Description
Comprises scattered issues of early
California newspapers with the bulk published in San Francisco from the 1960s to the early
1900s. The collection includes newspapers in Spanish, German, Serbian, French, German,
Japanese, Hebrew, and Chinese.
Background
In 1964, former California Historical Society president, printing historian, and collector,
George L. Harding, founded the Kemble Collection on Western Printing and Publishing, named
in honor of pioneer California printer and publisher Edward Cleveland Kemble. This
collection of single issue newspapers was collected by Harding and donated to the California
Historical Society.
Extent
4 Linear Feet
2 oversize flat boxes
25 inches x 21 inches x 3 inches
Restrictions
The California Historical Society (CHS) has no information about copyright ownership for
this collection and is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials
from it. Materials in this collection created before 1928 are in the public domain in the
United States. Permission to publish or reproduce is not required.
Availability
Collection is open for research.