New on Nine: Geffy Bears
“Special” Collections aren’t always rare, old, or expensive. Sometimes now-common but ephemeral items are acquired in mint condition to be preserved for future generations.
History & Special Collections for the Sciences is showing its pair of “Geffy” bears in the display case just outside the Biomedical Library entrance, as part of its ongoing “New on Nine: Recent Acquisitions” series (which is named for finding the division office off the 9th level of the Biomedical Library Stacks). The soft, shaggy mascots of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA are available from the Student Affairs Office [Adobe PDF document], with 100% of proceeds benefiting UCLA medical students via the Class of 2009 Scholarship Fund. The Biomedical Library’s bears, permanently forming Collection 507, were purchased through the Franklin E. Murphy, M.D. fund.
