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Amy Deeter California Hiking Clubs scrapbooks
SFH 502  
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Description
Scrapbooks created by a Contra Costa Hills Club and Sierra Club member
Background
Amy Deeter was born in Michigan. She married Conrad Askerberg of Detroit in 1914; the couple divorced in San Francisco in 1927. Deeter worked as a stenographer in San Francisco, and hitchhiked from San Francisco to Yosemite and back with her friend Norah Roberts in 1924. Roberts married Thomas F. Maddick, and Amy and Norah remained friends until Amy's death. Deeter was a storyteller, and an officer of the Golden Gate Story League in San Francisco during the time she created these scrapbooks.
Extent
(2 pamphlet boxes) 11 folders
Restrictions
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.
Availability
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.