Activities of the Friends

Fall Meeting. The centenary of the founding of the architectural
firm of AIcKim, iMead & White was celebrated at d-ie fall dinner
meeting, held in Low .Memorial Library on Thursday evening,
November i. Featured were a talk by Brendan Gill, "Paganizing
the Plutocrats," and an anniversary exhibition of drawings, manu¬
scripts and photographs draxvn from the Avery Library's exten-
.sive collection.

Winter Meeting. The Friends and the University Librarian xxdll
host a reception in the Rotunda of Low Memorial Library on
Thursday afternoon, February 7, 1980, to open the exhibition,
"The Friends Half-Dozen: Six Collections Acquired on the
Friends Endowed Fund," including manuscripts, drawings and
first editions of .Max Beerbohm, H. Rider Haggard, Louis .Mac-
Neice, Gertrude Stein, Evel\-n Waugh and Tennessee Williams.
President William J. McGill xx'ill be the guest of honor.

Bancroft Awards Dinner. The Annual Bancroft Axxards Dinner,
sponsored by the Friends, will be held on Thursday evening,
April 3, 1980.

New Council Members. iMessrs. John F. Fleming and James Gil-
varry have been elected to serve on the Council of the Friends.

Finances. For the t\x-elx-e-month period xx-hich ended on Jime 30,
1979, the general purpose contributions totaled $23,667, and the
special purpose gifts, $19,432. Books and manuscripts donated
and bequeathed by the Friends had an appraised value of $2 21,299,
bringing the total value of gifts and contributions since the estab¬
lishment of the association in 1951 to ?2,837,349. In addition,
$1,452 \x-as realized from the sale of publications.

EXHIBITION IN BUTLER LIBRARY

Rarities for Jiesearch: i^~i<) Gifts

September 19-Decembcr 10

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