Thank you to Seymour Schulich and Principal Daniel Woolf for a most generous gift
Posted: December 18th, 2015We are thrilled to announce a joint gift of rare books dating back to the 16th century that will make up The Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection at Queen’s University Library.
Seymour Schulich, one of Canada’s foremost philanthropists, has partnered with Queen’s Principal Daniel Woolf to make a donation of rare volumes. In addition to this, Mr. Schulich has made a $1-million gift to help the library preserve and expand the collection.
“We are honoured to receive these gifts from Mr. Schulich, Principal Woolf and the Schulich Foundation. We are fortunate at Queen’s to have strong special collections, and this donation raises them to a new level” says Martha Whitehead, Vice-Provost and University Librarian.
These treasured works will enhance research, teaching, and learning, both at Queen’s and within our academic community. Queen’s Library staff members are currently preparing the collection and intend to offer the public access to the volumes in spring 2016.
For more information on this exciting gift, please see the article in the Queen’s Gazette.
To view the rich and diverse materials currently held in our Special collections, please see: http://library.queensu.ca/webmus/index.htm
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