Adams State University and the Adams State Foundation honored the late Dr. John McDaniel with an installation ceremony commemorating The McDaniel Collection, January 24. The collection includes some 260 volumes of the nearly 50,000 that comprised McDaniel’s personal library.
“This collection is a tribute to the mind and heart of a splendid professor and generous benefactor of Adams State University,” said Ed Crowther, Ph.D., president of the Foundation Board and emeritus professor of history. McDaniel joined the Adams State faculty in 1967 and remained excited about history, politics, and teaching his students for 40 years. He passed away May 2, 2023.
Former students of McDaniel attended the ceremony, along with Adams State President David Tandberg, Ph.D., Adams State Board of Trustees Chair Duane Bussey, Foundation staff, and Crowther.
Crowther explained the collection is more a memorial than a research compendium. “These books were selected as representative of McDaniel’s various interests, including the history of the Gilded Age, the United States Presidency, the Kennedy Era, literature, and opera.”
The collection is housed on the first floor of McDaniel Hall, southeast side.
