The University of Notre Dame will dedicate 20 endowed collections in its University Libraries and Kresge Law Library in ceremonies this evening at the Hesburgh Library and the Law 91视频.p. Members of the 19 families whose gifts to the University established the endowments will be given tours of the Hesburgh Library; celebrate a Mass at which Notre Dame鈥檚 president, Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., will preside; participate in the blessing of special plaques memorializing each endowed library collection; and attend a dinner hosted by the University鈥檚 provost, Nathan O. Hatch.p. The 20 new endowments bring to more than 80 the number of endowed library collections at Notre Dame and together comprise a gift to the University of some $6 million.p. The collections to be dedicated are the Mike Bachurski Family Endowment for the Study of Venture Capital Innovation and Ethics; the Thomas H. and Dorothy S. Corson Program for the Jos茅Durand Collection of Latin American Literary Works in Spanish, Italian and Latin; the Edward W. Devine Library Collection in Economics; the Anne and Bob Hoyt Library Endowment in the Business 91视频; the John Hrycko Family Endowment Fund; the Jolley/O鈥橰ourke Family Collection in Irish 91视频; the Thomas Mahaffey, Jr. Business Information Center; the Mary B. Mathaus Endowed Library Collection on the Book and English Literature; and the Harley L. McDevitt Spanish Inquisition Library Collection.p. Also, the James M. and JoAnne Morrison General Library Endowment; the Robert and Dorothy Pfeil Library Endowment in Electrical Engineering; the John and Dianne Sennett Family Endowment for Irish 91视频; the Edmund A. Stephan Chicago Tribune Microfilm Library Collection; the Harry L. and Colleen M. Troy Endowed Collection in Psychology; the Jean Roberts and Theodore F. Twardzik Family General Library Endowment and the Jean Roberts and Theodore F. Twardzik Family Endowed Collection in Polish 91视频; the Valenti Family Endowment in Italian 91视频; the John Vuono Family Endowed Collection in International Law; the Dorothy and Ted Weber, Jr., Family Collection: the Retrospective Fund for the College of Arts and Letters; and the Joseph J. and Frances D. Zavislak Family Collection in Polish 91视频.p. The library gifts are components of Notre Dame鈥檚 $767 million 鈥淕enerations鈥� campaign. Announced last May, 鈥淕enerations鈥� is the largest fund-raising campaign in the history of Catholic higher education and the ninth largest capital campaign now in progress in American academe.
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