted the Library and member of the Friend's
aLiuntvhiollres.. CTlhasesgioftf, 1d9o3n2a,tecdonbsyisStussaonfnleetGtearvs wCoausncail,lidbireadrioannNionvetmhbeeArm1h6e,r1s9t91C.ouLnutcyy
writtentoWalterLearnedbymajorAmerican PublicLibrarySystemandasupportiveand
literaryfiguresinthelate 1900's. caringFriendoftheLibraryatSweetBriar.
She was always willing to aid with the
annual telethon and calledregularlywith
newsofinterestinghappeningsinthearea
librarycommunity.
Herloveofbooksandinterestinpeople
andtheirreadingformedacoreofherlife.
Inanarticlepublishedthisfallinthelocal
newspaper. The Amherst New Era-
Progress, Lucy was called the "library's
heart and soul," a statement that
accuratelycharacterizedherpositioninthe
Amherst Countylibrary. Hermemoryfor
detailofpatrons'readinginterestsandthe
wayshewouldalwayspointoutthenewest
works she felt you might find absorbing
readingmade every encounterwith hera
pleasure. Shealwayssoughtwaystomake
-ivr lW/•t*-"*^>< the close cooperationbetween the college
andpubliclibrarybetterandtobecertain
everylibrarypatronsheencounteredknew
-C^**-^ "^VO oftheresourceseachlibrarycouldsupply.
Her presence will be sorely missed by all
whohadthegoodfortunetoknowher.
WalterLearned, born onJune 22, 1847,
wasabankerinNewLondon,CTandactivein Gift Received from Lindner Estate
American literary society. His success in
business is show by the positions he held—
Treasurer and Vice-President ofthe Savings Thelibraryhas receivedagiftof$15,000
Bank of New London, President of the New fromtheestateofLucilleSmithLindner,Class
London Gas and Electric Company and the of 1925. Shewas a longtime member ofthe
RockvilleandWillimantic LightingCompany, Friends oftheLibrary. Oneofherparticular
andDirectoroftheUnionTrustCompany. He interestswasinthematerialspurchasedbythe
wasactiveinhiscommunityandwasPresident Friendstosupportthecurriculumandsheset
oftheNewLondonPublicLibrary. Hisinterest aside funds in her estate to be used by the
in books and writing is shown both in his libraryforthepurchaseofbooksinallsubjects
publications and his club memberships. He Lucille Smith Lindner was an active
was a member of the Grolier, Authors and memberoftheSweetBriarfamilyandservedas
National Art Clubs of New York City. He presidentoftheCincinnatiSweetBriarClub.
translated Coppees Ten Tales in 1892 and
CoppeesTheRivalsin1894. Hewrotematerial
that appeared in Harper's Magazine. He In Memoriam
editedTreasury of Favorite American Poems Clifton WallerBarrett
(1897) and published a volume of his own
verseentitledBetweenTimesin1889. Hedied C. Waller Barrett, author, former
shipping executive, one of America's
onDecember 11, 1915.
nSfH1iwro8eeo7wc1emeHe.t,eJSBmSraMuaairmsrasmearr.usniCeeLnoldleeWlaAhLerlLigaiinetncne'vecsdgiolFchllmlooeelabf.mlgteegehcTBetRCiehriloclenetekyrimwL,eneiiacnntsJlvshuuiulrldialeienensasJdlgutWeionfWtatteahreletrodtrosf gLdcNirihofeeoveadsHetmeaemeetsbstmohehnbiribcsepoe6phro,isoknoa1mgfi9c.deot9,lh1ile"FneFaocFoCtrtrhrotiarmahresleynbodautasrntsgeedieoasnlvotaeifhlslieFl9sfe0oeL,.cuiwaVnbrordAeraierkornyng,II
Whitman. chosebookcollecting.
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MINUTES FORTHE SPRING 1991 Anothermailingwillgooutbeforetheendofthe
FRIENDS OFTHELIBRARY fiscalyear. WebroughtIn$400inpledgesfrom
MEETING this year's telethon and $500 for the T. E.
Lawrencecollection, whichbrings thetotal to
19April 1991 $7,370.00. Mrs.WoodurgedBoardMembers
tomakeaspecialefforttotrytofindmorelife
members. The Membership Committee will
followupwithaletterandInsomeinstancesa
The SpringMeeting ofthe Friends ofthe personalvisit.
LibrarywasconvenedbytheChairman,Jean Mr.AikengavetheTreasurer'sReport. We
AlbertIntheBrowsingRoomoftheLibraryon startedoutwith $30,633, $10,000morethan
Friday. 19 April 1991 at 4:00 pm. Those we had last year. Total revenue available is
presentwere: JeanAlbert '46, RalphAiken, $41,921, up $5,199 over last year. Our
Carolyn Bates, Katharine Chase '67, Tom operating expenses are up by some $279.00
Connors, Julia de Coligny '34, Alexandra overlastyear. Ourbookpurchasesat$12,500
Eddy. Laura Goley '52, Barbara Hill, Lisa are up by $7,065, and total expenditure is
Johnston,KathyLance,JoyceKramar,Nancy $20,245, up by $11,054. Our revenue
Leavell'34,SteveMartin,BUIMeadows,Evelyn currentlyavailable,$14,506,isdownfromthis
RMiuclhlaernd's31',8T4o,nJ!oNhenlsoRni,shAenr.nRDiecakms&'4C2l,aArinsnsea t9i1meIsla$s4t,y9e6a0r..aTnhdeaospeorfattiondgabyuwdegehtafvoer 1s9p9e0n-t
Rowland, Stephanie Speakman '68, Paul $2,561,leavingabalanceof$2,399. Wehave
Taylor. ElizabethWood'34, PeggyWyllie'45 not paid any salaries, nor Gazette printing
The minutes of the Fall Meeting were costs,andwehadsomeexpensesthathadnot
approvedassubmitted. been budgeted, such as new letterhead, and
President Hill expressed her delight in someexpensesofourSpringMeetingthatdid
beingwith the Friends ofthe Library and in notgetbilledtousuntilafterJuly1. Therefore,
beingabletorecognizeallofthem. Shestated youwillnoticethereisnoproposedbudgetfor
thatshehashadagoodfirstyearhere,getting 1991-92andtheFinanceCommitteewouldlike
usedtothecollege,andoneofthethingsthat yourapproval that theFriends ofthe Library
hasbeenmarveloushasbeentodiscoverjust keepinforcethesameoperatingbudgetthatwe
howmany friends the institution has. This haveforthisyear,whichtotals$4,960.untilthe
collegeis particularlyblessedbecauseithas OctobermeetingwhentheFinanceCommittee
theloyaltyofpersons suchas theFriends of willproposewhatwethenregardasarealistic
theLibrarywhogiveoftheiradvice,theirtime operatingbudget. Thisproposalwasapproved
andtheirdonations, sothatwecankeepthe by the Friends. Since December of 1966 the
strengths of the Institution as you see it. FriendsoftheLibraryhaveraised$319,413. It
President Hill feels that it is also very hasexpended,mainlyonbooks, $304,907.
Importantthatwearehereasanorganization Ms. Eddy, Chairman of the Needs
becausewehelptheadministrationarticulate, CommitteeaskedtheFriendsoftheLibraryto
notjust to themselves but to others, those approve the Needs List for this Spring for
thingsthatweallaspiretoaccomplish, such $8,401.80. Ms. Eddy announced that the
as the use of our library. She feels that responsetotheNeedsRequeststhisyearwas
becauseweareloversofSweetBriarandalso overwhelming,over$16,000worthofrequests,
personswhoarenotalwayshereoncampus, so theListhad tobecutby$7,648.95. Ms.
we provide the administration with the Eddyfeelsthatthelistrepresentsthevarious
opportunity to be accountable to the best departments of the college quite fairly. The
ideals. FriendsapprovedtheNeedsList.
Elizabeth Wood gave the Membership Mr. Rowland gave the Publications
Committee Report. The Development Office CommitteeReport. Hereportedthatduetothe
hasdoneonesolicitationletterthisyearand automationofthelibrary,whichhasaddedto
ourtotalmembershipsofaris 133,foratotal theworkloadofMr.Jaffeandthelibrarystaff,
of$6,470.00 The260membersforlastyear the Fall Gazettehas stillnotbeenpublished.
wasthetotalend-of-the-yearmembership. At Wearehopefulthatthiswillgooutsoon. The
theSpringMeetinglastyearweonlyhad 142 reasonthatthelibrarydoesthetypesettingis
members,sowearerunningcloselywithlast thatthisgreatlyreducesprintingcosts. There
year, except that we have had no new life wassomediscussionastowhetherweshould
membersthisyear. FriendsoftheLibrarywill publishonlyoneissueinsteadoftwothisyear.
continue to have the telethon in the Spring. A motion that the Chairman meet with the
TheMembershipCommitteefeelsthatitisvery Publications Committee to make a decision
productivetohavestudentscontinuetocallat regarding the Gazette, was seconded and
theendoftheyearas theyhavedoneinthe approved.
past,callingallthosewhohavebeenmembers Mrs. Ann Reams gave the Nominating
before,butwhohavenotrespondedthisyear. CommitteeReport.TheNominatingCommittee
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takes great pleasure in presenting the Sweet Briar College and the Lynchburg Area
followingtwonewCouncilMemberstoservea CooperativeareworkingtogetheristheUnion
1st term: Mrs. Lewis Booker (Catharine ListofSerials. OurUnion Listhas nowbeen
Fitzgerald '47) and Mr. Kerry Scott, son of acceptedasthemodelfortheentirestate. We
VirginiaEarleyHolt'53. Toservea2ndterm: alsohaveaprogramwithAmherstCountyHigh
Mrs.JamesA. Hodges; Toservea3rd term: School through which we provide library
AssociateProfessorofEnglishCherylMares. instructionandalibrarycardtosomestudents
ProfessorofHistoryPaulTaylor, Mrs. Ernest whoareeitherinthegiftedprogramorwhoare
Wood. taking advanced placement courses. Lisa
Ms.JoyceKramarmadeannouncements JohnstonreportedthatourLIONprogramhas
regarding members. She announced Lucy increased the number of interlibrary Loans,
Hodges is now home and doing well. Pat especially with Randolph-Macon and
Wright has suddenly developed a very bad Lynchburg.
caseoffluandisunabletobehere.Johnisout Themeetingwasadjourned.
oftownservingonanaccreditation teamfor
the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schoolsandsorrythathecannotbewithus.
CarolynMcGeheeandGraceMaryOatessent Hi**M.*t*+***Mi*tM.*mHtMJ*i****M.**.**.-
regrets that they could not attend this
meeting.
Ms. Kathleen Lance, Head of Public
Services for the Library, welcomed everyone LibraryReceives Gift
onbehalfoftheLibraryandreported onour toAcquire Musical Recordings
LIONProject,LynchburgInformationOn-line on Compact Disk
Network. Currentlyin this databaseare the
entireholdingsofourlibrarysystem,boththe
mainlibraryandthebranchlibraries,andin The library has received a gift to fund
addition to that Lynchburg College and purchases for the music library of major
Randolph-Macon Women's College's recordings on compact disk. Through the
holdings. Possiblybythissummerorearlyfall generosityofBlairGravesSmithoftheClassof
theholdingsofLynchburgPublicLibrarywill 1948,afundhasbeenestablishedtopurchase
alsobeincludedinthedatabase. Notonlyhas compactdiskrecordings ofworksusedin the
riteaclhlayngaeldsoourchliafneghierneginthtehewliabyrarys,tubduetnitt'ss mMucsCiocrdcuMrcrNiuctutl,umAastsiSswteaenttBPrrioafre.ssDorr.oRfeMbuescicca
approachtheirresearchandthewaythatthey and Chair of the Music Department, will be
willbeabletogetinformationfromtheother workingwiththelibrarytoselectandacquire
collegesinthearea. Thisischangingthings themost needed items over thecourse ofthe
for faculty too; onceyou get past the initial comingyear.
barriers ofknowingwhat keys to press and The study of music has been greatly
whatnot,you areabletoaccessmuchmore improvedbytheadvancesin soundrecording
information. Forexample.The Universityof quality provided by compact disk. The
Richmond, whichhas the same system, has acquisition ofthebasic recordings studied at
reportedthatafteroneyearofinstallationthey the college in this format will improve the
have tripled their circulation statistics. Ms. opportunitiesforstudentstohearhighquality
wLoarnckesotfofaerneydotnoesihnotewretshteeds,yastnedmeanncdouhroagweidt rreeccoorrddiinnggss.wiTlhlealasvoaihlealbpilpirteyseofrvceommapnacytofdtihsek
theFriends to tryusingLION. Mr. Connors recordingsonlongplayingrecordinthemusic
pointed out that with all the collections library collection. These recordings were
available on the network, the percentage of deteriorating due to the high use they were
duplication of materials was only 17%, receivingfrommusicstudents. Many areno
provingonceagainthateachofthelibrariesis longeravailableandhavenotbeenreleasedin
uniqueinitsownwayandthereforetherewere compactdiskformat.
surprisingly few duplications. Ms. Lance Themusicdepartmentandlibraryreached
reported that the library is still actively ajointagreementseveralyearsagotoacquire
working on preservation. We have now allnewlypurchasedrecordingsincompactdisk
installed thermometer/hygrometers on all formatbecausethequalitywasclearlysuperior
floorsofthelibrarywhichmeasurehumidity forteachingpurposes. Untilnow,nofunding
andtemperatureandhelptoestablishabetter has been available to upgrade many core
environmentforourbooks. Thelibraryisstill recordingstocompactdisk. Thegenerosityof
activelyworkingto improvenetworkingwith Blair Graves Smith enables the college to
allthelibrarieswithinthestate.Thenewstate address a pressing need of the library and
librarian, John Tyson, is very interested in music department to ensure the quality of
networking and one of the areas in which resourcesavailabletoSweeetBriar'sstudents.
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MINUTES FORTHE FALL 1991 encourageyoutogooverit. Elizabethandthe
FRIENDS OFTHELIBRARY DevelopmentOfficewillbeworkingtofinialize
MEETING thoseassignmentsandgetyourListtoyouas
soonaspossible. (2)Ageneralmailinginthe
18 October1991 Springoraroundthe1stofAprilthatwouldgo
to those in selected classes and who have
The Fall Meeting of the Friends of the alreadygiventotheannualfundasofApril1.
librarywasconvenedbytheChairman,Jean They will receive a brochure and letter
AlbertIntheBrowsingRoomoftheLibraryon thanking them for their annual gift, and
Friday. 18 October 1991 at 4:00 pm. Those encouragingthemtojoineither/ortheFriends
present were: JeanAlbert '46. RalphAiken, oftheLibraryorFriendsofArt. Theycanthen
Carolyn Bates, Martha von Briesen '31, returnacardsayingYes,IwouldliketoJoin: or
Catherine Booker '47, Julia de Coligny '34, Keep me on your mailing List so that I can
Tom Connors, Laura Goley '52, John Jaffe, continuetogetinformationabouttheFriends
Lisa Johnston, Joyce Kramar, Kathy Lance, oftheLibrary.
Heather McCoy '94, Bill Meadows, Evelyn Mr.AikengavetheTreasurer'sReport. We
Mullen '31, Grace Mary Oates '64, Anne started the year out with $30,633. over
Richards'84.Dick&ClarissaRowland,Kerry $10,000 more than we had last year.
D. Scott. Pat Wright. Peggy Wyllie '45, and Memberships weredownthisyearat$12,120,
LouiseZingaro'80. some$8935less thanlastyear. Endowment
The minutes ofthe Spring Meeting were incomewasalsodown.Thereforetotalrevenue
approvedassubmitted. forthisperiodat$14,048waslowerthanthe
Bill Meadows gave the Membership comparablefigureonthe30thofJune1990by
CommitteeReportforElizabethWoodwhowas over$10,600. Total expenditures of$19,086
unabletobewithustodaybecauseofillness. wereupbyover$4500. Revenueavailableat
AsofJune30, 1991wehave205members,for theendofthefiscalyearat$25,594wasdown
atotalof$12,120. SinceJunewehaveadded byover$5000. Operatingexpensesfor91/92
7 members, for a total of $180, making our are up. We have deducted $12,252 dollars
membership212,foratotalof$12,300. This which has already been committed to book
isamajordropinourmembership. Thedollar purchases and when this is deducted from
figurereflects fewermemberships, whichMr. revenueavailableitonlyleaves $7992forthe
Meadows stated is caused due to fewer purchaseofbooks, adrop of$8819 fromthis
mailings and fewer phone calls. The dollar timelastyear. Mr.Aikenpresentedthebudget
figures are also affected by fewer life for this year. There were some changes; an
membership payments during thepastyear. increase in postage, fund-raising and
Incomewas $8000 from memberships inthe meetings. Theproposedbudgetfor1991/92is
previousyearandonly$3000in1990/91. The $5350.00. Mr. Aiken requested that the
Membership Committee adopted a general Friends ofthe Libraryadoptas the operating
plan which will be coordinated through the budget for the Friends for 1991/92 the total
OfficeofDevelopment. Allindividuals onthe sumof $5350.00 as thisyear'sbudget. The
FriendsoftheLibraryMailingList, thosewho Friendsacceptedtheproposedbudget.
gavelastyear or any timepreviously orwho The Friends extended their sincerest
haveindicatedaninterestin the Friendswill thankstoMr.Aikenforallofhishardworkon
receiveasolicitationforthecurrentfiscalyear keepingtheirfinancescorrectandaccurate.
as a followup. Wewill ask several students Mr.JaffegavetheNeedsCommitteereport
whom we will employ during the month of for Cheryl Mares, who has accepted the
November,tomakephonecallstothissamelist positionofChairoftheNeedsCommittee,but
ofpeople.Thisshoulddefinitelygeneratesome dueto othercommittmentswasunabletobe
support. Then In the Springwe will plan to present. Mr.JafferequestedthattheFriends
sendanotherremindertothosewhohavenot accept the Needs List as submitted, totaling
renewedorhadnotchosentogiveasofMarch $3,923.07. The Friends of the Library
15andagainemploystudentstofollowupwith approvedtheNeedsList.
phonecalls.TwootherinitiativesMr.Meadows Mr. Rowland gave the Publications
feels Important and will affect both the Committeereport. HereportedthattheSpring
numbers ofmembers and dollars raised; 0) issueoftheGazetteisreadytogotopressand
someofyouhavelookedoverthemembership that thePublications Committeehas decided
listandhavecircledthenamesofIndividuals tocombine this issuewith the FallorWinter
you would be willing to contact personally, issueandmallasone. Thiswillsavepostage
eitherbyletterorphone.Thesearepeoplewe andalsocatchusuponGazettes. Minutesof
would hope to contact for larger gifts (i.e. bothmeetingswillbeInthisissue. Wehopeto
$100.00orevenlifememberships). Ifyouhave getthisoutwithinthenextcoupleofweeks.
notlookedatthislistorifwehavenotheard Ms. Louise Zingaro gave the Nominating
from you we will send you a copy and Committee Report. Ms. Zingaro welcomed
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, .
bothofournewcouncilmembers,KayBooker planningprocesstorenovateandexpandthe
andKerryScott. Fiveofourcouncilmembers librarybuildingtomeetourneedsInthefuture.
will have completed their third term this Thelibrary is engaged in some things on
Spring,andsheaskedforourhelpInsending campusthatmightbeofInterest. TheLibrary
names to her to help fill the upcoming is the largest student employer on campus.
vacancies. Thelibrarynowhasasatellitedish. Thispast
Therewasnooldbusiness. yeartheMediaServicesofthecollegehascome
New Business - Mr. Jaffe reported that under the direction of the library and Anne
April10,1992hasbeensetasidefortheSpring Richards was appointed as Media Services
Meeting and the suggested speaker will be Coordinator. As part of that position she
BarryJones,abookdealer,appraiserwhowas manages the satellite technology. We are
suggestedbyMarthavonBriesen. Johnhas membersofScola,aconsortiumnetworkthat
spokenwith Mr.Jones and hehas agreed to provides multi-lingual satellitebroadcasts to
keep that date open. Mr. Jones will give a institutions, so Sweet Briar is now receiving
combinationlectureandappraisal,soifanyof real time news programs in the original
youhaveararebookyouwouldlikeappraised, language from various countries around the
please bring it to the meeting. The Friends world.
approvedMr.JonesastheSpringspeaker. Martha Lou Stolman is coming down to
Mr.Jaffegaveabriefreportonrecentgifts presentuswithsomeofherhusband'sbooks
tothelibrary. Wereceivedagiftinsupportof fortheArtLibrary. Hewasaprofessorofartat
ourMusicLibraryfromBlairGravesSmith'48 Princeton. Shekindlysentalistofhisbooks
specificallytobuycompactdiscrecordingsof fromwhichtheartdepartmentchosewhatwas
works used in music courses to replace the needed.
deterioratingrecordsinourpresentcollection There being no further business, the
The second gift we received was from meetingwasadjourned.
LucilleSmithUnder'25,wholeftus$15,000,
fromherestate,whichisbeingusedtosupport
librarypurchases.
entiOruerefisntaaltgeifto,wfhiMcahrigsosttillDiinvpirnoecesEsn,rilsgthhte RecentAcquisitthieonFsriTehnrdosughGiftsfrom
Aghnldes,Classof"45. Mr.Jaffeshowedusthe
Fall 1990
beautifulpicture ofMargotwhichhercousin
aMnardcbrEonurglhgthtd,ohwenrtoontlhyecloilvlineggeraelnadtipvre,esfeonutnedd TmheeetiFnrgienodfs1o9f AtphreilLib1r9a9r1y,Caoupnpcriolv,edattihtes
tous. Margot'spicturewillbehunginthefoyer purchaseof119titlesin194volumesatatotal
ofthelobbyofthelibrary,justasyou enter. cost of $8,401.80 from the list of requests
Once thelibraryexpansion, orrenovation, is submitted by faculty and approved by the
completed a room will be named in that Needs Committee of the Friends. Selected
structure for Margot Enright's mother, T. A. atintldesanfnrootmattheedabeplporwo.ved purchasesarelisted
Divine, andthepicturewillbehungthere.
Mr. Connorsreportedontheestategiftof
Mrs. Aghnides, who had a gross estate of ARTHISTORYDEPARTMENT
$800,000. After taxes havebeen paid, and
some smaller gifts have been made. Sweet Provost,Louis
Briarwillbe thebeneficiaryoftheremaining oeuvre;Hoendoitreed,Dawiutmhiearn,ianttrhoedmuacttiicongubiydetothe
estate,whichisestimatedtobeapproximately ElizabethC.Childs. NewYork,NY;Garland
$525,000. Thegiftisrestrictedforusebythe Publishers/ 1989.
library. The estate also states that any ThebookthatforthefirsttimemakesItpossibletostudy
acquisitions made from the estate for the systematicallyallthesubjectstreatedinDaumler'sart.
librarybemadeinmemoryofMargot'smother. Mayr-Harding.Henry
Mrs. Aghnides requested that the funds be OttonianBookIllumination: An
used for renovations ofthe library and that HistoricalStudy. London;HarveyMiller
theserenovationsoraroombenamedinhonor Publishers/ 1990-91 2volumes
ofhermother. Thefundswillbeinvestedand
growuntil further decisions canbemade on Tthhiissmbaogonkifwiiclelnbtemtohveefmiresnttfuolfl-GsecarlmeawnorAkrt.inEnglishof
thestateofrenovationsplansforthelibrary.
Mr.JaffereportedthatSweetBriarhosted, KIrsch.EdithW.
this past Saturday, a meeting for library Fiveilluminatedmanuscriptsof
networkingleadersintheStatetokickoffwhat GiangeleazzoVlsconti. UniversityPark,PA;
iscalledthe"VirginiaLibraryandInformation PennStateUniversityPress/1991
mNeotdweolrwki.t"hiAnstyhoautknentowworoku.rlMirb.raJrayffseysretpeomritsead AcarontmaImnnid-sdsleiepaotrnhneisdntgb.uydTyahimosafjsstoeurvde1yr4aetlnhri-ilcclehunemtsiunorauytrIetudanlmdiaeannruspstacatrnridopintnosgf
thatwithinthelibraryweareworkingonthe ofeachofthemanuscriptsinthegroupandtracesthe
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