Von der Ahe Library ground breaking ceremony
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Identifier |
Centennial_00229 |
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Title |
Von der Ahe Library ground breaking ceremony |
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Creator |
Los Angeles Airport Photography |
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Date Created |
1958 |
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Subject (Topic) |
Ground breaking ceremonies; Educational benefactors; College presidents--California--Los Angeles; Academic libraries--California--Los Angeles; College campuses--California--Los Angeles |
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Subject (Name) |
Casassa, Charles S.; Von der Ahe, Charles; Von der Ahe, Wilfred; Von der Ahe, Mary Jane; Loyola University of Los Angeles |
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Subject (Place) |
Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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Type |
Image |
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Form/Genre |
Photographs |
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Physical Description |
1 photograph: black and white |
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Institution |
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University |
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Country of Creation |
US |
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Copyright Statement |
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/ |
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Copyright Holder |
Loyola Marymount University |
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Collection Identifier |
Loyola Marymount University Archives |
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Item/Call Number |
Photo Prints 4E |
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Historical Background |
Charles Von der Ahe Library, named for its principal donor and founder of the Von's grocery chain, opened to the public in fall 1959. Designed by Albert C. Martin and Associates, the building was comprised of 42,000 gross square feet to house 150,000 volumes with seating for 362 patrons in reading room seating, individual study carrels, and 12 closed faculty study rooms. On March 8, 1976, President Donald P. Merrifield, S.J. signed a $1.8 million contract to begin library expansion construction. The addition to the Von der Ahe Library opened in 1980, giving a total of 88,427 gross square feet, seating capacity of 656, and collection capacity of 183,729 volumes. The addition also included a popular atrium and fountain in the library. |
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Cited In |
Starr, Kevin. Loyola Marymount University, 1911-2011: A Centennial History. Los Angeles: Loyola Marymount University, 2011. |
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Image Caption |
"Joined by President Casassa, Charles Von Der Ahe breaks ground for the library that will bear his name. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Von Der Ahe helped make possible a library that would serve the university for sixty years" --Starr, K., Loyola Marymount University 1911-2011. |
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Additional Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Metacollection Identifier |
http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu |
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Project note |
Centennial |
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