Why give?
“When a doctor finds himself lost or astray over some difficult problem, there’s just one thing for him to do. To betake himself to a library, a place whence knowledge radiates, there to get a fresh start. The soul of an institution comes to reside in the library.” – Dr. Harvey Cushing
Your generosity helps ensure that in today’s frenetic information landscape the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library serves as a compass guiding users towards discovery and new knowledge, now and for generations to come.
A gift, no matter its size, expresses your commitment to the enduring value of the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library.
Contact
Basie Gitlin
Director of Development
Yale University Library and Yale Collections
basie.gitlin@yale.edu
(203) 432-9851
Make a Gift by Check
Please make your check out to “Yale University” and note that it is for the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library.
Please send checks to:
Library Administration Office
Attn: Chris Woodford
Yale University
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven, CT 06520-8240
Gifts in Kind
The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library is grateful to individuals and departments who have enriched our collections through the years with book, journal, and material donations.
Historical Materials
For materials published before 1920, please contact Melissa Grafe (melissa.grafe@yale.edu), Head of the Medical Historical Library.
Please note: Materials donated to the library becomes the property of the university and can be used or disposed of as we see fit. Appraisals of gifts are the responsibility of the donor but we are happy to provide an acknowledgement letter.
Journals
The library is does not accept journal donations due to space and staffing limitations.
Books
The library is currently accepting gifts of books and non-print materials.
Of particular value are:
- works published within the past ten years in the health sciences
- newly published books
Books should be in good physical condition, and without excessive marking. The library reserves the right to add to our collections only those items that meet our current needs. Gifts not added to our collection will be, at the library’s discretion, donated to other libraries or agencies, sold, or discarded.
The library is not permitted (by Federal tax regulations) to provide an evaluation or appraisal of gifts. Please consult a tax professional or appraiser prior to donation.
A list of potential gift materials will help us make a decision about your donation. Please email a list to megan.nance@yale.edu.
The Stanley Simbonis Fund
“The library is the heart and soul of the university. It’s the crown jewel. How can you do without it? It’s been a storehouse of knowledge throughout the ages.”
– Stanley Simbonis, ’53 ’57 M.D.
Simbonis Fellows
Thanks to his generous gift, the Stanley Simbonis, M.D. Endowed Fund for the Yale Medical Library was established. This endowment allows the library to support training of early career professionals in library-related fields.
- 2019-2021, Dr. Nur-Taz Rahman, Simbonis Fellow for Bioinformatics
- 2021-2023, Kayla Del Biondo, Simbonis Librarian for Public Health
- 2024-2026, Young-Min Kim, Simbonis Librarian for the Health Sciences
The Simbonis Conference Room
The Stanley Simbonis Conference Room in the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library was dedicated in recognition of Dr. Simbonis’s ardent service.
More about Stanley Simbonis ’53, ’57 M.D.:
- “‘Love and respect’ for library prompt an alumnus’s gift“
- “An international traveler makes himself at home in the world’s great libraries”
Dr. Stanley Simbonis encapsulated the spirit of giving in writing the following poem, which he shared on Associates Day 2016:
This loneliness so utter
No angels ever shared
This dream so sought, so hard
That reason dissolves
Through rules deceive
Yet belief remains, relieves.
Self belief, mutual belief
To ease the wait, ease the doubt
And bare vision that must be true.
What a selfless dream
Fulfilling the debt with these
Heartening, joyous gestures.
Stanley Simbonis, ’53 ’57 M.D.
April 6, 2016