Texas Western College 1959-1960.pdf - Utep

The Library
THE OPEN-STACK COLLECTION of over 9,000 volumes is amplified by
periodicals, microfilm files and a circulating collection of phonograph
records, both music and literary selections. Several special collections
particularly appropriate for our part of the country are maintained.
Especially notable are the geological, mining. Spanish literature and
historical collections. Gifts of modern books in Spanish from Mr. John H.
McNeely, a member of the history faculty, have made this collection
worthy of special mention. The library is also collecting books and periodicals
(both rare and current) pertaining to the social and political
history of the Southwest. Valuablc files of the United States Geological
Survey and Bureau of Mines bulletins and reports are available.
A former student has established. anonymously, the Howard E. Quinn
Fund for Geology books. The Commonwealth Foundation made conbibutions
for the purchase of research materials in the Liberal Arts. The
Jack C. Vowell Fund was given for books to be selected by the chairman
of the History Department. A group from local accounting and credit
organizations has established a fund for books in the field of Economics.
The library regularly receives over 800 periodicals-technical, general,
literary and popular-and about ten newspapers. A microfilm file of the
El Paso Times and other valuable local documents is available for research.
The facilities of the El Paso Public Library, the Professional Library of
the El Paso Public Schools and the El Paso County Medical Society
Library are available to students who wish to do specialized research.
Active inter-library loan relations are maintained with other university
and state libraries as well as a sponsoring membership in the Bibliographical
Center for Research, Denver. This service is available to all students.
Borrowers are required to pay all postage on loans from other libraries.
During 1956 the college library facilities were expanded when the
building was remodeled after the Administrative O5cers moved into
their new building. In the 1958-59 building program the stack capacity
will be practically doubled and library services again expanded.
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