
We’ve all probably now seen Roger Federer’s inspirational Commencement speech, and we know Federer spent time with the tennis teams, but did you know Roger and his family visited the Dartmouth Libraries? They did!
We had the great pleasure of joining them as they experienced Dartmouth from the inside out. The group examined artifacts from the archives at Rauner Special Collections Library, rested in the iconic Tower Room in Baker Library, and ended the tour atop Baker Tower to take in the Valley’s grand slam views.
One special moment that stands out took place during the visit to Rauner Library. Morgan Swan showed the Federers a 17th-century map book called Topographia Helvetiae, Rhaetiae et Valesiae (1642). This massive 21-volume undertaking surveys the entirety of the Holy Roman Empire at that time.