Sylvia Holden Robb

The UCI Libraries are pleased to announce a gift of $928,000 from the estate of the late Sylvia Holden Robb. The gift establishes the Sylvia Holden Robb Library Endowed Fund which will provide permanent support to maintain and enhance the excellence of the Libraries’ collections, services, and facilities.

“Sylvia valued learning and appreciated the essential role the Libraries play in research and education.”Mrs. Robb, who died in 2006 at the age of 97, was a dedicated and generous supporter of the Libraries for over 20 years. Her many gifts to the Libraries include the naming of the Roger C. Holden Graduate and Faculty Reading Room in Langson Library, and the establishment of the Sylvia Holden Robb Library Collections Fund.

“We appreciate Sylvia’s gifts which have created a permanent legacy of her remarkable generosity,” said University Librarian Gerry Munoff. “Sylvia valued learning and appreciated the essential role the Libraries play in research and education. Her gifts will ensure the continuing excellence of the Libraries.”