From Penn Current, February 23, 2010: “The Penn Libraries have received $4.25 million for the renovation of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the creation of a Special Collections Center. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is a member of the Libraries’ Board of Overseers. This is the largest gift to the Libraries from a living donor. ‘Because of this gift, we will have a multi-purpose space in our Rare Book & Manuscript Library that is equal to the scholarship that our special collections inspire,’ says Penn President Amy Gutmann. ‘Students will now have a place where they can physically experience the past as part of their preparation for the future. We are thrilled and enormously grateful.’” Read more