Moses Hall Explained

Moses Hall
Location Town:	Berkeley, California
Location Country:	United States
Owner:	University of California, Berkeley
Coordinates:	37.871°N -122.2581°W
Completion Date:	1931
Architect:	George W. Kelham

Moses Hall, formerly known as Eshelman Hall, is a historic building on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. It was built in 1931, and designed in the Tudor Revival and Gothic Revival styles by architect George W. Kelham.^[1] It was first named for John Morton Eshleman, and it was renamed for Bernard Moses in 1963.^[1] The building houses the Institute of Governmental Studies on the first floor,^[2] and the Howison Philosophy Library on the third floor.^[3] In 2023, Bernard Moses' name was removed from the building due to his racist and colonialist beliefs which were found in many of his writings.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Helfand . Harvey . University of California, Berkeley: An Architectural Tour . 2002 . Princeton Architectural Press . New York . 9781568982939 . 800327621 . 80; 84–86 .
2. Web site: Contact . Institute of Governmental Studies . University of California, Berkeley . March 3, 2019.
3. Web site: Philosophy Library . Berkeley Library . University of California, Berkeley . March 3, 2019.
4. News: Kell . Gretchen . February 7, 2023 . UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall is unnamed; its namesake held racist beliefs . Berkeley News . February 9, 2023.
5. News: Asimov . Nanette . February 9, 2023 . UC Berkeley ‘unnames’ a fifth building that honored a founder and white supremacist . San Francisco Chronicle . February 9, 2023.
6. News: Button . Lily . February 8, 2023 . Moses Hall unnamed following outrage over racist namesake . Daily Californian . Berkeley, California . February 9, 2023.