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Director of Library and Information Services from 1981 through 1997, Ann de Klerk supervised the expansion and renovation of the Bertrand Library, which was rededicated in 1986. She was awarded the Walter C. Geiger Award for Administrative Excellence in 1989.

Selected Listing:

The Ancient Costume of Great Britain and Ireland from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century . . . . Charles Hamilton Smith. J. Dowding, 1815.

Children of Other Days: With Notable Pictures of Children of Various Countries and Times After Paintings by Great Masters. Hannah Woodbridge Hudson Moore. E. Grant Richards, 1906.

Costumes of South America. Èdouard Halouse. French and European Publications, 1941.

The Elizabethan Playhouse and Other Studies. William John Lawrence. Shakespeare Head Press, [1912].

Histrionic Topography: or, The Birth-places, Residences, and Funeral Monuments of the Most Distinguished Actors. James Norris Brewer.  J. Cole, Lincoln, 1818.

The Masque of Christmas: Dramatic Joys of the Festival, Old & New; with Designs by Inigo Jones, Rex Whistler, Joan Hassall & Others. Laurence Whistler. Curtain Press, 1947. 

Secrets of the Chinese Drama: A Complete Explanatory Guide to Actions and Symbols as Seen in the Performance of Chinese Dramas. Cecilia S. L. Zung. Kelly and Walsh, 1937.

The Story of the Abbey Theatre: From its Origins in 1899 to the Present. Peter Kavanagh. Devin-Adair, 1950.