First Floor

Terra Sancta
A map of the Holy Land printed c. 1595. 
Donated by Ludie and David C. Henley. 
Displayed on the east wall by the Reference Collection. 

Cobham Brass Rubbings
These two rubbings showcase
some of the finest 15th century
memorial brasses found in England.
Donated by the Carbon Dubbs Family.
Located in the main staircase.
A brochure is available at the Reference Desk.

Second Floor

Granary Ladders
Crafted by the Lobi people of
North Ghana and Southern Burkina Faso
during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Eight ladders, each hewn from a single tree trunk
and hand carved with ascending forked steps.
Gift of Mace Neufield.
Located in the second floor lobby.

Persian Empire Lion
By Ali Bozorgmehr. Mixed media on paper.
Styled from the Lion Griffin at the
Palace of King Darius the 1st, Persian Empire.
Gift of the artist.
Displayed in the Doy and Dee Henley
Library of Social Sciences.

Donna and Fahmy Attallah Busts
Bronze busts by Miriam Baker
commemorating  the many contributions
of these educators to Chapman University.
Located at the entrance to the
Donna Ford and Fahmy Attallah, Ph.D.
Library of Arts and Humanities.

Milton and Rose Friedman Reading Room
The Leatherby Libraries is proud to be the repository
of the personal library of Milton and Rose Friedman.
Since 2003 the library has received more than
4,000 books and bound volumes.
There are over 175 rare books in the collection,
including a 1707 treatise on the cost of corn in England,
and many archival items, such as
Milton Friedman’s Ph.D. diploma from Columbia University.
The Milton and Rose Friedman Reading Room display
was made possible by a generous gift from Dick and Pat Wallace.

Third Floor

Trains
By Fred Bonn. Pen and ink with acrylic on board.
A series of images of 19th century trains.
On loan from alumnus Richard T. Pitts ’70.
Located at the entrance to the
Edgar and Libby Pankey Library of Education.

Learning Through Play:
Children’s Toys from the 19th and 20th Centuries
More than 100 antique toys donated by
longtime collector Ralph L. Tomlinson.
Showcased in two cabinets at the entrance to
the Edgar and Libby Pankey Library of Education.

Poor Richard’s Almanac Folio
Series of seven signed lithographs
by artist Norman Rockwell.
Gift of Michael and Linda Jacobs.
Displayed in the Edgar and Libby Pankey
Library of Education.

Tony DeLap
Oil on canvas by Bradford Salamon.
Portrait of the Southern California sculptor
whose work is exhibited on the Schweitzer Mall.
Gift of Chapman University President James L. Doti.
In the Carl A. Raymond Family Reading Alcove.

Fourth Floor

Children of the Holocaust
Memorial Sculpture
By Chapman University art professor Richard Turner,
this sculpture tells the story of the children of the
Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia
and the tiny tree they nurtured. It  also
honors Hershel and Tsalig Leyson,
who were murdered in  the Holocaust, and
their surviving brother, Leon Leyson, the
youngest person on “Schindler’s List.”
Gift of the Leyson Family.
In the fourth floor lobby leading to the
Sala and Aron Samueli  Holocaust Memorial Library.

Elie Wiesel Bust
The bronze bust by artist Miriam Baker honors
Elie Wiesel, recipient of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize.
Its dedication on April 11, 2005 marked a campus
visit by Prof. Wiesel on the 60th anniversary of his
liberation from the Buchenwald concentration camp.
The bust stands in the entry area to the
Sala and Aron Samueli  Holocaust Memorial Library.

Russian Icons from the
Collection of Evelyn LaLanne
Forty-five devotional icons from
the 18th and 19th centuries.
Gift of Evelyn LaLanne.
Displayed along the fourth floor hallway.