Description
The collection contains bills, payrolls, receipts, cancelled checks and other records for numerous Sutro enterprises and properties
including Cliff House Ranch, Napa County Ranch, Reese Block, San Miguel Ranch, Sutro Baths, Sutro Heights and Sutro Railroad.
The most extensive records cover the years 1894 and 1896. In addition, the collection contains a fairly complete set of weekly
programs for Sutro Baths from March 1896 through April 1907.
Background
Adolph Heinrich Joseph Sutro (1830-1898) was an American financier, philanthropist and public official. He was born at Aix-la-Chapelle,
Rhenish Prussia on April 29, 1830.
Extent
5.0 boxes
(5.0 cubic feet)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
The collection is open for research. Please call the San Francisco History Center for hours and information at 415-557-4567.