NCSU Libraries Focus Online
Volume 21 number 3 - Spring 2001
Tom Regan Collection Receives Development Funding
By Tony Reevy, Library Development
The NCSU Libraries received funding from an anonymous donor to establish the
Tom Regan Animal Rights Collections. The library plans to use the funding to
organize, preserve, and provide access to the Thomas H. Regan Collection, which
consists of Regan's personal papers and books documenting his role in the animal
rights movement. The $60,000 gift will be also be used to fund a library exhibit
featuring the collection, at which Regan will be honored with a reception.
As funds permit, the gift will also be used to expand the Tom Regan Animal
Rights Collections to include materials from individuals and organizations
related to the animal rights movement in this country. Regan will guide and
assist the library in this crucial effort. Any funds remaining after this will
be used to expand the general library collection in the animal rights subject
area.
NC State's College of Humanities and Social Sciences received a related $40,000
grant from the same donor. This grant will fund Regan's research connected
with establishment of the Tom Regan Animal Rights Collections. Regan's gift,
coupled with support from the donation, marks the first attempt in the world
to establish a single central repository for rare and unique materials relating
to the animal rights movement.
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