After Boalt 's death in 1901 , his widow , Elizabeth Josselyn Boalt , created a trust allocating two parcels of land in San Francisco valued at $ 100,000 to be sold for the benefit of the University of California to construct a building to house its new School of Jurisprudence on the Berkeley campus . Six weeks later , the 1906 earthquake destroyed the properties . The trustees were able to sell only one parcel , for far less than the original value . In recognition of the gift , the new building was named Boalt Memorial Hall of Law
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
John Henry Boalt