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    • mcauley2

    • mcauley2

    • Side view of McAuley Hall, the first campus dormitory.

    • In March, 1955, the Sisters of Mercy began work on a new, college dormitory; the cornerstone laying ceremony followed on October 3 of that year. In September 1956, McAuley Hall welcomed college students into its seven-story structure; the first...
    • Mount Mercy Photographs
    • 223mcauley

    • 223mcauley

    • Room 223, McAuley dormitory.

    • An image of room 223 McAuley in 1957 and its resident. The building served as a the first dormitory at Mount Mercy Junior College.
    • Mount Mercy Photographs
    • tunnel

    • 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
    • maryhen

    • maryhen

    • Sister Mary Agnes Hennessey.

    • Sister Mary Agnes Hennessey served Mount Mercy College as president from 1961-1977, the first person solely selected to fill the role. While in office, Hennessey led the campus through monumental change -- the opening of the McAuley library and...
    • Mount Mercy Photographs
    • jfk

    • jfk

    • John F. Kennedy visits Mount Mercy Junior College campus in 1959.

    • Senator John F. Kennedy visited the Mount Mercy Junior College campus in 1959, following a campaign stop in Marion, Iowa. Kennedy spoke from the McAuley veranda to an audience of Sisters, students, and visitors. Following the speech, Sister Mary...
    • Mount Mercy Photographs
    • roseken

    • roseken

    • Mrs. Rose Kennedy visit to Mount Mercy Junior College (1956).

    • The Mount Mercy Junior College Women's Club invited Rose Kennedy to attend a party hosted by Mrs. Howard Hall. The tea was held in the new, McAuley cafeteria. Pictured from left to right are Mrs. Howard Hall (Margaret), Msgr. Maurice S. Sheehy,...
    • Mount Mercy Photographs

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