A N N UA L R E P O RT 2014-2015
PRESIDENTS 1747-2014 1747-1788
Abraham Redwood
1791-1796
Henry Marchant
1797-1801
William Vernon
1801-1809
John Bours
1809-1813
Jonathan Easton
1813-1830
Robert Stevens
1830-1836
David King
1836-1844
Audley Clarke
1844-1846
George G. King
1846-1849
William Hunger
1849-1859
David King
1859-1870
George G. King
1870-1872
William Cozzens
1872-1874
Henry Ledyard
1874-1875
Edward King
1875-1882
Francis Brinley
1882-1883
James E. Mauran
1883-1886
Henry E. Turner
1886-1895
LeRoy King
1895-1902
Henry G. Marquand
1902-1909
Arthur B. Emmons
1909-1913
Daniel B. Fearing
1913-1916
J. Fred Pierson
1916-1933
Roderick Terry
1934-1939
Henry Barton Jacobs
1939-1948
Roderick Terry, Jr.
1948-1952
Andrew Chalmers Wilson
1952-1959
Hugh B. Baker
1959-1964
William P. Sheffield
1964-1986
Donald B. Fletcher
1986-1991
John J. Slocum
1991-2000
C. Mathews Dick, Jr.
2000-2001
Ann F. Conner
2001-2008
Stephen G.W. Walk
2008-2009
Douglas R. Riggs
2009-2010
Ann F. Conner
2010-
Edwin G. Fische r, M.D.
Cover: Christian Banister and Son, by Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1774-1775.
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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C O L L E C T I O N S O V E RV I E W
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EXHIBITIONS
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ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS
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C H A R L E S B I R D K I N G S O C I E T Y: P L A N N E D G I V I N G
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DONORS
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S TAT E M E N T O F F I N A N C I A L P O S I T I O N
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C O M M I T T E E S , S TA F F & L I B R A RY VO L U N T E E R S
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IN MEMORIAM
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This report covers the fiscal year July 2014 - June 2015.
M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T
Mission The Company of the Redwood Library and Athenæum is an educational and cultural institution that remains true to its 1747 Colonial charter establishing a library for “propagating Virtue, Knowledge and useful Learning.”
Purpose Reflecting its history and traditions, the Redwood Library and Athenæum is a library, a museum, and an historic building. Each of these aspects of its identity is key to the institution’s future, as well as to understanding its past. In order to encourage public access to its buildings, programs, and collections, the Library actively pursues policies and opportunities to increase its presence in the national and international educational and cultural environment by expanding, cataloging, preserving, and disseminating its collections and programs.
The Redwood Library and Athenæum celebrated the 265th anniversary of its Charter on August 24, 2012. From its incorporation in 1747 by a group of 46 colonists to its standing today as the oldest continuously operating lending library in its original building in America, the Redwood remains dedicated to fulfilling its Charter, “having nothing in view but the good of Mankind.”
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Holly M. Bannister, M.D. Miles O. Bidwell Joanne Breyer David F. Brodsky Elisabeth R. Clark James O. Coleman Virginia Decker Tylor Field II Edwin G. Fischer, M.D. Ronald Lee Fleming Michael K. Gewirz Esmond Harmsworth Edward W. Kane Kenneth M.P. Lindh Earl McMillen III Janet Alexander Pell R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Molly de Ramel David L. Reed Peggy C. Richmond Douglas R. Riggs Jeffrey Siegal Dennis E. Stark Stephen G.W. Walk
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
This year the Redwood welcomed Dr. Benedict Leca as Executive Director. He is off to a terrific start, combining his love of eighteenth-century history and culture with a strong curatorial background and a vibrant leadership style. Recent exhibitions and programs included a stunning presentation of maritime history, Marine Paintings by John Mecray, presented in the Van Alen Gallery and shown to full advantage with special lighting by Sandra Liotus Lighting Design, LLC.; a spring History Seminar titled “Clockmaking in Colonial America,” featuring clock experts from Winterthur and the Concord Museum; a standing-room-only series on the history of architectural design by Rhode Island School of Design professor John Tschirch; book talks by authors Peter Kiernan (American Mojo) and Phyllis Levin (John Quincy Adams); and another robust Life of the Mind Salon series. In November, the Redwood awarded the first Abraham Redwood Medal for Contributions to American History and Culture to David McCullough, who spoke on his new book, The Wright Brothers. The award, designed by John Benson and made possible by a gift from the Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust, was presented in Bazarsky Lecture Hall at Salve Regina University. To honor the occasion, the Redwood mounted a special exhibition on the Lafayette Escadrille, the American aviators who flew with the French during World War I. The exhibition, sponsored by the de Ramel Foundation, remains on display until mid-February in the newly installed Helen Elizabeth Peirce Prince Gallery, donated by the Prince and de Ramel families. Escadrille co-founder Norman Prince was a direct relation of Redwood member and supporter Guillaume de Ramel and his mother, Lisette Prince. The summer Gala, beautifully produced in a stunning tent on the grounds of the Redwood in July, ended with a standing ovation for Michael Feinstein, iconic singer, pianist and Gershwin scholar. Without interruption since 1747 the Redwood Library has dedicated itself to “promote virtue, knowledge and understanding with nothing in mind but the good of mankind,” as Abraham Redwood and the original shareholders intended. They were successful merchants in the fourth largest city in the colonies who put aside their religious differences to build the first public Neo-Classical building in America. Working with Benedict, our strong staff and a dedicated board, we are actively sowing the seeds to secure the Redwood’s financial future and to carry that important message to the generations of the future. With your help, I know we can do it. Sincerely,
Edwin G. Fischer, M.D. President, Board of Directors
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
It is hard to believe that my first year is fast approaching completion, and I would attribute the speed of time, scary as it is, to nothing other than good things: the warm welcome I have received from all of you and the great pleasure I derive in leading this fabled institution “with nothing in view but the good of mankind.” As I am sure many of you sense, we are on the move: we are expanding and enriching our programming; we will implement an admission fee for adult non-members in 2016; and eventually we will be reconfiguring the Rovensky Room. These changes, I would hasten to add, are being effected deliberately, with a deep respect for tradition. But perhaps most important for you, our treasured patrons, they are being effected to provide you with more—more comfort, more content, more books, and more historical material with which to spark your imagination. Part of the enriched programming I speak of will be in the form of successive exhibitions in the Van Alen and Helen Elizabeth Peirce Prince Galleries. Between now and next summer, you will enjoy presentations of fine printing, aviation history, Newport architecture, marine photography, the history of tennis in Newport, and vintage automotive art. And while the Redwood Library was designed to generate knowledge on any worthwhile subject, we will always retain a special place for the period that conceived it in the first place, colonial America. It is for this reason that the next Redwood History Seminar - on June 3, 2016 - will be devoted to colonial portraiture and feature some of the very best scholars in the world on this important topic. The sum of our activities has really nothing to do with any great vision of mine. Rather, it is merely us, together as a team, fulfilling the prescient and benevolent dream of the genteel Abraham Redwood, a man who understood that the greatest gift we can offer ourselves and our fellow citizens is a cultured life shaped by unceasing intellectual discovery. With many, many thanks for your continued support,
Benedict Leca, Ph.D. Executive Director
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C O L L E C T I O N S O V E RV I E W
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Library Services and Statistics
Notable Acquisitions
Cataloging • New items cataloged: 1,580 • Existing items cataloged: 1,771
Original Collection Replacements
Circulation • Mystery: 2,341 • Fiction: 2,281 • Non-fiction: 1,977 • Biography: 519 • Art Quartos: 190 • Preservation: 71 • Hamilton Horticulture Collection: 23 • Special Collections: 218 • 3M eBooks: 1,203 • Audiovisual: 1,969 • Periodicals: 644 • Children’s: 724 • Young Adult: 268 Total: 12,428 Reference • 250 recorded reference interactions • 125 researchers came in person (most visits lasted 2-4 hours) Gifts • 845 titles were purchased • 5,496 books donated; 709 retained • 376 compact discs donated • 34 books-on-tape donated; 12 retained • 21 DVDs donated; 4 retained • 53 periodical subscriptions donated Tours • 29 reserved groups toured the Library, including 13 schools and colleges, 4 art and architecture groups, 5 professional groups, 3 senior groups, 3 members and friends groups, and 1 international group. A total of 535 individuals participated in these tours. • October was the busiest month with a total of 9 tours and 117 participants. • A total of 151 people took the daily 2:00 p.m. tour. During the February Winter Festival, 22 people enjoyed the daily tour at a special discounted rate.
Richard Bradley. The gentleman and farmer’s guide for the increase and improvement of cattle, viz. lambs, sheep, hogs, calves, cows, oxen. Also the best manner of breeding and breaking horses, both for sport and burden. London: Printed for G.S. and Sold by W. Mears, at the Lamb in the Old-Baily, 1732. Richard Bradley’s principal endeavors were in the field of botany, and in 1724 he was named the first professor of botany at the University of Cambridge, which office he held until his death in 1732. Richard Bradley (1688–1732) was the author of the first illustrated book on succulent plants, Historia plantarum succulentarum (1716–1727), and editor of the first British horticultural journal. Richard Butler. An essay concerning blood-letting. Shewing the various effects and peculiar advantages of bleeding in different parts of the human body, particularly in the foot. With proper directions how to make such a choice, as will best answer the end, in all the variety of cases whatever. London: Printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb on Ludgate-Hill, MDCCXXXIV [1734]. Butler’s Essay concerning blood-letting re-joins the Original Collection from the collection of a local resident, Dr. Paul Del Guercio, and we are grateful. As is evident, the author, Dr. Richard Butler, is recommending the practice of bleeding from the feet. ______________________________
In fiscal year 2014-15, the Redwood Library welcomed 19,438 members and visitors. Saturday was the most popular day for visitors, while Thursday was the most popular for members.
Vault Showings • The Library hosted 14 private and public vault showings throughout the year. 7
EXHIBITIONS Van Alen Gallery
Vignette of period furnishings
Portraits of Interiors: Interior Illustrators in Newport Collections A fascination with artistic portrayals of notable interior spaces enticed guest curator Paul Miller to assemble an outstanding selection of art and furnishings for an exhibition in the Van Alen Gallery, from March 2014 through March 2015. Miller, who is Curator at The
Beaulieu Hall, Residence of Ambassador and Mrs. Wiley T. Buchanan by David Mode Payne, 1982.
Preservation Society of Newport County, borrowed works from several local cultural institutions, as well as from many private individuals for the exhibition. In addition to paintings, Miller gathered drawings, photographs, furniture, and textiles, and created two vignettes of furniture and decorative arts that were depicted in the paintings or inspired by them.
Atlantic by John Mecray
Marine Paintings by John Mecray John Mecray grew up a block from the ocean in Cape May, NJ, and eventually employed his considerable artistic talents to become a highly acclaimed marine artist. An exhibition of his paintings and drawings was shown in the Van Alen Gallery and Rovensky Delivery Room vitrines from March 2015 through October 2015. 8
The presentation was a collaboration between the Redwood Library and IYRS, School of Technology & Trades, which inherited most of the art works from the late Reginald H. Fullerton, Jr., of Watch Hill, RI. It coincided with the Volvo Ocean Race in Newport and delighted members and visitors with its dramatic depictions of historic yacht races.
Rovensky Delivery Room Vitrine Exhibitions
Colored floral: “Studies in Design” by Christopher Dresser, Ph.D. Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin: London, 1876.
Decorative Arts Books and Periodicals A selection of primarily eighteenth-century decorative arts books and Special Collections periodical literature was displayed in September 2014. Co-curated by Redwood staff members Elizabeth Delmage and Molly Jencks, this exhibition was made possible by a grant from the Library of
His Booke: Ownership Marks and Bookplates Exquisite examples of book plates from private collections and the Library’s own Special Collections were on display in the fall and winter of 2014-15. Bookplates are a mark of ownership on a piece of paper affixed to the interior cover or a flyleaf of a book. They are sometimes called “ex libris” from the Latin meaning “from the books of.” From approximately 1450, with the creation of moveable type printing by Johannes Gutenberg, bookplates became popular among wealthy German nobles. The artist Albrecht Dürer is credited with producing the first dated bookplate in 1516. The inspiration for these printed bookplates came from the medieval practice of including a portrait of the owner in the front of Books of Hours (illuminated prayer books). As printed materials became more readily available across the European continent and across class lines, the use of bookplates also spread geographically and socially. During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, there was a shift in subject matter and practice in the design of
Desk: “The Universal System of Houshold Furniture” by Ince and Mayhew, London, 1762.
Rhode Island (LORI) grant program and featured aspects of homes, furnishings, and artisanship from the Newport area. The grant enabled the Redwood to catalog 180 decorative arts serials, and to convert catalog records for books in this category, making them available (by appointment) for members and visitors to view.
bookplates to more pictorial and allegorical designs, reflecting the professions, interests, and lifestyle of the book owners. The earliest documented bookplate in the New World was printed in 1642 by Stephen Daye, a Massachusetts colonist who operated a printing press out of Harvard College. In the Bookplate: Redwood Collection of Book- south, armorial coats of arms plates, a gift of George Henry Corey. were popular, indicating the pride in family lineage. For many northern individuals who had escaped religious or political persecution, symbols of the aristocracy would not have been a popular choice. In spite of the changes in bookplate design over time, its purpose remains the same—showing ownership and pride in the possession of a book.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
In the fiscal year 2014-15, the Redwood Library & Athenæum had great success with programs, events, charitable donations, and planned improvements. • The Original Collection was purchased in 1747 with £500 sterling donated by Abraham Redwood. It consisted of 751 titles, some of which went missing after the Library was used by British forces during the Revolutionary War. The Redwood has worked to purchase replacement copies as they have become available, using funds donated by generous members and supporters for this purpose. Eight replacement copies of volumes long missing from the Original Collection were purchased during the 2014-15 fiscal year, thanks to generous contributions from Angela and Garry Fischer, George G. Herrick, David L. and Leslie Reed, Leslie M. Murtha, Virginia Decker, Dr. Paul Del Guercio, Lisette Prince and Maureen Donnell. • The Hartfield Foundation provided funds to restore the historic iron posts and fence surrounding the Library. • Funding for Children’s Library programming was provided by a grant from the George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation. • Sixteen Life of the Mind Salon programs were featured on Wednesday evenings in the fall and spring, inviting members and visitors to share lively occasions of learning and conversation. • The Donaldson Trust provided a grant to increase the number of fully processed and critically evaluated volumes in the Redwood’s art collection. • A collaboration between the Library and IYRS, School of Technology & Trades, brought the exhibition Marine Paintings by John Mecray to the Redwood in March. The exhibition was underwritten by many generous donors. Edward Kane and Martha Wallace provided the funds to produce a full-color catalog of Mecray’s work.
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• A Toy Lending Library was created in the Children’s Library, thanks to charitable gifts from the Newport County Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation, the NewportFed Charitable Foundation, and the Ocean State Charities Trust. • Newport: A Lively Experiment 1639-1969, the definitive history of Newport by Rockwell Stensrud, published by the Redwood Library, was reprinted in softcover thanks to a generous gift from Frank and Betsy Ray. • The Redwood “Screen and Discuss” Documentary Film Series presented six films and offered a robust discussion following each viewing. • Weekly and monthly programs, such as “If It’s Tuesday, It Must be Shakespeare” and the Redwood Book Club, continued to draw members and visitors to the Library. • Dr. Orin Grossman, noted Gershwin pianist and scholar, was the featured speaker at the John Quinlan Murphy Summer Lecture. He discussed Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and concluded his talk with a complete solo piano performance of the title piece. • Sixty-five members and visitors attended the fourth annual history seminar, Time Will Tell: Clockmaking in Colonial America, on June 5, 2015. Five experts on clockmaking and horological history spoke in the Harrison Room; a dinner at the New York Yacht Club followed. • Full-color gallery cards were produced for the Terry Reading Room, giving detailed information about the portraits and their artists. • Over 800 3M eBook titles have been made available to Redwood members. • Dozens of generous tribute and memorial gifts were given to the Library to honor the friends and families of the donors.
• Fifty-three periodical subscriptions were donated by members and supporters.
various interests and associations. Matthews was editor of Time magazine from 1949 to1953.
• Three musical performances were held in the Harrison Room: Diego Campagna (classical guitarist), Jim McGrath (guitarist), and the Newport String Project.
• Over 400 linear feet of materials making up the institutional archives of the Redwood Library and Athenæum were surveyed.
• In June, the Redwood hosted a reception for leaders from the “Culture as Catalyst” group, which strives to bring recognition to local cultural resources so that they can be a catalyst for economic development. The group is underwritten by the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. The leaders also participated in a workshop led by organizational management and systems expert Peter Senge. • The Library’s wooden card catalogs were moved from the Rovensky Delivery Room and placed throughout the Perry stacks and the 2005 Addition (to the left of the Circulation Desk) to open up the first floor space. The catalogs identify the volumes that are part of the old Cutter classification collection, which is found in the basement level. One card catalog was left in the Delivery Room as a link to the Redwood’s history. • The Edward Burke Postcard Collection, covering 120 years of Newport and Rhode Island history, was received and processed in October 2014. The cards were numbered and scanned, and are available as part of the Newport Ephemera Collection. • The Library’s expansive collection of Christie’s catalogs has been de-accessioned and re-purposed into a research collection detailing local and regional silver and furniture. This project is still underway, but once finished will be available for researchers with a reference appointment.
• Thanks to a generous grant from the IMLS “Museums for America” program, the Library was able to hire an Inventory Project Assistant to begin cataloging and describing the items in the Redwood’s art collection. • A LORI (Library of Rhode Island) OLIS (Office of Library and Information Services) grant enabled the Redwood to catalog 180 decorative arts serials and to convert catalog records for books in this category. The goal of the project was to improve access to the Library’s print collections as well as to improve internal cataloging and collection management procedures. • Tour Director Elaine Bunnell hosted 29 tour groups during the year. St. Michael’s third graders were thrilled to see a volume eaten by bookworms, even more so than being shown the oldest item in the Library, a 1425 BC papyrus fragment. Seniors from Salve Regina’s Circle of Scholars studying Newport architecture viewed Andrea Palladio’s Architecture in Four Books (1736) and saw the drawing that greatly influenced Peter Harrison’s design of the Redwood. The remaining groups included high school and college classes and professional groups including architects, educators, and bankers. • Most of these activities could not have happened without the help of the Library’s wonderful volunteers. The Library is grateful to all who shared their time and talent throughout the year.
• The 7,000 volumes comprising the private library of T.S. Matthews, which had been in storage since 2012, were sorted, reviewed, and cataloged. The collection, a bequest of this influential editor and author, reflects his
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PROGRAMS & EVENTS
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Life of the Mind Salons • Dr. Hayat Alvi on current Middle Eastern conflicts • Ray Rickman and Detra Windsor on Sissieretta Jones • Frances J. “Bing” West, One Million Steps • Robert Crease, The Quantum Moment • Ellen T. Harris, George Frederic Handel: A Life with Friends • Christian M. McBurney, Kidnapping the Enemy • H. Philip J. West, Secrets & Scandals • Christopher L. Pastore, Between Land and Sea • Charles Edel, Ph.D., John Quincy Adams: Nation Builder • Joan Johnson-Freese, Ph.D., on “The Future of the U.S. Space Program” • James McGuane, The Hunted Whale • Sean Moore, on eighteenth-century libraries • Benedict Leca, Ph.D., “Of Apples and Objects: The Still Life Paintings of Paul Cézanne” • Kent Weeks, Ph.D., “New Discoveries in the Valley of the Kings” • Brigadier General Peter Zwack, Ret., on the current geo-political situation in Russia • Eileen Rockefeller, Being a Rockefeller, Becoming Myself Lectures and Author Talks • Ron Sanfilippo,“Composing Jazz to Tell a Story: To Honor Our Veterans” • Dr. Orin Grossman, John Quinlan Murphy Summer Lecture, “Making a Lady Out of Jazz: George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue” • Sylvia J. Morris interview, Price of Fame; The Honorable Clare Boothe Luce • John B. Murray, Classical Invention • Bettie Pardee, Private Newport: French Style and Sensibilities • Dr. Edward Markward, “An American Icon: The Music of Leonard Bernstein” • Anne-Marie Sutton, “Newport Is a Mystery: Using Newport as Character” • Dr. Edward Markward, “The Challenges of Conducting Bach’s Mass in B Minor” • Kristina Baer, “Reality: The Fiction Writer’s Red Zone” • David Dragone and Tom Chandler, poetry reading • Laura Auricchio, The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered
“Screen and Discuss” Documentary Film Series • 20 Feet From Stardom • Cutie and the Boxer • Blindsight • Glass: A Portrait in Twelve Parts • Bill Cunningham New York • Young @ Heart Music • BridgeFest Music: Jim McGrath • Diego Campagna, classical guitar • Newport String Project Events • Member Orientation and Tour • “One Summer Evening In Newport” Gala • How to Die in Oregon screening • 2014 Garden Party • A Very Gorey Affair Halloween Party • Abraham Redwood Society Dinner • Members’ Reception for Benedict Leca • Opening Reception, Marine Paintings by John Mecray • 2015 Redwood History Seminar,“Time Well Spent: Clockmaking in Colonial America” Programs • If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Shakespeare • The Redwood Book Club Children’s Programming • Story time • Reading and Art • Infant Play & Learn • Imagine, Perform, and Create • Young Writers’ Workshop • Little Writers: Book Building • The Hampstead Stage Company, The Legend of King Arthur • Norman Bird Sanctuary, Authors, Animals, and Art • Halloween Party & Parade • “Giving Thanks with the Wampanoag” • Newport Children’s Theatre, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas; Witches, Britches, and a Kettle of Brains; and Sleeping Beauty • Family Workshop: Outdoor Adventure Writing • Celtic Stories and Songs with Mary King
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PLANNED GIVING Charles Bird King Society: Planned Giving Newport native and renowned artist Charles Bird King (1785-1862) holds a special place in the Redwood Library’s long list of dedicated supporters. Described by President John Quincy Adams as “an ingenious, thinking man, with a faculty of conversing upon almost any topic,” King lived in New York, London, and Washington, DC, but it was Newport that was dearest to his heart. Over the years, King contributed handsomely to the Library, giving money and books as well as scores of paintings. Upon his death in 1862, he gave the Redwood his own personal library, volumes of bound engravings, a significant sum of money, and 75 additional paintings.
Self-Portrait at 30 by Charles Bird King, c. 1815. Bequest of the artist, 1862.
Bequests Mrs. Roy C. Anderson Gertrude King Bedard Ellen C. Booth Elizabeth Anne Burton Rudolf and Lillian Dwyer Jane C. Ebbs Arthur W. Fagan John Goehlich Henry S. Grew Nancy Hay Bruce Howe R. Campbell James Jonathan Brandenburg Monroe Jane Akers Ridgway
The Redwood is deeply indebted to Charles Bird King and to all those who have helped it thrive for more than two and a half centuries by contributing to the endowment. It is fitting that the Library commends those who have made – or intend to make – such gifts by including them in the Charles Bird King Society. The following donors have honored the Library and helped to sustain its mission with bequests, planned gifts, or gifts to the endowment, thus joining the membership of the Charles Bird King Society. We are extremely grateful for their support.
Jeanne Muller Ryan Alfred J. Shepherd Elliott MacGregor Strauss Planned Gifts Miles and Lisa Bidwell David and Carolyn Brodsky Robert A. Chase Edwin G. Fischer, M.D. and Angela B. Fischer Linda Gordon James and Virginia Purviance David and Leslie Reed Dennis Stark Lawrence Wick
Gifts to the Endowment Les and Carol Ballard Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust Bernard and Sarah Gewirz Dorrance H. Hamilton Charitable Trust George and Nannette Herrick Maris S. Humphreys Christopher T.H. and Janet Alexander Pell van Beuren Charitable Foundation
For those who may be considering a gift to the Library’s endowment, please contact Caroline Considine, Director of Institutional Advancement, at 401.847.0292, ext.109, to discuss ways in which a gift may be made. 14
DONORS It was through the generosity of its donors that the Redwood Library was conceived and built over 267 years ago, and that same generous spirit enables it to thrive well into its third century. The following individuals, foundations, and corporations contributed gifts, grants, and pledges from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, to support the Library’s operations, collections, programs and exhibitions. The Redwood is deeply grateful to these benefactors, as its sustainability tomorrow is built upon the generosity of those here today. $1,000,000 and above Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust $500,000 to $999,999 Mr. and Mrs. A. Leslie Ballard - Ballard Exploration Company, Inc. $100,000 to $499,999 Estate of Jane C. Ebbs $50,000 to $99,999 Mr. Cornelius C. Bond and Ms. Ann E. Blackwell $25,000 to $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Breyer III The Edward W. Kane and Martha J. Wallace Family Foundation George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation Prince Charitable Trusts Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray $10,000 to $24,999 Mrs. Thomas W. Blake George and Wendy David Oliver S. and Jennie R. Donaldson Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edgerley Mr. and Mrs. William Egan - Duniry Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Gewirz Mr. Esmond V. Harmsworth Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kahane Mr. and Mrs. J. Colin Keith Belinda Buck Kielland Mr. and Mrs. William L. Leatherman
Estate of Jonathan B. Monroe Office of Library and Information Services Lisette Prince Mr. and Mrs. James Purviance Mrs. Elaine Rosenberg Ms. Patricia G. Saunders Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Ashford Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bilden Mr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden Mr. and Mrs. Guillaume de Ramel – The de Ramel Foundation Mrs. John R. Donnell Mrs. Patricia M. Dunnington Endurance Wealth Management, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer - The Hope Foundation Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming Mrs. Dorrance H. Hamilton - The Hamilton Family Foundation The Hartfield Foundation Mr.* and Mrs. James W. Lloyd The Mae Caldwell Rovensky Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mencoff R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Reed Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Mr. Nicholas B. Scheetz The Schorsch Family Mrs. John A. van Beuren
$2,500 to $4,999 Mrs. Irene Roosevelt Aitken Dr. Holly Bannister and Mr. Douglas Newhouse Bannister’s Wharf Realty, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Berkowitz III Mr. Richard L. Bready 15
Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Mr. and Mrs. James F. Carlin Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. James O. Coleman Ms. Caroline Considine Dr. Howard Eisenberg and Ms. Doris Zografos Genser Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. David S. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M.P. Lindh Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Manice Ms. Edith McBean Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Kurt Schlichting Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nemtzow Newport County Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation Ocean State Charities Trust Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Pardee Major General and Mrs. Stephen R. Seiter Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Siegal Mr. and Mrs. Dan C. Tutcher Mr. and Mrs. Archbold van Beuren
$1,000 to $2,499 The 1772 Foundation Captain and Mrs. Richard G. Alexander Merrilyn Bardes/Bardes Fund Mr. Robert Behra Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bidwell Mr. and Mrs. Russell Boss Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brickley Mr. and Mrs. David F. Brodsky Captain and Mrs. Nicholas Brown Mr. Connell Christopher Cannon and Ms. Carol Hopkins Mr. Dayton T. Carr Mr. and Mrs. James Chadwick Mrs. Marion O. Charles Charles Sumner Bird Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mason Chrisman Mr. Malcolm Clarke Mr. and Mrs. James J. Coleman, Jr. Mrs. Sandra Craig Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Dockery Mr. Francis Furtado Mr. and Mrs.*Robert T. Galkin - Bob and Wini Galkin Fund
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Robert H.I. Goddard and Hope Drury Goddard Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. John T. Good Goulston & Storrs Mr. and Mrs. John Rovensky Grace Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grace Greenvale Vineyards Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Healey Mrs. Edward F. Herrlinger II Mr. George M. Isdale Ms. Dodie Kazanjian and Mr. Calvin Tomkins Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation Mr. Richard Knowles Ms. Lisa S. Lewis and Mr. Bart Dunbar Mr.* and Mrs. David E.P. Lindh Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mariner Mr. Frank Mauran - The Sachem Foundation Mr. Michael E. McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen III NewportFed Charitable Foundation Ms. Carol L. O’Malley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T.H. Pell Mr. George M. Perrin Mr. and Mrs. John D. Picotte, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rabinowitz Mr. and Mrs. John W. Richmond, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Riggs Ms. Janet L. Robinson Mrs. Jane I. Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. Schochet Mr. and Mrs. John J. Slocum, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Steinbrenner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Sullivan Foundation Fund of Central Carolina Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Townsend Mrs. Virginia Treherne-Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G.W. Walk Mr. and Mrs. Ellicott Wright Dr. and Mrs. Harrison Wright Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bacon Mr. and Mrs. J. Stuart Bevan Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Sipprelle
$500 to $999 Mr. and Mrs. David Aldrich Mr. and Mrs. Armin B. Allen Mr. Hugh D. Auchincloss III* Captain and Mrs. Lee C. Bakalarski Mrs. Evelyn I. Barrack
Ms. Edith H. Brewster Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks Mr. Steven Cantor and Ms. Sharon Dresser Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Carcieri Mrs. Taylor Chewning Mr. and Mrs. Lyn Comfort Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Constantine Mr. and Mrs. William A. Crimmins Mr. Martin Elias Mr. and Mrs. David K. Elwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Fair Mr. and Mrs. Tylor Field II Jae and John H. French Mr. and Mrs. David A. Grant Chris and Kate Greenman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grosvenor, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Grosvenor Admiral and Mrs. James R. Hogg Ms. Stefani M. Hulitar Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Irving Mr. and Mrs. Evan Jones Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Kaas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Lanzillo Benedict Leca and Leora Maltz-Leca Mrs. Beverly Little Mrs. Anne Mann Mr. Holt Massey and Ms. Sandra Ourusoff Mrs. Verna D. Matthews Honorable Juliette C. McLennan Mrs. Caterine Milinaire Cushing Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Mrozowski Dr. Daniel and Mrs. Linda Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Nadler, Jr. Mr. Terry Nathan and Ms. Marilyn J. Kanter The Honorable William Nitze Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Onorato Mr. and Mrs. J. Timothy O’Reilly Mr. and Mrs. John S. Palmer Mr. Thomas P. Palmer and Ms. Dominique Alfandre The Reamer Family Foundation Mr. Harry T. Rein Mr. William C. Rives Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr. Mrs. Marie Robinson Ms. Melissa Rosner Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Rothe Captain and Mrs. Bayard W. Russell Mr. and Mrs. David Ryan Mr. William M. Salmons, Jr. Salve Regina University Ms. Linda Sawyer and Mr. John D. Harris II Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schein
Dr. Wharton Shober Mr. and Mrs. Pieter Taselaar Mr. and Mrs. William Wood Prince Mr. James Woodworth and Mr. John Murphy
$250 to $499 Mr. Zachariah Allen Mr. John Appleton Ms. Kristina Baer Mr. and Mrs. Jon Barrett Captain David C. Brown and Ms. Sheila McCurdy Ms. Brenda Calkins Mrs. Linda M. Cerce Mr. Robert A. Chase Col. and Mrs. Christopher L. Christon Mr. and Mrs. John Collins Mr. Juan E. Corradi and Ms. Christina M. Spellman Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cowley Ms. Trudy Coxe and Mr. James P. Gaffney Mrs. Norey Dotterer Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Damon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ewens Mrs. Kendra Friedrich Dr. and Mrs. Malcom L. Gefter Mrs. Pamela M. Giannini Elizabeth Gibbs and Eliot Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Gorham III Mr. Leonard Grace Mr. Werner Gundersheimer Mrs. Jessica Hagen Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Neill Hayes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Helms Mrs. Margaret Hendrick Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Hoopes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jefferys John and Jane Kazanjian Dr. Powel Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Kirby, Jr. Ms. Marlene Leatherbee Mrs. Roxanne M. Leighton Mr. and Mrs. Wardwell C. Leonard, Jr. Mr. William H. Leys Mr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Madden Mr. John Mecray Ms. Pauline C. Metcalf Mr. Paul F. Miller and Mr. Charles J. Burns, Jr. Newport Garden Club Newport Harbor Corporation Mr. Richard S. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pichler
Kate Barber and Edward Pitoniak Mr. Mark Rabinowitz and Laurie Ossman, Ph.D. Ms. Virginia R. Richard Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richardson, Jr. Mrs. Nanette Ross Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. Ross Luis Roth and Jennifer Dalrymple Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Rous Mr. Albert Schofield and Ms. Sandra Henry Mr. and Mrs. Jay Seavey Mr. and Mrs. J. Laurence Sheerin Mr. and Mrs. Albert K. Sherman, Jr. Mrs. Frances Sherman Mrs. John W. Stokes II Mr. Jerome H. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Willem van Rijn Mr. Peter J. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Washburn CAPT. Charles F. Weishar USN, Ret. VADM Thomas R. Weschler Mr. Sydney Williams Arthur H. Carr Fund and Mrs. Dudley A. Williams Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. W. Redwood Wright
$100 to $249 Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Adams Mrs. A. Alexandra Allardt Dr. and Mrs. John H. Ambrogi Ms. Annie W. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Armstrong Ms. Janine Atamian Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bagwill Mr. and Mrs. William Barrack Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Baum Mr. Ryan A. Baum Mr. Michael Behan Mrs. Laura Belman Holly Johnson and Chuck Beltz Mr. John E. Benson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Benson Mrs. Jane Berriman Mr. and Mrs. Wharton Biddle Ms. Nancy Blackwell Anne Wister G. Boenning Rev. Herbert W. Bolles Mr. and Mrs. Allan Booth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. H. William Breyer Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brice Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Brockway Captain and Mrs. W. F. Bronaugh, USN, Ret.
Ms. Doris Bry Mrs. Ruth H. Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. James M. Burress Mr. and Mrs. John W. Burrows Captain and Mrs. Warren Caldwell Ms. Kirtley Cameron Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Capozzi Mr. James Carroll Mrs. Patricia A. Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cecchi Mr. Robert R. Chace, Jr. Mr. Robert J. Chapman Mr. Donald C. Christ Mr. Howard W. Christian Mr. and Mrs. William J. Corcoran Mr. Michael R. Corcoran Mr. Michael R. Cottrell Mrs. Marilyn Curtis Mrs. Laura de Ramel Dr. Elizabeth R. Deblois Mr. William DiMarco Mr. and Mrs. John Driscoll Dr. Richard Drummond Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Elkin Mrs. Beth Everett Mr. and Mrs. Larry Farley Mr. and Mrs. O. Mario Favorito Ms. Mary Louise Fazzano and Mr. Jorge Garcia-Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Flynn Mr. and Mrs. John Fulco Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Gewirz Vasant and Sarah Gideon Mr. John R. Goehlich* Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet Mr. and Mrs. John Goltman Reverend and Mrs. Everett H. Greene Mr. David Grenon Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Gricus Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Mr. Michael J. Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Healey Ms. Katrina Heron Mr. and Mrs. Allan A. Hodges Mr. Gordon Holmes Ms. Mary Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. Jernigan Ms. Victoria Johnson The Rev. Mary Johnstone and Mr. Robert Johnstone Mr. and Mrs. James Jordan Ms. Rachel Kitchens Mr. and Mrs. James D. Klau Mr. Henry P. Kniskern III
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Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Kunz Ms. Lois Lang Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lanza Mr. Stefano Lavinio Mr. and Mrs. Donald Magee Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Magee Mr. and Mrs. David Markert Mayflower Commercial Cleaning Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. McAloon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John H. McCain Mr. and Mrs. John K. McColloch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. McEnness Mr. Jamie McGlone Mr. Paul McGoran Ms. Mary Meagher Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Mele Mrs. Gloria L. Merchant Bobbi Mercier Ms. Constance Metcalf Daniel Meucci and Jeanne Allen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morton Newport Tent Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. F. Donal O’Brien Hugh E. O’Donnell, D.D.S. Ms. Patricia O’Donnell Mr. Roderick B. O’Hanley Ms. Cynthia O’Malley Mrs. Cortlandt Parker* Ms. Karen J. Peirce Ms. Elizabeth Phelps Mrs. Alberta T. Picozzi Dr. Barbara Pilling and Mr. Andy Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Maxime J.P. Poirrier Professor Nancy Potter Susanne and John Reid Mr. and Mrs. Alister W. Reynolds Ms. Alexandra Reynolds Rhode Island Society Sons of the Revolution David and Lisa Rich Mrs. Maryann Richardson Mrs. Louise Rick Mr. and Mrs. James Roehm Mr. and Mrs. John Rok Mr. and Mrs. Harald Rosengren, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ross Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Mario A. Ruscetta Mr. Federico Santi and Mr. John Gacher Mr. and Mrs. George N. Sarantos Mr. and Mrs. James D. Seymour Mr. Peter Siegl Ms. Adele Silver Wilma and Mitchell Simpson Ms. Julie Smith
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Mrs. Marjorie Spencer Mr. William H. F. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Stack Ms. Nancy Stafford Mr. Christopher C. Staley Mr. and Mrs. David Staples Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Stebbins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Steel Mr. Kevin P. Sullivan and Mr. Dennis P. Doak Mr. Jerome H. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Taber Ms. Susan Tash Mrs. Anna Templeton-Cotill Ms. Gail G. Thacher Mr. David A. Thalmann Ms. Gladys Thomas Mrs. Harle Tinney Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Tomaino The Hon. and Mrs. Robert F. Vacchelli Susan and Robert Vincent Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Voute, Jr. Mr. Christopher Vroman and Ms. Annie Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Walker Mr. and Mrs. George Walker Mr. Michael F. Walsh Mr. George H. Warren Mr. Stanley Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Andrew West The Honorable and Mrs. F. J. Bing West Ms. Lavinia Wheeler and Mr. John Thomas Walter J. Whitley Ms. Shawen Williams and Mr. Andrew C. MacKeith Professor John Wilmerding Vice Admiral and Mrs. James P. Wisecup Mr. William Redwood Wright, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. Zuerner
Gifts up to $100 Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Abney Mrs. Florence G. Archambault Mr. Irving Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Becker Marc and Maria Bernier Mr. William Boggs Jason R. Bouchard Mr. Gilbert C. Brunnhoeffer III Mr. and Mrs. David L. Bunnell Mrs. Marilyn A. Bunnewith Campo & Company Events Nancy Nelson Caswell Mr. Robert Chandler
Mrs. Patricia D. Chase Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day Mercedes Deines, Esq. Mrs. C. Mathews Dick, Jr. John Drotos and Astrid Aarland-Drotos Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Durkin Mrs. Virginia C. Eagan Mr. Paul C. Eddy Dr. and Mrs. Peter T. Eudenbach Mrs. Phyllis A. Friedman Alyssa Gaudreau Mrs. Nancy E. Geraghty Mrs. Pamela Giroux Ms. Nancy Grieb Mr. Douglas Davies Henry Mrs. Audrey Hopf Mrs. Joan R. Hopper Mrs. Dolores Houston Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hughes Mr. Washington Irving III Mr. Jack P. Jefferies Mrs. Jeanne Knerr Ms. Ann E. Knowles Dr. and Mrs. Reynold T. Larsen Ms. Carla R. Lathan Captain George Leber Mr.* and Mrs. Henry C.B. Lindh Mrs. Joan M. Lynch Mrs. Jean MacCormick Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Marino Mr. David Martin Ms. Joan Mason Dr. and Mrs. Edward P. McCrorie Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. McMahon Mr. Edward J. Montana, Jr. Ms. Barbara Murdock Mr. Arthur W. Murphy Ms. Linda Naiss Mr. Gregory Nawrocki The Third & Elm Press Mrs. Audrey C. Oswald Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pachucki Ms. Martha Parker Mr. Robert Power Mr. John P. Primiano Mr. and Mrs. John Regan Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Renner Mr. Wayne Robinson Dr. Marian Royer Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Ryan Ms. Joanna Salvo Mrs. Virginia E. Sanders Ms. Barbara E. Schlubach
Mrs. Jane Scott Mrs. Richard B. Sheffield Miss Mary A. Shepard Mrs. Margaret Shinners Mrs. Cynthia Sinclair Miss Virginia Smith Ms. Roberta L. Tungett Dr. and Mrs. William A. Turley, Jr. Ms. Kari van Buren Mr. and Mrs. William P. Virgin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Warren Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Watson Mr. John C. Yeager, Jr.
Matching Gift Companies John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. Pfizer Foundation Progeny Systems Corporation
Tribute and Memorial Gifts In memory of Julie Barrett Mr. Irving Barrett In memory of Mary Lois Beltz Mr. Chuck Beltz and Dr. Holly Johnson In memory of Lisa Bidwell Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Ryan In memory of Thomas P. Cassidy, Jr. Mrs. Patricia A. Cassidy In memory of Ralph C. and Mary G. Christon Col. and Mrs. Christopher L. Christon In memory of Richard Dunlap Mrs. Joanne Dunlap Ms. Elizabeth Gibbs and Mr. Eliot Raymond Mrs. Joan Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Kunz Mrs. Ilse Nesbitt In memory of Helen Flynn Mrs. Gretchen Markert In memory of Barbara Carr Furtado Mr. Francis Furtado In memory of Claire Goashgarian Mercedes Deines, Esq. In memory of Shelley Graham Ms. Carla R. Lathan
In memory of Bushnell Pearch Henry Mr. Douglas Davies Henry
In memory of Captain and Mrs. Poyntell C. Staley, Jr. Mr. Christopher Staley
In memory of Mr. Powel H. Kazanjian and Louise T. Kazanjian Ms. Dodie Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kazanjian
In memory of John W. Stokes Mrs. Laura Belman Mr. and Mrs. John W. Richmond, Jr.
In memory of Philomena LaRocca Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Stack
In honor of Jason Bouchard Mr. Gregory Nawrocki
In memory of David E.P. Lindh Mr. and Mrs. H. William Breyer IV Caroline E. Considine Mrs. John R. Donnell Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick Honorable Juliette C. McLennan Mr. Paul F. Miller and Mr. Charles J. Burns, Jr. Lisette Prince Mrs. Marjorie Spencer Mr. William H.F. Spencer Ms. Shawen Williams and Mr. Andrew C. MacKeith
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Breyer 3rd Mrs. Patricia Dunnington Mrs. John R. Donnell
In memory of Natalie Mason Ms. Joan Mason In memory of Albert J. McAloon, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. McAloon, Jr. In memory of John J. Murphy Mrs. Barbara Ruscetta In memory of John Quinlan Murphy Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Kurt Schlichting Ellen and Michael Murphy In memory of Jane Northam Cotton Ebbs Ms. Jane Ebbs* In memory of Nuala Pell Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Chester Helms In memory of Dr. Raymond Picozzi Mrs. Alberta Picozzi In memory of Katrina Quinn Weschler Captain and Mrs. Bayard W. Russell In memory of Rosalie Sellar Brainard Mrs. Audrey Oswald
In honor of Caroline E. Considine Dr. Bonita L. Betters-Reed and Mr. Gary E. Reed In honor of Nancy Edgerley Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edgerley In honor of David Elwell Mr. Dayton Carr In honor of Joyce Figerie Mr. and Mrs. Chester Helms In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer Adele Silver In honor of David B. Ford Thomas and Margaret Healey Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kahane Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Schorsch In honor of Jonathan and Bettie Pardee Ms. Rachel Kitchens In honor of Susanne P. Whitley Commander Walter Whitley *deceased
________________________________________ The Redwood Library & Athenæum makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of its list of supporters. If you discover an error, please contact Caroline Considine at 401.847.0292, ext. 109, or cconsidine@redwoodlibrary.org. Please accept our sincerest apology for any inaccuracies or omissions.
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S TAT E M E N T O F F I N A N C I A L P O S I T I O N
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of June 30, 2015 2014
2015
$547,317 17,826 29,901 64,381 1,997,988 13,021,555 11,368,636 20,358
$771,191 29,791 804,565 83,392 2,026,186 12,679,248 11,436,173 13,378
$27,067,962
$27,843,924
Liabilities Accounts payable Accrued and other liabilities Deferred revenue Reserve for loss on interest rate swap contacts Bonds payable
$27,786 56,756 257,134 29,406 1,773,846
$53,622 53,381 243,546 20,554 1,595,063
Total Liabilities
2,144,928
1,966,166
Assets Cash and cash equivalents Contributions and grants receivable, net Pledges receivable, net Prepaid expenses Collections and other assets Property and equipment, net Investments Deferred bond fees, net Total Assets
Liabilities And Net Assets
Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted
19,997,197 473,935 4,451,902
Total Net Assets
24,923,034
25,877,758
$27,067,962
$27,843,924
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
19,718,956 1,187,206 4,971,596
While conditions for cultural institutions remain challenging, the Redwood has achieved an increase in Net Assets for fiscal year 2015 of $954,724 primarily as a result of generous donor support. As of June 30, 2015, Net Assets for the Redwood Library are recorded at $25,877,758.
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S TAT E M E N T O F A C T I V I T I E S
Statement of Revenues and Expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 2014
2015
$568,971 134,355 169,817 543,467
$1,300,513 157,915 227,549 613,857
$1,416,610
$2,299,834
$833,828 302,954 367,305 38,620 463,525
$961,409 415,194 289,524 37,346 471,277
$2,006,232
$2,174,750
Revenues Grants and contributions Memberships Other revenue and income Investment returns for operations Total
Functional Expenses Programs Fundraising and marketing General and Administrative Bond interest Depreciation Total
Sources of Funds
Operating Expenses
Employees 50% Grants and donations 42%
Depreciation 22%
Annual fund 14%
Bond interest 2%
Memberships 7%
Programs and collections 8%
Programs and events 10%
Facilities and maintenance 12%
Investment returns 27%
Administration 6%
Financial affairs are overseen by two Board Committees: Finance, chaired by Peggy Richmond; and Audit, chaired by Dennis Stark. This report contains information from the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Activities of the Redwood Library & AthenĂŚum for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, as audited and determened to be fairly presented by Mullen Scorpio Cerilli, an independent accounting firm. Complete financial statements are available for review at the Circulation Desk. 21
C O M M I T T E E S , S TA F F & L I B R A RY VO L U N T E E R S STANDING COMMITTEES Executive Committee Edwin G. Fischer, M.D. President, ex officio all committees R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq., Vice President Peggy C. Richmond, Treasurer Tylor Field II, Secretary David B. Ford, Director at Large Janet Alexander Pell, Director at Large Audit Committee Dennis Stark, Chair David F. Brodsky Peter S. Damon Brenda Konopelko, Staff
FULL-TIME STAFF
David B. Ford, Co-Chair George G. Herrick, Co-Chair Robert W. Cowley Norm Desmarais Ronald Lee Fleming Col. Theodore L. Gatchel John B. Hattendorf Donald Magee Dr. Edward McCrorie Molly de Ramel Nicholas B. Scheetz Francis J. “Bing� West Nancy Parker Wilson Robert Kelly, Staff
Benedict Leca Executive Director Lori Brostuen Director of Library Services Elaine Bunnell Technical Services Assistant/Tour Manager Caroline Considine Director of Institutional Advancement Blake Corbishley Youth Services Coordinator Elizabeth Delmage Special Collections Librarian/Archivist
Museum Committee
Buildings and Grounds Committee David L. Reed, Chair Allan J. Booth, Jr. Jean Gorham William H. Leys Virginia Purviance Betsy D. Ray John R. Richmond, Jr. Brenda Konopelko, Staff Finance Committee
Elisabeth Clark, Co-Chair Nannette Herrick, Co-Chair Jemison Faust Francis Frost Linda Gordon Terry Grosvenor Constance Metcalf Paul Miller Jeffrey Siegal Whitney Pape, Staff Nominating Committee
Peggy C. Richmond, Chair Michael K. Gewirz R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Jeffrey Siegal Dennis E. Stark Allison Walk Brenda Konopelko, Staff
Janet Alexander Pell, Chair Angela Brown Fischer Kenneth M.P. Lindh Molly de Ramel
Nancy Hackett Circulation Supervisor Molly Jencks Technical Services Librarian Robert Kelly Collections Development Librarian Brenda Konopelko Director of Finance and Administration Gretchen Markert Assistant Director of Institutional Advancement Whitney Pape Ezra Stiles Special Collections Librarian
Program Committee
Institutional Advancement Committee Stephen G.W. Walk, Chair Holly Bannister, M.D. Miles O. Bidwell David F. Brodsky Virginia Decker Earl McMillen III Janet Alexander Pell Dennis E. Stark Caroline Considine, Staff
Library Committee
Douglas Riggs, Co-Chair Mary Riggs, Co-Chair Leilani Brenner Washington Irving III Janet Alexander Pell Linda Phillips Nel Roberts Gail Thacher Lynne Tungett Carolyn du Pont, Staff
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Lisa White Administrative Assistant PART-TIME STAFF Allison Barker Inventory Project Assistant Christine Bradley Library Assistant Jake Brostuen Library Assistant Rowena Burke Library/Interlibrary Loan Assistant
Tom Casey Building and Grounds
Molly Sabin Design and Development
Carolyn du Pont Program Director
Gail Sullivan-McCune Library Assistant
Joyce Figerie Housekeeping
Glenna Turner Library Assistant
Alyssa Gaudreau Donor Relations Manager Maris Humphrey Special Collections Cataloger Drew Kemp Library Assistant Mariann Maida Library Assistant Tom Morton Library Assistant
LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS Maddie Adams Alana Banister Georgia Banister Mo Blackwood Leilani Brenner Connor Caley Georgia Cathers Avery Dey Mary Jo Dieckhaus
Ellen O’Brien Library Assistant
Jack Dorato
Chelsea Ordner Special Collections Assistant
Cameron Egan
Patrick Elliot Ashlee Fuoco Gianna Forsyth Clio Gaudreau Linda Gordon Nora Grimes Ashley Hall Anya Konopelko Katia Konopelko George Kouchakdjian Stephanie Menders Dana Riveire Wayne Robinson Jack Sweeney Niall Tarrell Isabel Smith Nichole Smith Brittany Withers
Addie Egan Delaney Egan
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IN MEMORIAM July 2014 - June 2015 Hugh D. Auchincloss III Rosalie S. Brainard Dr. Michael J. Brennan, Jr. Helen D. Buchanan Dr. Anthony Carrellas Mrs. Nancy P. Corkery Charles M. Dwyer Jane C. Ebbs Lucille E. Galvin Shelley D. Graham Ellen Harrington Jeanne Champlin Haymon Bernard J. Kane
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David E.P. Lindh Alexander Lirakis Elizabeth Griffith Long Mrs. Courtney Rogers Malone Robert J. Martland Esther Elise Metcalf Mauran Natalie N. Nicholson Nancy Knowles Parker William S.R. Rogers Kathleen Russell Joanna M. Smith A. Theodore Stautberg, Jr.
LIBRARIANS 1747-2014
Edward Scott
1747-1750
Thomas Moffatt
1750-1752
Martin Howard, Jr.
1752-1755
Jeremiah Leaming
1755-1756
Ezra Stiles
1756-1764
Henry Marchant
1765-1766
Edward Thurston, Jr.
1766-1767
Thomas Wickham, Jr.
1767-1768
Ezra Stiles
1768-1777
William Tillinghast
1777-1778
George Bisset
1778-1779
William Tillinghast
1779-1785
Christopher Ellery
1785-1789
William Smith
1791-1792
William Patten
1792-1809
Levi Tower
1809-1811
John Rodman
1811-1812
Robert Rogers
1812-1831
George G. King
1831-1835
William A. Barber
1835-1841
James Barker
1841-1848
Christopher E. Robbins
1848-1849
Augustus Bush
1849-1857
George R. Hammett
1857-1858
Dumont Clarke
1858-1859
Benjamin H. Rhoades
1859-1880
Benjamin F. Thurston
1881-1884
Richard Bliss
1884-1914
George Lyman Hinckley
1914-1927
Frances Hubbert
1927-1949
J. Alden Manley
1949-1952
Donald T. Gibbs
1952-1988
Richard L. Champlin
1988-1991
Erik Bradford Stocker
1991-1993
Marilyn D. Curtis, Acting
1993-1995
Stephen J. Zietz
1995-1996
Marilyn D. Curtis, Acting
1996-1997
Jay H. Hall
1997-1998
Cheryl V. Helms
1998-2010
Kenneth Brockway, Acting
2010-2012
Jennifer E. Tuleja
2012-2014
Benedict Leca, Ph.D.
2015-
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