Doheny is an architectural masterpiece and a priceless treasure. To preserve this great library – and its role as the very heart of the university – we need your support. •The construction of Doheny nearly 70 years ago required a monumental investment of time, energy and resources from countless friends and supporters of the university. • It is tempting to take this Southern California landmark institution for granted, and to assume it will continue to touch the hearts and minds of students for years to come. But only with your support will Doheny have the capacity to serve tomorrow’s students as it served you and countless others. • We now have a duty, as had those before us, to ensure the continued vitality of this cathedral of learning. Those whose passion is to preserve the beauty and vigor
of our region’s great historical landmarks also have a stake in Doheny’s future. •The Doheny Library Preservation Project presents a singular opportunity to have a palpable impact on the future of USC while leaving your mark for posterity. Many exciting gift opportunities are available. Significant contributions will be recognized in a variety of ways, with supporters’ names immortalized throughout Doheny. Perhaps the greatest satisfaction will come with knowing that you stepped forward in Doheny’s time of need – and made a contribution that others will appreciate for years to come. •For periodic updates, information on special events, or to learn more about how you can help make the new Doheny a reality, simply fill out the postcard at the front of this section and mail it. With it, we will reserve your invitation to Doheny’s grand reopening. You may also contact the Office of Advancement by telephone at (213) 740-3270 or by email at <elizabeg@usc.edu>. Won’t you be among those who answer the call to demonstrate your love for our “Shrine to Learning?”
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TOP LEFT The Rotunda’s ceiling of wood beams on carved corbels. For the library’s interior appointments, Mrs. Doheny selected primarily woods native to California – redwood, black walnut, white oak, sycamore, satinwood and knotty pine.TOP RIGHT The Treasure Room’s greatest treasure is a graceful mural illustrating the history of the printed word, painted by noted Santa Barbara artist Samuel Armstrong. The detail shown here refers to the Japanese wood block technique, which produced the oldest known printed works: Buddhist incantations ordered by Empress Shotoku in the late 8th century. BOTTOM LEFT The entrance to the Treasure Room. The room was originally designed to receive the library’s collection of rare books and manuscripts. BOTTOM RIGHT Once the heart of the library, the handsome wood-panelled Main Catalogue Room now serves a nostalgic rather than a functional role. Doheny’s catalogue and circulation system went online in 1983. BOTTOM A jewel within a jewel is the coffered ceiling of Doheny’s Reference Room. This “symphony of gold and pastel coloring,” to quote former librarian Charlotte Brown, is banded by a frieze of hand-carved printers marks, chronicling the early history of book-making.
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