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Library History

The Geisel Library at Saint Anselm College is named for Manchester businessman Joseph Herman Geisel (1871–1964), a member of the college’s first Advisory Board of Trustees. His substantial gift to the college in honor of his parents allowed for the construction of the library that bears his name. The Geisel Library was completed in 1960.

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Lavalliere Franco-American Collections

The Lavalliere Franco-American Collections at Saint Anselm College contain a collection of books and periodicals as well as a collection of manuscripts and archival materials collected by Franco-Americans in New Hampshire and across New England. Our collections include unique items from organizations and personal papers of Franco-Americans documenting the culture, language, and history of the Franco-American communities of New England and the United States. While some materials are in English, the majority of the collections are in the French language.

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Leadership

Gary Bouchard, Ph.D. has been an active teacher and scholar in the English Department at Saint Anselm College since 1987. A specialist in the poetry of Early Modern England, he has taught a wide variety of courses in literature and rhetoric and is the author of numerous scholarly articles and two books. He has specialized for the past two decades on the life and work and influence of the sixteenth century priest and poet, Robert Southwell, SJ (1561-1595)