Herb Caen 'Faded Summer Love' typescript, 1993

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Caen, Herb, 1916-1997
Abstract:
Extent:
1 folder
Language:
Preferred citation:

Herb Caen 'Faded Summer Love' typescript . San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Background

Scope and content:

Folder includes 3 p. typescript of column describing Lake Tahoe and its visitors, written towards the end of summer. The column was published in the San Francisco Chronicle August 31, 1993.

Biographical / historical:

Herb Caen was a daily columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle for over fifty years, beginning in 1936, interrupted by a break for military service in World War II (1943-1945) and by an eight-year stint at the San Francisco Examiner during the 1950s. He died of lung cancer on Feb. 1, 1997, at the age of eighty. Caen developed a writing style he dubbed "three-dot journalism," consisting of brief musings separated by ellipses.

Acquisition information:
Donation, 2016.

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

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:

Herb Caen 'Faded Summer Love' typescript . San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567