Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . s policy the accessions coveredevery branch of legal literature and at the time of the disaster ofApril 18, 1906, the library had grown to be one of the largest andmost complete in the United States. The collection was rich in allthat goes to make up a great law library. When the fire ceasednot a single volume of the entire collection remained with the excep-tion of a very few volumes—not exceeding tw^elve—which happenedto be in the offices of attorneys who had not been burned out. After the destruction of the library the Trustees immediately
Municipal blue book of San Francisco, 1915 . s policy the accessions coveredevery branch of legal literature and at the time of the disaster ofApril 18, 1906, the library had grown to be one of the largest andmost complete in the United States. The collection was rich in allthat goes to make up a great law library. When the fire ceasednot a single volume of the entire collection remained with the excep-tion of a very few volumes—not exceeding tw^elve—which happenedto be in the offices of attorneys who had not been burned out. After the destruction of the library the Trustees immediately declared that the policy as marked out by the first Board ofTrustees should govern the rebuilding of the library. As far asthe funds of the institution have permitted this policy has been pur-sued. At the present writing the library contains over 34,000 volumesand no doubt is entertained that in the near future it will again takeits stand anions: the ijreat law libraries of the countrv. 204 MuxiciPAL Blue Book of San Francisco CSSS^^. I m ymv. Judiciary 20-
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