San Francisco District Attorney's Office trial transcript and clippings scrapbooks, 1918-1968, bulk bulk

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Summary

Creators:
California. District Attorney (San Francisco County)
Abstract:
Compilations of newspaper clippings related to criminal cases investigated and/or prosecuted by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and news coverage of the Office itself; together with a set of grand jury transcripts of a 1918 homosexual "vice scandal" on Baker Street.
Extent:
9 oversize flat boxes, 1 manuscript box (10 Linear Feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], San Francisco District Attorney's Office trial transcript and clippings scrapbooks (SFH 93), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

Compilations of newspaper clippings related to criminal cases investigated and/or prosecuted by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and news coverage of the Office itself; together with a set of grand jury transcripts of a 1918 homosexual "vice scandal" on Baker Street and a vice trial the People of the State of California vs. Ralph Teichmann. Clippings consist of two oversize scrapbooks on the 1935-1937 graft probe and trials of the San Francisco Police Department; clipping service coverage of the District Attorney's Office from the mid-1940s through the late 1960s; and scrapbook compilations on individual criminal cases from the late 1940s through the late 1960s.

Biographical / historical:

The San Francisco District Attorney's Office prosecutes criminal cases that take place in the City and County of San Francisco.

Custodial history:

The collection is of uncertain provenance; it was received from either the City Attorney's or District Attorney's Office in 1976.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized in four series: Series 1: Grand Jury transcript of Baker St. "vice"investigation; Series 2: San Francisco graft trials; Series 3: Clipping service coverage of District Attorney's Office, and Series 4: Case clippings.

Physical location:
Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.

Terms of access:

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], San Francisco District Attorney's Office trial transcript and clippings scrapbooks (SFH 93), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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