Weiss (Mike) Double Play Collection, 1961-2011, bulk (bulk 1978-1983)

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Summary

Title:
Mike Weiss Double Play Collection,
Dates:
1961-2011, bulk (bulk 1978-1983)
Creators:
Weiss, Mike, 1942-
Abstract:
The collection contains the research material Weiss collected for his book Double Play: the San Francisco City Hall Killings. The book recounts the events surrounding Dan White's assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk on November 27, 1978, and White’s trial in 1979.
Extent:
4 boxes + 1 oversized flat box (4.5 cubic feet)
Language:
Collection materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mike Weiss Double Play Collection (SFH 34), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains the research material Weiss collected for his book Double Play: the San Francisco City Hall Killings (Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1984). There are interview notes, copies of San Francisco Police department documents, newspapers, correspondence, and audiotapes relating to Dan White's assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk on November 27, 1978, and White's trial in 1979.

Biographical / historical:

Mike Weiss is a newspaper journalist and author. He was raised in New York City and educated at Knox College and Johns Hopkins University. He has been a staff writer at The Baltimore Evening Sun, The San Jose Mercury News and The San Francisco Chronicle, and has written for numerous magazines in the United States and abroad, including Rolling Stone, Esquire, the Village Voice, Mother Jones and The Sunday Correspondent of London. He is the author of the Ben Henry mystery novels as well as three works of non-fiction, Living Together, Double Play and A Very Good Year.

Acquisition information:
The Mike Weiss Double Play Collection was loaned to The San Francisco Public Library by Mike Weiss in 1990, with ownership legally deeded to the library in December 2009. Tom Carey created an inventory of the collection in 1990. The Dan White trial transcripts were donated in April 2011. In November 2011, Vince Emery donated a folder labeled "Sources," 1 audio CD, 1 DVD, the advance reading copy of the 2nd edition of Double Play , and a poster for an author appearance sponsored by Books, Inc.
Processing information:

The four audiocassette tapes in Series 4 were duplicated by SFPL Media Services in 2000.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in 5 series: Series 1: Interview Notes; Series 2: Research Files; Series 3: Book Files; Series 4: Audiovisual Materials; and Series 5: Newspapers. Photographs were separated and are stored with the San Francisco Historical Photographs collection.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Tim Wilson
Date Prepared:
2013
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-07-12T12:45-0700

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:

Copyright and literary rights retained by Mike Weiss.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Mike Weiss Double Play Collection (SFH 34), 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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