Finding aid to the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein records, 1860-1946,
MS 4007
Finding aid prepared by Tierney Haupt and Marie Silva.
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105-4014
(415) 357-1848
reference@calhist.org
2011
Title: San Francisco Schuetzen Verein records
Date: 1860-1946
Collection Identifier: MS 4007
Creator:
Schuetzen Verein (San Francisco, Calif.)
Extent: 14 boxes(7 linear feet)
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94105-4014
(415) 357-1848
reference@calhist.org
URL: http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Most collection materials are in English, with some materials in German.
Abstract: Comprises administrative records, publications, ephemera, and realia, documenting the origins, development, and activities
of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein between the years 1860 and 1946. The collection also includes materials related to the
San Francisco International Shooting Festival Association, which hosted the Grand Prize Shooting Tournament at Emeryville's
Shellmound Park to complement the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition held in San Francisco in 1915.
Access
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Director
of Library and Archives, North Baker Research Library, California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA
94105. Consent is given on behalf of the California Historical Society 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. Restrictions
also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational
purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], San Francisco Schuetzen Verein records, MS 4007, California Historical Society.
Separated Materials
Photographs have been separated and are shelved under MSP 4007.
Donor
The collection was given to the California Historical Society by Carolyn Kuri in 1998. Kuri's grandfather, Bud Wickersham,
was a member of the Schuetzen Verein.
System of Arrangement
The collection is arranged in four series: 1) Administrative records; 2) Publications and ephemera; 3) San Francisco International
Shooting Festival Association records; and 4) Realia.
Processing Information
Re-processed by Tierney Haupt in 2011.
Organizational History
The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein was founded by Jacob Knell, H. Millemann, and John Reinhart in August 1859 as a militia
and shooting society for German Americans. In its early days, the organization held shooting tournaments, parades, and eagle-king
shoots, as well as regular target practice in Hayes Park. After President Lincoln's assassination in 1865, the Schuetzen Verein
patrolled the streets of San Francisco for two days and two nights until they were relieved by federal troops. The organization
evolved into a social and athletic club, sponsoring shooting festivals and events around the Bay Area, with headquarters at
the corner of Polk and Turk Streets in San Francisco.
The San Francisco International Shooting Festival Association was an aggregation of Bay Area shooting clubs that included
the Schuetzen Verein. In August and September of 1915, the Association hosted the Grand Prize Shooting Tournament at Shellmound
Park in Emeryville as part of the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition held in San Francisco that year.
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises administrative records, publications, ephemera, and realia, documenting the origins, development,
and activities of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein between the years 1860 and 1946. The collection also includes materials
related to the San Francisco International Shooting Festival Association, which hosted the Grand Prize Shooting Tournament
at Emeryville's Shellmound Park to complement the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition held in San Francisco in 1915.
Administrative records for the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein and the San Francisco International Shooting Festival include
articles of incorporation, bylaws, reports, committee meeting minutes, membership applications and information, shooting logs,
tournament records, and address files. Many of these records were written, printed, or pasted in bound volumes. The collection
also contains publications and ephemera in English and German created by both organizations, including invitations, bulletins,
programs, posters, and donation cards. The ornate regalia of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein is reflected in a variety
of realia worn or used by club members, including silk sashes, stamps, targets, a metal box, and a San Francisco International
Shooting Festival embossed seal press.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco International Shooting Festival Association.
Clubs--California--San Francisco.
German Americans--California--San Francisco--Societies, etc.
Shooting contests--California--San Francisco.
Shooting--California--San Francisco.
Administrative records
1860-1946, undated
Box 1, Folder 1
Reports, bylaws, and other records
1915-1946, undated
Box 1, Folder 2
Ledger of facilities rentals, gun rentals, and club expenses
1924-1926
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 1, Folder 3
Minutes of the Committee on Public Prize and King Shoot
1924
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 1, Folder 4
Minutes of the entertainment and vaudeville committees
1925-1931
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 1, Folder 5
Target shooting log
1934
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 1, Folder 6
Target shooting log
undated
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 1, Folder 7
Pistol target shooting log
1931-1936
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 6
Shooting festivals records
1904-1908
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 4
Membership applications
1906-1921
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 9
Scores binder
1938-1939
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 7
Reference book
1860-1924
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Scope and Contents
This log includes lists of club members organized by last name. The log records: name, age or birth date, occupation, admission
date, address, and sometimes other notes such as death dates.
Publications and ephemera
1866-1934
Box 1, Folder 8
Invitations and tickets
1910-1934
Box 2, Folder 3
Tournament programs
1901-1909
Box 2, Folder 5
Report of rifle shooting in the United States, National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice, War Department
1911
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Scope and Contents
Includes the National Rifle Association annual report, 1911.
Box 2, Folder 6
Program of first bi-ennial tournament of the North Pacific Sharpshooters' Association
1912
Box 2, Folder 7
By-laws of the Independent Rifles of San Francisco
1916
Box 2, Folder 8
Newspaper clippings
1934, undated
Box 8
Posters of shooting contest winners and scores
1936-1940
Box 8
San Francisco Schuetzen Verein Golden Jubilee programs and envelopes
1909
Scope and Contents
Golden jubilee programs include a history of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein and photographs of its members.
San Francisco International Shooting Festival Association records
1912-1916
Box 2, Folder 9
By-law book of the San Francisco International Shooting Festival
1915
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 2, Folder 10
Minutes of committee meetings of S. F. International Shooting Festival Association
1912
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 2, Folder 11
Journal of the meetings of the stockholders and directors of the San Francisco International Shooting Festival Association
1912-1915
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 2, Folder 12
Articles of incorporation, bylaws, and stock certificates
1912-1915
Box 3, Folder 1
Programs of the Grand Prize Shooting Tournament
1915
Box 3, Folder 2
Log of shooting tournament prize donors and club dues
1915,
1938-1940
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 3, Folder 3
Prize donation cards and tournament entry cards
1915, undated
Box 3, Folder 4
Panama-Pacific Festival medal and goblet target shooting records
1927-1928
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 5
Scrapbook of the San Francisco International Shooting Festival Association
1915
Physical Description:
1.0 volume
Box 10
Address file for rifle associations across the United States
Box 12
Floor manager badge
undated
Physical Description: Badge is silk with gold brocade.
Box 12
Reception committee sashes
undated
Physical Description: Three silk sashes with gold embroidery.
Box 13
Used targets (with bullet holes)
undated
Box 13
Unused black targets
undated
Box 13
Leather belt with metal buckle marked "S. F. S. V."
undated
Box 11
San Francisco International Shooting Festival Association embossed seal press
1915
Box 14
San Francisco International Shooting Festival metal box
1915
