Text of Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library,

edited by Mrs. Roger Hayward

Mrs. Roger Hayward wrote the architectural description of the Doheny Library, and collated various statements by those who worked on various aspects of the building. This manuscript exists in typescript only, as a draft, and was never published in its entirety. Some portions of the manuscript appeared in the Semi-Centennial Tribute, edited by then University Archivist, Paul Christopher, and published in Los Angeles in 1983.

• Introduction: On the preservtion of books. By Mrs. Roger Hayward
• Description of the Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library [Mrs. Roger Hayward]
• The Sculpture and Mosaic for the Main Entrance [Mrs. Roger Hayward]
• Description of the Stained Glass Windows. By Wilbur Herbert Burnham
• The Frieze around the ceiling of the main reading room [Mrs. Roger Hayward]
• Description of Mechanical and Electrical System. By Ralph E. Phillips
• Landscape of the Doheny Library. By A. E. Hanson
• Murals for the Treasure Room. By Samuel Armstrong

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