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Finding aid to the James A. Scott Photographs
(1960-1995)
SFP 24
SFP 24
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Title: James A. Scott Photographs
Date (inclusive): 1960-1995
Date (bulk): 1965-1975
Identifier/Call Number: SFP 24
Creator:
Scott, James A.
Physical Description:
6 boxes
(3 Cubic Feet)
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
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.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English
.
The collection is available for use during Photo Desk hours.
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.
[Identification of item], James A. Scott Photographs (SFP 24), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Purchase from photographer James A. Scott. 2000-02.
During processing, the photographs were re-housed in acid-free envelopes.
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.
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.
The collection is arranged in three series: Series 1: Photographic prints; series 2: Negatives; series 3: Photo essay.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Architecture -- California -- San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Commercial buildings -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs.
Historic buildings -- California -- San Francisco -- Pictorial works
Photographic prints, 1960-1970
Photographic prints, 1970-1980
Photographic prints, 1980-1990
Photographic prints--1990-2000.