Finding aid to the San Francisco Folk Music Club Records
1959-1994
SFH 556
Finding aid compiled by Katherine Ets-Hokin.
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
2019
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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
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for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
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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.
box 1, folder 3
Minutes: Steering Committee
1964-1992
box 1, folder 4
Minutes: Steering Committee (Faith's Notes)
1975-1979
box 1, folder 12
Broadside, New York
1968-1975
box 1, folder 14
Davis, Buryl (Spin)
1968-1971
box 1, folder 16
England - Europe
1968-1974
box 1, folder 19
Folk Music, Woodstock
1971
box 1, folder 23
Folknik Requests
1965-1968
box 1, folder 25
Gazzard, Martin and Andy
1971
box 1, folder 28
Greenwood Lodge
1967-1968
box 1, folder 31
Hudson River Sloop
1970-1972
box 1, folder 33
John Edwards Memorial Foundation
1967-1975
box 1, folder 38
Rodriguez, Robert
1975-1977
box 1, folder 40
San Francisco Public Library
1972-1976
box 1, folder 46
Wayne, Neil (Free Reed)
1974-1975
Series 5
Festivals / Venues
box 1, folder 51
Fireside, Cedar Bonita
1969-1977
box 1, folder 52-54
Free Folk Festival
1979-1994
box 2, folder 2
Freight and Salvage
1969-1975
box 2, folder 4
Intersection Coffee Gallery
box 2, folder 5
Jewish Community Center
1970-1972
box 2, folder 6
Kirby Cove Story (Amie Hill)
1974
box 2, folder 8
National Folk Festival Association
1975-1977
box 2, folder 9
Neighborhood Arts Festival
1967
box 2, folder 10
October Festival (GGNRA)
1975-1976
box 2, folder 17
Sausalito Arts Center
1970
box 2, folder 22
UC and other Olivier Festivals
1963-1964
box 2, folder 23-24
Various Festivals
1964-1975
box 2, folder 25
Western Regional
1978-1979
box 2, folder 26
California Folklore Society
1966
box 2, folder 28
Folk Festivals, Calendar of Festivals
1975-1978
box 2, folder 31
Haight Ashbury Community Radio
box 2, folder 34
LA Radio, Larman Davis
1971-1973
box 2, folder 35
Cambridge Folk Dance Society
box 2, folder 36
English Folk Song Dance Society
1973-1975
box 3, folder 1
Foolkiller, Kansas Cikty
1974-1977
box 3, folder 2
Fresno Folk Music Club
1971-1974
box 3, folder 5
Peninsula Folk Music Club
1976
box 3, folder 6
Sacramento Folk Music Club
1975
box 3, folder 7
Seattle Folk Society
1974
box 3, folder 8
Sonoma Singers Circle
1977
box 3, folder 11
Various Music Clubs
1966-1970
box 3, folder 12
Folknik Songs, Originals
1972-1977
box 3, folder 13
Memiographed Songs
1971-1973
box 3, folder 14
Requests for Songs
1971-1975
box 3, folder 18-19
National Public Radio
1975-1977
box 3, folder 20
Neighborhood Arts Project
box 3, folder 21
North American Folklore and Folk Music Serial Publications
1975
box 3, folder 23
SF Folk Music Club Annual Notices for Membership
1964-1969
box 3, folder 24
SF Folk Music Club Membership Informations
1970
