{"id":7246,"date":"2017-03-24T18:52:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T18:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/?p=7246"},"modified":"2017-03-24T19:17:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T19:17:16","slug":"the-passing-of-richard-h-schimmelpfeng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/2017\/03\/24\/the-passing-of-richard-h-schimmelpfeng\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard H. Schimmelpfeng (July 13, 1929-March 16, 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2017\/03\/80thbirthdayshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7248\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2017\/03\/80thbirthdayshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2017\/03\/80thbirthdayshot.jpg 795w, https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2017\/03\/80thbirthdayshot-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/archives\/files\/2017\/03\/80thbirthdayshot-768x829.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a>Richard H. Schimmelpfeng, who in\u00a01966 joined the staff of the University of Connecticut Libraries to protect and preserve the library\u2019s rare books and manuscript collections and built the Special Collections Department during his nearly 30-year career, worked as a colleague, generous\u00a0donor, and principal\u00a0cataloger in Archives and Special Collections since his official retirement from the University in 1992. \u00a0On March 16, our friend and champion, Richard Schimmelpfeng passed away. \u00a0As Norman D. Stevens, Emeritus Director of the UConn Library reveals\u00a0in the obituary, \u201chis fifty years of service to the University of Connecticut is perhaps unsurpassed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of the University of Illinois, with a triple major in English literature, history, and modern languages, and, in 1955, of Columbia University\u2019s Graduate School of Library Science, Mr. Schimmelpfeng began his library career as a cataloger, rising to the head of the department, at Washington University in Saint Louis.<\/p>\n<p>During the course of his official appointment he oversaw an enormous growth of special and unusual archives, books, and other printed materials in a wide variety of fields. His own interest in collecting in many areas, led to the creation of a number of specialized collections including bookplates \u2013 he was an active member of the American Association of Book Plate Collectors and Designers \u2013 and the limited edition publications of major book designers.<\/p>\n<p>He was especially adept at giving his employees, including students, support and encouragement. That led, for example, to the establishment of one of the country\u2019s strongest collections of Alternative Press materials that continues to grow as it documents the growth and development of the counter-culture movement that began in the late 1960\u2019s and early 1970s. It also resulted in the publication of a multi-volume annotated edition of the manuscript materials of the noted American poet Charles Olson. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs-dev.lib.uconn.edu\/news\/the-passing-of-richard-h-schimmelpfeng\/#.WNVPf28rLmF\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard H. 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