The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library is one of the two main undergraduate library, libraries at the University of Southern California, United States. It was named in memory of Thomas E. Leavey, the founder of Farmers Insurance Group.
History
The library, completed in the mid-1990s, reflected a shift to designs closer to earlier Romanesque Revival architecture. It was named in honor of Thomas E. Leavey, the founder of Farmers Insurance Group, and his wife, Dorothy Leavey.
[Myrna Oliver]
Longtime Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies
''The Los Angeles Times'', January 09, 1998[James Lytle]
Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies at 101
University of Southern California, January 19, 1998 The donation was made through their Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation in 1994.
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Overview of Leavey Library
Library buildings completed in 1994
Libraries in Los Angeles
University of Southern California buildings and structures
1994 establishments in California
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