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SFP 130
SFP 130
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Title: The Tenderloin Times Photograph Archives
Date (inclusive): 1981-1993
Identifier/Call Number: SFP 130
Creator:
Tenderloin Times
Creator:
Central City Hospitality House
Physical Description: 5 cartons, 1 box
(5.5 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: Collection contains approximately 6,000 photographs pertaining to the run and publication of The Tenderloin Times, a free
monthly newspaper published in the Tenderloin, San Francisco, 1977 – 1994, by the Hospitality House. The photographs in the
collection begin in December 1981 and end in November 1993. Photographs document cultural activities, Tenderloin residents,
local politicians campaigning, protests, AIDS activism, homelessness and advocacy. Also included are publicity photographs
sent by theater groups, music performers and dance troupes.
Physical Location: The collection is stored onsite.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in
English.
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center's Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite
should be requested 48 hours in advance.
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.
[Identification of item], The Tenderloin Times Photograph Archives (SFP 130), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco
Public Library.
2018. Donated by Hospitality House, San Francisco, California.
Researchers are encouraged to use the digitized copies of The Tenderloin Times hosted on the Internet Archive https://archive.org/details/tenderlointimes
The Chronological series in this photograph archive corresponds with each issue of The Tenderloin Times.
During processing, the entire collection was re-foldered and re-housed in acid-free folders and boxes. Negatives have been
seperated from the photographic prints.
The Tenderloin Times was published by the Central City Hospitality House and considered the "Voice of the Central City since
1977." Started by several shelter residents, the then two-page newsletter began with a promise: "To publish news that directly
affects the residents of this area." Meanwhile, it emphasized its autonomy from its funder, Hospitality House. From the start,
the Times worked in an activist tradition. As years progressed, the text of the newspaper was published in English, Cambodian,
Lao and Vietnamese. It won numerous awards, including one from the Smithsonian in 1991 for innovative use of computers and
Media Alliance's Meritorious Achievement Award for Community Journalism in 1983. Over the years, editors of the newspaper
included Rob Waters, Sara Colm, Julie Scheff, and Josh Brandon.
Collection contains approximately 6,000 photographs pertaining to the run and publication of The Tenderloin Times, a free
monthly newspaper published in the Tenderloin, San Francisco, 1977 – 1994, by the Hospitality House. The photographs in the
collection begin in December 1981 and end in November 1993. Photographs document cultural activities, Tenderloin residents,
local politicians campaigning, protests, AIDS activism, homelessness and advocacy. Also included are publicity photographs
sent by theater groups, music performers and dance troupes. Photographers include Rob Waters, Sara Colm, Erik Schapiro, Andrew
Ritchie, Bill Dunn, Daphne Brown, Marvin Collins, Wade Hudson, Greg Gaar, Randy Shaw, Alan Stein, Dennis Conkin, Preston Brady
III, Susan Liebhaber, Marlene Sinicki, Lance Woodruff, Jim Kelly, George Williams, Darcy Padilla, Rix Blair, Eric Slomanson,
Phil Head, Beth Richardson and Jennifer Cheek Pantaléon. The visual materials consist mostly of photographic prints, but also
include contact sheets, negatives and half-tones.
The collection is arranged in 2 series: Series 1: Chronological Series 2: Subject
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Neighborhoods-California-San Francisco.
Asian Americans -- California -- San Francisco
Poor -- California -- San Francisco
Community newspapers -- California -- San Francisco
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Tenderloin (San Francisco, Calif.)
Tenderloin (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Periodicals
San Francisco Civic Center
Photographic prints, 1980-1990
Photographic prints
Transparencies