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Golden Gate University School of Law - 1853-1908 |
| 1853 | William K. Osborn founds the San Francisco YMCA. |
| 1894 | September 9: New YMCA at Mason & Ellis opens. The YMCA Night School for Men holds night classes in this building.
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| 1901 | November: The YMCA establishes The YMCA Evening Law School, the first evening law school and the third law school in northern California. The first Dean is Professor James Ballentine, a former professor at Hastings College of the Law. |
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| 1905 | The first YMCA Law School class graduates. |
| 1906 | April 18: The great earthquake and fire devastates San Francisco. The YMCA building is damaged by the earthquake and destroyed by fire. The YMCA immediately sets up tents to hold classes and other activities.
"The wind blows so hard that our old tent flips and flops like a ship in the storm."
-From a letter written to H.J. McCoy (YMCA General Secretary) by J.E. Miller, July 13, 1906.  The destroyed building at Mason & Ellis Streets 
 The YMCA set up tents to conduct classes October 16: Needing a place to hold classes, the YMCA leases buildings on Geary and Mission Streets. November: $500,000 has been raised to build a new building. Donors include John D. Rockefeller ($250,000), J.P. Morgan ($25,000), and Mrs. W.E. Dodge ($27,000). |
| 1907 | The Honorable A.P. Black, Assistant U.S. District Attorney, becomes Dean. |
| 1908 | October 5: Groundbreaking ceremonies are held for a new YMCA building at 220 Golden Gate Avenue. President William Howard Taft lays the cornerstone for the new YMCA building. |
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