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Related Materials
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Arrangement
Title: San Francisco Folk Music Club Records
Date (inclusive): 1959-1994
Identifier/Call Number: SFH 556
Creator:
San Francisco Folk Music Club
Physical Description:
2 cartons, 1 pamphlet box
(2.25 Cubic Feet)
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: The San Francisco Folk Music Club (SFFMC), founded in 1948, is made up of singers, instrumentalists, performers, songwriters,
listeners, and dancers. Its purpose is the enjoyment, dissemination and preservation in individual, family and community life
of music defined as "folk".
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Material: 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.
The collection is available for use 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.
All requests for permission to publish from photographs must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. 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], San Francisco Folk Music Club Records (SFH 556), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public
Library.
Provenance
Donated by Faith Petric on behalf of the San Francisco Folk Music Club October 2012.
Related Materials
Researchers are encouraged to check the library catalog.
Administrative History
The San Francisco Folk Music Club (SFFMC) was founded in 1948 by Dave Rothkop. In 1959 the Club was reorganized by Herb Jager
and in 1962 Faith Petric took over managing the Club; a Board took over when they became a 501-3. Publication of the Folknik,
a bimonthly newsletter, began in 1964. Petric died in 2013 but her legacy continues as the Club has inspired creation of some
five additional folk clubs in California and is a solid musical entity in the West Coast folk music scene.
The SFFMC is made up of singers, instrumentalists, performers, songwriters, listeners, and dancers. Its purpose is the enjoyment,
dissemination and preservation in individual, family and community life of that acoustic music roughly defined as "folk".
Club activities include: camping, song swaps and jams, the Free Folk Festival and the Hootenanny.
Scope and Contents
Founded in 1948, The San Francisco Folk Music Club's (SFFMC) purpose is the enjoyment, dissemination and preservation in individual,
family and community life of folk music. The collection contains meeting minutes, self published newsletters, directories
of members, correspondence, flyers from festivals and venues and resource files and buttons.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in 6 series: Series 1: Minutes, Series 2: Newsletters, Series 3: Directories, Series 4: Correspondence,
Series 5: Festivals/Venues, Series 6: Resource Files.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Francisco Folk Music Club
Folk Music -- California -- San Francisco
Folk Music
Clubs -- California -- San Francisco.