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Finding Aid to the Ghirardelli Square Architectural Records,
1911-1979
BANC MSS 82/84 c
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Collection Title: Ghirardelli Square architectural records
Date (inclusive): 1911-1979
Collection Number: BANC MSS 82/84 c
Creators :
Roth, William M.
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 carton, 8 volumes, 38 oversize folders, 16 rolls
Linear feet: 16.25
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Includes architectural drawings, clippings, photographs, proposals,
and other materials documenting the history and the development of the Ghirardelli Square
commercial area in San Francisco. Volume 4 includes five photographs of the Ghirardelli
pavilion at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and one photograph of the
Ghirardelli pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition. Also in Volume 4 are
Ghirardelli advertising materials and photographs of Ghirardelli billboards. Volume 8
contains photographs of the reconstruction of the Ghirardelli buildings in the 1960s.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite
and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these
materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from
the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See:
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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
[Identification of item], Ghirardelli Square Architectural Records, BANC MSS 82/84 c, The
Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Scenes at Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco, Calif., BANC PIC 1982.105--PIC
Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft
Library.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Ghirardelli Square (San
Francisco, Calif.)
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
City planning--California--San Francisco
Chocolate factories--California--San Francisco
Ghirardelli Square (San
Francisco, Calif.)--Pictorial works
Ghirardelli Chocolate Company--Pictorial works
Panama-Pacific International
Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)--Pictorial works
Golden Gate International
Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)--Pictorial works
Architectural drawings.
Photographs.
Clippings.
Advertisements--Chocolate.
The Ghirardelli Square Architectural Records were given to The Bancroft Library by
William M. Roth on January 25,1982.
No additions are expected.
Arranged to the container level.
Processed by Bancroft Library staff.
| 1817 | Domingo Ghirardelli born in Rapallo, Italy |
| 1849 | Ghirardelli immigrates to California, following his former neighbor, James Lick. |
| Ghirardelli successfully opens stores in San Francisco and Stockton. | |
| Circa 1856 | Ghirardelli opens a store on Jackson street. This store thrives for over 40 years. |
| 1889 | Ghirardelli signs the business over to his sons. |
| 1899 | Ghirardelli's sons build the "Chocolate Building" on property they purchased overlooking the San Francisco Bay. |
| 1900 | Construction of the "Cocoa Building." |
| 1901 | Construction of the "clock Tower." |
| 1915 | Construction of the "Power House." |
| 1960s | Golden Grain Macaroni Company purchases Ghirardelli Chocolate and relocates operations. |
| William Matson Roth and his mother, Mrs. William P. Roth, purchase the entire Ghirardelli block. | |
| Ghirardelli Square opens and is considered the first successful adaptive reuse project in the country. |
Scope and Content of Collection
Includes architectural drawings, clippings, photographs, proposals, and other materials
documenting the history and the redevelopment of the Ghirardelli Square commercial area in
San Francisco. Volume 4 includes five photographs of the Ghirardelli pavilion at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposition and one photograph of the Ghirardelli pavilion at
the Golden Gate International Exposition. Also in Volume 4 are Ghirardelli advertising
materials and photographs of Ghirardelli billboards. Volume 8 contains photographs of the
reconstruction of the Ghirardelli buildings in the 1960s.