Guide to the Library-Courts Building Collection, 1910-1930
Processed by The California State Library staff; machine-readable finding aid created by
Xiuzhi Zhou
California History Room
California State Library
Library and Courts Building II
900 N. Street, Room 200
P.O. Box 942837
Sacramento, California 94237-0001
Phone: (916) 654-0176
Fax: (916) 654-8777
Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
© 1999
California State Library. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Library-Courts Building Collection, 1910-1930
California State Library
Sacramento, California
Contact Information:
- California History Room
- California State Library
- Library and Courts Building II
- 900 N. Street, Room 200
- P.O. Box 942837
- Sacramento, California 94237-0001
- Phone: (916) 654-0176
- Fax: (916) 654-8777
- Email: cslcal@library.ca.gov
- URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
- Processed by:
- The California State Library staff
- Encoded by:
- Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1999 California State Library. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Library-Courts Building Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1910-1930
Box Number: 1130-1132
Collector:
California State Library
Extent: 3 boxes
Repository:
California State Library
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Unrestricted.
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Please credit California State Library.
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the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Library-Courts Building Collection, California State Library.
Access Points
Architecture
State Library-Courts Building (Sacramento, Calif.)
Library buildings--California--Sacramento
Contents
Correspondence, blueprints, contracts, photographs, reports, specifications.
History
The early years of the twentieth century saw a continuing growth of the collections and services of the California State Library
as well as most other branches of government. Space in the State Capital Building was no longer sufficient and the need for
a new building to house the State Library and Courts became manifest. First bonds, $3,000,000 for a new building were voted
and approved by the electorate in November of 1917, the City of Sacramento gave title to two blocks bounded by L and N, Ninth
and Tenth, as the site for the new state building. Competition to select an architect resulted in the choice of Weeks and
Day of San Francisco.
War delayed construction, however, ground was broken in March 1922, and the cornerstone of the State Library-Courts Building
laid by March, 1924. Increases in the cost of building required another bond issue of $1,250,000 which voters approved in
November, 1926. The building was completed in 1928 and the State Library moved into its new quarters during the summer.
Correspondents
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Gillis, James I.
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Ferguson, Milton James, 1879-
Series I: California State Library
Box 1130
Correspondence and reports, 1910-1930.
Series II: Sacramento State Buildings Commission
Box 1131
Correspondence and reports, 1918-1928.
Series III: Furniture for the Library-Courts Building
Box 1131
Correspondence and reports, 1927-1929.
Box 1132
Artwork: Agreements & specifications, and biographical information about artists.
Clippings ("Inspiration"-statue-controversy)
Photos (library stacks, not CSL)
Arguments in favor of a new building
Examples of specifications (samples, not CSL)
Building site information