Title
Eugene B. Elliott, University Library Dedicatory Address, 1967
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Description
Eugene Elliott served as Eastern Michigan University from 1949 to 1965. During Elliott’s tenure, the university underwent a period of growth unprecedented in its history. In this address, Elliott stresses the need to keep library development at the top of the list of university priorities. Elliott speaks to the fact that even in troubling socioeconomic times, libraries are of the utmost value, and that this new University Library, located at the center of campus, will act as “the intellectual heart, pumping new ideas through the veins of Eastern Michigan University.”
Speech Date
5-12-1967
Keywords
Eugene Elliott, University Library, World War Two, Eastern Michigan University, Joseph Warner, E. Walred Erickson, Harold Sponberg, population growth, baby boomers
Permission To Use:
Permission to Use - Permission to quote from this speech should be requested from the University Archives ( lib_archives@emich.edu).
Copyright
Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Recommended Citation
Elliott, Eugene B., "Eugene B. Elliott, University Library Dedicatory Address, 1967" (1967). Speeches. 37.
https://commons.emich.edu/speeches/37