Gala Dedication of the Gaylor Collection in GLBT Literature
Professor Emeritus Robert Gaylor
The GLBT Literature and Resource Center featuring the Robert Gaylor Collection of GLBT literature was dedicated on September 27, 2007. The Center, located in Kresge Library, features a reading and study area along with a research collection of books and magazines. Mr. Gaylor, who retired from the Oakland University Library in 2003 after 37 years of service, put together this carefully selected collection over a period of 40 years.
Around 100 invited guests toured the Center and enjoyed hors d’oeuvres while greeting the donor. Julie Voelck, Dean of the Library, expressed her appreciation to Mr. Gaylor for his gift to the Library, noting that this special collection represents materials often overlooked by libraries, and represents a unique resource within Oakland County for the study of GLBT issues. Its historical range and breadth of coverage are remarkable.
Kresge Library now is starting an endowment fund for the Center, with Mr. Gaylor's lead gift of $10,000. An additional $15,000. is needed to begin the fund from which the library will maintain and build the collection. The endowment is critical to ensuring that this unique and invaluable resource will continue to be available and accessible to students, faculty, researchers, and everyone in the greater community for many years to come. For further information about the endowment please contact Julie Voelck at (248)370-2486, or at voelck@oakland.edu.
The GLBT Literature and Resource Center featuring the Robert Gaylor Collection of GLBT literature was dedicated on September 27th, 2007. The Center, located in Kresge Library, features a reading and study area along with a research collection of books and magazines.
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