{"id":4327,"date":"2021-05-28T14:23:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.10.7.254\/?page_id=4327"},"modified":"2022-08-10T11:37:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T15:37:30","slug":"library-endowment-funds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/university-libraries\/give\/library-endowment-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Endowment Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4327\" class=\"elementor elementor-4327\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-580fa857 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"580fa857\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-418fd600\" data-id=\"418fd600\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf172d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7bf172d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f7eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61f7eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Library Endowment Funds<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ac5e42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ac5e42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7779a80\" data-id=\"7779a80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c684b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c684b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Endowments are a unique way to recognize and honor family members, friends, and others with an enduring legacy that will benefit future generations of Mercer University students and scholars.<\/p>\n<p>Library collection endowments are a unique opportunity, compared to other types of endowments, because they provide a tangible and constantly growing contribution to the university. The positive effects of each endowment begin immediately and are additive over time as both the corpus grows and the number of items purchased increases. Each year with new additions the endowed activity becomes larger, further enriching the Library\u2019s impact on teaching, learning, and scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>The Mercer University Libraries have a number of endowments established by individuals with exceptional vision that ensure the continuing prominence of the Library by to enhancing areas that complement the University\u2019s academic programs, research and service.<\/p>\n<p>The existing endowments, listed below, welcome your endorsement or you are invited to create your own endowment to support your favored program area \u2013 for example, special collections, staff development, innovative library technology \u2013 or for general use in the areas of greatest need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-96208d7 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"96208d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a18207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a18207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Give\/437f24ca-9521-4ea3-b75e-c9ab88e4fb55.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4365\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Give\/437f24ca-9521-4ea3-b75e-c9ab88e4fb55.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Give\/437f24ca-9521-4ea3-b75e-c9ab88e4fb55-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a4d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Current Endowments<\/h3><ul><li><strong>Tarver Book Endowment<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">For building book collections for Tarver Library<\/p><ul><li><strong>Wiley Howard Holsenbeck Endowment Fund<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">For the purchase of library materials in memory of Wiley Howard Holsenbeck, especially those published by the University of North Carolina Press, made possible by his son, Howard Holsenbeck<\/p><ul><li><strong>Frank Dorsey and May Holsenbeck Fund<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">For the purchase of books for Tarver Library in memory of Frank Dorsey and May Holsenbeck, made possible by their grandson, Howard Holsenbeck<\/p><ul><li><strong>Bruce Bell Rabun Endowment Fund<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">For building library collections at Tarver Library, especially history and reference collections<\/p><ul><li><strong>Lansdell-Kilpatrick Endowment Fund<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">For building Tarver Library collections in religion, philosophy, and ethics<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/university-libraries\/give\/robert-g-and-anne-f-gardner-endowed-fund-for-baptist-history-and-research\/\">Robert G. and Anne F. Gardner Endowed Fund for Baptist History and Research<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">For supporting research and scholarship using Baptist history collections at Mercer University<\/p><ul><li class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/university-libraries\/give\/bramlett-collection-enhancement-fund\/\">The Reverend Perry C. Bramlett Collection Enhancement Fund<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">For the purchase of library materials in memory of Perry C. Bramlett, especially those by and about C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, George MacDonald and other British Christian writers of the 19<sup>th<\/sup> and 20<sup>th<\/sup> centuries<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b96876 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1b96876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8087fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8087fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"moreinfo\">For more information, please contact:<\/div><p>Shawna Dooley<br \/>Associate Vice President for Advancement<br \/>1400 Coleman Avenue<br \/>Macon, GA 31207<br \/><a href=\"mailto:dooley_sr@mercer.edu\">dooley_sr@mercer.edu<\/a><br \/><a href=\"tel:800-837-2911\">(800) 837-2911<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Library Endowment Funds Endowments are a unique way to recognize and honor family members, friends, and others with an enduring legacy that will benefit future generations of Mercer University students and scholars. 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