Busse Library Digital Archive

- tunnel
- 1956 tunnel excavation at Mount Mercy College.
- Conceived in 1953, the college's system of tunnels met an immediate need to provide heat to Warde Hall (the original building), the convent, and the new dormitory (McAuley Hall), all by means of pipes housed underground, affording connections...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- green1960
- An image of the Greene Mansion, 1960.
- The Greene Mansion, used as the convent for the Sisters of Mercy, required over a million dollars of renovation, to preserve its structure, by 1964. With the city of Cedar Rapids unwilling to fund the needed repairs and the Sisters unable to fund...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- feld
- Dr. Thomas R. Feld.
- Dr. Thomas R. Feld served Mount Mercy College as its first lay president from 1977-1999, becoming the youngest college president in the United States when installed at age 32. During his tenure, the college developed its adult education program,...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- regina2
- Regina Hall, the college's second dormitory.
- By the spring of 1964, there was an immediate need for additional, student housing. A campus master plan was constructed, and following the Sisters of Mercy moving to their new convent in March of that year, crews demolished the Greene Mansion,...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- bussex2
- The exterior of Busse Center, housing the campus library, campus ministries, and the college chapel.
- Originally conceived in the fall of 1988, the goal of a new library anchored the college's "Vision for Tomorrow" capital campaign, an initial, $10 million dollar effort. By June 1990, with the financial goal met, the college accepted a proposal...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- sacheart
- The Greene Mansion and Sacred Heart Academy.
- An image featuring the original Greene Mansion (home of Sacred Heart Convent and the Sisters of Mercy in Cedar Rapids) and Sacred Heart Academy.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- greene
- The Greene Mansion and Sacred Heart Convent, ca. 1900-1910.
- Sacred Heart Convent, Cedar Rapids, and the Greene Mansion.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- heritagerm
- The Heritage Room, Sacred Heart Convent.
- The Heritage Room of Sacred Heart Convent retains an original, marble fireplace from the Greene Mansion, as well as other artifacts from that historical property.
- Mount Mercy Photographs