Description
Consists of a variety of commercial catalogs and other sales-related ephemera pertaining to California businesses, largely
from San Francisco and the greater Bay Area, with significant portions from Sacramento and Los Angeles, and a smaller number
from non-California businesses. Manufacturers' and sales catalogs provide detailed information about businesses, commercial
life, and material culture in California from 1851 to 1981, with the bulk dating from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth
century. Businesses range from major companies to small enterprises.
Restrictions
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.
Availability
CHS is not taking appointments for research at this time. Please check the Library's website updates: https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/collections/north-baker-research-library/