Busse Library Digital Archive

- 24wmodt
- A 1924 image of Warde Hall, the original Mount Mercy building.
- A 1924 image of Warde Hall, the original Mount Mercy building, featuring a Model T automobile.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- wardesk2
- Architectural drawing of the expanded, Mount Mercy Academy.
- An original, architectural drawing of Mount Mercy Academy; presumed ownership is assigned to William Lightner's construction firm, the company that built the original, Mount Mercy structure (now known as Warde Hall). Note the two, additional wings...
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- 40schapel
- Scene in Mount Mercy Junior College Chapel (1940s).
- Each Sunday, Mount Mercy Junior College and Academy students put on white dresses and veils to attend Mass in the campus chapel, located in Warde Hall. The stained glass windows, imported from Munich, Germany, were installed in 1928. The chapel's...
- 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
- warder2
- A view of Warde Hall from the campus vantage-point.
- Warde Hall, the original, Mount Mercy building, well known for its architecture and the prominent, illuminated cross, reflects the longtime vision of the Sisters of Mercy -- a belief in faith, in change for the good of all, and a commitment to the...
- 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
- vmary3
- Marble statue of the Mother of Sorrows, Mount Mercy grotto.
- A Carrara marble statue of the Mother of Sorrows (Virgin Mary), sculpted by the Italian artist Marcello Rebechini, was bought by the Sisters of Mercy and added to the grotto site in May, 1951. In its original state, the statue represented the...
- 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
- 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
- 24lightner
- A rear view of Warde Hall, the original Mount Mercy building (ca. 1925).
- A rear view of Warde Hall, offering a rare glimpse of advertising for the Lightner Brothers Construction Company, contractors for the building.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- art1929
- 1929 Art class, Mount Mercy Junior College.
- Art department students from the spring of 1929 pose on the front steps of Warde Hall, the original building to house Mount Mercy Junior College.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- 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
- 20splay
- 1920s play production, Mount Mercy Academy and Junior College.
- This 1920s play production was performed on the original, Warde Hall stage.
- Mount Mercy Photographs
- 92choir
- Mount Mercy College choir (1991-1992).
- The 1991-1992 Mount Mercy College choir is ready to perform in Stello Performance Hall, the original Warde Hall chapel.
- Mount Mercy Photographs