Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Noe Valley Community Archives Records
- Dates:
- Circa 1890-2003
- Creators:
- East and West of Castro Improvement Club, Friends of Noe Valley, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, Noe Valley Community Archives, Twin Peaks Improvement Club, and Upper Noe Valley Neighborhood Council
- Abstract:
- The Noe Valley Community Archives was started in 1979 but became inactive shortly afterwards because of lack of members. The group restarted in 1988 with its first meeting at the Noe Valley branch library. Paul Kantus served as president.
- Extent:
- 6 cartons, 6 flat boxes, 4 pamphlet boxes, 1 small shoe box (12 Cubic Feet)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Noe Valley Community Archives Records (SFH 589), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains meeting minutes and membership ledgers for the East and West of Castro Improvement Club, Newsletters for the Friends of Noe Valley, resource files for the Noe Valley Archives, a membership roster for the Twin Peaks Improvement Club, meeting minutes and newsletter for the Upper Noe Valley Neighborhood Council, scrapbooks, photographs, videos and artifacts.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Noe Valley Community Archives was started in 1979 but became inactive shortly afterwards because of lack of members. The group restarted in 1988 with its first meeting at the Noe Valley branch library. Paul Kantus served as president.
The collection contains materials from the East and West of Castro Street Improvement Club (formed 1902), Friends of Noe Valley (formed 1971), the Noe Valley Community Archives (formed 1979), the Twin Peaks Improvement Club (formed circa 1911) and the Upper Noe Valley Neighborhood Council (formed 1958). Many individual community members also donated materials.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired from the Noe Valley Community Archives, July 2017.
- Processing information:
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During processing, part of the collection was re-foldered and re-housed in acid-free folders and boxes. Some metal staples remain.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged in 5 series: Series 1: Clubs / Associations Resource Files, Series 2: Scrapbooks, Series 3: Photographs, Series 4: Video, Series 5: Artifacts.
- 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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Noe Valley -- San Francisco (Calif.)
- Places:
- Neighborhoods-California-San Francisco.
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-07-30 20:59:47 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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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.
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:
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[Identification of item], Noe Valley Community Archives Records (SFH 589), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567