LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Wallace Center, Rochester Institute of
Technology upon the occasion of being designated Honorable Mention by
The Rochester Regional Library Council

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across the great State
of New York is reflective of certain exemplary institutions whose
purpose is dedicated to serving the community and the needs of its citi-
zenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Wallace Center, Rochester Institute of Technology upon the occasion of
being designated Honorable Mention by the Rochester Regional Library
Council, to be celebrated at the Council's Annual Meeting on Thursday,
June 5, 2014, at Casa Larga, Fairport, New York; and
WHEREAS, The Rochester Regional Library Council (RRLC) is a multi-type
library network serving libraries and library systems in the five-county
Rochester region of Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne and Wyoming coun-
ties; and
WHEREAS, RRLC provides programs and services that enhance member
library cooperation, service delivery and resource sharing, and serves
as a forum for the unified representation of library interests helping
members achieve together what could not be achieved separately; and
WHEREAS, Through RRLC, its members can coordinate and relate their
diverse activities to create a more effective service network to improve
information access for the people of the Rochester region and beyond;
and
WHEREAS, Within a single building, Wallace Center provides a place for
all who wish to study and research, as well as a focused refuge from the
day's distractions; large window walls provide a beautiful view of the
campus, and the changing artwork and book exhibits provide a welcoming
atmosphere; and
WHEREAS, With a wealth of physical material, Wallace Library houses
books published well before the Civil War; the master television control
center and video archives are located in the basement, and second floor
provides students with a mechanical printing press and a rare book
collection; and
WHEREAS, The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Archives
collects, organizes, preserves and displays materials from the Insti-
tute's past; located on the third floor of Wallace Library, it is housed
in an environment that is temperature and humidity controlled for the
preservation of paper and photographs, and forms the primary source for
the study of the history and development of the Institute; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the third floor of RIT's Wallace Center are
collection highlights including RIT presidential papers, posters of
events from 1901 to the present, student newspapers and yearbooks,
institute publications, and memorabilia, including a hockey stick from
RIT's first division championship in 1983, and a cap worn by a Domestic
Science student in the first decade of the twentieth century; and
WHEREAS, In addition, there are over 10,000 historical and contempo-
rary photographs, documenting students, classes and the campus from 1900
to the present; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when insti-
tutions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be recognized and applauded by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Wallace Center, Rochester Institute of Technology upon the
occasion of being designated Honorable Mention by The Rochester Regional
Library Council; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Wallace Center, Rochester Institute of Technology.