Dr. Carolyn Curry (3rd from left), President of UK Libraries Board at library fundraiser
Not only did
UK Athletics play an essential role in the unique financing package for the
William T. Young Library, but UK Athletics has long supported UK Libraries in
many other ways. UK welcomed a new head
football coach to campus this week with the introduction of Coach Mark Stoops. It is an
exciting time for the Big Blue Nation and also a chance to reflect on the
impact some of Coach Stoop’s predecessors have had on the university and
especially on UK Libraries.
Coach Bill Curry was a great friend of UK
Libraries. Dr. Carolyn Curry
served as a member of the UK Libraries Board and Coach Curry himself gave
generously to UK Libraries during his time at UK. In the 1980’s, Coach Jerry Claiborne and Faye established an endowment in
Special Collections to purchase archival material that preserve the history and
culture of western Kentucky. Faye also served as a volunteer in
Special Collections.
As we
continue to build an endowment for the Big Blue Sports Archives you can already
discover all sorts of informative materials pertaining to UK football history,
including archival photographs, at http://exploreuk.uky.edu/
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