Library & Book Endowment Funds
The library and Deerfield students, faculty, and staff gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the following donors:
Faculty Book Fund in Honor of Frank and Helen Boyden
Established in 1968 by the faculty upon the retirement of Mr. and Mrs. Boyden; to provide books for the Frank L. Boyden Library. This fund is also used for the database:
Class of 1961 Fund
Established in 1961 by the Class of 1961 to provide library books.
Joshua Martin Dill Memorial Fund
Established in 1932 by Helen Dill Forbush P'31 and Colby Dill P'31 in memory of their father, a Boston area schoolmaster. Mrs. Forbush was the mother of Walter A. Forbush Jr. '31 and Colby Dill was the father of John H. Dill '32. Further gifts to the fund have been made by Catherine Forbush Bass, wife of George H. Bass '33 and daughter of Helen Dill Forbush, and by George M. Dill '51. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the databases:
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive
- SIRS Decades
- Alexander Street databases (American Civil War Letters & Diaries; Black Thought & Culture; North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries & Oral Histories; North American Women's Letters & Diaries; and Women & Social Movements in the United States)
Donnelley Family Library Fund
Established in 2000 by the Elliott Donnelley family, Thomas E. II '51, James R. '53, David E. '60 and Robert and Mrs. Ann S. Hardy P'51, '53, '60. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the databases:
- CQ Supreme Court
- Humanities E-Books
John Gunther Jr. Memorial Science Book Fund
Established in 1958 by Mrs. Frances Gunther, "to buy advanced books in the sciences". The fund is also used for the database:
Benjamin C. Haviland Book Fund
Established in 1971 by Dr. Robert J. Flemma '52. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the database:
- CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
Grace M. Henry Book Fund
Established in 1987 in honor of Mrs. Grace M. Henry, wife of Frank C. Henry '43, and mother of two Deerfield sons, Frank Jr. '69 and B. Thomas '72. The income is used for books relating to poetry or natural sciences and for the databases:
- Granger's World of Poetry
- JSTOR
- LitFinder
- Oxford English Dictionary
Thomas William Jaffe Fund
Established in 1967 by Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jaffe, parents of Thomas '67. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the databases:
- Academic Search Premier Package
- MLA (Modern Language Association International Bibliography)
- History Reference Center
Joan and Whitney Landon Book Fund
Established in 1999 by Joan and S. Whitney Landon III '72. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the database:
Thomas Middleton Levis Memorial Fund
Established in 1967 by Thomas M. Levis Jr. '53 in memory of his father. Books purchased are to be in the area of English literature.
Library Book Endowment Fund
Established in 1987 for general purchases of books for the library. This fund is also used for the databases:
- American National Biography
- Books in Print
Loblolly Fund for Environmental Studies
Established in 2001 with a gift from John Winthrop and his sons, John "Jay" Jr. '82 and Bayard '87. The fund purchases books that focus on environmental issues.
Localio Arts Fund
Established in 1975 by Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Localio, parents of David '74, and increased with a bequest of Dr. Localio, trustee 1986-1993. The income is used to purchase books relating to the arts and the databases:
- Grove Music Online
- Grove Art Encyclopedia
- History Study Center
- Music Online
- Naxos Music Library
- Naxos Music Library Sheet Music
Walter B. Mahony Library Book Fund
Established in 1994 with a bequest from Walter B. "Bun" Mahony '32, father of Walter B. III '62. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the database:
Billy Rose Foundation Grant
Established in 1981 with a grant from the Billy Rose Foundation.
J.M.A. Sheldon Science Book Fund
Established in 1939 as a specific legacy of the will of Mrs. Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon of Deerfield "for the purchase of scientific books".
Julian C. Smith Jr. '28 Book Fund
Established in 1998 by family and friends in memory of Julian S. Smith '28, grandfather of Julian Smith Wassenaar '98. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the following database:
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online
VonZelowitz Family Fund
- Informe
- Enciclopedia Universal en Español Online
In Memory of James Huntington Whyte
Established in 1968 by Baroness Maisie de Kerchove, grandmother of Michael Whyte '59, and is named in honor of her son and Michael's uncle, James Huntington Whyte. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the databases:
- Proquest Historical Newspapers
(Hartford Courant, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Atlanta Constitution, Boston Globe, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor)
- American History Online
Frank M. Wozencraft '40 Book Fund
Established in 1997 with a bequest from Frank M. Wozencraft '40. In addition to the purchase of books, this fund is used for the following database:
- Reader's Guide Retrospective
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