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Gordon Gunter

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’s office and consisted of books and reprints from Dr. Gunter’s 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’s scientific journal founded by Gunter, Gulf Research Reports, significantly augmenting the growth of the serial holdings.

plaqueWith 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’s retirement in 1995, the library’s first MLIS degreed Head Librarian, , came aboard to lead the library. During her tenure, Gunter Library’s relationship was formalized with University Libraries (UL).


Gunter Library’s 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 . 

journal museum publications

 

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GCRL - Halstead
703 East Beach Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564

GCRL - Cedar Point
300 Laurel Oak Drive
Ocean Springs, MS 39564

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Ocean Springs, MS 39564

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