Marquette's Raynor Memorial Libraries Awarded
the Governor's Archival Achievement Award
Event
Information
Date: Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Place: Prucha Reading Room, 3rd Floor
John
P. Raynor, S.J., Library
1355
W. Wisconsin Ave.
Marquette University President Rev. Robert A. Wild, S.J.,
will accept the Governor's Archival Achievement Award on behalf
of the University on Thursday, Nov. 3, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. in the Prucha Archives Reading Room on the 3rd floor
of the John P. Raynor, S.J., Library. A reception will follow
the award ceremony.
The Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board and the Wisconsin
Historical Society present the Governor's Archival Achievement
Award annually to a library or historical records repository
in recognition of outstanding contributions to records preservation.
The award will be presented by Dr. Ellsworth Brown, director
of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Marquette's Department of Special Collections and University
Archives is recognized for developing a wide variety of outreach
projects highlighting the University's important research
collections; including extensive collections on Catholic schools
and mission programs among Native Americans, Dorothy Day and
the Catholic Worker Movement, and the papers of J.R.R. Tolkien.
The University Archives is also the official repository for
Marquette University records. Preserved in the Raynor
Library, these and other collections have become more accessible
to researchers through exhibits, public programs, thorough
cataloging, and an extensive Web
site.
The John P. Raynor, S.J., Library is located at 1355 W. Wisconsin
Ave. Interested media should contact Anne Broeker in the
Office of Marketing and Communication.
Office of Marketing and Communication Contacts
Christopher Stolarski
Media Relations Specialist
Phone: (414) 288-1988
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