Doe Memorial Library
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| Doe Memorial Library | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Oxford St. Berkeley, California |
| Built/Founded: | 1911 |
| Architectural style(s): | Classical Revival |
| Added to NRHP: | March 25, 1982 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 82004639 |
| MPS: | University of California, Berkeley MRA |
| Governing body: | University of California |
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.
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[edit] Gardner (Main) Stacks Collection
The Gardner Collection, acquiring its namesake from the 15th President of the University of California David P. Gardner, is a four-story underground structure consisting of 52 miles of bookshelves, housing some of the University's most prized collections. The Main Stacks were constructed in 1997 with four large skylights to allow for natural lighting of the underground structure. The Gardner Main Stacks connect the Doe and Moffitt Libraries by means of an underground hallway, this is the only way to enter the Main Stacks after hours.
Within the bookshelves of the Gardner Main Stacks one may find numerous study spaces such as carrels and tables with both electrical and RJ45 outlets for student use. This is one of the most popular locations on campus for student study hall.
Prior to the construction of the main stacks, books were held in an eight story structure inside the main building. Called the Doe Core, this space has been used for temporary libraries displaced under seismic retrofitting on the Berkeley campus. Doe Core is 70 feet tall and is illuminated with street lights. [1]
[edit] Libraries, Collections & Services in Doe
- Art History/Classics Library
- Data Lab
- Government Information
- Graduate Services
- Morrison Library
- Newspapers & Microforms
- Reference & Instruction
- Current Periodicals
- South/Southeast Asia Library
- Study spaces
[edit] Doe Library in Popular Culture
The Doe Library was featured in the 2000 Abercrombie & Fitch Back-To-School Catalogue. The North Reading Room inside the Doe Library was also featured in 2007 online advertisements for Apple Inc.
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Bancroft Library • Botanical Garden • Bowles Hall • Cory Hall • Doe Memorial Library • Evans Hall • Gilman Hall • Hearst Greek Theatre • Hearst Memorial Mining Building • Sather Gate • Sather Tower • South Hall • Sproul Plaza • University House |
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