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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1960
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i960] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS "51 Trustees have suggested a possible affiliation -with the University of Illinois. The Committee on General Policy voted to support the University administration's interest in acquiring the Library of International Relations and the Dean of Library Administration was authorized to negotiate with its Trustees. The Library's distinguished collection consists of more than 150,000 books, pamphlets, periodicals, and other materials and is valued by its Trustees at a minimum of $500,000. It was developed largely through the financial backing of Chicagoans, and its usefulness increases with Chicago's expansion as a seaport. These are among the many strong practical reasons for keeping the Library in Chicago permanently. The Trustees of the Library of International Relations have requested an official expression from the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois of the University's interest in acquiring the Library, this expression to cover specifically two points: "1. That every reasonable effort is to be made to provide a permanent location for the L.I.R.-which will be convenient for the Library's established clientele; 2. And that the L.I.R. is to be recognized permanently as a distinctive professional collection, with the intent of maintaining it as such rather than merely as a department of an undergraduate library." The Dean of Library Administration recommends that the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois officially express to the Trustees of the Library of International Relations the willingness of the University of Illinois to acquire their Library under the following conditions: 1. It will be housed, as a separate unit, in the new library building of the Chicago Undergraduate Division when such a building is erected, and will be maintained as a specialized collection available to the clientele it now serves, as well as to the faculty and students of the University. 2. Special programs of the Library of International Relations, such as discussion groups, seminars, and other types of public relations programs now sponsored by it, will be continued. 3. Since any library that stops growing soon becomes dead or obsolete, the L.I.R. resources will be developed continuously in the fields covered by its present program. This implies systematic acquisition of materials by purchase, exchange, and gift, and the availability of regular operating funds. 4. Since it is important that the present Board of Trustees of the Library of International Relations and Governing Members continue their association with it, following affiliation with the University, these groups would be organized into a "Friends of the Library Society," such as is found in a number of institutions. Except for administrative responsibility, the Society would carry on most of the activities with which the present Trustees and Governing Members are now concerned. Administratively, the Library of International Relations would be attached to the University's Chicago Undergraduate Division Library which reports to the Dean of Library Administration of the University of Illinois. 5. The transfer of the Library of International Relations would include transfer of its staff to the library staff of the University of Illinois. 6. The University will include in its biennial budget estimates for 1961-63 provision for partial financial support of the Library. If the Board of Trustees approves the foregoing recommendations, it is further recommended that the University's administrative officers be authorized to pursue negotiations with the Trustees of the Library of International Relations with a view to arriving at a firm agreement with regard to the transfer of the Library to the University when the library building on the new Chicago Undergraduate Division campus is completed. On motion of Mr. Johnston, these recommendations were approved. INVESTMENTS Mr. Swain, for the Finance Committee, reported the following changes m investments of trust funds from October 1 through December 31, J959:
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