Location and Collections
The college archives are located in Busse Library. The archives contains materials that document the history of Mount Mercy University and are divided into the following collections:
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Documentation: minutes, reports and publications that chronicle the day to day operation of the university including those of academic departments, administrative offices, student organizations and auxillary services.
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Images: photographs, slides, CDs, and composite class pictures dating back to the early days of Mount Mercy Academy, Mount Mercy Junior College, the Mercy School of Nursing, Mount Mercy College, and Mount Mercy University.
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Scrapbooks: newspaper articles about people and events at Mount Mercy University, dating back to the 1950's.
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Media: audio-visual-films, videos, DVDs, and recordings of university events.
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Artifacts: clothing and ephemera that help tell Mount Mercy's story.
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Rare Books: from the Sisters of Mercy collection
The finding aid to the Busse Library Archives is available.
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact us if you have a question or research need concerning Mount Mercy University's history, or if you would like to make a donation to the archives.
You can reach us:
Busse Center Library
ATTN: Kristy Raine, Reference Librarian and Archivist
Mount Mercy University
1330 Elmhurst Drive NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-363-8213
319-363-9060 (fax)
kraine@mtmercy.edu
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