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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 25,1964
Students' Intentions Form Basis For Taylor Book Collection Prize
Undergraduates who collect books with a purpose in mind could possibly be eligible for a $100 or $50 prize.
Students with a collection of not less than 35, or more than 60 books have until April 20 to enter the eighth annual Taylor Book Collection Competition, said W. Stuart Forth, associate director of libraries.
Prospective contestants should see either Forth, in the Watson library office, or Terrence Williams, in the department of special collections.
FORTH EMPHASIZED that the judges will be primarily interested in the entrant's intentions, and in collections which fulfill their intentions.
Contestants must submit a bibliography of their collections, and a statement, not over 400 words long, of their purpose in making the collection, including some reference to the circumstances under which the collection was made.
After preliminary judging, which will be made on the basis of the
bibliographies and statements, finalists will be asked to bring their collections to the library for final judging.
Forth added that the winner of the Taylor award may compete for the Amy Loveman $1,000 National Award.
MRS. ELIZABETH Taylor of Kansas City, Missouri, patron of the award, is herself quite a book collector, said Forth.
Long interested in general collecting, Mrs. Taylor developed a strong interest in Henry Mencken. Today she owns one of the world's major Mencken collections.
Mrs. Taylor started the Taylor book award competition eight years ago, to "encourage the delights of reading and book collecting," he said.
Forth said Mrs. Taylor, who recognizes fellow collectors, likes to meet the winners of the annual award.
Discussing the competition, Forth said, "The award serves to bring
into focus a student's direction or goal in reading and collecting. It makes them more aware of what area they are working toward."
Forth said that graduate students were not eligible for the contest "because they would submit what would amount to a professional collection."
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