1950s
Feb. 25, 1956
“Tracy McGregor Room Contains Treasury of First Editions”
By Ruth E. Coplan
This article discusses Shannon Library’s Tracy W. McGregor Room, which opened to the public in 1939 after the eponymous donor gifted the University a collection of rare books and first editions. Then valued at approximately $250,000, the collection, which includes an inscribed copy of Dickens’ “Great Expectations,” now resides at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.
1960s
Feb. 27, 1962
“Award Given to Faulkner”
The National Institute of Arts and Letters honored acclaimed author William Faulkner, who worked as writer-in-residence at the University in 1958 and 1959, with the Gold Medal for Fiction. This was far from Faulkner’s first accolade — he received the Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1950, as well as won the Nobel Prize in 1951.
1970s
Feb. 26, 1973
“Alan B. Williamson: Teaching ‘To Prove Myself As A Writer’”
By Robert Goldberg
Photos by Dan Grogan
In this interview, Alan B. Williamson, resident poet and assistant English professor, said that his career as an academic was largely a way to fund his creative writing endeavors. The Harvard and Haverford College graduate also discussed a then-unpublished book about the poet Robert Lowell, whom he studied under in graduate school.
1980s
Feb. 29, 1981
“Committee approves extra Clemons hours”
By Warren Turner
The University Library Committee approved an extension to Clemons Library’s night hours for the end of the Spring 1981 semester, changing the library’s closing time from 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. The change would cost the Alumni Association $700, and Alumni Association Activities Director Gilbert Sullivan said the organization planned to decide whether or not to reprise the extended hours in the future based on how many students made use of the extra time.
1990s
Feb. 26, 1991
“Angelou discusses education”
By Karen Loew
Photos by Jean-Paul Molyneaux
Renowned writer and poet Maya Angelou gave an address to a full crowd in Old Cabell Hall, in which she spoke on education, literature and her own life and writing. Angelou encouraged men and women of all racial identities to study Black American literature and urged attendees to find as many opportunities as possible to laugh.
2000s
Feb. 25, 2005
“Kevin Guilfoile’s first novel impresses despite poor character development”
By Leon Chen
This book review of Kevin Guilfoile’s first novel, “Cast of Shadows,” describes the book as “impressive” but criticizes its clunky prose and number of characters. The novel, which is set in a future with feasible human cloning, sees a clone search for his ‘father’ inside of a massive multiplayer online role-playing game.
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