NCSU Libraries Focus Online

Volume 25 number 1 - Fall 2004

Library Development: McTigue Incubator Endowment Grows

By Jim Mulvey, Library Development

After Bernie McTigue, the NCSU Libraries' head of Special Collections, unexpectedly died last year, many of his friends and colleagues made contributions to the NCSU Libraries in his name. With these contributions, the Libraries created the Bernard F. McTigue Library Endowment for Special Collections. Income from this Incubator Endowment account supports Special Collections, and materials purchased with income from this endowment will be marked with a bookplate in McTigue's memory. Incubator Endowment accounts are named funds that are building to full library endowment status.

Under McTigue's leadership, which began in August 1999, Special Collections experienced a period of unprecedented growth, and this endowment will be a part of his legacy to NC State. Among his significant accomplishments at the NCSU Libraries was the instrumental role he played in helping to establish the animal rights archive in Special Collections and in helping to bring the Pulitzer Prize photography exhibition to the Libraries in fall 2003.

The numerous gifts made in McTigue's name serve as a testament to the impact he had on friends and colleagues across the country. These generous donations will have a significant effect on the Libraries' ability to acquire important materials for Special Collections.

The NCSU Libraries is privileged to have a part in honoring the memory of Bernie McTigue. He is survived by his brother Philip, sister-in-law Colleen, and niece Kerry McTigue. The family will receive an acknowledgment of all donations made in his memory. Gifts may be sent to the NCSU Friends of the Library, Campus Box 7111, Raleigh, N.C. 27695. For additional information about this or any other endowments, please call Jim Mulvey at (919) 515-3339 or send an electronic-mail message to jim_mulvey@ncsu.edu.