Restricted Book Funds

These funds may be established in any amount and all contributed funds are used directly to purchase books. The funds may be replenished periodically according to the wishes of the donor. The Library presently has 25 active book funds covering a wide range of subject interest. Donors may specify the subject to be purchased and may, also, designate them as memorial or honorary. During this past year the following new book funds have been established:

THE JOHN W. CONNORS BOOK FUND has been established in memory of John W. Connors, a graduate of the Class of 1967 who died on June 7, 1982. The fund was established by his family and friends.

THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION BOOK FUND is an ongoing fund established by the Parents Association to purchase books needed by the undergraduate students of Georgetown. Contributions by parents are used to purchase books in support of the particular curriculum of the school in which their child is enrolled. A bookplate, with the wording chosen by the donor, is placed in each book added under this fund.

ALFRED M. POMMER MEMORIAL BOOK FUND was established by Agnes Pommer in memory of her husband, Dr. Alfred M. Pommer. Dr. Pommer received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Georgetown in 1956 and was a research chemist in the National Bureau of Standards, United States Geological Survey, and Department of Defense. He had large collections of scientific books, journals, and manuscripts which Georgetown received, also, as a gift from Mrs. Pommer.