James A. Scott Photographs, 1960-1995, bulk 1965-1975

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Summary

Creators:
Scott, James A.
Abstract:
The photograph collection documents the architectural styles of San Francisco buildings photographed by James A. Scott from 1960 – 1995 (with the bulk of the collection 1965 – early 1970s). The collection includes over 4,000 photographic prints, 190 rolls of negatives and a photo essay entitled San Francisco Shooting Match. Scott photographed significant San Francisco buildings as well as residences in neighborhoods across the city. Over the span of 35 years photographing the city's architecture, Scott was able to document the buildings demolished by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency in the Western Addition and South of Market districts.
Extent:
6 boxes (3 Cubic Feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], James A. Scott Photographs (SFP 24), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The photograph collection documents the architectural styles of San Francisco buildings photographed by James A. Scott from 1960 – 1995 (with the bulk of the collection 1965 – early 1970s). The collection includes over 4,000 photographic prints, 190 rolls of negatives and a photo essay entitled San Francisco Shooting Match. Scott photographed significant San Francisco buildings as well as residences in neighborhoods across the city. Over the span of 35 years photographing the city's architecture, Scott was able to document the buildings demolished by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency in the Western Addition and South of Market districts. Scott arranged the collection by architectural style. All of the photographic prints have the location of the photo on the backside of the photograph.

Biographical / historical:

James Allen Scott was born on October 13, 1922 to Helen Lubin Scott and Donald Oliver Scott in San Francisco, California. The Scott family lived first in San Francisco and then in Eden of Alameda County. Scott attended Hayward Union High School and won a summer session scholarship to California School of Fine Arts in 1937. Scott photographed the architectural features of San Francisco from 1960 – 1995. From 1975 until his death, Scott lived on California Street in lower Pacific Heights.

Acquisition information:
Purchase from photographer James A. Scott. 2000-02.
Processing information:

During processing, the photographs were re-housed in acid-free envelopes.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in three series: Series 1: Photographic prints; series 2: Negatives; series 3: Photo essay.

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 from photographs must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. 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], James A. Scott Photographs (SFP 24), 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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