The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Library is one of the two main undergraduate

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at the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...

, United States. It was named in memory of Thomas E. Leavey, the founder of Farmers Insurance Group.

History

The library, completed in the mid-1990s, reflected a shift to designs closer to earlier

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. It was named in honor of Thomas E. Leavey, the founder of

Farmers Insurance Group Farmers Insurance Group (informally Farmers) is an American insurer group of vehicles, homes and small businesses and also provides other insurance and financial services products. Farmers Insurance has more than 48,000 exclusive and independen ...

, and his wife,

Dorothy Leavey Dorothy E. Risley Leavey (1897 – January 7, 1998) was an American philanthropist from Beverly Hills, California. Early life Dorothy E. Risley was born in 1897 in Omaha, Nebraska.Myrna OliverLongtime Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies '' Lo ...

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Longtime Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies
''

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'', January 09, 1998James Lytle
Philanthropist Dorothy Leavey Dies at 101
University of Southern California, January 19, 1998 The donation was made through their

Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation is a charitable foundation in Los Angeles, California. History The foundation was established by Farmers Insurance Group co-founder Thomas E. Leavey and his wife Dorothy E. Risley Leavey in 1952.Myrna Oli ...

in 1994.

References

External links

Overview of Leavey Library
Library buildings completed in 1994 Libraries in Los Angeles University of Southern California buildings and structures 1994 establishments in California {{LosAngeles-struct-stub