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Public Law 95–294
To authorize and request the President to proclaim June 11, 1978, as “American University Press Day” to commemorate the centennial of university press publishing in America.
Approved June 14, 1978
Statutory text
Joint Resolution
To authorize and request the President to proclaim June 11, 1978, as “American University Press Day” to commemorate the centennial of university press publishing in America.
Whereas since the establishment of the first university press at Johns Hopkins University in 1878, American university presses have advanced and diffused the spectrum of human knowledge, issuing one-sixth of all American books in print today;
Whereas American university presses maintain a long tradition of notable achievement as demonstrated by the large share of prizes for literary merit and graphic excellence awarded university presses; and
Whereas American university presses continue to have a profound impact on culture, scholarship, and higher education, both regionally and internationally: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating June 11, 1978, as “American University Press Day”, and calling upon the people of the United States and interested groups and organizations to observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Approved June 14, 1978.