Giving

Friends of the Clark Library Membership Levels

Annual membership in Friends of the Clark Library provides essential support to expand the Clark’s holdings, support innovative research, offer affordable academic and cultural programs, and sustain the elegant Library facility and grounds. To help the Clark and Center fulfill their mission, please consider joining at any level. Explore giving levels/benefits or join this membership program.

Additional Giving Opportunities

In order to preserve the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library and enhance the quality of its unique collections, beautiful facility and public programs, the Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies (the administrative arm of the library) and Clark depend on substantial support beyond what the state of California can provide. Private contributions play a key role in enabling us to expand the Clark’s holdings, support innovative research for undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, offer affordable Center and Clark academic programs and performances, and sustain the elegant Library and grounds. We currently have opportunities for support in the following areas:

  • General donations for areas of greatest need
  • Fellowships for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars
  • Chamber Music at the Clark concert series
  • Exhibition program
  • Preservation and conservation/restoration projects
  • Clark Library gardens projects
  • Book and manuscript acquisitions for the Clark Library’s collections
  • Henry J. Bruman Summer Chamber Music Festival

Donations for the additional categories above can be made online at https://giving.ucla.edu/Campaign/Donate.aspx?SiteNum=2467 or by mailing a check made payable to UCLA Foundation to:

UCLA Center for 17th- & 18th-Century Studies
10745 Dickson Plaza, 302 Royce Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1404

If you have any questions about making a donation, please contact Jeanette La Vere at jlavere@humnet.ucla.edu.

Gifts of Materials

If you would like to donate rare books or materials to the Clark, please contact Anna Chen, Clark Head Librarian, at 310-794-5053 or achen@humnet.ucla.edu.

Volunteer

We need enthusiastic volunteers to assist us with programs and special events held at the Clark Library! Assistance is needed with all aspects of these events, including set-up/take-down, registration and wayfinding. Most events take place on weekday evenings and weekends, and volunteer shifts typically last four hours or less. For more information about volunteering, please contact Jeanette LaVere, Assistant Program Manager, at 310-206-8552 or jlavere@humnet.ucla.edu.