Description
Consists of a variety of ephemera pertaining to
California businesses, mainly from San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, with large
portions from Sacramento, Stockton, and Los Angeles. The bulk of the material dates from the
mid 19th century through the early 20th century. Businesses range from major companies to
small enterprises. Types of business represented include: mining, manufacturing, financial,
utilities, import, transportation, travel, restaurants, and retail. Contains ephemera
related to many aspects of business, including: advertisements, promotional and sales
material, manufacturers sales catalogs, brochures, trade cards, forms, business cards,
annual reports, stock certificates, theatrical playbills, travel guides, menus, tickets,
invitations, newsletters, directories, receipts, letterhead, newspaper clippings and
magazine articles.
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Director of the 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.