The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library is one of the two main undergraduate
libraries
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at the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
, 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
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the larges ...
'', 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.
References
External links
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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