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<!doctype html><html lang=en><head><meta name=generator content="Hugo 0.121.0"><title>Toni Morrison Collective</title> <meta charset=utf-8><meta name=viewport content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,shrink-to-fit=no"><link rel="shortcut icon" type=image/x-icon href=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/favicon.ico><link rel=stylesheet href=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/css/theme.css><script src=https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.slim.min.js integrity=sha384-q8i/X+965DzO0rT7abK41JStQIAqVgRVzpbzo5smXKp4YfRvH+8abtTE1Pi6jizo crossorigin=anonymous></script><script src=https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.3/umd/popper.min.js integrity=sha384-ZMP7rVo3mIykV+2+9J3UJ46jBk0WLaUAdn689aCwoqbBJiSnjAK/l8WvCWPIPm49 crossorigin=anonymous></script><script src=https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.3/js/bootstrap.min.js integrity=sha384-ChfqqxuZUCnJSK3+MXmPNIyE6ZbWh2IMqE241rYiqJxyMiZ6OW/JmZQ5stwEULTy crossorigin=anonymous></script><link rel=alternate type=application/rss+xml+https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/index.xml href="Toni Morrison Collective" title=%!s(MISSING)><link rel=stylesheet href=https://use.typekit.net/dle8ddz.css></style><link rel=stylesheet href=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/css/custom.css></head><body><nav class="navbar navbar-light navbar-expand-lg"><a class="sr-only sr-only-focusable" href=#content>Skip to main content</a><div class=container><div class="cornell-logo d-none d-sm-block"><a href=http://www.cornell.edu class=insignia>Cornell University</a><div class=library-brand><a href=https://library.cornell.edu>Library</a></div></div><div class="d-block d-sm-none"><a class=mobile-cornell-logo href=http://www.cornell.edu>Cornell University</a> <a class=mobile-library-brand href=https://library.cornell.edu>Library</a></div><button class=navbar-toggler type=button data-toggle=collapse data-target=#navbarSupportedContent aria-controls=navbarSupportedContent aria-expanded=false aria-label="Toggle navigation"> <span class=navbar-toggler-icon></span></button><div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id=navbarSupportedContent><ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto"><li class=navbar-item><a class=nav-link href=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/collective/ title>Toni Morrison Collective</a></li><li class=navbar-item><a class=nav-link href=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/toni-morrison/ title>Toni Morrison and Cornell</a></li><li class=navbar-item><a class=nav-link href=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/resources/ title>Resources</a></li><li class=navbar-item><a class=nav-link href=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/archived-events/ title>Archived Events</a></li></ul></div></div></nav><div id=content role=main><section class=banner><div class=container><div class=row><div class=col-lg><h1 class=brand><a href=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/>Toni Morrison Collective</a></h1><p class=subtitle>Preserving the Legacy of Toni Morrison at Cornell University</p></div></div></div><div class=hero><div class=container><img src=https://tonimorrison.cornell.edu/images/ToniMorrison_huafd1da5eea1469a2514d393ae8265b54_1498062_eb0293b6d36eb2b5362c50bac1e26e62.jpg class=img-fluid alt="Photo of Toni Morrison"></div></div></section><section class=content><div class=container><div class=row><div class=container><h2>Message from the Cornell University Librarian</h2><div class="row text-justify"><p>Libraries and archives are about truth and memory. It is only fitting that Cornell University Library be a partner to keep the legacy of Toni Morrison alive. Our imperative to build and sustain more inclusive collections makes it essential to highlight authors like Morrison, who dedicated their lives to uplifting the humanity of ‘the other.’ Morrison‘s work stands for truth. Her writings demonstrate that the purpose of literature is to hold up a mirror to our best and worst selves even when the reflection we see makes us uncomfortable. In the spirit of Morrison, libraries can and must do better for all communities who need to have access to the scholarly record to create new knowledge, solve problems, and make this world better for future generations.</p><p>Cornell University Library is proud to sponsor the Toni Morrison Collective.</p></div><div class="row signature">Elaine L. Westbrooks<br>Carl A. Kroch University Librarian<br>Cornell University</div><div class=row><p>For more information, contact the Toni Morrison Collective at <a href=mailto:tonimorrisoncoll@cornell.edu>tonimorrisoncoll@cornell.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div></div></section></div><footer class="footer mt-5"><div class=container><div class="col-md-10 offset-md-1"><p>©2024 Cornell University Library, Ithaca, NY 14853 | 607-255-4144 | <a href=https://library.cornell.edu/privacy>Privacy</a> | <a href=https://library.cornell.edu/web-accessibility>Web Accessibility Assistance</a></p></div></div></footer><script type=text/javascript>var _paq=window._paq=window._paq||[];_paq.push(["trackPageView"]),_paq.push(["enableLinkTracking"]),function(){t="https://webstats.library.cornell.edu/",_paq.push(["setTrackerUrl",t+"matomo.php"]),_paq.push(["setSiteId","276"]);var t,n=document,e=n.createElement("script"),s=n.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];e.type="text/javascript",e.async=!0,e.src=t+"matomo.js",s.parentNode.insertBefore(e,s)}()</script></body></html>