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Gifts, Donations and Memorials

The library will accept gifts of monographs, journals, manuscripts, and other materials appropriate to the collection. All gifts are final. By the act of the donation, the donor permanently relinquishes all rights to ownership and disposition. Therefore, the library may appropriately exchange, disseminate, sell, or discard those items that cannot be added to the collection. Before accepting gifts on behalf of the library, staff members must ensure that donors understand and agree to this condition. If there is any question about accepting a gift, the final determination rests with the Director of Libraries.

The donor must complete the Deed of Gift Form. Official acknowledgment of the gift is made by Institutional Advancement and the Director of Libraries. Guidelines for evaluation of gifts are the same as those for selecting purchased materials.

The library cannot make appraisals. It abides by the Statement on Appraisal of Gifts, approved by the Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Gifts of money may be used by the library to purchase library materials, equipment, or services. Donors of monetary gifts may designate the use of those funds for specific purchases through agreement with the Director of Libraries.

In accordance with the donor's request, appropriate recognition will be given to gifts retained in the libraries by affixing book plates, labels, or plaques to gifts showing the donor's name and, if applicable, the name of the person in whose honor or memory the gift was made.

The library will not set aside a special location for a particular gift of library materials separate from other materials on the same subject. The library will not accept restrictions on usage of the materials that are contrary to general library policy.

Any material that bears the ownership markings of another institution and does not have any indication of having been withdrawn from that institution's collection will be returned to the proper institution when possible.

Reproductions or photocopies of copyrighted works will not be accepted unless evidence of compliance with the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code) and its prevailing interpretation is provided.

Please contact the Archivist first to make sure your gift fits into the collection development policy for either the College Archives, Rare Books collection, or West Michigan Conference United Methodist Church Archives before arranging to send your gift to Albion College.  Once confirmation has been received, please print out the Deed of Gift form, fill it out and send it in with your donation. If you have any questions regarding the form or how to make a cash donation, please contact the Archivist.
 

SPECIAL THANKS

The Marilyn Crandell Schleg Family
Alby Zatkoff, Class of 1976
 

2007 Gifts

Ron Fassett
West Michigan Conference publications (November 2007)

 

Eva Rottenbiller

Sound and film recordings documenting the International House (November 2007)

 

Tom Brown

Religious publications related to his work in the West Michigan and Detroit Conferences (October 2007)

 

Moscow Plains United Methodist Church

Rare books collection (October 2007)

 

Cindy Thiele

College history materials belonging to alumnus, Clifton Ellinger (October 2007)

 

Jane Goodrich

Albion College postcards belonging to her mother, Elizabeth Hileman (September 2007)

 

Bob Messer

College publications collected during his tenure at Albion (July 2007)

 

Barbara Lange and Joanna Sieber

Additional donations to the Dean Family Collection (July 2007)

 

Sports Communications

Collection of records from the 1980s (July 2007)

 

Missy Wyss

Papers and videos documenting her time as Instructor of Dance (June 2007)

 

Doris Borthwick

Papers of Dr. Bruce Borthwick (January 2007)

 

 

2006 Gifts

Jean Taffs
Anthony Taffs Collection

 

David Kingsley
Collection of Robert G. Kingsley, Class of 1936
 

Holly Robinson Wingate, Class of 1964
Anthony Taffs music manuscripts


Alpha Chi Omega
Music textbooks, AXO photographs


Delta Gamma
Delta Gamma publications
 

Pete Sandman & Tamara Royale, Class of 1963
Football scrapbook

 

 

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