Bizarre gifts roll in
The lighthouse was damaged during the move. iMprints, 1973, 8/3/73, p. 16 (Pepperdine University Archives)
A giant eagle sculpture. A rickety old lighthouse. Forged paintings. A mature tree. These were some of the unsolicited donations to Malibu when the new campus opened in September 1972. They didn't all pay off, but they sure were weird. Click through the timeline below for the details.
Oct
Huntsinger donates giant eagle sculpture
Oct 6, 1972artsdonorslibrary
"Art lovers" donate forgeries to Malibu
Oct 6, 1972artsdonors
Nov
56-year-old coral tree donated
Nov 3, 1972donors
Pepperdine accepts donated lighthouse
Nov 17, 1972donors
Dec
160 acres gifted to Pepperdine
Dec 15, 1972donors
Jan
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People: 
Fritz Huntsinger
Donor
William S. Banowsky
President
SO
SO
Seniel Ostrow
Donor
M. Norvel Young
Chancellor
Howard A. White
Executive vice president