| Summary: | This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 2nd edition, 1996, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 246: Eleanor Ritchey of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, loved dogs and took in every stray that came along. She knew about Auburn's research on canine cardiovascular disease, although no one at Auburn was aware she existed. When she died in 1968, Miss Ritchey, an oil heiress, left $4.2 million to take care of her 150 dogs for as long as they should live and to support research on canine diseases at the AU School of Veterinary Medicine. Her will stated that the University would receive earnings from the estate until the last dog died, then get the principal. Musketeer, the final survivor, died in 1984 and Auburn University realized a total of almost $12 million from Mrs. Ritchey's will. Photo source: Auburn University University Relations.
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