Doheny Memorial Library

Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library was dedicated and opened September 12, 1932. Cost: $1,100,000. It was a gift of E. L. Doheny in memory of his son. Cornerstone laid Dec. 3, 1931.
Romanesque design was in keeping with the rest of the campus's architecture. The Doheny building is noted for hand chased bronze doors, 13 foot frieze of Porto Santo marble, Roman travertine floors and stairway. The main reading room is 131 feet long, 46 feet wide, and 27 feet (2 1/2 stories) high. It has shelves for 6,000 books and accomodates 400 readers.

The Doheny building is one of the oldest buildings on the USC campus, contains the largest collection of books and journals on the USC campus, specializing in the fields of humanities and social sciences.