Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Friends of the UC San Diego Library Records
- Dates:
- 1961-2010
- Creators:
- Friends of the UCSD Library, Matthiessen, Peter, Kennedy, William, 1928-, Styron, William, 1925-2006, Stegner, Wallace, 1909-1993, and Gordimer, Nadine
- Abstract:
- Records document the growth and development of the Friends of the UCSD Library, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to supporting the interests and needs of the libraries at the University of California, San Diego.
- Extent:
- 5.9 Linear feet (6 archives boxes, 2 records cartons, 1 flat box, and 1 oversize folder)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
-
Friends of the UC San Diego Library Records, RSS 1033. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Records document the growth and development of the Friends of the UCSD Library, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to supporting the interests and needs of the libraries at the University of California, San Diego. The materials consist primarily of correspondence, subject files, meeting minutes, membership lists, keepsake publications, lecture program posters, and cassette audiorecordings of lecture speakers. Also included are undergraduate essays, publicity materials and photographs.
The records are arranged in five series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) SUBJECT FILES, 3) BOOK COLLECTION CONTEST MATERIALS, 4) PUBLICATIONS, and 5) LECTURE PROGRAMS.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Friends of the UCSD Library is a non-profit educational organization whose members take an informed interest in the activities of the libraries and the University. Since 1961, the Friends have provided financial support for the enrichment of library resources, particularly through the acquisition of books in support of academic programs. The Friends sponsored exhibitions, receptions and public events, such as the Public Events Series, the Great Authors Series and the Contemporary Writers Program. Between 1975 and 1985, the Friends sponsored an annual contest for the best undergraduate book collection. The Friends have also published several facsimile keepsakes from holdings in the library's collections. In 1993, the organization changed its name to Friends of the UCSD Libraries.
- Acquisition information:
- Not Available
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-07-11 15:28:11 -0700 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
-
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
- Preferred citation:
-
Friends of the UC San Diego Library Records, RSS 1033. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
- Location of this collection:
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9500 Gilman Drive, Dept. 0175La Jolla, CA 92093-0175, US
- Contact:
- (858) 534-2533