Redwood Library & Athenæum 2013-14 Annual Report

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2013-2014

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: View from the second floor into the Rovensky Reading Room.

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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C O L L E C T I O N S O V E RV I E W

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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 2013 - June 2014.

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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 a 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 building, 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

M. Therese Antone, RSM, Ed.D. Joanne Breyer David Brodsky Elisabeth R. Clark Virginia Decker David K. Elwell, Jr. Tylor Field II Edwin G. Fischer, M.D. Ronald Lee Fleming David B. Ford Michael K. Gewirz Esmond Harmsworth Edward W. Kane Lisa S. Lewis Kenneth M.P. Lindh Janet Alexander Pell R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Molly de Ramel David L. Reed Peggy C. Richmond Douglas R. Riggs *Richard B. Sheffield Jeffrey Siegal Dennis E. Stark Stephen G.W. Walk

*deceased George Washington; copied from the original by Houdon (1788) in the state capitol at Richmond by special permission of the General Assembly of Virginia, gift of Roderick Terry, 1932.

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“The Generous Mr. Abraham Redwood, of Newport, on Rhode Island, sensible of the distinguished favour whereby Heaven had bless’d him with an ample fortune, proposed to acknowledge it by a design which could be only the genuine effect of a gratefull mind, the improving the place of his residence in knowledge and virtue, that from the Inhabitants some Revenue of honour might return and be paid to the Donor of all mercies.

“To accomplish this happy end, he freely and without a prompter, devoted and paid down Five Hundred pounds Sterling, for purchasing a Library of all arts and sciences, put under the most prudent Limitation and Restriction, whereunto the curious and impatient inquirer after resolution of doubts, and the bewildered ignorant might freely repair for discovery and demonstration to the one, and true knowledge and satisfaction to the other, nay to inform the mind in both, in order to reform the practice.”

- March 15, 1750 Meeting of the Company of the Redwood Library Annals of the Redwood Library and Athenæum, by George Champlin Mason

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

The Redwood has enjoyed another terrific year: stimulating exhibitions, sold-out programs and events, meaningful collaborations with other institutions, and the continued support of our many members, donors, visitors, and friends.

The Redwood brought scholars, artists, authors, neighbors and friends together in a true “athenæum model.”

Many thanks are in order for the hundreds of individual contributions, gifts, grants, and in-kind donations given by our supporters over the year. Generosity enables the Library to offer the wildly popular Life of the Mind Salons, a wide range of musical performances, author talks, documentary film screenings, and a calendar full of wonderful Children’s Library events. Donations and grants have been used to significantly upgrade the audio system in the Harrison and Reading Rooms and to catalog hundreds of important Special Collections holdings that were not previously available electronically. Our summer Gala was a smashing success, and our third annual history seminar, 18th-Century Rhode Island Furniture Makers, was a treat for all who attended. So much has been accomplished this year! I am grateful to the staff, Board, and volunteers for their tireless efforts, and I thank them for their enthusiastic dedication to the Redwood. And thank you, our members and friends, for supporting the Library through your attendance at these and other events, your generous contributions, and your unflagging dedication to this treasured cultural and historic institution.

The new fiscal year brings opportunity and excitement. Executive Director Jen Tuleja, who was instrumental in this year’s accomplishments, moved to Massachusetts to join her family. We will miss her energy and leadership and wish her the very best. A terrific new Executive Director, Benedict Leca, Ph.D., will join the Library in January. An expert in 18th-century art, Benedict is eager to move the Redwood into the national spotlight as a center of thought and culture. I know you will join me in welcoming him and his family to Newport.

The Redwood calendar is already packed with terrific programs for 2015. Look for more information soon on upcoming events, including a seminar on Naval Aviation, a Claggett Clock Forum, a Classical House series, and more.

We look forward to seeing you frequently in the year ahead.

Edwin G. Fischer, M.D. President, Board of Directors

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C O L L E C T I O N S O V E RV I E W Library Services and Statistics

Gifts • 5,082 books donated; 695 retained • 1,045 compact discs donated; 105 retained • 15 books-on-tape donated; 4 retained • 97 DVD’s donated; 32 retained • 57 periodical subscriptions donated

In fiscal year 2014, the Redwood Library welcomed 20,105 members and visitors.

Cataloging • New items cataloged: 2,945 • Existing items cataloged: 431 (represents Cutter and Special Collections projects)

Tours • 29 reserved groups toured the Library, including 17 schools and colleges, 3 museum groups, 2 senior groups, 4 members and friends, and 3 other groups.

Seventeen of the group tours included vault showings.

A total of 437 individuals participated in these tours.

• July was the busiest month with a total of 71 participants.

• A total of 136 people took the daily 2:00 pm tour.

During the February Winter Festival, 30 people enjoyed the daily tour at a special discounted rate.

Circulation • Mystery: 2,603 • Fiction: 2,367 • Non-fiction: 3,021 • 3M eBooks: 985 • Audiovisual: 1,888 • Periodicals: 948 • Children’s: 518 • Young Adult: 238 Total: 11,767

Vault Showings • The Library hosted numerous private and public vault showings throughout the year. Private vault showings in the Carpenter Board Room were given to students and faculty from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in New York, members of the American Museum in Britain, and Huda Abbas, Library Director at King’s Academy, Madaba, Jordan. In addition, an exhibition of furniture was on display for the 18th-Century Rhode Island Furniture Makers Seminar in June, 2014.

Reference • 253 recorded reference interactions – 41% members, 33% non-members, 16% students, 10% Newport cultural non-profits. This represents a 100% increase in reference interactions from the previous year.

• 85% of research appointments took less than 2 hours • 68% of researchers came in person

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Exhibitions Oliver Hazard Perry: Hero of Lake Erie July 3, 2013 - January 31, 2014 Over sixty artifacts were assembled from private collections and institutional holdings in an exhibition that celebrated the life and legacy of Rhode Island’s greatest war hero, Oliver Hazard Perry. A superb oil painting of Perry by Jane Stuart (on loan from the Birmingham Museum of Art, donated to them by Redwood member Henry S. Lynn, Jr.), various items made from wood salvaged from the ship Lawrence, which was part of Perry’s squadron in the Battle of 1812, and a meticulously hand-worked infant jacket worn by Perry (on loan from a private collection) were among the items exhibited in the Van Alen Gallery from July 2014, until January 2015. Objects such as these attest to the tremendous adulation and fame that Perry attained after the Battle of 1812 and until his death at age 34 off the coast of Trinidad.

Portraits of Interiors: Interior Illustrators in Newport Collections March 7, 2014 - January 2015 A fascination with artistic portrayals of notable interior spaces enticed guest curator Paul Miller to assemble a fine selection of art and furnishings for an exhibition in the Van Alen Gallery, which opened in March 2014 and will run through January 2015. Miller, who is curator at The Preservation Society of Newport County, borrowed works from several local cultural institutions, as well as many individuals. In addition to paintings, Miller gathered drawings, photographs, furniture, and textiles, and created two vignettes of furniture and decorative arts that are depicted in the paintings or inspired by them.

The R. Campbell James Library Exhibition January 15 - June 30, 2014 A selection of volumes from the private collection of R. Campbell James, long-time Redwood member and supporter, was exhibited in the Rovensky Room vitrines in the fall of 2014. This exhibition included items from his extensive Southeast Asia collection and Greek and Latin classics, as well as a selection of numerous “nonsense” and humorous verse titles, all of which were donated to the Library by bequest in 2011.

Other vitrine exhibitions included Passion, featuring the work of artist Ben Butler and poet Susan Dye, A Public Place of Gathering: Touro Synagogue at 250, and a display of Christmas books from a private collection. An exhibition of Special Collections children’s books was on display in the Ballard Annex.

Jane Stuart (1812-1888), Portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry, circa 1857. Oil on canvas.

Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; purchase with funds provided

by Henry S. Lynn, Jr.

Breakfast Room, The Elms Series, by David Mode Payne, c. 1935, watercolor on paper. Collection of The Preservation Society of Newport County; gift of the artist, 1974.

Procopius. Procopii Cæsariensis V.I. Lvgdvni: sumpt. Andreæ Brugiotti, 1623. Newport, RI: Redwood Library Special Collections; gift of R. Campbell James

Notable Acquisitions Original Collection Replacements The Redwood Library purchased four replacement volumes for its Original Collection during the 2013-14 year. The detail shown is from a textbook by J.T. Phillips, tutor to the children of George II, one of whom was William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, for whose use he published this volume. Several titles in the Original Collection reflect a desire to have instructional materials for youth available at the Redwood. Other acquisitions include The British Apollo; Thomas Church’s An Appeal to the Serious and Unprejudiced: or, A Second Vindication of the Miraculous Powers; and The Court and City Register. For the year 1756.

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J.T. Phillips, Essay towards a rational grammar. London, 1726

ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES In the fiscal year 2013-14, the Redwood Library & Athenæum had great success with programs, events, charitable donations, and planned improvements.

• In a collaborative project with the John Carter Brown Library, 41 manuscripts from the Library’s Special Collections were cataloged and digitized and are now available via the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/ details/redwoodlibrary. To date 1010 images have been downloaded from our digital collections.

• 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. Four replacement copies of volumes long missing from the Original Collection were purchased during the year.

• Funds were donated by George Herrick and Nicholas Scheetz to rebind eight mid-19th-century volumes of Notes & Queries, a scholarly journal that published short articles related to “English language and literature, lexicography, history, and scholarly antiquarianism.” Mr. Scheetz also donated funds to repair and rebind many rare 18th-century volumes of Gentleman’s Magazine.

• The Library has begun collaborating with five other Newport cultural institutions - the Newport Art Museum, the Newport Historical Society, The Preservation Society of Newport County, and the Newport Restoration Foundation - in a project known as ‘Newportal.’ A shared digital database and portal is under development.

• The renovation of the Ballard Annex, which houses the Children’s Library and administrative offices, is nearly complete thanks to the ongoing generosity of Les and Carol Ballard.

• Funding for Children’s Library programming was provided by a grant from the George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation.

• Eighty manuscript collections equaling nearly 171.5 linear feet were processed thanks to funding from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation. The collections can be viewed in the Slocum Scholars’ Reading Room. The descriptions of the collections can be found online on the Library’s website and catalog, RIAMCO (Rhode Island Archives and Manuscripts Collection Online), and ArchiveGrid. Manuscripts collections available for research include the Gideon Wanton letters, James H. and Candace Van Alen papers, and the Birkhead collection of Redwood family papers.

• Fifteen Life of the Mind Salon programs were featured on Thursday evenings in the fall and spring, inviting members and visitors to share lively occasions of learning and conversation. Speakers included prominent artists, authors, physicians, historians, scientists, and military officers. Several members helped to underwrite this popular series, including Mary Brunell, Patricia Callahan, Lois Lang, Janet Pell, and Frank and Betsy Ray. • An opening reception was held in the Van Alen Gallery for Oliver Hazard Perry: Hero of Lake Erie. The exhibition ran from July 2013 through January 2014 thanks to donations from David B. Ford, Esmond Harmsworth, George and Nannette Herrick, and Henry S. Lynn, Jr.

• The Redwood was the beneficiary of a grant from The Champlin Foundations that enabled advanced audio systems to be installed in the Harrison and Roderick Terry Reading Rooms.

• A reception was held for Portraits of Interiors: Interior Illustrators in Newport Collections, which opened in March 2014. The exhibition was underwritten by David B. Ford, and the catalog was funded by George and Nannette Herrick.

• Full-color gallery cards were produced for the Harrison Room, giving detailed information about the portraits, the artists, and the donors to the Collections.

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• Two exhibitions were on display in the Rovensky Delivery Room vitrines: Passions, featuring the art of Ben Butler and the poetry of Susan Dye, and A Public Gathering Space: Touro Synagogue at 250, a historical overview of the oldest synagogue in America.

• Fifty-seven periodical subscriptions were donated by members and supporters.

• Seven musical performances were held in the Harrison Room featuring soloists and ensembles playing a wide variety of selections.

• The Redwood “Screen and Discuss” Documentary Film Series presented 11 films and offered a robust discussion following each viewing. The events were supported by donations from Brendan and Pamela Kelley, Denise Roberts, and Horan Building Company.

• Two New Member Tours and Orientations were held to welcome members to the Library.

• 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. A special note of gratitude is offered to Jack Sweeney, who manages the Library’s database, and to Wayne Robinson, who has catalogued its Shareholder history.

• Weekly programs, such as “If It’s Thursday, It Must be Shakespeare” and monthly programs, such as the Redwood Book Club, continue to be popular with members and visitors.

• The newly renovated Children’s Library in the Ballard Annex hosted a wide-reaching selection of activities, including weekly story time and dozens of craft, music, theatre, and guest-speaker programs, all open to the public.

It has always been conceded that the Redwood Library has been a very useful Institution, diffusing knowledge and culture among all the families who have enjoyed its privileges, and even those who never purchased or contributed to its means, have honored it by always bringing their friends from abroad to inspect its treasures and enjoy the privileges which have been open to all. Our Library holds a position in the hearts of the community, for a great number of our stockholders are inheritors of their shares from an honored ancestry, who, in the early days of Newport, worshiped this Institution as their great treasure, although it was then comparatively far behind its present condition.

• Over one hundred guests attended the third annual history seminar, 18th-Century Rhode Island Furniture Makers Seminar and Exhibition, which was held on June 6, 2014. Five speakers - Leslie Keno, Dennis Carr, Jeffrey Greene, Erik Gronning, and Patricia Kane - gave presentations at the Hotel Viking. An exhibition of 18th-century furniture followed at the Redwood.

• The Library continued to develop its holdings of art history and catalogue raisonné titles thanks to generous donations from many supporters, notably Laura Breyer, whose gifts have exponentially increased the Redwood’s collection in this genre.

• Over 700 titles are now available digitally through our 3M eBook system.

• Thousands of books and DVDs were donated to the Library, nearly 1,000 of them given by Lisette Prince.

• Dozens of generous tribute and memorial gifts were given to the Library to honor the friends and families of the donors.

One hundred and fortieth Annual Report, made September 28, 1870.

To the Company of the Redwood Library & Athenæum.

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PROGRAMS & EVENTS Life of the Mind Salons • Ed Achorn, The Summer of Beer and Whiskey • Joshua Kendell, America’s Obsessives • Redwood Staff, More Treasures of the Redwood • Dr. David Cooper, “Is the Chemical Weapons Taboo Unraveling?”

• John Adams, The Millionaire and the Mummies • Dr. John Parrillo, “The Life and Times of William Ellery” • Dr. Timothy Demy, “A Dreadful Thing: C.S. Lewis and the Experience of War” • James T. Patterson, The Eve of Destruction • Dr. Eric J. Shaw on the USCGC Eagle • Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese on scientific realism in film • Essay writers, “Living, Out Loud: Writers Riff on Love, Sweat & Fears” • Rosemary Mahoney, For the Benefit of Those Who See • Dr. Charles Watkins on the history of preservation in Newport • Dr. Stephen Sheinkopf on autism • Dr. Maury Klein, A Call to Arms Lectures and Author Talks • Ron Onorato, John Quinlan Murphy Summer Lecture, Constructing Newport in the Late 19th Century • Peter Nicholson on techniques in making documentary films • Kay Sutton on 14th-century illuminated manuscripts • Thurston Clark, JFK’s Last 100 Days • C. E. Poverman, Death by Drowning • Hon. Joseph W. Bellacosa, “The Law, Lore, and Lure of the America’s Cup Yacht Race”

• David Kertzer, The Pope and Mussolini • Judge Brian Hardison, “Aaron Burr: Misjudged American Founder” • Paul Miller, “Inside View: Portraits of Interiors” • Lynn H. Nicholas, The Rape of Europa “Screen and Discuss” Documentary Film Series • Japan’s Tsunami Caught on Camera • Man on Wire • Facing Arthur • Jiro Dreams of Sushi • Buena Vista Social Club • Mad Hot Ballroom • Herb and Dorothy • Louder Than a Bomb • Kings of Pastry • Searching for Sugar Man • The Rape of Europa Music • Lois Vaughn, Understanding Jazz • Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra, In Sweet Rejoicing: Christmas • Heifetz International Music Festival, Heifetz on Tour • Newport String Project • Rhode Island Civic Chorale & Orchestra, Intimate Songs of the Heart • Swanhurst Chorus, selections from P.D.Q. Bach • Diego Campagna, classical guitarist Events • Opening Reception, Oliver Hazard Perry: The Hero of Lake Erie • “Strictly Sinatra” Gala • Garden Party • Opening Reception, Passion

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• Abraham Redwood Society Dinner • A Very Gorey Affair • Holiday Open House • Newport Gallery Night • NewportFilm: Google and the World Brain • Opening Reception, Portraits of Interiors: Interior Illustrators in Newport Collections • Opening Reception, A Public Place of Gathering: Touro Synagogue at 250 • 2014 History Seminar: 18th-Century Rhode Island Furniture Makers Seminar and Exhibition Programs • If It’s Thursday, It Must Be Shakespeare • The Redwood Book Club Children’s Programming • Story time • Author talks • Summer Reading Program • BridgeFest 2013 • Halloween Parade • Newport Children’s Theatre, Peter Rabbit and ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas • Newport String Project, Ferdinand the Bull

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.

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.

Bequests Mrs. Roy C. Anderson Gertrude King Bedard Ellen C. Booth Elizabeth Anne Burton Rudolf and Lillian Dwyer Arthur W. Fagan Henry S. Grew Nancy Hay Bruce Howe R. Campbell James Jonathan Brandenburg Monroe Jane Akers Ridgway Jeanne Muller Ryan Alfred J. Shepherd Elliott MacGregor Strauss

Planned Gifts Hugh D. Auchincloss Miles and Lisa Bidwell Robert A. Chase Edwin G. Fischer, M.D., and Angela B. Fischer Linda Gordon David and Leslie Reed Dennis Stark Gifts to the Endowment 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 Trust

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.

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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 beyond the annual share or household membership dues 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. $100,000 and above Les and Carol Ballard Ballard Exploration Company, Inc. $50,000 to $99,999 The Champlin Foundations $25,000 to $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford Edward W. Kane and Martha J. Wallace Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Breyer III Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Gewirz George L. Ohrstrom, Jr. Foundation Prince Charitable Trusts van Beuren Charitable Foundation $10,000 to $24,999 Laura Breyer Mr. and Mrs. George David The Dick Family Foundation Mrs. John R. Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edgerley Mr. and Mrs. William Egan Duniry Foundation Mrs. Dorrance H. Hamilton The Hamilton Family Foundation Mr. Esmond V. Harmsworth Mr. and Mrs. J. Colin Keith Ms. Belinda Kielland Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mencoff Estate of Jonathan B. Monroe Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas S. Schorsch Mrs. Alfred S. Wilsey $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. David F. Brodsky Mr. and Mrs. James F. Carlin Endurance Wealth Management, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Fischer The Hope Foundation Mr. Ronald Lee Fleming Mr. and Mrs. George G. Herrick Ms. Marlene Leatherbee Ms. Lisa S. Lewis and Mr. Bart Dunbar Mr. and Mrs. James W. Lloyd The Mae Caldwell Rovensky Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T.H. Pell Mr. and Mrs. David L. Reed Rhode Island Council for the Humanities Mrs. Elaine Rosenberg Ms. Patricia G. Saunders Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Siegal Mr.* and Mrs. John A. van Beuren

$2,500 to $4,999 Mrs. Irene Roosevelt Aitken M. Therese Antone, RSM, Ed.D. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bilden Captain and Mrs. Nicholas Brown Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Burnham Mr. Dayton T. Carr Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. George E. Clark, Jr. Ms. Caroline E. Considine Mr. and Mrs. Grenville Craig Dr. Howard Eisenberg and Ms. Doris Zografos Mr. and Mrs. David K. Elwell, Jr. Genser Insurance Mr. and Mrs. William L. Leatherman Mr. Henry S. Lynn, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Murphy Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Kurt Schlichting Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nemtzow Mr. and Mrs. George Petrovas R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. James Purviance Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Riggs Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Sullivan Ms. Gloria Nagy and Mr. Richard Saul Wurman $1,000 to $2,499 The 1772 Foundation Captain and Mrs. Richard G. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Theodore H. Ashford Dr. Holly Bannister and Mr. Douglas Newhouse Mr. and Mrs. J. Stuart Bevan Mr. and Mrs. Miles Bidwell Charles Sumner Bird Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Bohan Mr. Cornelius C. Bond and Ms. Ann E. Blackwell Mrs. Linda M. Cerce Mr. Robert A. Chase Mr. George Clarke Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Doran Ms. Nancy Dunnan Edwards Wildman Palmer, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Tylor Field II Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Galkin Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gerard

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Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Gewirz Mr. and Mrs. David S. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. John Rovensky Grace Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grosvenor, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. N. Peter Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Healey Ms. Dodie Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. Brendan P. Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kellogg Mr. Richard Knowles Mr. and Mrs. David E.P. Lindh Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M.P. Lindh Mrs. Edmund C. Lynch Mr. Robert G. Manice Ms. Kathleen Merrill Ms. Pauline Metcalf Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Murphy Office of Library and Information Services Mr. and Mrs. John S. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. John D. Picotte, Jr. Lisette Prince Rhode Island Foundation Ms. Virginia R. Richard Ms. Janet L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ross Mrs. Nanette Ross Mr. and Mrs. David Ryan Mr. Frank Mauran The Sachem Foundation Mr. Nicholas B. Scheetz Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. Schochet Major General and Mrs. Stephen R. Seiter Mr. and Mrs. John J. Slocum, Jr. VADM Thomas R. Weschler Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Ellicott Wright Anonymous

$500 to $999 Mr. Lawrence A. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anton Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Auchincloss, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bacon Captain and Mrs. Lee C. Bakalarski Mrs. Evelyn I. Barrack Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Bohan Mr. and Mrs. Richard N. Bohan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brice Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Brickley Mr. Horace Brock

Mr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Buchanan III Mrs. Helen D. Buchanan* Mr. John S. Carter Mrs. Marion O. Charles Mrs. Taylor Chewning Mr. and Mrs. Lyn Comfort Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Constantine Dr. and Mrs. Mark H. Corrigan Mrs. Norey Dotterer Cullen Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Darden Dr. Elizabeth R. Deblois Mrs. C. Mathews Dick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Ewens Estate of Arthur W. Fagan Jae and John H. French Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gordon Mr. and Mrs. David A. Grant Mr. and Mrs. James B. Gubelmann Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton Admiral and Mrs. James R. Hogg Ms. Stefani M. Hulitar Mr. and Mrs. Pierre duPont Irving Mr. Washington Irving III Mr. and Mrs. John E. Jones Mr. Michael J. Greene and Ms. Joyce A. Kirby Mr. and Mrs. James Lanzillo Mrs. Roxanne M. Leighton Mrs. Beverly Little Mr. Samuel W. Lambert III Honorable and Mrs. Ronald R. Machtley Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mariner Mrs. Verna D. Matthews Honorable Juliette C. McLennan Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Meikle Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miklovic Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Mrozowski Honorable William Nitze Mr. and Mrs. John E. Odegaard Mr. Thomas P. Palmer and Ms. Dominique Alfandre Mr. Peter Pennoyer Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Perrault Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rabinowitz Mr. David W. Ray Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bowie Roberts, Jr. Captain and Mrs. Bayard W. Russell Ms. Linda Sawyer and Mr. John D. Harris II Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Sipprelle Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Smith Mr. Paul L. Szápáry Mr. and Mrs. Pieter Taselaar Mr. and Mrs. James R. Twaddell Mr. and Mrs. James S. Venetos Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G.W. Walk Mr. and Mrs. H. Hunter White, Jr. Mrs. Helen M. Winslow Anonymous

$250 to $499 Ms. Ellen Adler Mr. and Mrs. Armin B. Allen Mr. Brian Arnold B. R. Arnold Construction Co. Ms. Janine M. Atamian Ms. Merrilyn Bardes Mr. and Mrs. William Barrack Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Beaver Mr. Michael Behan Mr. James Berwind Miss Nancy Blackwell Mrs. Thomas W. Blake Ms. Edith H. Brewster Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks Mrs. Ruth H. Buchanan Mrs. Patricia Callahan Mrs. Roberta Carpenter Mr. Donald C. Christ Col. and Mrs. Christopher L. Christon Ms. Anne M. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Eugene P. Conese, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Juan Corradi Ms. Trudy Coxe Mr. and Mrs. William A. Crimmins Ms. Catherine M. Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Damon Ms. Pamela Dunlap Mr. Martin Elias Mr. Louis A. Fazzano Fred T. Kirby and Sons Mrs. Kendra Friedrich Ms. Elizabeth Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gilbane, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Godridge Mr. and Mrs. John T. Good Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Gorham III Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Gricus Mr. Werner Gundersheimer The Hagerty Family Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Patrick O’Neill Hayes, Jr. Mrs. Diana Holt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Hoopes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kazanjian Mr. Powel Kazanjian Mr. Peter King III Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Kirby, Jr. Ms. Katherine Kirk Mr. William H. Leys Mr. Richard C. Loebs, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Madden Mrs. Joan S. Malkovich Mr. Albert J. McAloon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Earl McMillen III Mr. John Mecray Ms. Mikki Micarelli Mr. Edward J. Montana, Jr. 13

Mr. Richard S. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H. Pardee Mr. and Mrs. Larry Phillips Mr. Edward Pitoniak and Ms. Kate Barber Mr. and Mrs. John W. Richmond, Jr. Ms. Melissa Rosner Mr. Jay Seavey Mr. and Mrs. David P. Sheffield Mr. Albert K. Sherman, Jr. Mrs. Rita D. Slom Mrs. John W. Stokes II Mr. David A. Thalmann Mr. and Mrs. Ken Urban Dr. Allan Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Watts The Honorable and Mrs. F. J. Bing West Mrs. Dudley A. Williams Ms. Katherine Weschler Williams Mr. Sydney Williams Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wilson Mr. James Woodworth and Mr. John Murphy Mr. and Mrs. W. Redwood Wright Mr. and Mrs. John C. Yoder $100 to $249 Mrs. Leith Adams Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Anders Ms. Annie W. Anderson Mr. Henry H. Anderson, Jr. Mr. W. Graham Arader Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Armstrong Ms. Kristina Baer Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bagwill Captain Richard P. Bailey Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Baker Ms. Mary Ballinger BankNewport Ms. Brittain Bardes Ms. Jean T. Barrett and Mr. David Alan Gibb Jerry and Barbara Baum Mrs. Laura Belman Mr. John E. Benson Dr. Bonita L. Betters-Reed and Mr. Gary E. Reed Anne Wister G. Boenning Mrs. Rosalie Brainard Captain and Mrs. W. F. Bronaugh, USN (Ret) Mr. and Mrs. John Broughan Captain David C. Brown and Ms. Sheila McCurdy Dr. David W. Brown Ms. Doris Bry Mr. and Mrs. David L. Bunnell Mr. and Mrs. James M. Burress Mrs. Mary C. Burrus Captain and Mrs. W. L. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Capozzi Mr. and Mrs. David Carlin

Mr. and Mrs. Amos Cecchi Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ceres Mr. and Mrs. James Chadwick Mrs. Eleanor Cochran Mr. Michael R. Corcoran Mr. Peter Cosel Mr. Michael R. Cottrell Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cowley Mr. Frederick Cushing* Captain John P. Davis Mrs. Laura de Ramel Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Demy Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Dick Mr. and Mrs. David Donatelli Mr. and Mrs. John Driscoll Dr. Richard Drummond Mr. and Mrs. Larry Farley Mr. and Mrs. Mohamad Farzan Mr. and Mrs. O. Mario Favorito Mr. and Mrs. Francis Frost Mr. and Mrs. John Fulco Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gallo Dr. and Mrs. Vasant A. Gideon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbane III Ms. Samantha Gillison and Mr. Duncan Bock Mr. John R. Goehlich Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Goelet Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grace Reverend and Mrs. Everett H. Greene Mrs. Janet Hall Mr. Peter J. Harty Mr. Michael J. Hayes Mr. Stephen C. Hayes Captain and Mrs. Kevin M. Healy Mrs. Francoise D. Helme Mr. and Mrs. Chester Helms Ms. Gail H. Herrlinger Mr. Thomas Lee Higginson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Allan A. Hodges Mr. Gordon Holmes Mrs. Joan R. Hopper Mr. Edward Horton Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hughes Captain and Mrs. Charles W. Jauss Mr. Peter Jefferys Mr and Mrs. Harry P. Jeffries Ms. Mary Jennings The Rev. Mary Johnstone and Mr. Robert Johnstone Mr. and Mrs. James Jordan Mr. and Mrs. James T. Kaull II Ms. Holly Kjerulff Mr. and Mrs. James D. Klau Mr. and Mrs. Vlad Konopelko Mr. and Mrs. Karl Landgraf Ms. Lois Lang Mr. Stefano Lavinio Mr. and Mrs. Wardwell C. Leonard, Jr.

Ms. Jan Ellen Lewis Ms. Katherine Long Dr. Patricia Lothrop Mr. Marco Lukesch Ms. Kara Malkovich Mr. and Mrs. Coles Mallory Mrs. Anne Mann Mrs. Alexis Margreiter Dr. Louis J. Mariorenzi and Ms. Priscilla Szneke Mr. and Mrs. David Markert Mr. Charles Martin and Ms. Julie Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. McBratnie Mr. and Mrs. John H. McCain Mr. and Mrs. John K. McColloch Dr. and Mrs. Edward P. McCrorie Mr. Jamie McGlone Ms. Mary Meagher Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Mele Mrs. Gloria L. Merchant Mr. Ronald Milburn Mr. Paul F. Miller and Mr. Charles J. Burns, Jr. Mrs. Michael Mureddu Mr. Arthur W. Murphy Mr. Rick Nagele Mr. and Mrs. Don O’Brien Mr. Roderick B. O’Hanley Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Onorato Mr. J. Timothy O’Reilly Mrs. Monique M. Panaggio Mrs. Cortlandt Parker Ms. Karen J. Peirce Mrs. Patricia M. Peterson Mrs. Alberta T. Picozzi Dr. and Mrs. Maxime J.P. Poirrier Mr. and Mrs. Tony Rey Ms. Alexandra Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Alister W. Reynolds Mrs. Maryann Richardson Mr. Robert Richter Mrs. Louise Rick Mrs. Marie Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. John Rok Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ross Luis Roth and Jennifer Dalrymple Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Rous Dr. Marian Royer Mrs. Barbara A. Ruscetta Mrs. Sally Sadler Mr. Federico Santi and Mr. John Gacher Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Sheffield Mr.* and Mrs. Richard B. Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. Deming Sherman Mrs. Frances Sherman Mrs. Marjorie Spencer Mr. William H. F. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Stack Mr. Dennis E. Stark 14

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Stebbins, Jr. Mrs. Patricia A. Steel Mr. Thomas C. Sturtevant and Mrs. Carol G. Mullin Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan Mr. Jerome Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. David Symonds Mrs. Anna Templeton-Cotill Mrs. Gail G. Thacher Ms. Gladys Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Tomaino Dr. and Mrs. William A. Turley, Jr. Frank Uhlig, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Guy F.C. Van Pelt Mr. and Mrs. Bob Velardi Susan and Robert Vincent Mr. Arthur Voute, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Walker Mr. Michael F. Walsh Mr. George H. Warren Michael and Roberta Warren Captain Charles F. Weishar USN (Ret.) Mr. Ted Widmer Dr. Harrison Wright Dr. Richard T. Zuerner Ms. Gioia Zwack Gifts Up to $100 Mrs. Florence G. Archambault Ms. Nancy A. Austin Mr. Irving Barrett Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Becker Maria Bernier Ms. Catherine Boisseau Ms. Eileen Brown Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bruce Mrs. Marilyn A. Bunnewith Lt. Col. Charles A. Byrne Mr. and Mrs. William Caine Campo Company & Events Nancy Nelson Caswell Mrs. Joan Ceglarski Mrs. Patricia D. Chase Mrs. Anita Conway Mr. and Mrs. William J. Corcoran Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Cunningham Mr. Robert Dannin and Ms. Jolie Stahl Mercedes Deines, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Durgin Mrs. Mary R. Emerson Ms. Lisa Epstein and Mr. Ivory Littlefield Dr. and Mrs. Peter T. Eudenbach Ms. Jemison Faust Mr. Robert Florentino Ms. Josephine Freedman Mrs. Pamela Giroux Mr. Francis Girr Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Hale

Mr. Condit Hower Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Irwin Mr. Jack P. Jefferies Mr. Christopher Josephson Miss Sofia Kaczor Mr. Laurence A. Klein Mr. Henry Koehler Mr. Matthew Leys Peter and Nicole Lindstrom Mrs. Jean MacCormick Mr. and Mrs. Donald Magee Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Marino Mr. David Martin Miss Joan Mason Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. McEnness Mr. Christopher Monkhouse Ms. Barbara Murdock Newport Tent Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Ohrstrom Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Packman Mr. Richard Poholek Mr. John P. Primiano Mr. and Mrs. John Regan Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Renner Ms. Rebecca Rex Mr. Wayne Robinson Mr. James Roehm Mr. William Rogers Mr. Don Schim Ms. Barbara E. Schlubach Ms. Jan Shapin Miss Mary A. Shepard Ms. Kathleen Shinners Mr. James Silvia Mrs. Cynthia Sinclair Ms. Ann C. Souder Mr. Christopher C. Staley Mrs. Susan Stautberg Mr. Kevin P. Sullivan and Mr. Dennis P. Doak Mr. George Brian Sullivan Mr. Norman F. Surprenant Ms. Deborah Timby Ms. Julia Rush Toland Mr. and Mrs. William P. Virgin Ms. Beth Weinman Mrs. Betsy M. Wiggins Matching Gift Companies John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Tribute and Memorial Gifts In memory of Lisa Bidwell Ms. Ellen Adler Mr. Miles Bidwell Mr. and Mrs. Doug Bruce Mr. and Mrs. Juan Corradi Ms. Jan Ellen Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Packman

In memory of Ralph Carpenter Christopher Monkhouse

In memory of Dr. Raymond Picozzi Mrs. Alberta Picozzi

In memory of Gerald Cerce Mrs. Linda Cerce

In memory of Roslyn Rosner Ms. Melissa Rosner

In memory of Julia Sands Chase Mr. Robert A. Chase

In memory of Morton Sacks Ms. Joan Mason

In memory of Ralph C. and Mary G. Christon Col. and Mrs. Christopher L. Christon

In memory of James Shea Mr. and Mrs. David Donatelli

In memory of C. Mathews Dick The Dick Family Foundation Ms. Nancy Dunnan Mr. and Mrs. David B. Ford Mr. Henry Koehler Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mencoff

In memory of Elizabeth Good Mr. and Mrs. John T. Good

In memory of Richard B. Sheffield BankNewport Mrs. Joan Ceglarski Dr. Elizabeth R. Deblois Ms. Lisa Epstein and Mr. Ivory Littlefield Mr. and Mrs. Chester Helms Losam Fund Mr. Paul F. Miller and Mr. Charles J. Burns, Jr. Mrs. Sally Sadler Mr. and Mrs. David P. Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. Deming E. Sherman Mrs. Frances Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Dwight D. Sipprelle VADM Thomas R. Weschler

In memory of Thomas Gunn Mr. John R. Goehlich

In memory of Aaron J. Slom Mrs. Rita Slom

In memory of John Hall Mrs. Janet Hall

In memory of Mary S. Staley Mr. Christopher C. Staley

In memory of Powel H. and Louise T. Kazanjian Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kazanjian

In memory of John Stokes Mrs. Laura Belman

In memory of Gwen Q. Kelly Captain and Mrs. Kevin M. Healy

In memory of Gladys V. Széchényi Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Roberts, Jr.

In memory of Ann Kirby Mr. and Mrs. Jerome R. Kirby, Jr.

In memory of the Wetmore Family Mrs. Rosalie Brainard

In memory of John Barton Leonard Mrs. Jonna Chewning

In honor of Mrs. James P. Casey Mr. and Mrs. David L. Bunnell

In memory of Mark P. Malkovich III Ms. Kara Malkovich

In honor of Robert Cowley Ms. Gail H. Herrlinger

In memory of Albert J. McAloon, Sr. Mr. Albert J. McAloon, Jr.

In honor of Nancy Edgerly Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edgerley

In memory of Gale McLean Mrs. Jonna Chewning

In honor of David B. Ford Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Healey

In memory of John Barton Leonard Mrs. Leith Adams

In honor of John Henry Meagher Mary Meagher

In memory of Frederick A. Peirce Mr. and Mrs. Ronald I. Becker Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. McBratnie Mr. and Mrs. David L. Reed Dr. Allan Wallace

In honor of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Slocum, Jr. Mary Randolph Ballinger

In memory of Mr. Richard M. Dunlap Dr. David W. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Cunningham Ms. Pamela Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Irwin Mr. Peter Lindstrom

In memory of Nuala Pell Mrs. C. Mathews Dick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Reed

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*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.

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, 2014 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

$547,317 17,826 29,901 64,381 1,997,988 13,021,555 11,368,636 20,358

Total Assets

$27,067,962

Liabilities And Net Assets 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

Total Liabilities

2,144,928

Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted

19,997,197 473,935 4,451,902

Total Net Assets

24,923,034

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

$27,067,962

While conditions for cultural institutions remain challenging, the Redwood has achieved an increase in Net Assets for fiscal year 2014 of $405,947 compared to the prior year, primarily as a result of generous donor support. As of June 30, 2014, Net Assets for the Redwood Library are recorded at $24,923,034.

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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, 2014 Functional Expenses

Revenues Grants and contributions Memberships Other revenue and income Investment returns for operations Total

$833,828 302,954 367,305 38,620 463,525

Programs Fundraising and marketing General and Administrative Bond interest Depreciation

$568,971 134,355 169,817 543,467 $1,416,610

$2,006,232

Total

Sources of Funds

Operating Expenses

Grants and donations 23%

Employees 52%

Annual fund 18%

Administration 5%

Memberships 9%

Facilities and maintenance 11%

Programs and events 12%

Programs and collections 7%

Investment returns 38%

Bond interest 2% Depreciation 23%

Financial affairs are overseen by three Board Committees: Finance, chaired by Peggy Richmond; Investment, co-chaired

by David Elwell and David Ford; 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, 2014, 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.

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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

STANDING COMMITTEES Executive Committee Edwin G. Fischer, M.D. President, ex officio all committees David K. Elwell, Jr., Vice President Peggy C. Richmond, Treasurer Tylor Field II, Secretary David B. Ford, Director at Large Janet Pell, Director at Large Audit Committee Dennis Stark, Chair David F. Brodsky Peter S. Damon Brenda Konopelko, Staff Buildings Committee David K. Elwell, Jr., Chair William H. Leys David L. Reed John R. Richmond, Jr. George Warren Finance Committee Peggy Richmond, Chair David K. Elwell, Jr. David B. Ford R. Daniel Prentiss, Esq. Jeffrey Siegal Dennis E. Stark Ellicott M. “Tot” Wright Brenda Konopelko, Staff Investment Subcommittee Allison Walk David K. Elwell, Jr., co-Chair David B. Ford, co-Chair Edward W. Kane Jeffrey Siegal Brenda Konopelko, Staff Landscape and Garden Lisa S. Lewis, Chair Allan J. Booth, Jr.

Jean Gorham Virginia Purviance Betsy D. Ray Ben Mignona, Staff Institutional Advancement Committee Stephen G.W. Walk, Chair Holly Bannister, M.D. Kenneth H. Brockway David Brodsky Tylor Field II Kathleen K. Greenman Bettie Pardee Janet Pell Caroline Considine, Staff Library Committee David B. Ford, co-Chair George G. Herrick, co-Chair Robert W. Cowley Timothy J. Demy Ronald Lee Fleming Col. Theodore L. Gatchel John B. Hattendorf Donald Magee Dr. Edward McCrorie Nancy Parker Molly de Ramel Nicholas B. Scheetz Francis J. “Bing” West Robert Kelly, Staff Museum Committee Elisabeth Clark, co-Chair Nannette Herrick, co-Chair James Baker Jemison Faust Francis Frost Linda Gordon Terry Grosvenor Roger H. King, Jr. Constance Metcalf Paul Miller Jeffrey Siegal Whitney Pape, Staff

Nominating Committee Tylor Field II, co-Chair Janet Pell, co-Chair Angela Brown Fischer Kenneth M.P. Lindh Sheila McCurdy Molly de Ramel Program Committee Douglas Riggs, Chair Leilani Brenner Washington Irving III Lynne Rey Janet Pell Linda Phillips Mary Riggs Nel Roberts Gail Thacher Lynn Tungett Carolyn du Pont, Staff Redwood Advisory Council George G. Herrick, co-Chair Nannette C. Herrick, co-Chair Rodney Armstrong A. Leslie Ballard H. Wood “Woody” Brock Christopher Buckley The Lord Camoys Ronald Lee Fleming David B. Ford Jane Grace Werner Gundersheimer Kate Gubelmann Beth Carroll-Horrocks Thomas Horrocks Edmund Morris Sylvia Jukes Morris Honorable William Nitze Nuala Pell* Peter Pennoyer Charles E. Pierce Ted Widmer John Wilmerding Diane Wilsey Richard Guy Wilson

*deceased Event committees and volunteers are listed in respective event programs.

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FULL-TIME STAFF Jennifer Tuleja Executive Director Maria Bernier Assistant Director Lori Brostuen Technical Services Librarian Elaine Bunnell Technical Services Assistant/Tour Guide Caroline Considine Director of Institutional Advancement Elizabeth Delmage Project Archivist Nancy Hackett Circulation Supervisor Robert Kelly Collection Development Librarian Brenda Konopelko Director of Finance and Administration Gretchen Markert Assistant Director of Institutional Advancement Bernard Mignogna Building and Grounds Manager Whitney Pape Ezra Stiles Special Collections Librarian Molly White Data Systems Administrator

PART-TIME STAFF Phoebe Bean Special Collections Cataloger Christine Bradley Library Assistant Rowena Burke Library/Interlibrary Loan Assistant Carolyn duPont Program Director Joyce Figerie Housekeeping

Molly Jencks Technical Services Assistant Mariann Maida Library Assistant Tom Morton Library Assistant Ellen O’Brien Library Assistant Gail Sullivan-McCune Library Assistant Adrienne Shaw Library Assistant Glenna Turner Library Assistant/Gifts Processing Lisa White Library Assistant

LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS Carol Andergeggen Ashlynn August Pelham Boyer Ed Cooney Megan Daknis Mary Jo Dieckhaus Mercedes Deines, Esq. Jack Dorato Chris Fleming Myranda Fuentes Brandon Harrington Peter Harty John Howington Kirby Kochanowski George Kouchakdjian Kathleen McKay Joe Miklovic Madan Mohan Rob Ostrander Wayne Robinson Kim Seeger Peter Stanley Jack Sweeney Kirsten Zellers

Maris Humphreys Special Collections Cataloger

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IN MEMORIAM July 2013 - June 2014 Beverly Adler Elizabeth Macy Anderson Julie G. Barrett Richard S. Brownwell Frederick A. Cushing Alain de Leiris Richard Morris Dunlap John C. Gainey John E. Hall Stanley L. Ehrlich Gwen Q. Kelly Francesco Lavinio

H. Henry (Hank) Liiv Mary C. Macioci Walter E. McAlpine Nuala Pell Katherine S. O’Brien Dr. Frederick A. Peirce, Jr. Richard B. Sheffield Robert Allan Sinclair Edward J. Spargo Edward Stone John A. van Beuren Katrina Quinn Weschler

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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

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