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Chapter 10: Buildings and Books
Status in 1951, part 2
| The University of British Columbia’s earliest law library was housed in an army hut. Although this provided reasonably comfortable quarters, army huts did not provide secure storage for a collection of rapidly growing value. They had a life expectancy of only 20 minutes after a fire began. |
| The University of British Columbia’s 1951 law library was carefully designed to provide storage space for books and a pleasant work space for students. It was also convertible, as occasion demanded, to a large hall suited for moot courts and other public occasions, as shown in the cover illustration. |
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Please address questions or comments to Professor W. Wesley Pue, pue@law.ubc.ca
