Conrad Christian Arensberg Fund | Edward Baskerville Memorial Fund | Thomas Y. Cooper Fund | Janet '39 and George Maharay Endowment | Stephen J. Nelson '69 and Janet Cooper Nelson Endowment in Honor of Professor Lou Hammann '51
Conrad Christian Arensberg Fund
Purpose
Civil War History
About the Donor
Francis L. Arensberg created the fund in 1949 as a memorial to his father, Conrad Christian Arensberg (1840-1924), steel executive and veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Conrad Arensberg served in Company F of the Pennsylvania Independent Artillery. It’s said that Arensberg didn’t return to Gettysburg until 50 years after the battle—at which point, he became devoted to both the site and Pennsylvania (later Gettysburg) College.
Edward Baskerville Memorial Fund
Purpose
Fiction, Current Non-Fiction, Browsing Room
About the Donors
Edward (Ted) Baskerville (1927-2000) was professor of English at Gettysburg College from 1956 to 1997 and served as advisor to the Gettysburgian. In 2001 his friends and former students created this endowment in his name.
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Read more about this fund in the Spring 2007 Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter, p. 14.
Thomas Y. Cooper Fund
Purpose
Literature, American History
About the Donor
Thomas Yost (“Ty”) Cooper (1884-1967), longtime city editor of the Hanover (Pennsylvania) Evening Sun, established this fund in 1965.
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In addition to the fund, Cooper donated more than 1,600 books and other items to the Gettysburg College library in memory of his parents, Moses and Kate Miller Cooper. The collection includes many rare first editions of the classics, as well as an extensive collection of theatre programs and movie posters dating from the 1890s to 1959.
Read more in the Fall 2003 Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter, p. 2.
Janet '39 and George Maharay Endowment
Purpose
American History
About the Donor
Edward Maharay established the endowment in 2014 in memory of his parents Janet (Hancock) '39 and George.
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“I hope this gift will pay tribute to my Mother and Dad,” says Maharay. “In particular, I want to recognize Mother's quiet Quaker heritage and her love of books and Dad's love of American history. More than anything I wanted them to be seen together again. I hope the fund will keep their memory alive while at the same time providing meaningful tools and resources to future students and scholars.”
Prior to establishing this endowment, Maharay has long supported acquisitions in American history and Special Collections with annual gifts. Read more in the Friends of Musselman Library newsletter:
Read more about Maharay family gifts in the Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter:
- Spring 2005 (page 11)
- Spring 2013 (page 15)
- Fall 2013 (pages 8-9)
Stephen J. Nelson '69 and Janet Cooper Nelson Endowment in Honor of Professor Lou Hammann '51
Purpose
Religious Studies and Philosophy
About the Donors
Stephen Nelson and his wife Janet Cooper Nelson (Wellesley ’71) established this fund to honor Professor Lou Hammann and to recognize the impact of his powerful intellectual curiosity and profound teaching on generations of Gettysburg College students. Stephen, a religion minor and history major, was one of those students.
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Stephen’s career has been dedicated to higher education. He earned his PhD from the University of Connecticut and has worked in academia as an administrator, professor, researcher and writer. Stephen notes, “Over the years, it became increasingly clear to me the extraordinary impact Professor Hammann had on my life and my career. He meant so much to me in and out of the classroom and we have remained close. Janet and I could think of no more appropriate gift to underscore the stature of Lou’s love of life and learning than this endowment.”