J.Paul Leonard Library - San Francisco, CA
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N 37° 43.294 W 122° 28.675
10S E 546011 N 4175051
J.Paul Leonard Library in San Francisco.
Waymark Code: WMKC89
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2014
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About the person: From the New York Times (
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Dr. Leonard became San Francisco State's president in 1945 and left in 1957 to take over American University in Beirut until 1961. He then headed a program in India for Columbia University, from which he had received a doctoral degree."
About the place: From the school's website: "The Library offers access to about four million items, including 665,000 books and bound periodicals. Users also have virtual access to one of the largest collections of electronic resources in the CSU system; research databases alone exceed 125. During construction, collections and services are available in alternative locations." (
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