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The Joseph L. Conrad Memorial Slavic Collection

Within the Parker Library is the substantial Joseph L. Conrad Memorial Collection, which contains the bulk of the late Professor Joseph L. Conrad's professional library. The Collection includes substantial and comprehensive works pertaining to the life and writings of the Russian writers Chekhov and Turgenev, as well as many others, as well as a wide-ranging collection of works on Slavic folklore, with an emphasis on Russian and South Slavic folk traditions.

The collection was bequeathed to the Slavic Department following Professor Conrad's untimely death in 2003. It was dedicated, upon completion of the Library, on 7 April 2006. Professor Conrad's express wish was for his collection to continue to be used by Slavic Department colleagues and students. [Dedication text.]

The Library is a non-lending facility for use by Slavic Department faculty and students. Qualified scholars who wish to visit or use the collection for their research may apply to the Slavic Department.

See a slide show (3.4 MB) of the dedication of the Parker Library and Conrad Collection.