Was it in the News?
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Architect and Engineer, 1906-1959 microfilm, print [SFHC] and online (1909-1959).
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Indexes: Index for 1905-1928 (vol.1-95) compiled by Gary Goss (print); index for 1930-1959 (vol. 103-217) online Art Full Text (Wilson)
To limit your search to this journal, enter "Architect and Engineer" and select "Journal Name" from the pull-down menu. (from outside of the library, a San Francisco Public Library card and PIN are required to access the database). Please note: Art Full Text only indexes this journal. -
California Architect and Building News, 1879-1899 microfilm [SFHC] and online.
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Index: Index of San Francisco Building, 1879-1900 by John Snyder (print).
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San Francisco News Letter, 1868, July 1875-1886 (incomplete) [SFHC].
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San Francisco Heritage Newsletter / The Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage. 1973-present [print SFHC] and online through SF Heritage.
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Use the online guide for looking up building and business names. Check with the librarian to retrieve these files from closed stacks.
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San Francisco Daily Newspapers
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Call and Daily Alta California [microfilm Magazines & Newspapers Center and online]
Check the newspapers for events that happened in the buildings, information about architects and advertisements for residential areas.San Francisco Public Library
(From outside the library, a San Francisco Public Library card and PIN are required to access the database)
San Francisco Chronicle Historical (Newsbank), 1865-current
San Francisco Examiner Historical (Proquest), 1865-2007California Digital Newspaper Collection
San Francisco Call, Apr. 1890-Feb. 1913
Daily Alta California, Dec. 1849-Jun. 1891
SFHC = San Francisco History Center
