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Regarding the naming of the university's new library, Bruce M. Stave writes that "Homer Daniels Babbidge, Jr., died of cancer at age 58 in March 1984. Shortly after his death, the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees, in a memorial tribute, named the university's new library, which stands central to the campus, in his honor." [2]
Homer Daniels Babbidge Jr. (May 18, 1925 – March 27, 1984) was an American historian who served as president of the University of Connecticut (1962–1972) and the Hartford Graduate Center (1976–1984). At age 37, he was the youngest state university president in the United States.
The Law Library works closely with the University of Connecticut Libraries, which form the largest public research collection in the state of Connecticut. The main library is the Homer D. Babbidge Library at the Storrs campus. [12]
The University of Connecticut Libraries form the largest public research collection in the state. The main library is the Homer D. Babbidge Library, on Fairfield Way in the center of campus. In 1882, Charles Storrs donated the first volumes to the university library collection (specifically, of the agriculture school).
During his tenure at UConn, McDonald presided over construction of the Homer D. Babbidge Library and grew the library's collections from 450,000 volumes to more than 2.2 million volumes, becoming one of the largest libraries in New England. [10]
Gasoline Linked to 150 Million Cases of Mental Health Disorders, Particularly in People Born Between 1966 and 1986
She graduated from Jonathan Law High School in 1965 and earned her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Connecticut in 1969. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She began her career as a student employee in the Homer D. Babbidge Library .
Violent crime in hospitals is up, self-reported hospital data shows, with incidents of assault, rape, sexual assault and homicide rose 77% over the past two years.