ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 1 7 2 /C&RL News ACRL’s silent auction offers great prizes Bid on these exciting offers now or in Pittsburgh A CRL will h o ld its first-ever silent auction at its 7th N ational C onference in Pitts­ burgh, M arch 29–April 1. Proceeds from the auction will b e u se d to establish a n e n d o w ­ m en t to su p p o rt the d evelopm ent o f academ ic library leaders. Prizes listed below have all b een do n ated . You can participate in th e auction e v e n if y o u ’re n o t atten d in g th e conference. C om plete the bid form on the next page an d fax it to ACRL before March 20. You will b e notified after the conference if you have placed the w in­ ning bid. Payment may b e m ade by check o r credit card. List of prizes G a lle r y p o s t e r , “J u n e ,” b y A n g u s Mac- P h e r so n , m atted & fram ed . Donor: Albu­ q u e rq u e C onvention Bureau. Value: $250. M in im u m bid: $55. Item #01 A u stin sp o r ts bag, in c lu d e s t-shirt, g o l f te e s, s u n g la sse s , a n d k e y c h a in . Donor: Austin C onvention an d Visitors Bureau. Value: $35. M in im u m bid: $10. Item #02 A c c o m m o d a tio n s fo r tw o fo r tw o n ig h ts at t h e H yatt R eg en cy C h icago, d o w n to w n . Donor: H yatt Regency Chicago. Value: $300. M in im u m bid: $75. Item #03 O n e w e e k e n d n i g h t ’s s t a y f o r t w o at P h ila d elp h ia ’s H otel A top th e B ellevue; in clu d es ch a m p a g n e ch eck -in , d e lu x e ac­ c o m m o d a tio n s , a n d b reak fast. Donor: Hotel Atop The Bellevue. Value: $165. M ini­ m u m bid: $50. Item #04 T w o n ig h ts a n d th r e e d a y s at y o u r c h o ic e o f t h e C h i c a g o H i l t o n & T o w e r s , P a lm e r H o u s e H ilt o n , o r O a k b r o o k H ilto n Suites. Donor: C onrad Hilton H o tels. Value: $300. M in im u m bid: $75. Item #05 A rizo n a g eta w a y at th e C am elb ack In n Re so rt, G o lf Club, a n d Spa fo r tw o n ig h ts in S cottsd ale. Donor: C am elback Inn. Value: $590. M in im u m bid: $225. Item #06 L a n d o f t h e Sun, N ew M ex ic o c o ff e e tab le b o o k . Donor: El Paso C onvention Bureau. Value: $59.95. M in im u m bid: $15. Item #07 O v ern ig h t d e lu x e a c c o m m o d a tio n s fo r tw o at th e F a irm o n t H otel, C h icago. Donor: Fairm ont Hotel. Value: $250. M in im u m bid: $75. Item #08 D in n e r fo r tw o at th e F airm on t H o te l’s P rim avera R istoran te, C h icago. Donor: Fairm ont Hotel. Value: $50. M in im u m bid: $30. Item #09 In d ia n a p o lis C olts p a ck a g e in c lu d e s tw o ro u n d -trip a ir lin e tick ets, tw o tic k e ts to 1996 C olts g a m e, Saturday n ig h t h o te l stay, a n d lim o u s in e to a n d fr o m airp ort. Donor: Indianapolis C onvention & Visitors Association. Value: $1,000. M in im u m bid: $350. Item #10 ack et a n d g o lf h at. C ompany: Irving C onven­ tion a n d Visitors Bureau. Value: $80. M in i­ m u m bid: $30. Item #11 O v ern ig h t w e e k e n d a c c o m m o d a tio n s fo r tw o at th e O m n i C h ica g o H otel. Donor: O m ni Chicago Hotel. Value: $170. M in i­ m u m bid: $50. Item #12 J March 1 9 9 5 /1 7 3 1 9 90 lim ite d r e le a se P in o t N o ir 3 .0 L. Donor: T he M onterey Vineyard. Value: $125. M in i­ m u m bid: $50. Item #13 A c c o m m o d a tio n s fo r tw o fo r tw o w e e k e n d n ig h ts at th e N ew Y ork H ilto n a n d T o w e r s. Donor: N ew York H ilton & Towers. Value: $500. M in im u m bid: $205. Item #14 T w o 1995 s e a s o n p a s s e s fo r th e O p ry la n d T h em e Park in N a sh v ille. Donor: O pryland Hotel. Value: $70. M in im u m bid: $30. Item #15 Sea W orld o f F lorid a g ift p ack , in c lu d e s a d m is s io n fo r tw o , t-sh irt, a n d n o v e lt y item s. Donor: Sea W orld o f Florida. Value: $100. M in im u m bid: $30. Item #16 T w o n ig h ts a n d th r e e d a y s sta y fo r tw o at th e Las V egas H ilto n , in c lu d in g tic k e ts to S tarlight E x p r e s s . D onor: Las Vegas Hilton. Value: $600. Minim um bid: $225. Item #17 Stouff e r R e n a iss a n c e H o tel w e e k e n d p a c k ­ age, N a sh v ille — Friday & Saturday n ig h t a c c o m m o d a tio n s fo r tw o a n d S u n d ay b r u n c h . Donor: Stouffer R enaissance N ash­ ville. Value: $370. M in im u m bid: $150. Item #18 D e lu x e a c c o m m o d a tio n s fo r tw o (F riday & Saturday) at th e S w issô te l, C h icago. D o­ nor: Swissôtel, Chicago. Value: $424. M in i­ m u m bid: $150. Item #19 A d m is sio n fo r tw o to U n iv e r sa l Stu d ios T h e m e Park in O rlan d o, Florida. Donor: Universal Studios Florida. Value: $80. M in i­ m u m bid: $30. Item #20 T w o o n e -d a y p a s s e s to W alt D is n e y W orld , F lo r id a . D onor: W alt D isn ey A ttractions, Inc. Value: $76. M in im u m bid: $30. Item #21 (Auction cont. on page 200) 1 7 4 /C&RL News 200/C&RL News sity Library. The collection o f over 20,000 items includes illustrated books, prints, drawings, manuscripts, games, puzzles, hornbooks, and toys. Highlights include a unique, privately printed first edition o f Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit inscribed as a Christmas present to Potter’s cousin. The oldest items date from the 15th century: a Latin primer from 1486 and a Latin translation o f the ancient Hindu fables o f “Bidpai” printed in 1489. The N ational Pasta Association (N P A ) collection, com posed o f important materials relating to the developm ent o f the pasta indus­ try in the United States, has been acquired by the University o f North Dakota in Grand Forks. The collection includes about 75 volumes o f unique materials, including issues o f the N PA ’s first official publication, The New Macaroni Jour­ nal. Historical data is presented about the manu­ facturing and marketing o f pastas, as w ell as the transition o f the industry from immigrant family-based manufacturers to multinational firms. Custody o f the archives and records o f both the American Law Institute (A L I) and the National Conference o f Commissioners on Uni­ form State Laws (NCCUSL) has been given to the University o f Pennsylvania Law School’s Biddle Law Library, which w ill index and in­ ventory the archival materials. Included is com ­ prehensive documentation o f both organiza­ tions’ continuing joint efforts over the past half century to develop, monitor, and update the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The UCC is a joint venture o f the NCCUSL and the ALI first proposed officially in 1940 and initially pro­ mulgated in 1951. It has been enacted in some form in all 50 states, as w ell as in the District o f Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Is­ lands. The personal and business p apers o f Keith Hayes Kahle, engineer and founder o f Central Airlines, have been acquired by the University o f Texas at Arlington Libraries’ Spe­ cial Collections Division. The papers document the creation o f Central Airlines in Oklahoma and its subsequent operations from Fort Worth’s Meacham Field and Am on Carter Field from 1949 to 1967. Included among the 115 cubic feet o f papers are correspondence, diaries, pho­ tographs, corporate minutes, charts, and scrap­ books documenting the political and business effort necessary to create and operate a suc­ cessful airline, one that maintained a perfect safety record during its 18 years o f operation. The Robert C. Gibson Rare Book Collec­ tion, comprising over 4,000 volumes o f rare Canadiana, has been acquired by York Univer­ sity Archives and Special Collections. Included in the collection are works related to the Arctic and early exploration o f North America, pre- and post-confederation works, early m on o­ graphs pertaining to provincial and local his­ tory across Canada, and rare works on English and European history. Y ork University has also acquired the pa­ pers o f Herbert Whitakker, a drama critic for the Montreal Gazette and Toronto’s Globe and Mail. The acquisition includes correspondence, lectures, and theater reviews from Whitakker’s distinguished career in the theater arts span­ ning the years 1933 to the present, which in­ cluded directing and designing as w ell as criti­ cism. (Auction cont. from page 173) Dinner for two at the Sheraton Gateway Suites at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Do­ nor: Sheraton Gateway Suites. Value: $76. Minimum bid: $30. Item #22. Three nights and four days for up to four people at Walt Disney W orld Dolphin Hotel, next to Disney-MGM Studios and EPCOT ’95 W orld Showcase. Donor: Walt Disney W orld Dolphin Hotel. Value: $500. Minimum bid: $205. Item #23. Two dinner entrees at Chauncey’s restau­ rant in Pittsburgh (three sets). Donor: Chauncey’s. Value: $40 each. Minimum bid: $15. Items #24, #25, #26. His and hers Ritz-Carlton terrycloth, monogrammed bathrobes. Donor: Ritz- Carlton Hotel. Value: $200. Minimum bid: $100. Item #27. Crown Enchanted Weekend at the Westin William Penn in Pittsburgh, includes overnight stay, champagne, and conti­ nental breakfast. Donor: Westin William Penn Hotel. Value: $169. Minimum bid: $50. Item #28.