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A chime of 15 Meneely (Watervliet) bells was installed in a new campanile and dedicated on September 19, 1926 by Andrew Meneely.
The instrument was expanded in 1968 with 36 Petit and Fritsen bells while four of the Meneely bells were removed. The 47-bell carillon dedicated on October 19, 1968 by Wendell Westcott.
The campanile and bells were all funded by popular subscription.
References
1926 "Campanile
Will be Dedicated in Sunday Program," The Courier, September
18, 1926, Page 3.
1968 "Dedication of Carillon Set," The Des Moines Register, October 13, 1968, Page 20.
2018 The Campanile: a campus icon
2023 Carillon bells will return to UNI campus in May, February 23, 2023
And many thanks to UNI's
Rob Library for graciously loaning several volumes of the GCNA Bulletin
for scanning.
© 2023 Morris A. Pierce