We received an addition to the William A. Altemeier, MD collection from Dr. Altemeier’s son, William Altemeier III, MD, at the beginning of February. For those of you unfamiliar with the name, Dr. Altemeier is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Altemeier became the Christian R. Holmes Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery in 1952 and served in that position for twenty-six years. His surgical expertise and research led to hundreds of publications on surgical infections and he counted the over one-hundred chief residents which he trained during his tenure with UC as his greatest contribution to medicine.
While many of us remember Dr. Altemeier’s stellar reputation as an educator and a surgeon, we don’t always think of another of his interests – baseball. Included among the items in the recent donation was a Goldman brand baseball score book dating from the mid-1920s. It appears to be a league of local business teams, for which Dr. Altemeier played catcher. These included Fischer Radio and City Transit (see score page below).
Heather Maloney, Library Director: Several at once and lately not so much luck with finishing….
Michelle McKinney, Reference/Web Services Librarian: Accidentally re-reading books. I’ll borrow a book from the library and realize a few chapters in that I’ve read it before.
Kellie Tilton, Instructional Technologies Librarian: I TRY to read one at a time, but I’m easily enticed by new, shiny books.
Lauren Wahman, Instruction Librarian: I’ve got a better shot at finishing it if I stick with one.
Rachel Lewis, Technical Services Manager: If I am in the mood for reading it will only be one book at a time.
Tammy Manger, Public Services Manager: I read one book at time. Otherwise I tend to get lost and find myself looking back in the book to figure out what I’ve already read.
Chris Marshall, Public Services Assistant: I usually read just one book at time. I can enjoy the characters more reading just one at a time.
For the 2014-15 academic year, the days on which we hold the presentations will vary but will always be at noon. Other slated talks are: Winona Hawthorne, class of 1878, the first female graduate of the University of Cincinnati; The British Enlightenment; Saint Paul and the Bible; Irish Poets and the Great War (this topic is a presentation marking the centennial of the war. ARB exhibits of “UC during World War I” and “The City of Cincinnati and the Great War” will be mounted as well); The McNamara Brothers: Cincinnati Labor Radicals and the 1910 Bombing of the Los Angeles Times; Global Efforts in Developing Reading and Libraries; And more! Please join us in August and the following months throughout fall and spring semesters. 