OU.ADM.FRIENDSLIB

Summary Information

Repository
Oakland University Archives and Special Collections
Title
Friends of the Library records
ID
OU.ADM.FRIENDSLIB
Date [inclusive]
1962-1997
Extent
6.0 Linear feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Item, folder title, box no., Friends of the Library records, Oakland University Archives

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History

The Friends of the Library was founded in 1961 as an association of library suporters interested in increasing and making better known the resources of Kresge library at Oakland University. The association sponsored fund-raising events including lectures, receptions and book sales. Their most spectacular fundraiser was the Glyndebourne Picnic. It was fashioned after the elegant picnics held between acts of the Glyndebourne Opera at Glyndebourne Elizabethan house near the site of the summer opera festival in Lewes, England. The Friends organized a Glyndebourne Picnic from 1968-1976 and again yearly after 1982.

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Scope and Contents note

The Friends of the Library records provide significant insight into the activities of the Friends of the Library, especially their most famous fundraising event, the Glyndebourne Picnics, as well as the history of Kresge Library in the 1962-1997 period. The collection is organized in four series: the Administrative Files, Subject Files, the Glyndebourne Picnics, and Publicity. The Administrative Files series contains the foundational documents of the Friends as well as the records of the Board of Directors. The Subject Files series includes background research materials about fundraising and outreach for libraries, used by the Friends for inspiration. The Glyndebourne Picnic series contains attendees lists, planning documents, memorabilia and other materials generated by the organizers. It is organized chronologically. The Publicity series consists mostly of programs and publications as well as newspaper clippings documenting the press coverage of the Glyndebourne Picnics.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Oakland University Archives and Special Collections

Kresge Library
100 Library Drive
Rochester, MI, 48309

Access and use note

The records of the Friends of the Library are open for research.

Copyright

Copyright held by Oakland University.

Processing

Processed by Linda Hildebrand and Dominique Daniel, January 2021.

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Collection Inventory

Administrative Files 
Box

Friends of the library Bylaws 1963-1991 

 1

Annual reports 1964-1983 

 1

Board of Directors and membership rosters 1965-1997 

 1

Friends of the Library membership materials n.d. 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1962-1964 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1965-1969 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1970-1973 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1974-1975 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1976-1978 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1980-1982 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1983 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1984 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1985 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1986 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1987 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1988 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1989 

 1

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1990 

 2

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1991 

 2

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1992 

 2

Board of Directors correspondence and memos Jan-June 1993 

 2

Board of Directors correspondence and memos July-Dec 1993 

 2

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1994 

 2

Board of Directors correspondence and memos 1995, 1997 

 2

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Subject Files 
Box

Articles on Friends groups 

 2

Book sales 1972-1983 

 2

Robert Gaylor case study in funding alternatives for libraries (ALA) 1979 

 2

Events 2015, 2018 

 2

Faculty Friends of the Library 1985-1986 

 2

Fundraising ideas 

 2

Library materials purchased 1968-1984 

 2

Mailing lists 1974-1992   5 folders

 2

Memorials and tributes 1982-1986 

 2

Michigan Library Association Friends Division 1980-2002 

 2

Non-OU Friends groups 1971-2002 

 2

Speakers Bureau 

 2

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Glyndebourne Picnics 
Box

General information and history 

 2

Guidelines and instructions 1980s-1990s 

 2

Glyndebourne Picnic 1968-1972 

 2

Glyndebourne Picnic 1973 

 2

Glyndebourne Picnic 1974 

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic 1975 

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Memorabilia 1976 

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic 1976 

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic memos 1977-1978 

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic 1982   2 folders

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic 1983   2 folders

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic 1984   2 folders

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic 1985   3 folders

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic 1986    4 folders

 3

Glyndebourne Picnic 1987 

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic -- memorabilia 1988 

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic 1988   2 folders

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Silent auction 1988 

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Memorabilia, invitations, programs 1989 

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic 1989   2 folders

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Silent auction 1989 

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic 1990   3 folders

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Silent auction 1990 

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Memorabilia 1991 

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic 1991   2 folders

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Silent auction 1991 

 4

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Invitations, programs 1992 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic 1992   3 folders

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Silent auction 1992 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Memorabilia 1993 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic 1993   2 folders

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Silent auction 1993 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Memorabilia 1994 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic - Arrangement and names of attendees 1994 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic 1994 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Raffle 1994 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic -- Silent auction 1994 

 5

Glyndebourne Picnic n.d. 

 5

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Publicity 

 Box
6
Box

Announcements, invitations, programs 1968-1994   3 folders

 6

Nomination for Gale Research Financial Development Award - Success stories (summaries of projects) 1983 

 6

John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations award 1973 

 6

News clippings 1964-1994   21 folders

 6

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