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In Memory of Robert L. Payton
The IUPUI University Library remembers with deep appreciation Robert L. Payton. Mr. Payton was a pioneer in the field of philanthropy, and played a leading role in establishing philanthropy as an academic discipline. He became the first ever professor of Philanthropic Studies at IUPUI and was a founding Director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. He and his wife, Pauline, established the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library at IUPUI, one of the finest collections on philanthropy and the non-governmental sector worldwide.
Mr. Payton is the author of countless publications, including Philanthropy: Voluntary Action for the Public Good, and Understanding Philanthropy: Its Meaning and Mission. During his lifetime he earned many honors, including several honorary doctorates, and the John W. Gardner Leadership Award. He served on numerous private and non-profit advisory boards; he was a president of the Exxon Education Foundation, as well as a university president at C. W. Post College and Hofstra University in New York. He also served his country as U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Cameroon under Lyndon Johnson, and as a paratrooper in World War II.
Above all, he was a remarkable public teacher and philanthropist, inspiring action through "books, ideas, talk."
“Bob was integral to the development of both the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library and the Philanthropy Archives, in terms of his personal support and his influence on others who donated records, papers and funds. The library collections were always a part of his vision for the Philanthropic Studies program and that’s why we have the premier collection in the world in this field. He was a wonderful broad thinker who inspired the creation of a one-of-a-kind resource that today fosters the work of a wide community of students, scholars and practitioners on our campus and across the globe.”
—David Lewis, Dean of the University Library at IUPUI
A special tribute event recognizing Robert Payton will be held Saturday, October 1, 2011 at University Library. If you are unable to attend in person, please sign the Payton Memorial Guestbook or watch the live video stream of the October 1st event.
If you would like to make a donation to the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library in Mr. Payton’s name, you may do so by clicking the button below and pasting the following account number into the second gold box provided: 38P017015
If you would like to make a contribution by check please make it out to “The IU Foundation,” in the memo line write “Payton Philanthropic Studies Library” and send it to:
IUPUI University Library
755 West Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Attn: Director of Development
If you have questions, please call us at 317-274-0462. Thank you for your support.
IUPUI 2012 Photo Calendar Caption Contest
Check it out here:
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/captioncontest/
Simply log in using your CAS identity and post captions to your heart’s content for some of the silly and odd photos in IUPUI Archives’ holdings. You can also vote for captions others have posted. At the end of each month sage and sober Special Collections and Archives judges will select a winner to receive FABULOUS PRIZES!
A new photo and caption contest will appear at the beginning of each month.
Everyone’s a winner!
So post your captions early and often!!
Ruth Lilly Archives Research Award
The IUPUI University Library invites applications for the Ruth Lilly Archives Research Award. The competitive program awards grants up to $4,000 in any discipline for research that requires use of the Philanthropy Archives of the IUPUI University Library.
The Philanthropy Archives at IUPUI University Library offers a diverse array of primary source materials documenting the world's philanthropic tradition. It is distinguished by holding the records of such key national institutions as the Independent Sector, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Giving Institute, several of the country's leading fund raising firms and foundations, and the Foundation Center Historical Foundation Collection. In addition, the Philanthropy Archives documents the rich legacy of philanthropy in Indianapolis through preserving the records of the Indianapolis Foundation, Flanner House, the Health Foundation of Central Indiana, and many others. [More details]
University Library Honors Robert and Pauline Payton
Robert and Pauline Payton were honored by the IUPUI University Library at the 2009 IUPUI Spirit of Philanthropy Awards on April 22.
Mr. & Mrs. Payton have been lifelong friends not only of the IUPUI University Library, but also of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and the IUPUI School of Liberal Arts. In 1989, the Paytons helped to found a library for the study of philanthropy within the University Library. The library is named for two of the Paytons' sons who were both deeply engaged in "voluntary action for the public good" and died before their time, one barely 18, the other 33 years of age. Mr. & Mrs. Payton's unwavering support has helped transform the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library into an internationally renowned resource for the study of philanthropy. Mr. Payton is professor emeritus of philanthropic studies at Indiana University, director emeritus of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and senior fellow at the Institute of American Thought. He served as the director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University from 1988 to 1993. Mr. & Mrs. Payton have been together for 61 years.
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