Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: John Marshall, Jr. family papers,
Dates: 1896-2006
Collection Number: SFH 660
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 2 folders
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: Papers of a San Francisco insurance company executive
Language of Material: English
Access
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center 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.
Preferred Citation
John Marshall, Jr. family papers,. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
Acquisition Information
Gift, 2021-81
Biography/Administrative History
A native of Scotland, John Marshall, Jr. came to the United States with his parents and settled in San Francisco. When he
was 21 John moved to the East Coast for work, and by May 1900 had taken over management of the Central Department of the Fireman's
Fund in Chicago. He was elected vice-president and director of Fireman's Fund and Home Fire and Marine in Nov. 1919, and
he returned to San Francisco the following year. He retired in February 1928 and died in 1932.
Scope and Content of Collection
Personal papers of John Marshall, Jr. include news clippings, family photographs, a memorial resolution, a few photocopies,
and three issues of Fireman's Fund Record, from 1919, 1926, 1932.
