Finding Aid to the Audrey Chisholm scrapbooks
1954-1989
SFH 696
Finding aid composed by Norman Yee.
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
2022
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
sfhistory@sfpl.org
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
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Title: Audrey Welstead Chisholm scrapbooks
Creator:
Chisholm, Audrey Welstead, 1920-2006
Identifier/Call Number: SFH 696
Physical Description:
7 over-size manuscript boxes, 1 manuscript box
(3.5 Cubic Feet)
Date (inclusive): 1954-1989
Date (bulk): 1956-1972
Abstract: This collection contains 10 scrapbooks created by Audrey Welstead Chisholm documenting her social life and tourism in San
Francisco and abroad from the 1950s through the 1980s. Of note are photographs and ephemera documenting aspects of the French
Hospital where she worked within scrapbooks 3-6.
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials:
Collection materials are in
English.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Publication Rights
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], Audrey Chisholm scrapbooks (SFH 696), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
Donated to the San Francisco Public Library by William M. Fox in 2007.
Related materials
Researchers are encouraged to see also SFP 64 French Hospital and Family Photograph Album, [1908-1918] and SFP 63 Agnes Fay
Photograph Album.
Conservation Note
Some metal staples remain.
Biography
Audrey Welstead Chisholm was born in 1920 and raised in St. Catharines. She was a 1942 graduate of Hamilton School of Nursing
and served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in WWII. Audrey relocated to San Francisco in 1954 and was a founding member
of the Canadian Women's Club SF Bay Area and a member of the
Canadian
Legion
. She was also involved with the French Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center. She died on December 27, 2006 in St. Catherines,
Ontario, Canada at the age 86.
Scope and Content
This collection contains 10 scrapbooks created by Audrey Welstead Chisholm documenting her social life and tourism in San
Francisco and abroad from the 1950s through the 1980s. Of note are photographs and ephemera documenting aspects of the French
Hospital where she worked within scrapbooks 3-6.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Culture and tourism
Hospitals -- California -- San Francisco.
Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- History
Nightclubs -- California -- San Francisco -- History.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description and travel.
Scrapbooks.
Chisholm, Audrey Welstead, 1920-2006
