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Office of the President
September 16, 1997





Members, Board of Trustees:


                         ESTATE OF MARGARET W. PEAL

Recommendation: that the Board of Trustees accept a bequest of $200,000 from the Estate of
Margaret W. Peal for the W. Hugh Peal Book Endowment.

Background: Margaret Peal was a resident of Leesburg, Virginia, and the widow of University
of Kentucky graduate and library benefactor, W. Hugh Peal. In 1985, Mr. and Mrs. Peal donated
a substantial portion of his private library of rare manuscripts and publications, valued at $5
million, to the UK Libraries. In the years since Mr. Peal's death, Margaret Peal has continued to
contribute to UK book endowments. She also contributed additional books from Mr. Peal's
library, as well as two framed Audubon prints. The bequest will be added to the W. Hugh Peal
Book Endowment to enhance the Peal Book Collection.



A Disapproved      O Other



Action taken:



roved