Resources for genealogical and historical research. Includes census, military, court, land, probate, vital and church records; directories; passenger lists, and more.
Accessible only in the Main Library and Branches
Primary-source collections, covering U.S. foreign policy, U.S. civil rights, global affairs & colonial studies and modern history.
Free access provided by the California State Library.
Articles covering a wide range of art subjects.
Newspaper clippings, announcements of gallery shows, obituaries, magazine articles or exhibit catalogs featuring artists and architects who have lived or worked in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Significant dramatic literature of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries by leading actors from around the world, curated and recorded for online listening.
This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.
This resource will go live on July 1.
American weekly magazine/newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp.
Nonprofit consumer organization providing information to help consumers make smarter choices about products and local services.
How to find biographical information at SFPL.