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Mr. and Mrs. Toddie L. Wynne donated a 47-bell carillon in memory of Mrs. Wynne's mother, Allie Nash Young (Class of 1890). The bells were cast by Paccard and dedicated on October 18, 1959 by Arthur Bigelow.
The bells are located in
the Jessie Ball DuPont Chapel and were renovated in 2009.
References
1932 Allie
Nash Young (27 Nov 1870 - 2 Apr 1931) grave
1959 "John
Baillie Will Dedicate Jessie Ball DuPont Chapel," Hollins
Columns, February 19, 1959, Page 1.
Tower bells and a clock will be added in the late spring or the early part
of the summer, the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Toddie L. Wynnes of Dallas, Texas.
The carillon is being cast in France appropriate inscriptions, some of
which were written especially for this purpose by Hollins students.
The Wynnes also gave the two organs in memory of Mrs. Allie Nash Young, a
member of the class of 1890.
1960 "News Briefs," Bulletin
of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America 12(2):39-40 (February
1960)
Carillon Dedication at Hollins Colege
1978 "Bells Ring Again," Hollins Columns, October 9, 1978, Page 6.
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