Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter records, 1908-[on-going]

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Summary

Extent:
36.25 linear feet (30 cartons, 1 volume
Language:
English and In English.
Preferred citation:

Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter records, BANC MSS 71/291 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley..

Background

Biographical / historical:

The San Francisco Bay Chapter, founded in 1924, is second in membership size and longevity only to the Angeles Chapter, in Southern California. The chapter office is located in Oakland and serves members in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, and San Francisco Counties. The Bay Chapter has served as a training ground for many prominent national Sierra Club leaders, including former executive director David R. Brower, and past presidents Richard M. Leonard, Francis P. Farquhar, Edgar Wayburn, and Lewis Clark (all of whose papers are found in the Sierra Club Members Papers, BANC MSS 71/295 c). Rock climbers, skiers, and hikers trained on local trips went on to spearhead the club's nationally-famous Outing Program.

Custodial history:

In 1970 the Board of Directors of the Sierra Club voted to place the club's historical records in The Bancroft Library. Soon thereafter the San Francisco Bay Chapter also began donating its records to The Bancroft Library. The chapter continues to transfer groups of historical records in appropriate increments.

Arrangement:

Organized in 5 series: 1. Operational and Financial Records, 1914-1990; 2. Committees, Task Forces, Sections, and Groups Records, 1908-1989 (Committee Records, 1908-1987; Task Force Records, 1983- 1986; Section Records, 1932-1974; Group Records, 1972-1989); 3. Subject Files, 1934-1986; 4. Conservation Coordinators Records, 1932-1990 (Paula Carrell Papers, 1966-1987; David Nesmith Papers, 1932-1990; Dana Kokubun Papers, 1948-1988). 5. Additions, 1936-1998.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.

Collection open for research.

Preferred citation:

Sierra Club San Francisco Bay Chapter records, BANC MSS 71/291 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley..

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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