The main entrance to the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center is now open. Van Pelt Library and the Fisher Fine Arts Library are currently open to Penn Card holders, Penn affiliates, and certain visitors. See our Service Alerts for details.

Established in 2012, The Maryann B. Sudo, CW’63 & John B. Baxter, Jr. Fund supports acquisitions in the field of American History at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. 

A long-time friend and supporter of the Penn Libraries, Maryann served on the Libraries Board of Overseers from 1999-2009. She is an active alumna of the University of Pennsylvania, where she is a charter member of the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women, and has served on the Class of 1963 Reunion Gift Committee for over a decade. Maryann retired in 2012 after a long career with JP Morgan Chase where she was a Managing Director in the investment banking subsidiary.  She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Pro Mujer, a non-profit organization which makes micro-loans to the economically disadvantaged women in Bolivia, Peru, Nicaragua, and Mexico.  

Maryann resides between Manhattan and rural Pennsylvania.