Invitation to the Dedication of the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery , Invitation, 1982, 5 x 7 . University Publications, UPUB L1-013

Title

Invitation to the Dedication of the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery , Invitation, 1982, 5 x 7 . University Publications, UPUB L1-013

Description

The library went unnamed, aside from Library or University Library, until the official dedication ceremony on December 13, 1982 when it was named for UMBC’s founding chancellor, Albin O. Kuhn. The occasion was hosted by Chancellor Dorsey and took place in the Special Collections Reading Room. The standing room only throng of people heard Richard W. Couper, President of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation and President Emeritus of the New York Public Library, speak about libraries and their role in society.

Creator

Dorsey, John W., 1936-

Source

University Publications

Date

12/13/1982

Format

invitations; 5 x 7 in.

Identifier

UPUB L1-013

Files

http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/UMBC_50th_Online_Exhibit/50umbctimeline/PDFs/UPUBL1-013.pdf

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Citation

Dorsey, John W., 1936-, “Invitation to the Dedication of the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery , Invitation, 1982, 5 x 7 . University Publications, UPUB L1-013,” UMBC 50th, accessed March 19, 2024, https://umbc50.omeka.net/items/show/1489.