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Archives and Manuscript Collections


From the Alcatraz Island Indian Occupation Collection; newsletter, 1970

From the Hippies Collection; Hippy's Handbook, 1967

From the Alioto Collection; letterhead from Mayor's Office

Alcatraz Island Indian Occupation (PDF)  

November 1969 - June 1971. General subject areas include: Bureau of Indian Affairs, correspondence, council minutes, education, finance, Indian conventions, legal matters, newsclippings, photographs, media broadcasts, transportation.

Helen Holdredge Collection  

Author Holdredge's research notes on Lillie Coit, Lola Montez, Mary Ellen Pleasant. Collection also contains author's "unused research" files on restaurants, businesses, and people.

Hippies Collection (PDF)  

Posters, periodicals, ephemera, and other original materials from the late 1960s.

Italian American Collection  

A large selection of books, periodicals, photographs and other materials pertaining to Italian immigrants and their descendants in San Francisco.

Luther Burbank Middle School Records (PDF)  

Student publications, scrapbooks, and photographs from 1955 to 2002.

Mayoral Papers  

James Phelan, James Rolph, Jr., Elmer Robinson, George Christopher, John Shelley, and Joseph Alioto.

McLaren Collection  

Diaries and correspondence of John L. McLaren, Golden Gate Park Superintendent.

Mrs. Joseph (Elizabeth) Morcombe San Francisco, Second District, California Congress of Parents and Teachers (PTA) Records (PDF)  

Publicity scrapbooks, correspondence, minutes, and official PTA history from 1895 to 1937.

San Francisco Unified School District Records (PDF)  

This collection documents the San Francisco Unified School District's history beginning in 1854 to 2003.

Scrapbooks  

Albums containing pictures, newsclippings, and other ephemera. Subjects range from individuals, clubs, buildings, cable cars, and the Panama Pacific International Exposition.

Small Manuscripts (PDF)  

The History Center's Small Manuscript Collection consists of personal papers, business records, and documents. Earliest documents include a letter from Thomas Larkin in Monterey to William Davis, 1845, with reference to the possibility of war with Mexico.

Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of San Francisco Refugee Shacks (SPASFRS) (PDF)  

This series comprises Jane Cryan's research on San Francisco earthquake refugee shacks and their history.

Sutro Baths  

Receipts, correspondence, letters of Adolph Sutro. Includes The Official Programme, 1896-1906.

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