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This Issue
March 2000
Newsletter #34
Off- Campus Storage Frees
Space for New Books
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Database
Study Carrels Wired
Untangling the Web:
Specialized Search Engines
Electronic Reference Shelf
Literary Gold Mine Online
CETEDOC Library of Christian
Latin Texts
Tax Forms Available
Food for Fines
Barbecues: an Occasion for Sin?
Jon Reynolds, University Archivist
Third Century Campaign Progress
CNDLS: Collaboration to
Focus on New Learning Environments
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Jon Reynolds, University Archivist
| Many in the Georgetown University community have joined
us in grieving the untimely death on January 2 of Jon Kendall Reynolds
(C’65), University Archivist at Georgetown since 1971. The
Georgetown University Board of Directors acknowledged Jon’s
many contributions in a resolution passed at its February 2000 meeting
(see below). |
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Incomparable in his ability to ferret out both the grand and the minute
aspects of Georgetown’s history, Jon preserved and organized the
institutional memory of the University. Jon’s knowledge of Georgetown
University was nothing less than encyclopedic, and he was known and
admired for the promptness and usefulness of his replies to queries.
As a historian, Jon believed strongly in the relevance of visual documents.
He explored and organized the Archives’ large collection of photographs,
a collection that has become a constantly useful resource to members
of the Georgetown community. The first presentation of this interest
was Georgetown University: A Pictorial Review, a selection of
156 historical photographs and other visual artifacts displaying the
history of the University. Beginning with a single computer in 1983,
Jon was instrumental in pushing Georgetown’s Archives in the direction
of modern technology. Over a period of years, he developed the Georgetown
Archives and Manuscripts Management System (GAMMS) software, which is
used in processing archival records and manuscript collections. Jon’s
twin interests in computer technology and visual historical materials
are combined in Special Collections’ very considerable presence
on the World Wide Web <http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/>,
a presence that Jon designed and managed.
A memorial fund to honor Jon has been established in Lauinger Library.
Contact Marianne Green at 687-7446 for more information.
| Memorial Resolution Expressing Sadness Upon the Death of Jon K.
Reynolds and Gratitude for His Service to Georgetown University
and its Board of Directors
Whereas, Jon K. Reynolds, a 1965 graduate of Georgetown College,
led a distinguished career of generous service to Georgetown University
until his untimely death on January 2, 2000, at age 57; and
Whereas, Mr. Reynolds, from the time of his matriculation as
an undergraduate until his death, left the Hilltop only briefly,
undertaking graduate study in history at the University of Notre
Dame; and
Whereas, for nearly three decades, Mr. Reynolds tended the University's
historical records, proving a consummate archivist in whose formidable
mind and flawless memory Georgetown's two centuries of remarkable
and intricate history were fully alive; and
Whereas, in his capacity as University Archivist, Mr. Reynolds
was a chief and conscientious custodian of the records of Georgetown
University's presidents and its Board of Directors, as well as
of its long and essential association with the Society of Jesus;
and
Whereas, Mr. Reynolds was not only a dedicated alumnus, but also
a generous colleague and cherished friend to so many in the Georgetown
University family;
Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, That the Board of Directors of
Georgetown University expresses its gratitude for the service
of Jon K. Reynolds and its sadness upon the loss of this loyal
son of Georgetown, and extends its deepest sympathy to his wife,
Kathleen; their children, Anne Beatrice and John Andrew; and the
entire Reynolds family.
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