Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Gunter Library History
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Dr. Gordon Gunter
Director of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
1955 to 1970
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, Director of GCRL from 1955 to 1970, began the Library on September 1, 1955. The Board of Trustees named it in his honor on December 21, 1972. In its earliest form, the library resided in the Director鈥檚 office and consisted of books and reprints from Dr. Gunter鈥檚 personal collection. By the mid-1960s, a full-time GCRL staff member, Malcolm S. Ware managed the collection. Ware cultivated and pursued an active journal exchange program using the laboratory鈥檚 scientific journal founded by Gunter, Gulf Research Reports, significantly augmenting the growth of the serial holdings.
With the construction of the in 1971 and the addition in 1976, the library had a dedicated space with a work and
study area for researchers and students, a three-story journal storage tower, and
offices for library staff. Following Ware鈥檚 retirement in 1995, the library鈥檚 first
MLIS degreed Head Librarian, , came aboard to lead the library. During her tenure, Gunter Library鈥檚 relationship
was formalized with University Libraries (UL).
Gunter Library鈥檚 book and journal collections added to the UL online catalog in 2004-05. Other important milestones include impact and recovery from Hurricane Katrina (2005), changing the Head position from GCRL staff to UL faculty (2007-08 academic year), and adding GCRL serial publications to .
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