 Beginning in 1932 , Mary J. L. McDonald made the then @-@ largest donation of books to the library when she donated volumes worth just over $ 10 @,@ 000 . She donated a total of over 1 @,@ 000 items that included a complete works of Abraham Lincoln valued at $ 4 @,@ 800 . In 1936 , the Works Progress Administration gave a decorative archway to the library to be installed over the south entrance to the building . The library was among several buildings vandalized by University of Oregon students in October 1945 during the run @-@ up to the Civil War football game between the two schools . The library received a bequest of about 5 @,@ 500 volumes valued at about $ 15 @,@ 000 in December 1947 from William H. Galvani 's estate . This donation overtook that of McDonald to become the largest received by the library up to that time . 
