Membership Advantages
Members receive a membership card and an occasional correspondence from the Library telling them about new acquisitions, the development of the Library’s programs, its personnel and services, and those College activities of particular interest to the members.
Members are informed of and invited to all exhibits and formal programs sponsored by, or held in association with, the Library.
History
Established in 1966, the Friends of the Union College Library (Schaffer Library) provides funding to support the Library’s Special Collections & Archives collections, enabling it to acquire materials, conserve and preserve our rare and unique collections, fund student research, all of which enrich the research, teaching, and learning mission of the College. The contributions of the Friends of the Library help to sustain the vision of the founders of Union College, who specified funding for a library soon after the College began.
Several Union alumni and supporters have donated their collections to the library over the years. The library of John Bigelow (Class of 1835), the papers of William James Stillman (Class of 1848), and the gifts and bequests of Harold E. Blodgett (Class of 1911) are some examples of donors’ far-sighted generosity. The Library is grateful for such gifts, which reflect deep interest in the Library and enlightened understanding of its needs. For more information about giving to the library, visit our Gifts in Kind page.
Schedule of Annual Dues
The scale of annual dues listed below has been set to allow broad participation from students, faculty, alumni and all others interested in the welfare of the Library.
- Student: $10.00
- Active: $25.00
- Contributing: $100.00
- Sustaining: $500.00
- President's Fellow: $1,000.00
The dues of all alumni will, in addition, be credited to their class each year and alumni members will receive all appropriate recognition in the Annual Fund drive as well as enjoying their membership in the Friends.
Founders
The alumni and Friends listed below gave their encouragement and support when The Friends of the Union College Library was established in 1966. The Friends hope you will want to continue the commitment and interest of these Founders by enrolling as a member now.
- Louis B. Amyot, D.D.S.
- Walter C. Baker, Class of 1915.
- Harold E. Blodgett, Class of 1911.
- Donald Cameron, Class of 1924.
- Hugh C. Campfield, Class of 1922.
- Samuel Cavert, Class of 1910.
- Vincent C. DeBaun, Class of 1947.
- James W. Haviland, M.D., Class of 1932.
- Stuart Z. Hawkes, M.D., Class of 1926.
- Codman Hislop, Class of 1931.
- Ellis Kellert, M.D.
- Gardiner Kilne, Class of 1901.
- Harold A. Larrabee.
- Robert McNulty, Class of 1945.
- The Rev. Frederick E. Maser, Class of 1930.
- William C. Mulvey, Class of 1922.
- Clarkson N. Potter, Class of 1950.
- Mrs. Ralph Rue.
- Henry Schaffer.
- Francis B. Stevens, Class of 1926.
- Roger Stone, Class of 1928.
- Walter T. Tower, Jr., Class of 1953.
- Charles N. Waldron, Class of 1906.
- Chauncey D. Wood, Class of 1927.