major universities purchase rare Americana books for their libraries. The Committee on Americana for College Libraries was created by the American Historical Association (AHA) in 1933 to administer the McGregor Plan. In 1934, McGregor was appointed to the committee and was also elected to the board of trustees of the AHA. The McGregor Fund financed the McGregor Plan. Until his death in 1936, Tracy bought all of the books that were made available to the libraries as part of the Plan. Participating colleges contributed $500 annually and the McGregor Fund matched with an additional $500, so each institution was able to receive $1,000 worth of rare books each year. Considering that the McGregor Plan was in effect from 1934 to 1943, most of which coincided with the Great Depression years, many rare and valuable Americana books were able to be purchased at affordable prices. The McGregor Plan was suspended in 1943 because of World War II and was never reinstated. Institutions that benefitted from the McGregor Plan include: ♦ Albion College ♦ Baylor University ♦ Carlton College ♦ The College of Wooster ♦ Dartmouth College ♦ Wake Forest University ♦ Wesleyan College Notes References Mason, Philip P. Tracy W. McGregor. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2008. External links ♦ The History of the McMath-Hulbert Observatory, Lake Angelus, Michigan ♦ The Tracy W. McGregor Library of American History at the University of Virginia ♦ Tracy W. McGregor Collection at Wayne State University ♦ Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute ♦ Henry Hulbert from the services of the dedication of THE TRACY W. MCGREGOR ROOM In the ALDERMAN LIBRARY of the University of Virginia 1869 births 1936 deaths American philanthropists Oberlin College alumni People from Berlin Heights, Ohio People from Detroit Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit)