Magazines & Newspapers Center - 5th Floor | San Francisco Public Library

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The Herb Caen Magazines and Newspapers Center holds thousands of magazines and newspapers from the past to the present, along with San Francisco City Directories and telephone books from California.

Collections and Resources

San Francisco Bay Area Newspapers on Microform
International newspapers and magazines in the SFPL Catalog
Bay Area City Directories
California Digital Newspaper Collection This digital collection, maintained by UC Riverside, contains various California newspapers published since 1846.
Obituary Search Request Form (Death Notices)
Digital Scanners Guide

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