The Donohue Rare Book Room and the Gleeson Library lost a good friend with the recent passing of Fauno Cordes on Christmas day. Fauno was a book collector, bibliographer, Rare Book Room benefactor and member of the Gleeson Library Associates. She presented to the Rare Book Room her world-renown collection of Antarctic fiction and continued … Continue reading Remembering Fauno Cordes
On Thursday evening, October 8, at 5:00 p.m. the Gleeson Library Associates will host a program in the Donohue Rare Book Room on The Seven Wonders of the World: Ancient and Modern. Dr. Andrew Jameson, historian, world-traveler and lecturer will present an illustrated slide talk. His presentation begins with consideration of the canonical number seven … Continue reading Program on the Seven Wonders of the World
Gleeson Library is sad to note the passing of Elizabeth Reynolds, a librarian and former director of the Gleeson Library Associates. Rare Book Room librarian John Hawk said “she was a wonderful person who had a very kind spirit. I always remember how warmly she welcomed me when I arrived at USF.” Continue reading Elizabeth Reynolds