Evolution of the Archbishop Alemany Library
The Library at Dominican College started in the South Wing of the Dominican Sister's Mother House. In the 1930s it moved to Guzman Hall in what is now known as Guzman Lecture Hall. After 30 years the Library moved to the newly designed Archbishop Alemany Library. Opened in 1963, Alemany Library was one of seven libraries to be awarded for architectural excellence in the 1964 American Institute of Architects Library Building Awards Program. Built by architects, Howard Friedman and Henry Schubart.
In 2022, the Alemany Library is started its next stage of it's evolution with a portion of the building being redesigned to serve as the Center for the Dominican Experience. Construction finished at the end of 2023 and was just in time to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Archbishop Alemany Library!
We hope this digital gallery, along with the physical exhibit on the second floor of the library lobby, foster fond memories of past Alemany Library experiences.
The physical and digital exhibits are made possible by the Dominican University of California Archives and Dominican Scholar.
1919-1930 The Library in the South Wing of the Mother House
1935 Benincasa Exterior
1930 The Guzman Library Interior
1936 Viewbook Publication Depicting Students in Group Study Corrals in Guzman Library
1939 Benincasa on Shield Day
1940 Guzman Library Interior
1940s Guzman Library Interior Viewed from the Entrance
1948 Student Depicted in Viewbook Reading in Guzman Library
1950 Guzman Library Interior
May 1960 "The Newsletter"
1961 Architect's Original Artwork of the future Archbishop Alemany Library
1961 Original Floorplans of the Archbishop Alemany Library