Deering Library: An Illustrated History

by Northwestern University Library, Nina Barrett (Editor), Russell Clement (Contribution by), Janet Olson (Contribution by)

Overview

Published to commemorate the Deering Library’s 75th anniversary, this book explores the Deering and McCormick families, who funded the project; the building’s distinctive Collegiate Gothic architecture; its lore as a campus institution; and its role in the evolution of Northwestern University Library into one of the country’s most prominent research libraries. Richly illustrated, it is both an authoritative account of a landmark library and a rich keepsake for Northwestern alumni.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810125025
Publisher:	Northwestern University Press
Publication date:	04/01/2008
Edition description:	1
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Nina Barrett is a journalist, editor, and author of three non-fiction books.

Head of Northwestern University Library’s art collection, Russ Clement has published a series of eight bibliographic research guides to late-nineteenth-century French artists and art movements.

As assistant University archivist since 1998, Janet Olson has published numerous pieces about the history of the University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Greeting
Henry S. Bienen, President, Northwestern University

Foreword
Nancy McCormick Vella

Introduction. Whispers between Books: The Collections of Deering Library
Jeffrey Garrett, Assistant University Librarian for Special Libraries

Chapter I. Roaring through the Twenties: Northwestern Outgrows Its First Library
Janet Olson, Assistant University Archivist

Chapter II. James Gamble Rogers and the Collegiate Gothic Era
Russell Clement, Head of the Art Collection

Chapter III. A Haven for Students: The Deering Vision Made Real
Janet Olson

Chapter IV. Deering through the Decades: 1933-2008
Janet Olson

Spotlight. The Collections of Deering Library

Afterword. Looking Ahead: A Legacy for Research Librarianship
Sarah M. Pritchard, Charles Deering McCormick University Librarian

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