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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt2489r71w No online items Finding Aid to the San Francisco Biography Collection SF BIO COLL Finding aid prepared by David Krah and California Ephemera Project staff; updated by San Francisco History Center staff. The California Ephemera Project was funded by a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources in 2009-2010. San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 [email protected] URL: http://www.sfpl.org/sfhistory 2010, revised January 2020 Finding Aid to the San Francisco SF BIO COLL 1 Biography Collection SF BIO COLL Title: San Francisco Biography Collection Date (inclusive): 1850-present Identifier/Call Number: SF BIO COLL Physical Description: 45 Linear Feet(in 27 file drawers) Contributing Institution: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 415-557-4567 [email protected] URL: http://sfpl.org/sfhistory Abstract: Consists of a wide variety of materials relating to people widely known and relatively unknown in San Francisco, the greater Bay Area, and California. Includes materials pertaining to: prominent historical San Franciscans such as past mayors, railroad and mining barons and their heirs, early explorers and Gold Rush and Victorian era figures; police and fire chiefs; local and state politicians and judges; architects, especially Victorian era and practioners of the Bay Region style; bishops and pastors; labor leaders; Olympic Club members; artists, artisans, poets, writers, and composers; restaurateurs, hoteliers, merchants and other ordinary citizens; unique San Francisco personalities such as Emperor Norton and Mary Ellen Pleasant. Also contains genealogical correspondence between relatives and library employees and volunteers, as well as material originating from outside the region contributed by relatives. The subjects of these inquiries are often pioneers, 49ers, or victims of the 1906 earthquake and fire. The range of ephemera includes: newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, political mailings and advertisements, biographical sketches, obituaries, court transcripts, certificates, receipts, fliers, correspondence, exhibition catalogs, scrapbooks, drawings, programs and commemorative materials from consecrations, memorials, and other official events. Individual ephemera files can contain a single item or more extensive amounts of material, ranging from photocopies to handwritten documents. Collection is stored onsite; some materials require retrieval from separate storage. Language of Material: Collection materials are in English. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the San Francisco Public Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items. Preferred Citation [Identification of item/Title of folder], San Francisco Biography Collection, San Francisco Public Library. Related materials Related ephemera collections at the San Francisco Public Library include: San Francisco Ephemera Collection California Ephemera Collection Grabhorn Ephemera Collection San Francisco Menu Collection Processing Information Processed by San Francisco History Center staff; additional processing and description by California Ephemera Project staff, funded by a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources, in 2009-2010. Scope and Content Consists of a wide variety of materials relating to people widely known and relatively unknown in San Francisco, the greater Bay Area, and California. Includes materials pertaining to: prominent historical San Franciscans such as past mayors, railroad and mining barons and their heirs, early explorers and Gold Rush and Victorian era figures; police and fire chiefs; local and state politicians and judges; architects, especially Victorian era and practioners of the Bay Region style; bishops and pastors; labor leaders; Olympic Club members; artists, artisans, poets, writers, and composers; restaurateurs, hoteliers, merchants and other ordinary citizens; unique San Francisco personalities such as Emperor Norton and Mary Ellen Pleasant. Also contains genealogical correspondence between relatives and library employees and volunteers, as well as material originating from outside the region contributed by relatives. The subjects of these inquiries are often pioneers, 49ers, or victims of the 1906 earthquake and fire. Finding Aid to the San Francisco SF BIO COLL 2 Biography Collection SF BIO COLL The range of ephemera includes: newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets, brochures, political mailings and advertisements, biographical sketches, obituaries, court transcripts, certificates, receipts, fliers, correspondence, exhibition catalogs, scrapbooks, drawings, programs and commemorative materials from consecrations, memorials, and other official events. Individual ephemera files can contain a single item or more extensive amounts of material, ranging from photocopies to handwritten documents. Arrangement Collection is arranged alphabetically by last name. Additions to the Collection Additions to the collection are ongoing. Subjects and Indexing Terms Obituaries. Programs. Receipts (financial records) Scrapbooks. Certificates. Clippings. Ephemera. Exhibition catalogs. Advertisements. Brochures. California Ephemera Project A Abajian, James de Tarr, 1914-1986 (Librarian) 1986 Abbott, William A., Jr., 1896-1962 (Plant manager) 1950s Abel, Willard E., b. 1906 (Hotel manager) undated Abraham, Harold J. (Attorney) 1942 Abrahamson, Lucille (SF School Board) undated Abrams, Albert, 1863-1924 (Physician) 1922-1983 Achtenberg, Roberta, b. 1950 1993-1995 Ackerson, Charles H., d. 1891 (Fire chief) 1891-1909, 1981 Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984 1963-2006 Adams, Grizzly (James Capen), 1812-1860 1948-1966 Adler, Aaron A., d. 1919 (Grain broker) undated Adler, Kurt Herbert, 1905-1988 (Conductor) 1984-1988 Agnos, Art, b. 1938 1986-2013 Physical Description: 14 folders Agnos, Sherry 1988 Agnost, George (City attorney) 1977-1986 Ahearn, Francis J. (Frank), d. 1958 (Police chief) 1957-1958 Physical Description: 3 folders Aitken, Robert I., 1878-1949 (Sculptor) 1949 Alba, Wayne (Supervisor) 1980 Albright, Thomas, d. 1984 (Art critic) 1985 Alderman, Margaret (Secretary, SF Planning and Housing Association) circa 1950s Alemany, Joseph Sadoc, Bishop, d. 1888 1943-1966 Alessandrelli family 1940-1943 Alexander, Jesse R., b. 1875 (Inlaid Floor Co.) circa 1950s Finding Aid to the San Francisco SF BIO COLL 3 Biography Collection SF BIO COLL A Alioto, Angela 1989-2016 Physical Description: 2 folders Alioto, Angelina (Mrs. Joseph) 1954-1974 Alioto family 1974-1993 Alioto, John I. (Attorney) 1992 Alioto, Joseph L., 1916-1998 1948-2001 Physical Description: 7 folders Alioto, Robert, d. 1988 (Superintendent of Schools) 1975-1988 Alioto-Pier, Michela 2004 Allen, Joseph J., 1910-1984 (Public employee) 1957-1984 Allyne, Edith and Lucy 1964-1966 Altrocchi, Rudolph, 1882-1953 (Professor) 1942-1953 Alvord, William, 1833-1904 (Businessman, banker, mayor) 1905 Materials require retrieval from separate storage. Ammiano, Tom 1994-2017 Anaya, Rosario (School board) 1982 Anderson, David E. (Zoo director) 1990 Anderson, Frederick Leroy, b. 1900 (Manufacturer) undated Anderson, George R., 1900-1966 (Attorney) 1966 Anderson, John Firth, b. 1928 (Librarian) 1962-1973 Anderson, Thomas M. (General) 1973 Andriano, Sylvester (Attorney) 2006 Angel, Peter, Dr., b. 1895 (Dentist) undated Angelo, Valenti, b. 1897 (Artist, printer) 1975-1977 Anza, Juan Bautista de 1963-1995 Applegarth, George A., 1875-1972 (Architect) 1889-1992 Physical Description: 3 folders Arata, Raymond (Judge) 1956-1958 Arbuckle, Ernest C., b. 1912 undated Arbuckle, Roscoe (Fatty) 1921-1922, 1975-1990 Physical Description: 3 folders Archibald, Arnold Edward, b. 1885 (President, San Francisco Savings and Loan Association) 1950s Arguello, Concepcion 1919-1962, 1993-1996 Physical Description: 2 folders Armer, Dolores M., Mother (Founder, Sisters of the Holy Family) 1956 Armitage, William H. (Architect) 1892 Arnautoff, Victor Michael (Painter) 1932-1968 Arneson, Robert, 1930-1992 (Sculptor) 1987-1993 Arnold, Bion J., b. 1861 (Electrical engineer) undated Arnold, Robert (Painter) 1967 Arnstein, Flora (Poet) 1987 Arthur, Gavin, d. 1972 1972 Asawa, Ruth (Sculptor) 1974-2013 Ascarrunz, Cesar undated Asch, Nathan (Writer) undated Ashley, William W., M.D., b. 1921 undated Astor, John Jacob 1891 Atherton, Gertrude, 1857-1948 (Writer) 1935-1963 Austin, Mary Hunter (Writer) 1968 Averbuch, Bernard, d. 1991 (Reporter, civic leader) 1977-1991 Finding Aid to the San Francisco SF BIO COLL 4 Biography Collection SF BIO COLL A Avery, Benjamin Parke (Journalist) 1969 Ayala, Juan Manuel de 1974-1975 Ayres, Ethel Wilson 2007 B Babson, Seth (Architect) 1889 Bacci, Bob (Attorney) 1982 Bacigalupi, Peter (Phonograph dealer) 2005 Badgley/Arnoux, Elaine (Artist) 1985-1993 Baez, Joan 1985-2017 Baird, Joseph Jr., Dr. (Art professor) 1985-1993 Bakalinsky, Adah (Writer) 2004 Baker, Edward Dickinson (Senator, Colonel) 1979-2008, undated Baker, James S., b. 1906 (Mining engineer) undated Baker, Lafayette C., 1826-1868 (Detective) 2015 Baker, Nicholson (Writer) 1995-2004 Baker, Wakefield