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54. Main reading room, Doheny Memorial Library, ca. 1958
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54. Main reading room, Doheny Memorial Library, ca. 1958
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Description
First-floor main reading room, later (1990) renamed the Los Angeles Times Reference Room, Doheny Memorial Library, ca. 1958. A highlight of Doheny Memorial Library is the Times Reference Room in the southeast wing of the first floor. The room was designed to accommodate 400 students and some 6,000 books. It remains the busiest study and reference reading room in the building.
Asset Metadata
Title
54. Main reading room, Doheny Memorial Library, ca. 1958
Subject
College buildings
(subject),
Libraries
(subject),
library buildings
(subject),
University of Southern California
(corporate name)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
3550 University Avenue
(roadway),
California
(states),
Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library
(geographic subject),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
University of Southern California
(geographic subject),
USA
(countries)
Geocoordinate
34.020174,-118.283704 (
point
)
Temporal Subject
1958
Type
images
Format
1 photograph: b&w
(aacr2),
image/jpeg
(imt),
photographs
(aat)
Source
2007: Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary
(subcollection),
Library Exhibits Collection
(collection),
University of Southern California
(contributing entity)
Date Created
1958
Contributor
Doheny, Edward L., Jr., 1893-1929
(namesake)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Access Conditions
Send requests to address or e-mail given
Identifier
exbt-dml75th-54-c1958.jpg (
filename
), exbt-c54-2426 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
2426
Unique identifier
UC1609263
Legacy Identifier
exbt-dml75th-54-c1958.jpg
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/jpg
Resolution
11.9 in × 9.4 in at 300dpi
30.2 cm × 24.0 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
2007: Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary
Description
Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary, virtual exhibit, 2007 Fall
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2007: Doheny Memorial Library 75th Anniversary
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