University Libraries Endowments and Funds

To Build, Preserve, and Improve

No element is more critical to a university than its libraries--providing, as they do, the essential raw materials for scholarship. As the University Libraries continue their outstanding growth, additional funds are needed to strengthen existing endowments as well as to support the acquisition of new collections, to preserve current holdings, and to provide increased electronic resources. A gift to a library fund or endowment is a gift to the entire University and to the community as a whole. To provide permanent recognition of particularly generous gifts, Naming Opportunities are also available.

Areas of Support
Acquisitions
		Materials must constantly be purchased to meet the demands of the University's evolving curriculum and research needs. From a few thousand books, the University's holdings now reach into the millions. The Thomas Cooper Library, South Caroliniana Library, and Music, Mathematics, Business, and Film Libraries enrich the campus with books, journals, periodicals, maps, documents, films, and video tapes totaling more than seven million items.
Electronic Resources
		For years, USC has been a leader in the use of information technology through its pioneering work in distance education, its on-line library catalog, and electronic academic databases. Today, a computer network brings the resources of the libraries to students and faculty at their desktops and lab sites across the state, and new technologies are emerging that will transform the nature of higher education in the twenty-first century. Digitization of existing material and electronic database purchases are part of every modern library's ongoing expenses.
Gifts in Kind
		Contributions of books, manuscripts, papers, and other materials allow the libraries to build their collections.
Preservation
		The University's commitment to the conservation of materials covers items as old as 15th-century maps, the first three books purchased by the University in 1802, and Twentieth Century Fox Movietonenews film reels that document the nation's history and culture during the first half of the twentieth century. The ravages of time, moisture, and a host of other enemies will reduce our treasured resources to dust if they are not carefully tended by experts who understand their value, know how to preserve them, and keep them accessible.
General Library Endowments and Funds
	John Shaw Billings Library Endowment
		For major acquisitions of long-range significance.
	Chaplin Library Endowment
		Provides funds for the University Libraries.
	Arthur Elliott Holman, Jr., Acquisition and Preservation Endowment
		For the purchase and preservation of materials related to the Episcopal Church, music and the arts, Anderson County, and other aspects of South Carolina history.
	Arthur E. Holman, Jr. Conservation Laboratory Endowment
		Provides support for the ongoing operation of the conservation laboratory.
	Katherine Otis and Bruce Oswald Hunt Biography Collection Endowment
		To purchase biographical materials that will benefit the South Caroliniana Library, Thomas Cooper Library's Special Collections, general reference collections, and film collections.
	Library Archive and Research Endowment
		To support research and preservation at the Thomas Cooper and South Caroliniana Libraries.
	NEH Grant Endowment
		To support the acquisition and preservation of humanities materials and to encourage research in this area.
	Nancy Pope Rice and Nancy Rice Davis Library Treasure Endowment
		For special and significant acquisitions in a timely fashion for the University Libraries.
	Donna I. Sorensen Endowment: Southern Women in the Arts
		Supports library acquisitions pertaining to Southern women in the arts.
	Robert I. and Swannanoa Kenney Phillips Libraries Endowment
		To enhance the University Libraries' holdings in British and American literature and culture.
	University Libraries Building Fund
		Provides for the maintenance and enhancement of the University Libraries buildings.
	War Years Library Acquisition Endowment Fund
		For materials related to World War II.
Thomas Cooper Library Endowments and Funds
	Charles and Donna Bricker Endowment
		For general advancement and expansion of the Thomas Cooper Library.
	Irene Borchardt Hawley Acquisitions Endowment for the Map Library at Thomas Cooper Library
		Provides for the purchase of cartographic materials for the Map Library, Thomas Cooper Library.
	Lou and Beth Holtz Library Endowment
		To provide for the addition of library materials and resources for undergraduate students and to encourage athletic and academic partnerships.
	Thomas Cooper Library Science and Mathematics Journals Endowed Fund
		Assists in offsetting the increasing costs of journals for the Thomas Cooper Library in the fields of science and mathematics.
	Thomas Cooper Society Endowment
		To provide support for the Thomas Cooper Library.
	USC Literary Festival Endowment Fund
		Provides for an annual literary Festival attended by prominent writers and conducted by the College of  Liberal Arts, the English Department and the Thomas Cooper Library.
Rare Books and Special Collections Endowments and Funds
	Ethelind Pope Brown Natural History Endowment
		For the preservation and acquisition of materials pertaining to natural history.
	Class of 1956 Rare Books Library Endowment Fund
		To provide financial support for Rare Books and Special Collections.
	Barbara L. and David M. Graham Acquisition and Preservation Endowment
		Used for preservation and acquisitions that will benefit library holdings in Special Collections, Thomas Cooper Library.
	Edward S. Hallman American Literature Endowment
		Provides for the acquisition of American Literature to support and enhance Special Collections, Thomas Cooper Library.
	C. Warren Irvin, Jr., and Josephine B. Irvin Endowment
		For the purchase of materials related to the life and works of Charles Darwin.
	K.D. Kennedy, Jr. Robert Burns Library Endowment
		To provide support to the Robert Burns collection at Thomas Cooper Library.
	Davy-Jo Ridge Library Fund
		Supports the acquisition, preservation, and display of materials on the natural history of the Americas, with emphasis on the life and works of John James Audubon.
	George Terry Memorial Fund
		To support plans for the expansion of the special collections presently housed at Thomas Cooper Library
	Travel/Research Fund for Studies in the History of Natural History
		Founded to strengthen the study of natural history at the University of South Carolina and to foster understanding and awareness of the natural history collections in the University's Libraries
South Caroliniana Library Endowments and Funds
	Elizabeth B. Coker Graduate Assistantship
		For the advancement of graduate student training in the Applied History Program, in conjunction with the South Caroliniana Library.
	Orin F. Crow South Caroliniana Library Endowment
		For the purchase and preservation of materials related to South Carolina.
	Jane Crayton Davis Preservation Endowment
		To restore the unique holdings of the South Caroliniana Library.
	William Foran Memorial Fund
		For the purchase of materials related to the Civil War and Reconstruction.
	Lewis P. Jones Visiting Research Fellowship
		To support summer fellowships for research in South Carolina history.
	Governor Thomas Gordon McLeod and First Lady Elizabeth Alford McLeod
		Provides support for research at South Caroliniana Library to encourage the study of post-Civil War politics, government, and society, with an emphasis on South Carolina history.
	William Davis Melton University Archive Graduate Assistantship at the South Caroliniana Library
		Provides support for a graduate assistant in the University Archives Department at the South Caroliniana Library.
	William Gilmore Simms Visiting Research Professor Endowment
		To support scholarship based on the publications and manuscripts by Simms held in the South Caroliniana Library.
	Ellison Durant Smith Research Award for the South Caroliniana Library
		Provides annual research awards for scholars seeking to conduct research at the South Caroliniana Library on government, politics, and society since 1900.
	South Caroliniana Library Fund
		A discretionary fund used for Aquisitions.
	Southern Heritage Endowment
		To support scholarship and protect materials related to Southern history and culture (in conjunction with the McKissick Museum).
	Louise Irwin Woods Endowment Fund
		Internships are currently being offered to the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina through the Louise Irwin Woods Endowment, established in memory of the Pennsylvania teacher.
Business Administration Library Endowments and Funds
	Everette Newman Endowment
		To support the Business Library through acquisition of business reference sources and increased electronic access..
	Wachovia Business Library Endowment
		To establish the Wachovia On-line Business Information Center.
Film Library Endowments and Funds
	Newsfilm Library Endowment
		Funds used for the preservation, organization, and care of its film collections.
Music Library Endowments and Funds
	The J. K. Adams Fund for French Music
		John Kenneth Adams, School of Music Distinguished Professor Emeritus, established the John Kenneth Adams French Music fund at the Music Library in 2003. This fund provides for the acquisition, preservation, and programming of French music.
	The Digital Sheet Music Collection Fund
		Provides support for the maintenance and expansion of an online database that catalogs and showcases the sheet music from the Music Library's collections.
	Dr. Edwin E. Gordon Archive Fund
		Supports the long-term maintenance of the Dr. Edwin E. Gordon Archive in the Music Library of the USC School of Music.
	James B. Meriwether Music Library Endowment
		To support the James B. Meriwether Arturo Toscanini Collection and related collections held by the Music Library.
	Dorothy K. Payne Music Library Endowment
		Provides funds for the Music Library through acquisitions and preservation of materials and support of programs.
South Carolina Political Collections Endowments and Funds
	Class of 1956 Donald S. Russell Lectureship for South Carolina Political Collectionss
		To provide financial support for a guest lecturer to speak on topics relevant to the holdings of the SC Political Collections.
	William Jennings Bryan Dorn Endowment for South Carolina Political Collections
		Supports expensive preservation work on the Dorn Collection, a research awards program, and graduate assistantships in South Carolina Political Collections and other related projects.
	Republican Endowment to Support South Carolina Political Collections
		Supports collections with Republican holdings by helping fund student assistants to process these holdings and also outreach efforts to encourage research on Party history and its leaders and members.
	South Carolina Political Collections Development Fund
		Supports staff attendance at meetings of historians, archivists, educators and others, and promotes the division as a national leader among legislative repositories.
	South Carolina Political Collections Endowment
		Supports the work of South Carolina Political Collections unit in general. Currently, endowment income funds several graduate assistantships annually. As the endowment grows, income will also be used for research awards to encourage the study of the division's holdings, exhibits, staff development, and other activities designed to promote the division and enhance its ability to collect, preserve, and make available manuscript collections relating to contemporary government.
	John C. West Endowment
		Supports South Carolina Political Collections, including funding assistantships, preservation projects, and outreach efforts.

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