Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Green Street Theater Records
- Dates:
- 1929, 1941
- Creators:
- Green Street Theater -- San Francisco, Calif.
- Abstract:
- The Green Street Theater (631 Green Street) was originally a live theater and then cinema before going dark. The theater was razed in 1955 to make room for a parking lot. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, a scrapbook, sheet music, and a souvenir program.
- Extent:
- 1 pamphlet box. (.25 Cubic Feet)
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Green Street Theater Records (SFH 548), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, a scrapbook (containing newspaper clippings about "Easy for Zee Zee" and a few burlesque images), sheet music for "Zee Zee", and a souvenir program for "Easy for Zee Zee".
- Biographical / historical:
-
The Green Street Theater (631 Green Street) was built in 1865 and destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake. The theater was immediately rebuilt and served off and on as a live theater or cinema until it was razed in 1955 to make room for a parking lot for the neighboring Bank of America. In 1929 the show "Easy for Zee Zee" played for a record number of weeks and ended after several murders including the death of the shows leading man.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift.
- Arrangement:
-
The collection is arranged alphabetically in five folders.
- Physical location:
- The collection is stored onsite.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-10-21 00:33:29 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
- 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.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Green Street Theater Records (SFH 548), 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