Guide to the Dan Flynn Sacramento guidebook research files
Brittani Orona
Center for Sacramento History
551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.
Sacramento, California 95811-0229
Phone: (916) 808-7072
Fax: (916) 264-7582
Email: csh@cityofsacramento.org
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Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Dan Flynn Sacramento guidebook research files
Collection number: MS0091
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, CA
- Processed by:
- Brittani Orona
- Date Completed:
- 2011
- Encoded by:
- Kim Hayden
© 2020 Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Dan Flynn Sacramento guidebook research files
Dates: 1987-2001
Collection number: MS0091
Creator:
Flynn, Dan
Collection Size:
3 linear feet (3 boxes)
Repository:
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, California 95811-0229
Abstract: This collection is made up of subject files and photographs compiled by Dan Flynn while researching for his Sacramento guidebook
Inside Guide to Sacramento: The Hidden Gold of California’s Capital. Material includes ephemera, magazines, brochures, newspaper clippings, restaurant menus, pamphlets, and photographs of local
area businesses and points of historic interest. The book itself provides an overview of Sacramento’s neighborhoods, restaurants,
bars, cafes, nightlife, cultural institutions, events, and accommodations. It also touches on the towns surrounding Sacramento.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research use.
Publication Rights
All requests to publish or quote from private manuscripts held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted
in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron.
No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], Dan Flynn Sacramento guidebook research files, MS0091,
Center for Sacramento History.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Dan Flynn in 2010 (accession number 2010/002).
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid by Brittani Orona, 2011. Finding aid edited by Kim Hayden, 2020.
Biography / Administrative History
Dan Flynn, author of
Inside Guide to Sacramento: The Hidden Gold of California’s Capital, was born in 1961 in Oxnard, California. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from University of California, Santa
Barbara, and a master’s degree in political science from Rutgers University. Flynn moved to Sacramento in 1986 and worked
for the California state legislature until 2005, when he began working as the director of the Olive Center at University of
California, Davis.
Flynn came up with the idea to create a Sacramento guidebook when he saw there were few in existence. He began his research
for the book in 1992 and self-published it in 1994. He continued his research and re-published the book two more times, in
2000 and 2002.
The book itself provides trivia and an overview of Sacramento’s neighborhoods, restaurants, bars, cafes, nightlife, cultural
institutions, events, and accommodations. It also touches on the towns surrounding Sacramento, and lays out tours in specific
neighborhoods and the greater Sacramento area.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is made up of subject files and photographs compiled by Dan Flynn while researching for his Sacramento guidebook
Inside Guide to Sacramento: The Hidden Gold of California’s Capital. Material includes ephemera, magazines, brochures, newspaper clippings, restaurant menus, pamphlets, and photographic prints
and slides of local area businesses and points of historic interest. The collection is separated into two series based on
format: printed material and photographs.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 2 series:
- Series 1. Printed material, 1987-2000
- Series 2. Photographs and audiovisual, 1992-2001
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Guidebooks--Sacramento (Calif.)
Guidebooks--Sacramento County (Calif.)
Guidebooks--Sacramento region (Calif.)
Sacramento (Calif.)
Sacramento County (Calif.)
Sacramento region (Calif.)
Series 1.
Printed material
1987-2000
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series consists of subject files. Material filed under subjects includes brochures, menus, magazines, newspaper clippings,
pamphlets, and other records, plus ephemera from the book release. This series is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Box 1, Folder 1, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 2, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 3
Art in the Public
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 4, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 7, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 8
Boulevard Park
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 9, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Burgers and Dogs
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 10, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 11, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Calaveras County
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 12, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Capitol Area
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 14, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 15
Citrus Heights
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 16, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Coffee Houses
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 17, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Coffee Shops
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 18
Dan Flynn Promotional
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 19, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 20, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Delicatessen
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 21, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 22, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 24
Eastern European
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 25, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Farmers Market
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 26
Fine Dining
ca. 1987-2000
Box 1, Folder 27, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 28, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 30, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 32, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 1, Folder 33, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Grass Valley
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 37, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 2, Folder 40, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 2, Folder 43
Middle Eastern
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 44, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 2, Folder 45, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Nevada City
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 46, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Nevada County
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 48, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Old Sacramento
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 51, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Placer County
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 52, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Placerville
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 53, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Sacramento Bee Commemorative
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 54, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Sacramento, General
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 55, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
San Joaquin County
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 56, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Sierra County
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 57, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 2, Folder 63
West Sacramento
ca. 1987-2000
Box 2, Folder 64, Mapcase 2:15, Folder 1
Box 2, Folder 66
Yolo County
ca. 1987-2000
Series 2.
Photographs and audiovisual
1992-2001
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains slides, photographic prints, and negatives of Sacramento and surrounding areas. Slides are arranged alphabetically
by subject. Prints and negatives are arranged in the original order received. Also included is a videotape with unknown content.
Box 3, Folder 1
Photographic slides - Amador-Downtown
ca. 1992-2001
Box 3, Folder 2
Photographic slides - Suburbs-Old Sacramento
ca. 1992-2001
Box 3, Folder 3
Unlabeled slides
ca. 1992-2001
General
These slides were found in Kodak trays and plastic bags, and include Dan Flynn’s notes on Kodak tray content; information
provided from notes did not match the order the slides were received in
Box 3, Folder 4
Prints - Sacramento-area landmarks
ca. 1992-2001
Box 3, Folder 5
Negatives - Sacramento-area landmarks
ca. 1992-2001
Box 3, Object 1
Bag of photographic slides
ca. 1992-2001
Box 3, Object 2
Videotape, unknown content
ca. 1992-2001
