Identifier	Centennial_00257
Title	Library staff in Von der Ahe Library
Creator	Unknown
Date Created	1959
Subject (Topic)	Librarians; Academic libraries--California--Los Angeles; College campuses--California--Los Angeles
Subject (Name)	Loyola University of Los Angeles
Subject (Place)	Westchester (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Type	Image
Form/Genre	Photographs; Portrait photographs
Physical Description	1 photograph: black and white
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Copyright Holder	Loyola Marymount University
Collection Identifier	Loyola Marymount University Archives
Item/Call Number	Prints 4E
Historical Background	The 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.
Cited In	Starr, Kevin. Loyola Marymount University, 1911-2011: A Centennial History. Los Angeles: Loyola Marymount University, 2011.
Image Caption	"The staff of the Charles Von Der Ahe Library stand ready to welcome and assist patrons of the newly opened institution" --Starr, K., Loyola Marymount University 1911-2011.
Additional Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Project note	Centennial