{"id":2247,"date":"2019-04-25T12:58:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T17:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2020-01-16T13:36:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T19:36:51","slug":"buck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/2019\/04\/25\/buck\/","title":{"rendered":"Named places: Buck Memorial Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buck Memorial Library is named for Rev. Dr. Hiram and Martha A. Buck. The Bucks became benefactors of the University starting in the 1890s with a donation of farmland. Hiram served as a trustee and Martha became IWU\u2019s first female trustee on his death. On Mrs. Buck\u2019s death a gift to the University included a request that funds be designated for a library and World Culture Center<\/p>\n

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Rev. Dr. Hiram Buck<\/p><\/div>\n

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Martha Buck<\/p><\/div>\n

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Buck was IWU\u2019s first free-standing library and served our community in that capacity from 1923-1968. It continues to fill Martha Buck’s wishes as home to IWU’s World Languages, Literatures and Culture department.<\/p>\n

More information on the Bucks is available in IWU’s Historical Sketch and Alumni Record<\/em> (1895) pp. 50-53 available online at https:\/\/bit.ly\/2QX8865<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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