Doe Memorial Library - Berkeley, CA
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N 37° 52.358 W 122° 15.578
10S E 565115 N 4191941
The historical library of the University of California, Berkeley.
Waymark Code: WM2WMB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2007
Views: 18
"The Doe Memorial Library is the main library of the UC Berkeley Library System on the UC Berkeley campus. The library is named after its benefactor, Charles Franklin Doe, who was persuaded by the then President of the University of California, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, in 1904 to bequeath funds for its construction. It is located adjacent to the Bancroft Library. In 1900, Emile Benard won an architectural competition for the design of the library, and the library was completed in 1911. The Doe Library houses both the Undergraduate and Gardner (Main) Stacks collections. Each semester, the week prior to and during finals, Doe library is open 24 hours in order to provide a safe study hall for the student body."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doe_Memorial_Library
Street address:
Oxford St.,
Berkeley , CA USA
94704
County / Borough / Parish: Alameda
Year listed: 1982
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Education, College
Current function: Education, College
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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