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David A. Jonah '31 Fund
Initiated in honor of the retirement of David A. Jonah '31, University Librarian from 1949 to 1974 and established in 1981 by bequest of his wife, Elizabeth Jonah '33 AM'37, for unrestricted use by the libraries.
In 2019, the Bruhn and Jonah funds contributed to the purchase of the Janis Ian Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy, which includes approximately 200 books of contemporary science fiction and fantasy authors inscribed to Ms. Ian. Among these authors are Anne McCaffrey, George R. R. Martin, Mercedes Lackey, Mike Resnick, Nancy Kress, Neil Gaiman, Connie Willis, Harlan Ellison, Jane Yolen, Tanith Lee, Diane Duane, and many others. This collection significantly enhances the Library's holdings of women science fiction and fantasy authors and provides a record of a network of women writers and readers.
A Grammy Award-winning singer and musician, Janis Ian has been writing and recording music for five decades with a total of ten Grammy nominations in eight different categories. She has been at the forefront of numerous social movements, using music as a force of change, and has impacted the lives and works of artists from Nina Simone to Johnny Cash to Joan Baez. Artists including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Trevor Sewell have recorded duets with her. Janis continues to make music as well as write children's books, including The Tiny Mouse.