Endowed Funds
The generous support of the following endowed funds enables the Bryn Mawr College Libraries to purchase materials in support of the teaching and research mission of the College.
James Tanis Fund for Netherlandish Works
Designated for the purchase of materials in Netherlandish Art.
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Frances D.S. Tatnall Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials for the general collection, with preference for those in English literature.
Established by gifts from friends and former students of Frances D.S. Tatnall, Class of 1895, whose major subjects were Latin and English.
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Lily Ross Taylor Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials in the Classics.
Established at the bequest of Lily Ross Taylor.
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Barbara Auchincloss Thacher 1940 Library Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials in English and American Literature.
Established by a gift from Martha Stokes Price, Class of 1947, in honor of Barbara Auchincloss Thacher, Class of 1940.
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Eloise Ruthven Tremain Fund for Books
Designated for the purchase of materials for the general collection, with a preference for those in History.
Established at the bequest of Eloise Ruthven Tremain, Class of 1904, in memory of Louise Preston Dodge, member of the Bryn Mawr College Faculty from 1902 until 1905.
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Chloe McKeefrey Usis Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials in Medieval Studies.
Established in memory of Chloe McKeefrey Usis, Class of 1916, M.A. 1917. Chloe McKeefrey Usis' major subjects were Latin and French; her M.A. was in Romance languages.
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Yildiz Phillips van Hulsteyn Book Fund
Designated for the purchase of books in Archaeology.
Established at the bequest of Yildiz Phillips van Hulstyn, Class of 1928 and Ph.D. 1981 upon her death in 1989.
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Mary Richardson Walcott--1906 Book Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials for the general collection.
Established by a gift from the Class of 1906 at its 25th Reunion. In 1954, the Class of 1906 requested the fund name change to Mary Richardson Walcott, who was Class President for two years in college and from graduation until her death in April 1953.
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Caroline P. Walker Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials for the general collection, with preference for Periodicals in History.
Established at the bequest of Caroline Putnam Walker, M.A. 1927 (History), who died in 1984.
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Louise Watson Library Fund
Designated for the purchase of Music books and scores.
Established at the bequest of Louise Watson, Class of 1912, in memory of Milo Miloradovich.
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Sondra Moore Weintraub Fund for Books for the Library
Designated for the purchase of books for the general collection.
Established from the aggregate of two gifts honoring Sondra Moore Weintraub, whose major subjects were Sociology and Anthropology.
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Anna Pell Wheeler Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials in Mathematics.
Established by a gift from Anna Pell Wheeler upon her death in 1966.
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Katherine Budd Whelihan Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials in French.
Established by gifts received from family and friends of Katherine Budd Whelihan upon her death in 1969. She was Secretary to the President, Assistant to the President, and Assistant Secretary to the Board of Directors until her retirement in 1956.
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Mary J. Wilson Library Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials in Anthropology (Mythology) and the general collection.
Established by a gift from Mary J. Wilson that was matched by the Amoco Corporation.
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Donald and Charlotte Farquhar Wing Fund
Designated for the purchase of materials for Special Collections, with a preference for those between 1641 and 1700.
Established by an initial gift from Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Wing. Originally established as the Charlotte F. Wing Fund, it was changed at her request in 1965 to include her husband. The Wings have contributed to the fund on several occasions. Charlotte Farquhar Wing, Class of 1930, is the daughter of Francis Farquhar, who also established a book fund.
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Ben Wolf Fund for Books on Art
Designated for the purcahse of books in Art History and the fine arts.
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Lois Meta Wright Fund
Designated for the purchase of books in the area of the Classics (Greek).
Established by a gift from the members of the Class of 1903 to form a fund in memory of their classmate, Lois Meta Wright, who died in 1909.
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Wilmer Cave Wright Book Fund
Designated for the purchase of books in the Classics.
Established by John A. Silver in memory of Wilmer Chave Wright, Professor of Greek at Bryn Mawr from 1897 until her retirement in 1933.
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J. Landis Zimmerman Memorial Fund
Designated for the purchase of books in Chemistry.
Established by anonymous gift.
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Conway Zirkle Fund for Library Purchases in History of Science
Designated for the purchase of materials in the History of Science.
Established at the bequest of Helen Kingsbury Zirkle, Class of 1920, in memory of her husband, Conway Zirkle, who had earlier given his own fine collection of books on the History of Science to Bryn Mawr in honor of his wife.
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