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University of Arizona Libraries Collections Endowments

Endowments are a unique way to recognize and honor family members, friends, and others with an enduring legacy that will benefit future generations of University of Arizona students and Tucson community members.

Library collections endowments are a unique opportunity, compared to other types of endowments, because they provide a tangible and constantly growing contribution to the university. The positive effects of each endowment begin immediately and are additive over time as both the corpus grows and the number of items purchased increases. Each year with new additions the endowed collection becomes larger, further enriching the community.

The University of Arizona Libraries have a number of endowments established by individuals with exceptional vision, as listed in the following pages. These funds welcome your endorsement, or you are invited to create your own endowment to support your favored program area. The University of Arizona Libraries welcome the establishment of endowments to support particular areas of the libraries’ collections, or for general use in the areas of greatest need. These donations ensure the continuing prominence of the UA Libraries by enabling the Libraries to enhance areas that complement the University’s academic programs, expand electronic information services, and guarantee accessibility for all users.

Current Endowments

These endowments welcome your support; or you are invited to establish a new endowment to honor your family.

College of Agriculture and Life Science

College of Education

Bertie M. Berry Children's Literature Endowment
To cultivate a collection of important works of juvenile literature, especially from authors who bring experiences and stories from diverse cultures and backgrounds into the world of children

Kenneth Cooper and Anne Cooper Library Endowment
To purchase library materials for Special Education

Eller College of Management

Kenneth C. Eich and Holly A. Hart Library Endowment
To purchase library materials and resources of various forms in the subject areas of business, finance and economics

College of Engineering

Dr. E. Daniel Albrecht Science and Engineering Library Endowment
To enhance the libraries' ability to acquire information resources that support cutting edge research, teaching, and study in Science or Engineering disciplines

College of Fine Arts

Dr. William K. Bunis Jazz Library Collection Endowment
To process and purchase library materials, CDs, and recordings in Jazz

Ann-Eve and Emery Johnson Library Endowment
To purchase special books in the Fine Arts as requested by staff of Special Collections, College of Fine Arts or University of Arizona Museum of Art.

Martin and Marjorie Grove Family and Children (Geoffrey and Alyson) Library Endowment
To purchase library materials and resources of various formats in the subject area of humanities and fine arts

William J. Wolfe Music Library Endowment
To acquire books and other materials for the UA Music Library

College of Humanities

Frank M. Chambers Endowment
To purchase books relating to Old Provencal Literature, Medieval French Literature, or 16th Century French Literature

Alexander and Nicholas Cutrules Hellenic Studies
To enrich the printed materials pertaining to Greece and wider Hellenic world

Della Cole Distler Memorial Endowment
To acquire materials in the Humanities

East Asian Studies Library Endowment
To ensure the ongoing maintenance and growth of the East Asian Collections and to enhance library resources to support teaching and research

Edith Goodhue Reiber Endowment
To acquire English and American literature

Ruth Goodhue Chastney Memorial Endowment
To acquire materials and books of English and American Literature

College of Science

Dr. E. Daniel Albrecht Science and Engineering Library Endowment
To enhance the libraries' ability to acquire information resources that support cutting edge research, teaching and study in Science or Engineering disciplines

W. David Laird and Helen Ingram Library Endowment
To purchase and strengthen library materials in the Southwest desert ecology and environment

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Midhat & Mrs. Leila Abraham Middle-East Studies Library Endowment
To purchase library original resources and materials in various formats supporting the Middle-East Studies program

Rabbi Marcus & Bertha Breger Lecture Series Fund
To encourage dissemination of classical Jewish scholarship and support annual lectures featuring a renowned scholar in a substantive field of Jewish content

Rabbi Marcus Breger Memorial Library Endowment
To acquire texts in Talmud, Rabbinic, and Jewish law

Ruth H. Dickstein Women’s Studies Library Endowment
To enhance and enrich the women’s studies information resources that support the research and teaching of students, faculty and scholars

Kenneth E. Gerber Endowment
To acquire library materials in Clinical Psychology

Guadalupe Endowment for Southwest Hispanic Culture
To support Southwest Hispanic Culture

William H. Hattich Memorial Endowment
To acquire material relating to the history of Arizona

Jean Lamb Endowment
To purchase library books dealing with the subject of political science and history

Lucius Littauer Book Scholarship Endowment
To support the acquisition of Judaic and Hebraic books to support the Judaic studies program

Mary-Margaret Raymond Endowment
To acquire materials related to the City of Tucson and Southern Arizona (Pima, Cochise & Santa Cruz counties)

Morris Martin Library Endowment
To collect the finest scholarship in European history and culture

Ruth Rienhard Feuerstein Memorial Fund
To support Judiac Studies

Florence C. Shipek Library Endowment
For internships for Native American students seeking a Master’s Degree in Library Science

The Soldwedel Family Library Endowment
To support the Women’s Studies Library Collection and Information Technology

Special Collections and Center for Creative Photography

Center for Creative Photography Endowment
To support works by living artists; emphasis on photography as an art form from 1900 to the present

Florence A. Linderman Library Endowment
To purchase library materials in Special Collections: books, maps, journals, rare books, Arizona and Southwest

Jacquie and Jim McNulty Endowment
To support and enhance Special Collections by providing income to care for and manage the photographs, manuscripts, and university resources found within the Library's archives

Fay and Lawrence Clark Powell Endowment for Southwest Research
To acquire materials to support research on the Southwest

Drs. John P. and Helen S. Schaefer Endowment
To support the acquisition of materials (e.g., photographs, books and archives) for all the Library's special collections

Nancy D. Solomon Artists' Books Endowment
To purchase artists' books conceived by artists (not to include fine press books of artists' work)

Special Collections Endowment
To acquire unique materials for Special Collections

Women Mystery Writers Archive Endowment
To purchase women mystery writers' books and archival materials

Technology

The Soldwedel Family Library Endowment
To support the Women’s Studies Library Collection and Information Technology

Dick Tomey Library Technology Enhancement Endowment
To upgrade and maintain library technology

General and Undergraduate Education

Shirley and David Allen Family Library Fund
To support library acquisitions at Dean's discretion

Books of Honor Fund
To support the libraries at the discretion of the dean or his/her representative

Arch and Laura Brown Endowment
To support the library in diverse subject areas at the discretion of the dean

Samuel and Corinna Huang Library Endowment
To purchase needed library materials at Dean's discretion

Dick and Susan Imwalle Library Endowment
To provide future generations of students and faculty with expanded and improved library resources for research and study

Friends of the Library Endowment Fund
An endowment to be used by the Friends of the Libraries Board of Directors in supporting the UA Libraries

Friends’ Special Opportunities Endowment
For creative and meaningful projects advancing programs and technologies benefiting students, faculty and patrons at the discretion of the FOL board and dean

Lois C. Olsrud Distinguished Faculty Endowment
To honor librarians who distinguish themselves in scholarship, education, and service

James and Lynne Owens Library Endowment
To support library acquisitions at the discretion of the University Libraries Dean or her/his representative

Eve Searles Memorial Library Endowment
To support acquisitions including books, databases and electronic resources

Shelley E. Phipps Staff Development Endowment
For staff development and education

Jim Sullivan Library Endowment
To purchase materials in various forms to support general education

Ethel F. Sullivan Library Endowment
To purchase library books at library dean’s discretion

Ramona Thomas Library Memorial Fund
To preserve Arizona history at the Dean's descretion