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University Daily Kansan, November 19, 1981
Page 5
KU economics collection one of finest Library dedicated to prof
The books are coming in at a trickle now.
Most of them were printed recently and are not the 18th century first editions that highlight the collection.
But the 1930s through the '60s were the heyday for the University of Kansas' collection of economics books.
During that time, Richard Howey, professor emeritus of economics worked to gather what experts call one of the top collections in the world, encompassing more than 30,000 volumes.
FOR THAT WORK, the University honored Howey yesterday by dedicating the Summerfield Hall and economics reading room to him.
About 50 people gathered in the Kenneth Spencer Research Library to hear praises of Howey.
James Neeley, economics librarian, called the collection one of the finest in the world.
"It contains all of the great individual books and thousands of unfamiliar books," he said.
For example, the collection had a first edition of Adam Smith's "Wealth of Nations." Though Howey bought it for $185 in the 1960s, according to Neely, it is now worth about $13,000.
"He got it when the getting was good," Neeley said.
HOWEY SAID he acquired many of the books individually through the catalogs of European book sellers.
He said he persuaded the dealers to send him the catalogs before any other buys could see them.
"They sent me the proofs of the catalog before they came out," he said. "I was a star customer. I think
one year I ordered from 143 different companies."
Howey said he had to keep a sharp eye out for single copies of rare books. That's how he found a rare copy of *The Great Gatsby*. Mara and Friedrich Engels, he said.
"It just happened to turn up in a catalog," he said. "I haven't seen it for sale since."
THESE CATALOGS, as well as some of the rarer books, will be on display in the Spencer Museum through December.
Buying also took a knowledge of several languages because Howey used catalogs written in languages from Portuguese to German.
Howey retired in 1973, and though he has kept up his search for books, the number of them flowing into KU has dwindled.
"It's a change of the times," he
said. "Those dealers don't exist said. The foreign market isn't what it used to be. The books are gobbled up by libraries."
Neeley also blamed the scarcity of books on rising prices.
“At the present time, prices are just so high,” he said. “If we didn't have the first edition of the Wealth of Nations, we couldn't have
But Neeley said the collection of older books is about as complete as it could be.
The size of the collection amazed one expert, Kenneth Carpenter, who is a research and publication librarian at Harvard University.
Carpenter spoke after the dedication and said he had spent 12 hours a day for one week reading the books.
'He said, "It was I who was exhausted, not the collection.'
Regents discuss funding
The Kansas Board of Regents will discuss problems with nurse recruiting and loss of federal funds for several programs when it meets today in Kansas when it meets today in
Officials from the University of Kansas Medical Center will tell the Regents about recent problems the hospital has had recruiting nurses, John Conard, chief executive officer for the Regents, said yesterday.
"Nurse recruitment has been a perpetual problem." he said.
He said that nurses salaries at the Med Center were lower than those of nurses in other hospitals in the Kansas City metroiland area.
"This adds to the problem of recruitment," he said.
Med Center officials probably will request help in getting a salary increase for the nurses, Conard said.
Because the State of Kansas pays the nurses salaries, the hospital doesn't have the authority to increase them, he said.
"It's a continuing problem with all universities now," Conard said. "A lot of funding is disappearing."
The Regents will also look at the impact of Reagan administration budget slashing on the Regents schools.
The Regents will examine several programs that are losing federal funds and try to decide which ones to support, he said.
The programs that the state does not finance may be discontinued, reduced in scope or combined with other programs, Conard said.
Applications taken for Kansan editor
The Kansan is now accepting applications for the spring semester business manager and editor positions. These are paid positions that require some newspaper experience, although any student may apply.
Application forms are available in the Student Senate office, 105 B Kansas Union; in the office of student organizations and activities, 220 Strong Hall; and in Room 195 Flint Hall.
Completed applications are due in 105 Flint by 5 p.m. Nov. 24.
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