Busse Library Digital Archive

- 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
- 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
- burke
- Sister Mary Cornelia Burke.
- Sister Mary Cornelia Burke was elected, by the Sisters of Mercy, as the second president for Mount Mercy Junior College, serving from 1933-1939. She added the position of chaplain to the campus roster, renovated the first floor of Warde Hall to...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- pearce
- Dr. Robert Pearce.
- Dr. Robert Peace, selected as Mount Mercy College's second, lay president, served the campus from 2000-2006. Pearce's initiatives included a salary equity plan, increasing student enrollment, and improving college finances. The campus added...
- 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
- menreg
- First male students register at Mount Mercy College.
- Mount Mercy College admitted its first male students in August 1970. Twelve men enrolled at the college, making the campus co-educational for the first time.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- blessed2
- First Mount Mercy Junior College graduating class (May 1930).
- To honor the first graduates of Mount Mercy Junior College in May 1930, Archbishop Francis J. Beckman poses with the young women under the powerful message "Blessed Art Thou Among Women," featured in a grotto archway. The students (from left to...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- 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
- install
- Installation of Sister Mary Agnes Hennessey as Mount Mercy College president, 1961.
- Sister Mary Agnes Hennessey is installed as the third president of Mount Mercy College in 1961. At the podium is Sister Mary Lawrence Hallagan, Major Superior of the Sisters of Mercy.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- 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
- 1940lib
- Students at work in the college's library, located in Warde Hall (ca. 1940-1950).
- During the days of the Mount Mercy Academy and Mount Mercy Junior College, the library occupied the west side of the south end of second floor, Warde Hall.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- ildephonse1
- Sister Mary Ildephonse Holland.
- Sister Mary Ildephonse Holland, who served Mount Mercy Junior College as president (1928-1933) and served the college as president from 1946-1961.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- ildephonse2
- Sister Mary Ildephonse Holland.
- Sister Mary Ildephonse Holland, who served Mount Mercy Junior College as president from 1928-1933. She also served as president for the college from 1946-1961, therby having two terms of office.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- ildephonse3
- Sister Mary Ildephonse Holland.
- Sister Mary Ildephonse Holland, Mount Mercy Junior College President (1928-1933), and Mount Mercy College President (1946-1961).
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- MMCprezhouse
- The Mount Mercy College presidential home.
- The Mount Mercy College presidential home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- basile
- Construction of Basile Hall, devoted to business education.
- In February 2000, the college announced a major gift by Cal Basile, dedicated towards a new business building; an additional $5 million would be necessary to construct and endow maintenance. The college established a goal of funding the effort...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- mcauley
- McAuley Hall, the first college dormitory, ca. 1956.
- McAuley Hall, the first college dormitory, ca. 1956.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- 38jcgrad
- 1938 Mount Mercy Junior College commencement.
- The 1938 graduates of Mount Mercy Junior College pose in the Grotto.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- 30gym1
- Early gym class at Mount Mercy College.
- Basketball is one of many offerings in 1920s gym classes at Mount Mercy Junior College.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- 57comm
- Commercial program, Mount Mercy Junior College.
- Sister Mary Immaculata Beitenman, business department head, works with students in a 1957 Mount Mercy Junior College classroom, aiding them in their mastery of secretarial skills. Upon completing the two-year program, a student was well-qualified...
- Mount Mercy Photographs