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Retired art professor donates materials for student research Dave Taylor
ISU Communications and Marketing
Indiana State University students will have access to a retired faculty member’s extensive collection of art-related books and periodicals. Charles Mayer, professor emeritus of art history and former chair of the art department, donated his collection to the Indiana State University Foundation. The collection of 8,147 books, 163 journal titles and 457 photographs and other media items is housed at the university’s Cunningham Memorial Library. “Dr. Mayer’s generous gift has greatly enhanced our collection of art related
material. With this gift, we can now offer incredible art resources that provide for the teaching, learning and research needs of Indiana State University students and faculty,” said Alberta Comer, dean of the library. “Any university that includes the name of ‘Arts and Sciences’ needs to provide ongoing support to the arts,” Mayer said. Art is fundamental to the human ethos, and I wanted to ensure that students would benefit from the materials that I had and to grow from the research they would pursue. I could think of no better place to give these materials than
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Indiana State,” he said. Working with library staff during his tenure at Indiana State gave him the “confidence that his collection would be used appropriately,” Mayer said. “Under the administration of Alberta Comer’s watchful eye, the library is getting the kind of guardianship that it needs,” he said. “The library is in many ways the heart of an academic institution, whether we are talking the digital age or not. ‘Available online’ does not mean we don’t need a library anymore.” Mayer retired from Indiana State’s College of Arts and Sciences in 2008 after 30 years of service.
This Week in History Tuesday, 15 1901 - Miller Reese patented an electrical hearing aid. 1926 - The National Broadcasting Co. (NBC) debuted with a radio network of 24 stations. The first network radio broadcast was a four-hour “spectacular.” 1992 - Richard Petty drove in the final race of his 35-year career.
Wednesday, 16 1907 - Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state. 1915 - Coca-Cola had its prototype for a countoured bottle patented. The bottle made its commercial debut the next year. 1981 - A vaccine for hepatitis B was approved. The vaccine had been developed at Merck Institute
Thursday, 17 1800 - The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, DC, in the partially completed Capitol building. 1973 - U.S. President Nixon told an Associated Press meeting “people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.”
Friday, 18 1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones. 1976 - The parliament of Spain approved a bill that established a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship. 2001 - Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in the United States.
Charles Mayer is a professor emeritus of art history and former chair of the art department.(Photo courtesy of ISU Communications and Marketing)
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