Gatherings Fall 2010

U n i v e r s i t y

L i b r a r i e s

Fall 2010

Bryan Thomas

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FRIENDS FOREVER

PG 2 FRIENDSHIP: A COMMUNITY OF THOUGHT

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A LIFE WORTH REMEMBERING

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I MET ALWIN NIKOLAIS ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF ALDEN LIBRARY

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FADED MEMORIESS

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OUR DONORS

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A PATCHWORK OF FRIENDS

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Credits Dean of Libraries: Scott Seaman Editor: Kate Mason, Assistant to the Dean Co-Editor: Katelynn Cole, Student Assistant Design: University Communications and Marketing Photography: Alysia Burton, Graduate Assistant Sherry Dibari, Graduate Assistant Bryan Thomas, Graduate Assistant Michael Keating, Cincinnati.com Contributing Writers: Mary Abowd, Katelynn Cole, Kate Mason, Doug Partusch and Scott Seaman With special help from Marne Grinolds, Bill Kimok and Sherri Saines About the cover: A native of Asia, the ginkgo tree dominated the Asian flora 200 million years ago. With ginkgoes gracing the south entrances to Alden Library, it is fitting that the ginkgo leaf, a symbol of long life and memory, also be a symbol of the Friends of the Libraries, as they support the preservation of the past and the formation of new ideas for the future.

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From the Dean of the Libraries

y congratulations to the Friends of Ohio University Libraries on their 30th anniversary. Three decades of sustained work and gifts have accumulated quite a legacy through friends’ gifts and memberships that have funded student scholarships, increased library endowments, and paid for renovations and special projects such as “Gatherings.”

Our Friends’ generosity has made a lasting positive impact on the education and lives of our students. Their gifts have elevated library resources and services to an extraordinary level and have contributed to Alden Library’s recognition as one of the top 100 research libraries in North America.

On behalf of everyone in the libraries and all the students who have benefitted from the 30 years of Friends’ gifts, we thank you and we congratulate you on your success.

Sherry DiBari

Scott Seaman, Dean of Ohio University Libraries

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Left to right: Lois Gerig, Dr. Vernon Alden, Provost Pam Benoit and Dean Scott Seaman exchange light conversation during the celebration of the Friends sponsored University Archives Day.

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inkgo trees are one of the oldest living plants on earth. So old, in fact, that they were around even before the dinosaurs, which makes them a fitting symbol of long life and lasting memories. It is no coincidence, then, that the Friends of the Libraries (FOL), whose mission is to support the “preservation of the past and the formation of new ideas for the future,” chose the gingko’s leaf as its icon to represent the organization. And what a long life it has been.

In the late 1970s, public funding was becoming increasingly scarce, and the library’s budget was slowly declining.

Concerned community members, faculty and librarians met and brainstormed ideas for “filling the gap between external funding and the real cost of providing high-quality collections and services.” After many conversations and constitutional drafts, the Friends organization was born. This year marks the FOL’s 30th anniversary, which was commemorated May 20, 2010 during the celebration of University Archives Day. 30 years and over $300,000 later, it is evident that our Friends are succeeding. Through book sales, readathons and generous donors, the FOL has helped Alden to grow in its research endeavors. Of the $300,000 raised, $40,000 was used to renovate rooms in the library, such as the Friends of the Libraries Room (Alden 319), which is now in constant use as a meeting room for faculty and students; $57,000 purchased new technology and learning devices such as a lighted globe and a full sized model of a human skeleton; $23,000 was raised for scholarships awarded to library student employees since 2000; and over $160,000 underwrote special projects such as the student internship program, student appreciation awards, and the publication of “Gatherings.”

30 YEARS OF FRIENDS (FOL) FUND RAISING Special Projects

Technology and Learning Devices Library Renovations Student Scholarships

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Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee, Dean Emeritus of Ohio University Libraries and former founding member of the Friends, stresses the importance of the Friends for library funding. “The library

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A close-up of a 1950s student handbook and other artifacts.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARIES OF OHIO UNIVERSITY Bryan Thomas

Officers and Members of the Board 2010-2011 Beth VanDerveer President Mary Kaye Jordan Vice President Neil Bernstein Howard Dewald Robert Ingram Margaret Thomas

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Art Woolley

Valerie McCabe browses through an old Athena yearbook during the Friends of the Libraries sponsored University Archives Day event held May 20, 2010.

is the academic heart of a university,” he says. “It enriches the lives of all its users. In order to have a good library, the support of all its users including faculty members, students, staff and community is critically important.”

In response to that need, the Friends invite lovers of learning and libraries to join them in the quest to aid Ohio University’s central academic resource. Who knows what the needs of libraries will be in the future? In light of a rapidly developing society where new things are constantly being created, the FOL must be ready to adapt to library changes. And whatever the library’s future needs Scott thing Ketner,is20, a sophomore, may be, one sure—the FOLstudies will be a part of making it German Language and Culture inside happen for Alden Library.

And you, too, are invited to join the the Learning Commons of Alden Library.

Friends and become a part of it!

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For information about the Friends, members’ benefits or how to become a Friend, go to www.library.ohiou.edu/friends

By Doug Partusch

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s everyone knows, it is important to

stay in touch with good friends. It’s essential that we let those who are most important to us know that we value our relationship and want to keep it strong. Of course, that’s often more challenging in practice than it is in theory. However, Gatherings is one of the ways that the Ohio University Libraries can stay in touch with our Friends. Our Friends represent individuals like you who believe that the libraries of Ohio University continue to play a vital role in the academic strength of

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the organization and the individual success of both undergraduate and graduate students.

Some of our Friends are involved in providing funds for scholarships, and some are involved in contributing collections through our Robert E. and Jean R. Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. Other Friends provide funds for research materials or establish endowed accounts to support a particular field of interest or study. Many of our Friends provide annual support and quite a few have done just that for many years running. In fact, we have supporters that have donated to the benefit of the library for over 30 years. These stories all represent remarkable relationships with people just like you that believe that the library works hard to enrich the academic experience here at Ohio. Some of these folks are profiled in this issue.

In addition to Gatherings, we are also trying to stay in touch with our friends through periodic mailings, personal notes, our Facebook and Twitter pages and a new on-line newsletter. Debuting this past spring, we plan to continue publishing our quarterly newsletter via e-mail to keep our Friends up-to-date on activities here at the library. We’ll look at the work being accomplished by our library staff, contributions and academic successes made by students, collection developments, and departmental and faculty notes.

As the University Libraries head toward our 200th year of providing service to the Ohio University, I hope that you will continue to include the library in your annual philanthropic plans. Funds provided by individual donors are an increasingly larger portion of the funding that is essential to keeping Alden Library at the forefront of providing service to our campus community 24 hours a day.

Congratulations to all of our Friends and thank you for 30 years of support.

Doug Partusch, Director of Development at Alden Library.

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By Kate Mason

A Life Worth Remembering Alwin Nikolais Born: November 25, 1910 Died: May 8, 1993

This November is the 100th birthday celebration of the legendary modern dance choreographer, designer and teacher, Alwin Nikolais. Coined the “father of multimedia,� Nikolais’ career spanned 55 years and included everything from choreographing dance and opera, to designing costumes and props, to composing music and creating sets.

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is choreography created a whole new technique of dance by incorporating everyday objects and material and transforming them into living, breathing extensions of the human body.

Nikolais was the first choreographer to use a Moog synthesizer, an early electronic keyboard that utilizes non-traditional musical

sounds. He then partnered it with the limited technology of the day to create a visual light show using hundreds of slides, light cues and color to completely transform the environment of the stage—before it became the “standard repertoire” for a generation of American rock-n-roll youth.

However, it was his teaching that was most important to him. He encouraged individuals to find their own artistic voice, a very different approach from ballet’s centuriesold tradition that teaches vocabulary first

Dancers Gladys Bailin and Bill Frank performing “Cantos.”

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and foremost. This individualism led many of his company dancers to pursue their own distinctive choreography, as was the case for Gladys Bailin, former director of the School of Dance at Ohio University, and for Murray Louis who, in 1953, formed the Murray Louis Dance Company. Years later Louis and Nikolais merged companies to form a single dance company–Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance.

It was the value that Louis and Nikolais placed on education and their mutual

lifelong friendship with Gladys Bailin that guided Louis to donate 400 cubic feet of historical materials (manuscripts, photographs, artifacts, audio and film recordings, postcards, and posters) from Murray Louis and Nikolais Dance to Ohio University Libraries.

The dance collection, housed for over a decade in Alden Library, “has become a major research venue for scholars, dance historians and students both nationally and interna-

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A storyboard created by Alwin Nikolais for the Steve Allen television show.

tionally. Virtually every artifact during the careers of Nikolais and Louis [is here],” said Gladys Bailin.

She continued, “Since the Nikolais and Louis companies no longer exist, the library archives makes these wonderful works available to those interested in [studying] one of the most influential dance makers of the 20th Century.”

Many treasures are found in the Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis Dance Collection housed on the fifth floor of Alden Library, and many riches await scholars and students who are still influenced by Nikolais and his contribution to the world of dance and multimedia.

Happy 100th Birthday, Alwin Nikolais!

Ohio University Libraries will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Alwin Nikolais’ birth by partnering with the New York Public Library on an exhibition called Alwin Nikolais’ Total Theater in Motion.The display can be seen in the New York Performing Arts Library’s Astor Gallery from October 21, 2010 through January 15, 2011.

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The Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis Collection is housed at the Vernon R. Alden Library in the Robert E. and Jean R. Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

• 10,400 Images • 300 Choreographed works • 110 Boxes of photographs For further information visit: www.library.ohiou.edu/archives/dance

I Met Alwin Nikolais By Mary Abowd on the Fifth Floor of Alden Library

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t’s true that the American modern dance legend has been dead 17 years, but somehow that little detail didn’t prevent me from getting to know the man. Up in Archives and Special Collections, I heard his voice, held his personal photographs, watched his dances, and read page after page of his life story, spanning more than eight decades. Nikolais may not have been there in the flesh, but in spirit he was still alive—and kicking.

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As a graduate student in journalism researching Nikolais for a dance history class, my goal was to understand the life events and personal beliefs that may have

contributed to his philosophy of dance; something he called “decentralization.”

His approach was revolutionary. It shunted aside conventional modern dance’s reliance on emotion and narrative to probe instead what he called “motional design” and to scatter the viewer’s attention away from a single focal point on stage. How did he come up with that vision? What informed his deep convictions? The many boxes containing Nikolais’ unpublished autobiography, with folders organized by year, answered these questions—and more—all in his own words and sometimes in his own handwriting.

His writings also offered a glimpse into Nik the person. He wrote of his horror of

war, a result of his near-death experiences serving in WWII. He shared his firm belief in evolutionary theory. He even offered a subtle commentary on being a gay man in 1940s America. When I found myself alone in the archives laughing out loud at his wry humor, I knew at least one thing was true: Even from the grave, Nikolais gave a great interview.

The archives also afforded the rich opportunity for cross-referencing. Once I had read everything Nikolais had to say about himself, I could then dip into the vast “Moving Images” series to watch his work on video, or peruse the boxes of “Press and Promotion” materials to read descriptions of his work by dance critics. An endless stream of photographs provided documentation of Nikolais’ early days as an experimental teacher and choreographer at the Henry Street Playhouse in Manhattan and chronicled his meteoric rise to the world stage.

This November marks the centennial of Nikolais’ birth, and the international dance community will pause to remember him.

Those lucky enough to visit the Nikolais archives, however, might discover for themselves that some legends never really die. If they don’t believe me, they can check in with Nikolais. He’s upstairs waiting.

Mary Abowd is a doctoral student in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism who enjoys viewing and writing about dance.

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hat do you remember about your years at Ohio University? Your dorm section?

Your favorite professor? The landmark floods of the late 50s and 60s?

Alden Library and the Ohio University Alumni Association have teamed up to let you relive your years on campus by viewing historical Ohio University yearbooks online. The project was made possible through a collaborative effort involving the Sloan Foundation, Internet Archives, and Lyrasis, a national library consortium.

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It was decided early on that the first material to be digitized here on campus would be Ohio University yearbooks. All of the yearbooks from the years 1892, 1893 and 1908-2009 have been scanned and are available online for alumni and Friends around the country. The only omissions are 1918 and 1969 when official yearbooks weren’t published. The project was suggested by Janet Carleton who is in charge of Digital Initiatives for Alden Library.

University Archivist Bill Kimok says, “Janet called and told me about the Lyrasis deal and asked me what I thought would be a good first project.

We both agreed that the Athenas, which undoubtedly are the most universally popular items contained in the Ohio University Archives, would be the perfect fit.”

But the library knew that it still needed a partner to help cover the expense of digitizing materials that would be of most interest and benefit to alumni and to researchers alike.

To view the yearbooks online go to: media.library.ohiou.edu Athena

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Graham Stewart, assistant vice president of Alumni Relations, was enthusiastic about helping to fund this project. “The Alumni Association is excited to offer more than a century of yearbooks online as part of the library project,” said Graham.

“We anticipate that alumni from all eras will enjoy the opportunity to relive their years on campus through this interactive online medium. Our mission is to connect alumni with Ohio University and with each other. This project goes a long way toward enhancing that objective, and we appreciate the opportunity to partner with Alden Library to make it happen.”

In addition to the historic yearbooks, the project has digitized nearly 60 years of the alumni magazine, which has evolved in title from The Ohio Alumnus, to Alumni Journal and now to Ohio University Today. All of the digitized material includes searchable metadata for easy access.

So, next time you’re feeling a little nostalgic about your college days, all you have to do is log on and take a stroll down memory lane—virtually, that is.

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Luke Bentley Home: Glouster, Ohio Profession: Undergraduate student majoring in history and secondary education with a focus in social studies.

Last Book Read: “Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime” by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin.

Hobbies: Watching films and writing.

Why I Support Alden Library: I have always been a reader of books and a lover of libraries. It all began at a young age when my mother took me to my local library to check out books. My choice to support Alden Library was simply a natural extension from my early beginnings.

Profile: I’m a locally grown student who adores it here.

Memorable Movie: It’s actually an adaptation of the board game Clue that I enjoy the most. I am a sucker for a simple slapstick comedy.

Current Project: I’m trying to hone my writing skills,

unprofessionally, by just sort of writing whatever comes to mind. It certainly seems like a difficult project to me!

Favorite Place on Campus: I like to sit under the trees at the Emeriti Park. I really enjoy the pond there in the old riverbed.

Luke Bentley has been the student officer on the board of directors of the Friends of the Libraries since 2006.

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Sherry DiBari

From left to right: Ruth Anna Duff, Dr. Kathleen Garland-Rike and Carolyn Konnert standing on the college green.

Kasler’s Dairy, pictured here in 1957, was one of the most popular post-game spots for Athens.

Ruth Anna Duff Home: Greenfield, Ohio

Profession: Retired American History teacher Last Book Read: “True Compass: A Memoir,”

by Edward M. Kennedy.

Hobbies: Travel—“I have traveled to many countries around the globe. I enjoy meeting people and learning about different cultures.”

Why I Support Alden Library: Because the library supports the academic work of all students, regardless of their major.

Profile: Dependable, honest, and sometimes friends call me a little predictable.

Memorable Movie: Titanic.

Current Project: I’m doing quite a bit of work with the

Hillsboro Garden Club, which I enjoy, and I’m helping to organize my high school class’ 50th anniversary reunion.

Favorite Place on Campus: The library. “Back when I was in school, my roommates and I always studied at Chubb Library. It was a great place to gather.”

Favorite Off-campus Hangout: Kasler’s Dairy and Ice

Cream Shop on East State Street. “They had the best ice cream in town.”

Ruth Anna Duff has been an active supporter of the University Libraries since 1972.

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Donald and Marian Spencer

By Doug Partusch

We celebrate the life of Donald Spencer, a long-time supporter of Alden Library, who passed away this past May in Cincinnati. Mr. Spencer, along with his wife, Marian, made a difference in the lives of thousands of people who benefited from their good works.

In 1992, he and Marian established the Donald and Marian Spencer Endowment for the African-American Studies Collection at Alden Library, which greatly expanded the collection of materials on African-American history, politics, art, language, literature, music and culture.

Donald had the distinction of being the first African-American to serve on the Board of Trustees at Ohio University, and he was recognized as a pioneer in education, civil rights, business, and philanthropy. A lifelong Cincinnati resident, he and Marian worked tirelessly as strong advocates for

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voting rights and desegregation. He and Marian were awarded honorary degrees from Ohio University in 1994 for their longtime service.

In 2004, Ohio University awarded Donald the prestigious Founders Citation—the board’s highest honor.

The Donald A. Spencer Achievement Award was also established in his honor to recognize the accomplishments of minority students at Ohio University, and the Blackburn-Spencer Scholarship and Achievement Awards were named in part for him.

Donald’s philosophy in life was “when you leave this world it should be better because you have lived” --and he has certainly achieved that.

To contribute to the Donald and Marian Spencer special endowment donate online at www.ohiou.edu/give, or contact Doug Partusch at partusch@ ohio.edu.

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thanks its 2009 donors for their extraordinary support

$10,000 and above Robert E. & Joanne Fallon Estate of Willard H. Elsbree $5,000 to $9,999 Vernon R. Alden Colgate-Palmolive Company $1,000 to $4,999 Terry Moore Lynn Shostack Holly Duncan Bank of America Foundation Ruth Anna Duff Dr. Adam & Ada L. Smalley Bors Dr. Charles & Ruth Overby Stanley D. & Ann Robinson Byron H. Post Dr. Ruth E. Nybakken Glenn C. & Kirsten H. Williams $500 to $999 Scott Seaman Nancy H. Rue Dr. Richard R. Duncan Ohio Association for Health Physical Francine C. Childs Drs. David N. Descutner & DeLysa Burnier Janice L. Scites Laura E. Kinner Mary Christine R. Bogar $250 to $499 Wanda Sue Rohrbough Paula S. Harsch Douglas E. & Valaria J. McCabe Charles B. DeVinney Dr. Renee A. Middleton Paul J. & Lois H. Gerig Donald L. Gorman Dr. Gifford B. Doxsee Jim & Dorothy M. Hallett Richard E. Reed Roberta W. Holzer William P. Tuchrello Arlene F. Greenfield Leslie D. Dybiec Drs. George W. & Nancy R. Bain Dr. RobertW. Russell & Lelia Roberts Russell Holley Marker Thompson J. Brian Riordan Janice L. Dumford John C. Marksbury John E. & Cecilia Geist Kevin R. & Stephanie McIlwain Miller Peter Colwell William J. Muthig $100 to $249 Caryl Gustavson Dr. Andrew R. & Nancy H. Harver Judith A. Daso Edward V. & Anita Lipman Ambrose Vurnis Donald A. & Mary K. Jordan Donald Cox Donna M. Daniel Dr. Carol A. Knightly Dr. David L. & Karen J. Williams Gerald W. & Corry H. Powers Jan C. Maxwell Stephen D. & Pamela A. Clawson Tao Lin Dr. Howard D. Dewald & Elaine F. Saulinskas Charles J. & Claire O. Ping Dr. Frank W. & Lorraine Myers Dr. Hwa-Wei & Mary F. Lee Dr. Robert H. & Lois D. Whealey Timothy Wells Wilmont H. Chandler & Sallie A. Roberts Michel S. Perdreau William P. Saviers Jr. Elizabeth M. Story Paula R. Haggard John A. Stein John M. & Verda B. Jones Teri G. Sherman Thomas W. Marton Kevin W. Wright Dr. Anita C. James Ronna-Jean Gedeon Anthony Serapio Zalba Ruth T. Ingham Eric J. Shangold Shangold Family Foundation Tom Parker Doug & Kathy Partusch Kathy K. Oliver Nancy B. & James F. Hanst Arthur Woolley Rhonda Dybiec E. Mark & Nancy L. Geiger Beverly Gage Dr. David A. & Elaine Young Natalie A. Luskevich Betty Jo Sutherin Alan W. & Nita J. Olson Amritjit Singh Anne S. Braxton Barbara Ryan Brenda G. McCullough Clifford C. Dukes Damien Oliver & Martha F. Bawn David E. Rosselot David J. Hartline David R. & Diana L. Gedeon Donald D. Gerber Donald E. Kramer Dr. Anthony G. & Helen Chila Dr. Arthur J. & Kathleen A. Marinelli Dr. Catherine L. Brown Dr. David G. Hendricker Dr. Edward J. Fine Dr. James W. & Lee S. Petersen Dr. Jean Drevenstedt Dr. Karen G. Burch Dr. Robert & Jane Wasserman Newman Edwin W. & Beth E. Meier Elizabeth Ann Huber Elizabeth J. Nethers Elouise Williams G. Robert & Elizabeth C. Houdek Gerald J. Wehri Gerard Raymond Ackerman Guy Philips Janet Betcher Janet S. Duerr Janice M. Baskey Jeffrey Lee & Lisbeth Ferrier John P.

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