John McLaren Society Hagiwara Memorial Fund correspondence, 1971-1979

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Summary

Title:
John McLaren Society Hagiwara Memorial Fund correspondence
Dates:
1971-1979
Creators:
John McLaren Society.
Abstract:
Extent:
1 folder
Language:
Preferred citation:

John McLaren Society Hagiwara Memorial Fund correspondence. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Background

Scope and content:

The folder includes correspondence from donors to the Hagiwara Memorial Fund, set up by the John McLaren Society. The Fund paid for a plaque, designed by Ruth Asawa, honoring the Hagiwara family for its role as caretakers of the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. Much of the correspondence is addressed to Raymond Clary, vice president and historian of the Society, and some of his outgoing correspondence is included. Ephemera from the dedication of the plaque, sponsored by the Recreation and Park Commission and the McLaren Society on March 26, 1974 is included, along with correspondence and mailing lists regarding a luncheon held Nov. 23, 1974, where a Board of Supervisors resolution honoring the family would be presented. One typewritten sheet by Clary from 1979 gives background on the Hagiwara family and its role in the Japanese Tea Garden’s development.

Biographical / historical:

George Turner Marsh built the Japanese Tea Garden for the 1894 California Midwinter Exposition, and the concession was operated by the Hagiwara family until the Japanese internment. The John McLaren Society was formed in 1966 in opposition to plans for a Panhandle Freeway in San Francisco. Raymond H. Clary was an officer in the Society and the author of a history of Golden Gate Park.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1979.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center staff.
Date Prepared:
1971-1979
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

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Restrictions:

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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:

John McLaren Society Hagiwara Memorial Fund correspondence. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
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San Francisco, CA 94102, US
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