The Founders Library, designed and built by
Albert I.
Cassell, FAIA, an African American architect, is an historical archives, a research and learning
center, and a modern gateway to global networked information.
I invite you to join
in a project to restore a limited number of original white oak reading tables,
solid cast bronze clocks and sconces, floor atlas, floor grand
clock, all designed by Cassell and built by African American craftsmen in 1938
and located permanently in The Founders Library.
Through this project, your name or that of a loved one will be immortalized by means of a cast bronze plaque, permanently mounted to “your”
special object in The Founders Library. You will make a lasting impression to the University and its students and become a living part of the spirit of Howard University
and its treasured heritage..
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Options for gifts to the Founders Library Restoration Project are:
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12
- 4’ x 4’ 1938 white oak table
…$5,000
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4
- 4'-round 1938
white oak table
…$5,000
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21 -
4’ x 8’ 1938 white oak table
…$10,000
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3
- 4’ x 14’
1938 white oak table
…$20,000
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12
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1938 Cast Bronze Clocks…
$5,000
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8
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1938 Cast Bronze Sconces…
$5,000/pair
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1
- 1938 Globe on Oak Stand…$5,000
And remember. Your gift of cash to Howard University prior to December 31 could cost you much less at tax filing time. For example, if you make a $5,000 gift before December 31 and are in the 28% marginal tax bracket, your gift could save you $1,400 in taxes.
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To learn more about the Founders
Renaissance Initiatives, please visit our website at
Renaissance_Initiatives.htm
or contact:
Shelley Stokes-Hammond, Development and Public Affairs Officer
Howard University Libraries, 500 Howard Place, NW
Washington, DC 20059, Telephone: (202) 806-7234
sstokes-hammond@howard.edu |
