City Central Committee, Socialist Party of San Francisco accounts book, 1920-1921
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- City Central Committee, Socialist Party of San Francisco accounts book
- Dates:
- 1920-1921
- Creators:
- Socialist Party (U.S.)
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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City Central Committee, Socialist Party of San Francisco accounts book. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center
Background
- Scope and content:
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Volume includes register of Receipts and Expenses, September 25, 1920 through February 9, 1921. The first page of the volume is a record of loans made to various members in late 1920.
- Biographical / historical:
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The new headquarters of the Socialist Party of San Francisco opened at 225 Valencia Street in mid-June 1919. Their periodical, The Truth, began publishing in August of that year. Robert L. Hartford was probably their printer in 1920; the branch's chief expenses were for advertising and printing. The Party's meeting rooms at 225 Valencia were identified as Marx Hall in July 1919; by September 1920 the building was known as Debs Hall. In 1925, Fabian Ortiz was listed as secretary at the Socialist Party headquarters, 1212 Market Street. The nascent Communist Party is said to have drawn many members away from the Socialists.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 2022.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1920-1921
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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City Central Committee, Socialist Party of San Francisco accounts book. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567