French Collection on Exhibit in the New Book Alcove

An exhibit in the New Book Alcove displays a small selection of books from the gift of the late Frank Keith Underbrink.

Underbrink, who received a master's degree from Northwestern in 1957, taught history at Libertyville High School, in Libertyville, Illinois. Over several decades, he amassed a large and extremely impressive collection of French language books, the majority of which concern the history of the Second French Empire (1852-1870) and the Third French Republic (1870-1940). Mr. Underbrink generously bequeathed this collection to Northwestern University, and we are pleased to have added over 900 of these books to the Library.

Harriet Lightman
Head, Academic Liaison Services