San Francisco and California Scrapbooks Collection, 1865-1987

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Title:: San Francisco and California Scrapbooks Collection
Dates:: 1865-1987
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Extent:: 114 volumes (approx. 25 linear ft.)
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Preferred citation:: San Francisco and California Scrapbooks Collection. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Scope and content:: Scrapbooks compiled by various known and unknown creators that document San Francisco and California institutions, individuals, public affairs and events, organizations, personal occasions and histories, and other topics. Types of material include newspaper and periodical clippings, ephemera, photographs, and correspondence.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center staff.
Date Prepared:: 1865-1987
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

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:: San Francisco and California Scrapbooks Collection. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Location of this collection:: San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

San Francisco Public Library

100 Larkin Street

San Francisco, CA 94102, US