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Pfeiffer marks 70th year
Library to hold birthday bash Friday
The Henry Pfeiffer Library on the MacMurray College campus will celebrate its 70th year in operation with a reception 2-4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 at the library.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will have displays on the library’s history and refreshments. Pfeiffer Library is located east of the intersection of Clay Street and Beecher Avenue.
The library was completed in 1941 for a cost of $163,000, largely funded by a gift from Annie Merner Pfeiffer, a New York City philanthropist, and the library was named after her late husband. Mrs. Pfeiffer also donated the bulk of the money to build the chapel across Rutledge Lawn that bears her maiden name. The chapel completed in 1949, and tradition has it that nothing was to be built on Rutledge Lawn so the view between the two buildings would remain unimpeded.
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About MacMurray College—Founded in 1846, MacMurray College’s mission is to transform the lives of students by providing an exceptional, liberal arts general education and courses of study that prepare graduates for professional careers, for graduate education, and for facing the challenges of the 21st century. Located in historic Jacksonville, Illinois, MacMurray’s open and informal academic environment stresses academic excellence and professional preparation fostered through hands-on experience and personal attention to the well-rounded development of all students. MacMurray is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
For more information, contact:
Ted Roth, Director of Public Relations
Work: 217-479-7027
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Cell: 217-883-3340
ted.roth@mac.edu
September 12, 2011
