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Show Marriott Fund Report Page 3 4. The bloc purchase of hundreds of periodical backruns to fill in gaps in the Marriott Library holdings. The titles purchased were submitted to the Committee by about 25 teaching departments. Since periodicals are essential to both graduate and undergraduate work, as well as to faculty research, this purchase will benefit the entire University. The bloc purchasing power provided by the Marriott money made it possible for us to receive a 15 percent discount on these periodicals, more than twice the maximum discount we could normally expect to receive. $180,000 5. The complete microfilm collection of more than 2,500 reels of the British Manuscripts Project. These manuscripts were filmed by the Library of Congress in the great libraries of Great Britain during the Second World War as a matter of :: preservation in the case of destruction by bombing. They constitute virtually all the manuscripts then available in the British Museum, Bodleian, etc. The research value of this collection for British history and literature is virtually infinite. $28,620 6. The Readex Microprint edition of the 19th Century British Parliamentary papers. This collection provides a strong supplement to the already existing holdings of the University of Utah Library in printed documentary material from Great Britain. $9,000 7. The printed card catalog of the University of California, Berkeley listing in alphabetical sequence the author-title catalog of UC Berkeley's more than 3 million volume ' ... collection, this valuable reference tool makes available, through our Interlibrary Loan service, these vast holdings to our graduate students and faculty. $8,845 8. Microfilm of records in the U.S. National Archives falling into three categories: a. The American Federation of Labor letter books; an extensive collection of labor material supporting our already existing Utah Labor manuscripts and other research materials. $4,760 b. The papers of various presidents of the United States including Coolidge, Harrison, and Cleveland. , Approx. $6,000 |