THE FRIENDS OF THE COLUMBIA LIBRARIES

AN OPPORTUNITY

The Friends assi.st the Columbia Libraries in several direct way.s: first, through their active
interest in the institution and its ideals and through promoting public interest in the role of
a research library in education; second, through gifts of books, manuscripts, and other
useful materiafs; and third, through financial contributions.

By helping preserve the intellectual accomplishment of the past, we lay the foundation
forthe university of the future. This is the primary purpose of the Friends of the Columbia
Libraries.

CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP

Regular: S75 per year                                        Patron: $300 per year

Sustaining: S 1 50 per year                                  Benefactor: $500 or more per year

A special membership is available to active or retired Columbia staff members at fifty dol¬
lars per ve;ir.

Contributions ;ire income tax deductible.

OFFICERS

FRy\NK S, STRKi:r[:;R, Chairman                                        DALLAS PraI"I; Vice-Chairman

Kenneth A. Lohf, Secretary-Treasurer

Sixth Floor, Butler Library, Columbia University, New York, NY 1002 7

THE COUNCIL

R. D\'Ki-: Bknja.min                                                    Pearl I/)nd()n

Career Burden                                                       Ge()rc;e U>\vrv

Elizabeth M. Cain                                                 Martin Meiskl

The Viscouneess Eccles                                        Pauline A. Plimpton

Helmut N. Friedlaender                                      Dallas Prate

lOLA S. Haverstick                                                 Carol Z. Rothkope

Chanial Hodges                                                    Morris H. Saffron

George M. Jaffin                                            Janet Saint Germain

Hugh J. Kelly                                                         Stuare B. Schimmel

Margare'e L- Kempni-r                                           Mrs, Franz T Sidne

T Peter Kraus                                                        Frank S. Streeter

Corliss Lamont                                                     G. Thomas Tanselle

Elaine Sloan, Vice President for Information Services and
University Librarian, EX-OFFICIO

Rudolph Ellenbogen, Editor