the first library opend a hundred years ago today in Merrill Hall. when I was a student that's where I took journalism classes. later my friend Julia Waida had her office there.
when I came to Kent the library was on the corner of front campus (& that's where Julia's office was then). here I am in that building (which now houses the KSU Museum) with Gary Snyder:
Snyder & I were looking at letters of his in Special Collections. that department of the library was begun by Dean Keller who later hired me to be his assistant. I love this early picture of us together:
Special Collections is now on the top floor of what I think is still the tallest building in Portage County. here I am in my wonderful office there with James Broughton:
& here are my parents in the reading room for the opening of the exhibition of Mom's autograph collection:
when I came to Kent the library was on the corner of front campus (& that's where Julia's office was then). here I am in that building (which now houses the KSU Museum) with Gary Snyder:
Snyder & I were looking at letters of his in Special Collections. that department of the library was begun by Dean Keller who later hired me to be his assistant. I love this early picture of us together:
Special Collections is now on the top floor of what I think is still the tallest building in Portage County. here I am in my wonderful office there with James Broughton:
& here are my parents in the reading room for the opening of the exhibition of Mom's autograph collection:
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lovely bit of synchronicity on this anniversary day: a letter from Dean
I enjoyed this post a lot, Alex. There's a lot of great work in the KSU collections. You must have a number of great stories from your career there. Take care.
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