$1 million gift to benefit UO library.Byline: The Register-Guard A Portland investment firm is donating $1 million to the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. to help make the history of the Pacific Northwest more accessible to the public. The gift from Paulson Investment Company Inc. will support the UO library's special collections In library science, special collections (often abbreviated to Spec. Coll. or S.C.) is the name applied to a specific repository within a library which stores materials of a "special" nature. department, which houses rare books, manuscripts, historical photographs and other materials on Oregon and North- west history. The special collections reading room has been renamed the Paulson Reading Room in recognition of the donation. The gift will help establish an endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. fund for the special collections department that will allow material to be made available online and improve access to the collection to researchers. "Special collections is central to our status as a major research library," UO Librarian (1) A person who works in the data library and keeps track of the tapes and disks that are stored and logged out for use. Also known as a "file librarian" or "media librarian." See data library. (2) See CA-Librarian. Deborah Carver carver /car·ver/ (kahr´ver) a tool for producing anatomic form in artificial teeth and dental restorations. carver (carving instrument), n said. "These resources exist nowhere else, and we have a responsibility to researchers around the world to preserve them and make them available." The gift is part of the UO's Campaign Oregon: Transforming Lives fund drive seeking $600 million in total donations. The drive so far has raised $410 million. |
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