Yoes (William E.) San Francisco Emergency Medical Service Scrapbook, 1966-1975, 2023
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- William E. "Bill" Yoes San Francisco Emergency Medical Service scrapbook
- Dates:
- 1966-1975, 2023
- Creators:
- Yoes, William E. ("Bill")
- Extent:
- 1 vol., 1 folder (1 oversized flat box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], William E. Yoes San Francisco Emergency Medical Service Scrapbook (SFH 762), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The scrapbook documents the San Francisco Department of Public Health's Emergency Medical Service (EMS) during Yoes' employment with the division, through newspapers clippings and photographs. The EMS was formerly known as the Emergency Hospital Service. Topics include the first two groups of paramedics and the first ambulance paramedic program, 1973. An autobiography excerpt and obituary for Yoes are also included.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Edward "Bill" Yoes worked for the San Francisco Emergency Medical Service for many decades. He earlier served as a medical corpsman with the Marines during the Korean War before becoming a Licensed Vocation Nurse (LVN), and worked at the May T. Morrison Rehabilitation Center and then as the first male LVN at S.F. General Hospital. He joined the city's Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in 1957, working as the admitting officer at SF General; as a medical steward on the ambulances; and as Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent of the EMS. He spent the last ten years of his City and County career as the Emergency Planning Coordinator for the Mayor's Office.
Yoes was born on July 28, 1932 in Portland, OR, the oldest son of Gilliam W and Frances Starr Yoes. He had three sons with wife Patricia before the marriage ended. He met partner Doug Yule in 2004; they were together until Yoes' death in 2023.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated in memory of Bill Yoes by his surviving partner, Doug Yule, on June 4, 2024.
- Physical location:
- Stored on site.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-06-27 18:18:30 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours.
- 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. 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:
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[Identification of item], William E. Yoes San Francisco Emergency Medical Service Scrapbook (SFH 762), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567