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In Vanderbilt History
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On March 17, 1973, the University celebrated the 100th anniversary of Cornelius Vanderbilt's $1 million gift to establish the University. In honor of familial generosity, Vanderbilt University entertained 124 of the Commodore's descendants on campus.

 

Source: The Vanderbilt Campus: A
Pictorial History, by Robert McGaw
-- Meghan Codd

 


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