Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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Emporia States summer of '72 will be set apart from other summers by one event, the May Massee Collection. This collection. valued at more than 3300.000 is now housed on the first floor of the William Allen White Library. across the hall from the Mary White Room. It is made up of literary treasures from the personal collection of the late May Massee. long-time childrens editor for the Viking Press. Inc. Dedicated to honoring and perpetuating the memory of Miss Massee. it includes artwork. manuscripts, and other valuable works. as Well as Miss Massee's office which Viking Press moved intact to KSTC. - The Collection was dedicated Sunday. June 18. KSTC President John E. Visser presided at the dedication ceremony in Albert Taylor Hall. After welcoming the guests, President Visser introduced author Keith Robertson. chairman of the May Massee Committee. He spoke briefly and presented Clifton Fadiman. who gave the dedication address. ' Fadiman spoke on The Coming of Age of Children's Literature. This noted author. editor. and lecturer has a distinguished career in literature and has worked in the field of childrens books for several decades. The dedication ceremonies moved to the collection area of the library. Elizabeth Finton Folin. niece of May Massee. paid tribute to the late editor. The ribbon cuting ceremony was performed by ,Annis Duff, former Editor of Junior Books at Viking Press and an associated of Miss Massee's. A reception was given by the faculty and staff of William Allen White Library. The dedication dinner in the Colonial Ballroom was attended by more than 200. Robert L. Hampton, director of the library and honorary co-chairman of the May Massee Committee, was Master of Ceremonies. Louise Boles. Sally Conard. and Mary Jane Neff vi Annis Duff performs the ribbon cutting ceremony during the May Massee Dedication. 5.,.W-vw:-..-.--.rw-:T.5TZ.,f7-,. ......-....,.,..,.. Wa-.- presented a program entitled The May May Massee Collection: A V Y j 1. - .g Sampler. 5 P ' . ,alfa v '. :vang x, ' '- ji VN iv . V . fn - 'rv 'x 1 f-fn ' 1 ' ' i . '3'l 'f' f3f ' i I A M- M' ,' l. f ' we ' . ,EYW 1 X 3 ,Q f H if 3 4' . 4 fr -jf , ' . ' 1' ' ' ' , ' 5 , r ,.. ..a . '-2 fl 777' V f 1 5. IE .1 -. 'L' ' 4 '22, ' A -.rv , 1 .' 'f iz, saggy? pd gm ff.. 11,25 K . 4 i fi J 4 -..., . . . :A - f - . X'-, . ,, ., .. V . at... . me r V fe, .it ,L , Q-,fa ' '- I 1 Li -.'-'iqr Xfifff f Q, Lf: wx . T , if T . . .jf 'Y QI!! L5-nah bt y . q ' k f V -, f--, -i ' ik! gil' 3, 5 -i, V-fy'-' - ' ' ' it XXV: fn, .-fl -.,,gfff -..., ii:-'Aj ggfri gi' ' N. - iv K-, -QQJKQ4 ' 5 pg-,,,.-w , 1 A WZ-E . 3, 5 l i ' '1 l Many Massee i Clifton Fudimun i 17

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