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Contributing EditorsBill Becker

Glenda Thornton

Photo of Trevor and Jennie Jones and the sculpture (page 1) & Glenda Thornton (page 3) by William Rieter, CSU Mar-keting & Public Affairs. Photo of Mr. Korb (page 1) by Glenda Thornton.

Eagle Man UnveiledReception Honoring Trevor and Jennie Jones

Real Estate Developer Donates Rare Books to the Library

After the dedication ceremony, guests were encouraged to touch the sculpture in order that they could feel the amazing detail of the piece.

Bits, Bytes, & Books University Library’s Development Newsletter

Spring 2007Issue 6

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Mr. E. Furman Korb, retired architect and real estate developer, recently gave the University Library the rare and valuable two volume set, The Architectural Work of Graham Anderson Probst & White Chicago and their Predecessors. These volumes record in illustrations and photographs the work of the original fi rm of D.H. Burnham & Company from 1894 to 1912; the work of Graham, Burnham & Company from 1912 to 1917; and then the work of Graham, Ander-son, Probst & White after 1917. According to Ernest Graham, these companies “attracted commissions not only from every part of the United States, but from Europe as well” and were “…privileged to play an impor-tant role in the architectural development of America during the most momentous years of its building history” (p. 6). Of particular note for Cleveland are a number of illustra-tions of the Cleveland Union Terminal dating from 1929, as well as several important bank buildings, hotels, and department stores. Mr. Korb generously donated these volumes to Cleveland State University Library after a conversation with Dr. Walter Leedy, recently deceased, concerning their value to students in art and architectural history, urban studies,

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history, and American studies. The University Library is delighted with the addition of these materials to Special Collections and appreciates Mr. Korb’s generosity. Mr. Korb is a native of Dubois, Pennsylvania, where he graduated from high school in 1946 at the age of 16. His interest in architecture and books began early, as he bought his fi rst book, How to Design Your House to Suit Yourself, in 1943. After high school, he attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon. While taking night classes there, he worked for Architect Robert Broker. Mr. Korb came to Cleveland in 1950 and worked for Levit & Spieth until he was drafted by the Army. He came back to Cleveland in 1953 and worked for Dalton & Dalton; Garfi eld, Harris, Robinson & Schafer; Westwood Construction; and Dorskey & Associ-ates while starting his own business, Korb Enterprises. Mr. Korb is a member of both the AIA and the Design Review Committee of the Brooklyn Center Historical Society and has won a number of awards during his career as a developer. Since purchasing the fi rst book in his collection in 1943, he has subsequently added many more, including several rare books. Mr. Korb gathered his collection from around the country as well as locally. His collecting interests range from biographies of architects, both past and present, to home design, to old construction magazines from the 1800s.

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Glenda ThorntonDirector CSU Library

Trevor and Jennie Jones: Guests of Honor

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Guests of honor Trevor and Jennie Jones were the fi rst to arrive, eager to welcome guests to the formal presenta-tion of Eagle Man, the bronze sculpture that they donated to President Michael Schwartz and Cleveland State Univer-sity. Eagle Man, measuring 14-by-7-by-15-inches, was created by the renowned art-ist Michael Naranjo, a Tewa Indian of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Although he lost his sight and had his right hand shattered by a grenade blast while serving in Vietnam in 1968, he remained faithful to following his lifelong dream of becoming a sculptor. Over the succeeding years Naranjo perfected the “art of seeing” with his hands. Today his magnifi cent works are included in the collections of The Vatican, The White House in Washington D.C., and The Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. Glenda Thornton, CSU Library Director and Master of Ceremonies, welcomed the guests, which included faculty, staff, students and other invited friends from the Cleveland community. Those gathered waited in anticipation as the director began the unveiling, saying “The artist, Michael Naranjo, made this work in darkness, un-seen by his eyes, but known by his soul. Now we are permitted to share his vision to see with our own eyes, in order to know with our souls.” Professor Robert Thurmer, Director of CSU’s Art Gallery, shared aesthetic observations about both the work and the artist. University President Michael Schwartz said, “This shows what hu-

man beings can achieve when they are motivated.” He continued, “We are enormously grateful and indebted to Trevor and Jennie for this wonderful art and more importantly, for being wonderful friends to this University.” Jennie Jones eloquently expressed how inspiring the artist and his work were stating, “there’s no excuse for saying ‘I can’t do that.’” She invited the guests to touch the sculpted piece in order to feel it’s amazing detail. Eagle Man is now housed in a custom-made case on the fi rst fl oor of the Library, silently inspiring others to do what they might think is impossible. Trevor Jones is the former vice chairman of the University’s board of trustees and Jennie Jones is an acclaimed photographer. Since September, Trevor Jones has been serving as the board’s fi rst commu-nity member for a two-year term.

The Friends of the Cleveland State University Library needs your gently used books, CDs, videos, vinyl al-bums, etc. for its ongoing book sale. The Friends accept and appreciate a few volumes or a whole collec-tion—one donor gave the Friends more than 600 volumes of books and yet another donated more than 6,000 vinyl records. Some were retained by the Library for the collection and the others went directly to the book sale. Transportation for larger collections can be arranged. All proceeds benefi t the Friends of the Library. For more information, contact Terri Greer at 216.687.2481. The Friends of the Library is an independent organization whose purpose is to support the Library.

William Conrad Rosenberg was a well-known etchings artist when he was hired in the late 1920s by the Van Sweringen brothers to illustrate the construc-tion of their new Cleveland Union Terminal project on Public Square. This resulted in 22 beautiful drawings of the Terminal Tower complex in various stages of completion which are prized by local collectors. Thanks to the generosity of the North American Railway Foundation, a complete set was ac-quired last summer by the Library’s Special Collections unit, and they all can now be viewed as the featured collection on the Cleveland Memory Project, http://www.ClevelandMemory.org.

Rosenberg Drawings in Special Collections

Bill BarrowSpecial Collections Librarian

University Archives

Memorabilia Growing

Over the past two years the University Ar-chives has been actively seeking donations of Fenn College memorabilia from the College’s alumni. Recently the family of the late Fenn Provost William Patterson donated a plaque commemorating Dr. Patterson’s 25th An-niversary as Engineering Dean, a copy of Dr. Patterson’s Memories of Fenn, and photo-graphs of Dr. Patterson on campus. Rita Dulskis, visiting from Las Vegas, do-nated her late husband. Robert’s (BBA, 1960) varsity athletic letter blanket, his Pi Sigma Tau Fraternity sweater, his Pi Sig beer stein, and the 1958-1959 Pi Sig composite photograph. James Essick (BA, 1962) of Silver City, NM sent his Fenn College varsity letter sweater and varsity athletic letter blanket. David Huiett, (BES, 1966) donated the Lambda Tau Delta Fraternity sign that once hung outside the LTD’s fraternity house. Mr. Huiett also brought back a gift of a LTD jersey from Mr. Burt Tsuchiya (BBA, 1960) in Rose-burg, Oregon. These gifts are now part of the rotating display of Fenn College memorabilia on dis-play in the University Archives. We also hope that more Fenn alumni consider making a gift to the Archives of their college memorabilia.

Bill Becker University Archivist

For more information about donating memo-rabilia to the University Archives, contact Bill Becker, University Archivist at 216.687.3529 or at b.becker@csuohio.edu.

From the University Library Director

The Life and Loves of Lafayette

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General Library Endowment French/American History Endowment

Dr. Glenda A. Thornton Library donors can provide funding for various projects including

• Building the Walter C. Leedy Jr. Endowment• Building the endowment for materials in the

French/American History Endowment fund• Establishing a new Library endowment• Supporting the digitization of cultural resources• Purchasing artwork for display in the Library• Purchasing additional furnishings and equipment

for the Library• Supporting the expansion of specialized services

such as the Adaptive Technology Lab and Student Presentation Practice Rooms

University Library Projects

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Lafayette, the Friends of the Library gathered to hear Tama Engleking’s presentation, “The Life and Loves of the Marquis de Lafayette.” Drawing from the Library’s Lafayette Microfi lm Col-lection, Engleking depicted the love that Lafayette had for not only his wife and mistresses, but also for the ideals of democracy. The Friends also enjoyed a display of the documents and memorabilia found in the Library’s Lafayette collection. The Marquis de Lafayette Microfi lm Collection resides at the CSU Library, one of a very few institutions to hold these works. Thanks to a special relation-ship between John Horton, recently deceased member of the Friends, and René de Chambrun, heir of Lafayette, the Library of Congress agreed to deposit a copy of the collection at Cleveland State. Engleking, Associate Professor of French in the Modern Languages Department at Cleveland State, received a Doctorate in French Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research focuses on women in French studies and she is a frequent lecturer on topics related to her research interests.

Cleveland Historical Materials Library Endowment Fund

A Tribute to Walter C. Leedy Jr.

The new Beachwood Civic Center is hosting our traveling exhibit of panoramic pho-tographs from the Cleveland Union Terminal Collection, until May 17th. The exhibit pairs 10 photographs taken 90 years ago with matching shots made in 2002, from the same locations, using the same 1904 model Cirkut camera and was funded by our friends at the North American Railway Foundation. The photographs show sections of the east bank of the Cuyahoga River, south of downtown, where large tracts of the Big Italy neighborhood were being transformed into railway freight terminals to serve the expanding industrial city. Today the area is home to the Cleveland Main Post Offi ce, Cuyahoga Community College’s Metro Campus, the Northeast Pre-Release Center and I-77. Without the “before” shots, it would be hard to imagine that this was once a vibrant community of Italian and Jewish immigrants, served by St. Joseph’s Church and the Hiram House Social Settlement House. The Beachwood Civic Center is located on the northwest corner of Richmond Road and Fairmount Boulevard.

Cleveland Photo Exhibit at Beachwood Civic Center

The recent death of Walter Leedy continues to affect us all at the Library, particularly in Special Collections, where he was such an important friend. His teaching, his scholarship, his

knowledge of local history and the local history community, his willingness to share of himself and his continued promotion of preserving the past are very much missed. In time, we may fi nd other ways to substitute for Walter’s knowledge, but his friend-ship cannot be replaced. Walter C. Leedy, Jr. was a Professor of Art at Cleveland State, where he had taught for three decades. He was the midwife for several important collections coming to the library, including Sara Ruth Watson’s donation of her father, Wilbur’s bridge book collection, and Jerry Adam’s donation of the Cleveland Union Terminal Collection. Walter was instrumental in shaping the Cleveland Memory Project and suggested that we digitize his huge postcard collection. Finally, he established an endowment fund to acquire more Cleveland history materials for Special Collections and set it up so that other’s could contribute to it, as well. He was always available for consultation. Walter is already missed in many ways.

Bill BarrowSpecial Collections Librarian

Once again I wish to thank all of you for your generous support of the University Library. Whether through donations such as Fenn College varsity letters, art work, photographs, used books for the Friends of the Library book sale, cash donations, or your encouragement and time, your support is vital to our suc-cess. We appreciate everyone’s efforts to help make the University Library a “special and unique informa-tion place accessible to all.” In this newsletter, you will fi nd additional information about some of the very special gifts we have received this year. Eagle Man, given to the University by Trevor and Jennie Jones, is housed on the fi rst fl oor of the University Library and is a must see on your next trip to the Library. It is truly an inspira-tion for all of us! Through a generous donation by the North American Railway Foundation, we acquired a

complete set of construction drawings of the Cleveland Union Terminal. Mr. E. Furman Korb donated a rare and fabulous two volume architectural work featur-ing a number of Cleveland landmarks, including the CUT. Mr. Korb found us by contacting long time library supporter, Walter Leedy, who recently passed away after a long battle against leukemia. We are greatly saddened by the loss of friends such as Walter Leedy and John Horton, however we are fortunate they were willing to share their passions with us. Mr. Horton, through his lifelong interest in all things French, obtained a rare resource for Cleveland State in the Lafayette Collection. Walter’s interest in Cleveland’s cultural heritage resulted in many gifts of unique materials to the Library. And both men worked tirelessly to establish endowments to support the University Library. I hope you will consider making a donation to support one of these projects or the Library in general. Or, please contact us if you have a pas-sion that you believe could be developed into a similar collaborative project to benefi t future generations of library users. I would love to hear from you to discuss possibilities.