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William Urrichio
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- Guide to the Dodd Papers
Completed
Jeffrey D. Bassunder, a History Department graduate student working under the direction of Bruce Stark, former acting university archivist, has compiled a 450-page guide to the papers of Senator Thomas J. Dodd. The papers comprise one of the key collections of the research center that bears Dodd's name. They are rich with information about Dodd's political career and the Nuremberg war crimes trials, where he played a significant role as part of the American judicial team. Creation of the guide, which details the contents of the collection for the use of researchers, has been a major undertaking requiring several years to complete. This new research tool is now available in the John P. McDonald Reading Room and will eventually be placed online as part of the Dodd Center's website.
- Dodd Center Website Updated
The Dodd Center's website (/DoddCenter/) has been comprehensively redesigned and updated. A new listing of the Center's collections provides a broad picture of its extensive holdings; links now exist to related archival resources beyond the University. Important information provided by the earlier webpages, including the frequently-consulted finding aid to the Charles Olson Papers, has been maintained. Work is ongoing to expand the webpages to provide more information about the Center's collections and services, including additional finding aids, and eventually, digitized images of some of the Center's more important resources. Comments and suggestions regarding the site may be sent to William Uricchio, (hbladm14@uconnvm.uconn.edu).
- Endowment Fund Honors Archibald and Helen
Crossley
A generous gift from Helen M. Crossley, the first woman ever to serve as president of the World Association of Public Opinion Research, has enabled the establishment of the Archibald M. Crossley and Helen M. Crossley Endowment Fund in the University of Connecticut Foundation. Ms. Crossley's gift will be matched by UConn 2000 funds. Income from the new fund will be used to support the Archives of Pioneers in Survey Research, established in the Dodd Research Center in 1995, and the data survey collections, especially foreign surveys, held by the Roper Center.
Ms. Crossley was, for many years, an associate of Dr. Leo P. Crespi, who established the still-continuing series of international surveys conducted by the United States Information Agency. Her father, Archibald Crossley, was an important contributor to the development of the field of public opinion polling; his papers are being added to the Archives of Pioneers in Survey Research. The Archives houses the personal papers of major figures in the modern public opinion polling profession, including Elmo Roper, Daniel Yankelovich, and Samuel Lubell; and complements the world's largest collection of survey data, held by the Roper Center.
The University Libraries welcome appropriate additions to the Archives and financial contributions to the Crossley Endowment. For more information about access to the collections or to discuss a donation, please contact Tom Wilsted, director, Dodd Research Center, 486-4501; or Linda Perrone, director of development, University Libraries, 486-0451.
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