Zellerbach Family Papers
Presley Hubschmitt
The Bancroft Library
2023
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Zellerbach family papers
Creator:
Zellerbach family
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2010/690
Physical Description:
12 linear feet
(5 cartons, 1 box, 3 flat boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): 1887-1980
Language of Material:
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Accruals
No future additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Zellerbach family papers were transferred to The Bancroft Library from the Judah L.
Magnes Museum in 2010.
Biographical / Historical
Anthony Zellerbach (1832-1911) was born in Bavaria and immigrated to the United States in
the mid-1840s. He initially lived in Philadelphia but came to San Francisco via the isthmus
of Panama in 1856. He settled in Moores Flat, California (a Gold Rush town). In March of
1863, he married Theresa Mohr (b. 1840). The couple would have nine children (Jacob,
Isadore, Henry, Edward, Eugene, Bella, Lillian, Hazel, and Arthur). Isidore Zellerbach was
born in Moores Flat in 1866. In 1868, Anthony, faced with decreasing opportunities in gold
mining, moved his family to San Francisco, where he began dealing in paper. Anthony founded
his own paper business, A. Zellerbach & Sons, in 1876. The company changed its name to
the Zellerbach Paper Company in 1907. Isadore joined his father's company in 1888 and would
be the major force behind the company until his death in 1941. Isadore married Jennie Baruh
in 1891 and they had two sons, James David (J.D.) and Harold Lionel (H.L.), and one
daughter, Claire (later Mrs. A.B. Saroni). After Isidore's death, sons J.D. and Harold
assumed prominent positions in the Zellerbach company. J.D. married Hannah Fuld in 1916 and
Harold married Doris Joseph in 1917. Harold and Doris had three children, Rolinda (b. 1918),
William J. (b. 1920), and Stephen A. (b.1927). Both William and Stephen played prominent
roles in the Zellerbach Paper Company (and the Crown Zellerbach Corporation). Stephen A.
Zellerbach married Merla Burstein, daughter of Rabbi Burstein of San Francisco's
Congregation Beth Israel, in 1950.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Zellerbach family papers. BANC MSS 2010/690. Magnes Collection of
Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, Berkeley, CA 94704.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2023 with funding from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert
Foundation.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Zellerbach family papers and photographs. Included are materials
from Isidore and Jennie (Baruh) Zellerbach, Harold and Doris (Joseph) Zellerbach, J.D. and
Hannah (Fuld) Zellerbach, Claire Zellerbach Saroni, and Stephen A. and Merla (Burstein)
Zellerbach. Family papers relating to Isidore Zellerbach include files on his estate and
five bound volumes: three "In Memoriam" volumes of condolence letters sent in the wake of
Isidore's death in 1941; one volume of materials relating to the 1938 celebration of
Isidore's 50th anniversary with Crown Zellerbach; and one volume of Christmas holiday
greetings received by Isidore. Stephen A. Zellerbach's files in the collection consist of
materials from his childhood, his college years, his time in the U.S. Navy, his marriage,
and his tenure at the Zellerbach Paper Company. Photographs and pictorial items in the
collection include images of Anthony Zellerbach, Isidore and Jennie, Harold and Doris, J.D.
Zellerbach (especially in his role as Ambassador to Italy in the late 1950s), Stephen A. and
Merla, and other members of the Zellerbach, Saroni, and Baruh families. In addition, the
collection includes documents, blueprints, a scrapbook, photographs and a photo album
relating to Isidore Zellerbach's yacht, Janidore (and other Zellerbach family vessels).
Separated Materials
8mm and 16mm films (home movies), dvds, slides, and objects transferred to the museum
holdings of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life for separate handling and
cataloging. Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1990.005.
Conditions Governing Use
Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17,
U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of
University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
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protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
San Francisco (Calif.)--Social life and customs--20th
century
Jews--California--San Francisco
Jews, German--California--San Francisco
Jewish businesspeople--California--San Francisco
Jewish families--California--San Francisco
Paper industry--California--San Francisco
Photographs
Address books
Business records--California--San Francisco
Correspondence--California--San Francisco
Family papers -- California -- San Francisco
Portraits
Zellerbach
family--Archives
Zellerbach, Anthony,
1832-1911--Family
Zellerbach, Isidore.
1866-1941
Zellerbach, Jennie (Baruh).
1940-1965
Saroni, Claire
(Zellerbach)
Zellerbach, James David,
1892-1963
Zellerbach, Harold
Zellerbach, Doris
(Joseph)
Zellerbach, Stephen A.
1927-
Zellerbach, Merla
(Burstein)
Zellerbach,
Richard--Family
Zellerbach Paper
Company
carton 1, folder 1
General family history
1943-1979
carton 1, folder 2
Zellerbach Hall (Berkeley) and Zellerbach Theater (University of
Pennsylvania)
1966-1972
carton 1, folder 3
Zellerbach family yachts
1940-1957
carton 1, folder 5-6
Isadore Zellerbach memorial books
1941
carton 1, folder 7
Memorial books from the crew of the yacht, Janidore
1941
carton 1, folder 8-9
Scrapbook of obituaries - Isadore Zellerbach
1941
carton 1, folder 10
Isadore Zellerbach - estate
1948
carton 1, folder 11
Isadore Zellerbach - stock certificates
1926-1930
carton 1, folder 12
Isadore Zellerbach Perpetual Trophy
1962
carton 1, folder 13
Jennie Baruh Zellerbach
1949-1967
carton 1, folder 14-15
Jennie Baruh Zellerbach - Trust
1965-1979
carton 1, folder 17-18
Baruh family (estate of M. Baruh)
1942-1945
carton 1, folder 19-20
Harold L. Zellerbach
undated
carton 1, folder 21
Harold L. Zellerbach - address books and diary
undated
carton 1, folder 22
Harold L. Zellerbach - condolences
1978
carton 1, folder 23
Harold L. Zellerbach - memorial book
undated
carton 2, folder 1
Doris (Joseph) Zellerbach - Bride's Book
1916
carton 2, folder 2
Stephen A. Zellerbach - Wedding telegrams
1950
carton 2, folder 3-4
Stephen A. Zellerbach -F.A.I.R. Marin
1968-1969
carton 2, folder 5
Merla Burstein Zellerbach - clippings
undated
carton 2, folder 6
Report of the Federal Power Commission
1950
carton 2, folder 7-8
Stephen A. Zellerbach and Merla Zellerbach - correspondence on Europe
Trip
1951
carton 2, folder 9
Stephen A. Zellerbach and Merla Zellerbach - marital separation
1964
carton 2, folder 10
Claire Zellerbach Saroni Memorial Tumor Institute of San Francisco
1965
carton 2, folder 11
Merla Burstein Zellerbach
1950
carton 2, folder 12
Stephen A. Zellerbach and Merla Zellerbach - wedding
1950
carton 2, folder 13
Stephen A. Zellerbach - Navy documents
1946
carton 2, folder 14
Stephen A. Zellerbach - correspondence from start of Navy career
1945-1946
carton 2, folder 15-17
Stephen A. Zellerbach - scrapbook
1935-1945
carton 2, folder 18-19
Stephen A. Zellerbach - correspondence
1943-1986
carton 2, folder 20
Stephen A. Zellerbach - material from Swarthmore
1946-1948
carton 2, folder 21-22
Stephen A. Zellerbach - correspondence with parents while at
Swarthmore
1946-1949
carton 2, folder 23
Stephen A. Zellerbach -F.A.I.R. Marin
1968-1969
carton 2, folder 25
Doris (Joseph) Zellerbach
1918-1980
carton 2, folder 26
Stephen A. Zellerbach - personal documents
1934-1939
carton 3, folder 1
Stephen A. Zellerbach - baby book
1927
carton 3, folder 2
Stephen A. Zellerbach correspondence with H.L. and D.J. Zellerbach
undated
carton 3, folder 3
Stephen A. Zellerbach - writings
undated
carton 3, folder 4
Stephen A. Zellerbach - miscellaneous
undated
carton 3, folder 5
Lily Zellerbach Drake
1968
carton 3, folder 7
James David Zellerbach
undated
carton 3, folder 8
Zellerbach Paper Company - "The Years of Paper"
1941
carton 3, folder 9-10
Zellerbach Paper Company - Stephen A. Zellerbach files
1950-1969
carton 3, folder 11-12
Zellerbach Paper Company - Scrapbook
1924-1938
carton 3, folder 13
Zellerbach Paper Company - Scrapbook
1940-1955
carton 3, folder 14
Certificates - Stephen A. Zellerbach
1960-1967
carton 3, folder 15
Photographs - Zellerbach family general
undated
carton 3, folder 16
Photographs - Anthony Zellerbach
undated
carton 3, folder 17
Photographs - Isadore and Jennie B. Zellerbach
undated
carton 3, folder 18
Photographs - Jennie B. Zellerbach birthday
1963-1964
carton 3, folder 19
Isadore and Jennie B. Zellerbach photograph album
undated
carton 3, folder 20
Photographs - Harold and Doris Zellerbach
undated
carton 3, folder 21
Photographs - J. D. Zellerbach
1940-1980
carton 3, folder 22
Photographs - Stephen A. Zellerbach
1930s-1940s
carton 3, folder 23
Photographs - Stephen A. Zellerbach portraits
undated
carton 3, folder 24
Photographs from Stephen A. Zellerbach Navy scrapbook
1945
carton 3, folder 25
Photographs - Stephen A. Zellerbach wedding
1950
carton 3, folder 26-27
Photographs - Stephen and Merla Zellerbach
undated
carton 3, folder 28
Photographs - Merla Burstein Zellerbach portraits
1940s-1950s
carton 3, folder 29
Photographs - Dedication of Claire Zellerbach Saroni Tumor
Institute
1965
carton 3, folder 30
Signed Photograph of Sophie Tucker
1946
carton 4, folder 1
Photographs - Jane and Claire Zellerbach Saroni
undated
carton 4, folder 2
Photographs - Baruh family
undated
carton 4, folder 3
Photographs - Zellerbach yachts and boats
undated
carton 4, folder 4
Photographs - Zellerbach family yachts (Janidore)
1930s
carton 4, folder 5
Photograph album - Cruise of the Lady Ada on the Sacramento River
1916
carton 4, folder 6
Photograph album - Ice Follies Aboard the Yacht Janidore
1939
carton 4, folder 7-9
Photographs - Trip to British Columbia, Central America, Bermuda, New
York
1934
carton 4, folder 10
Photographs - Zellerbach Paper Company
undated
carton 4, folder 11
Photographs - Zellerbach Paper Company trucks and delivery vehicles
1920s-1940s
carton 4, folder 12
Photographs - old Olympic Hotel and new Zellerbach Trust Building
1959
carton 4, folder 13
Photographs - miscellaneous travel
undated
carton 4, folder 14
Photographs - unidentified
undated
carton 4, folder 16
Photographs - unidentified (children)
undated
carton 4, folder 17
Zellerbach Africa travel materials
undated
carton 4, folder 18-20
Photographs - Zellerbach Africa trip
undated
carton 4, folder 22
Slides - ECZ House
undated
carton 4, folder 23
Slides - 3235 Clay Street House
undated
carton 4, folder 24
Zellerbach portrait (on glass)
undated
carton 5
Isadore Zellerbach scrapbooks (6 bound scrapbooks)
undated
flat_box 1
Zellerbach Hall dedication materials
1968-1971
flat_box 1
Harold L. Zellerbach Testimonial Dinner
1965
flat_box 2
Family photographs (3 folders)
undated
flat_box 2
Family awards, certificates, and drawings (2 folders)
undated
flat_box 3
James David Zellerbach memorial resolution (1 folder)
undated
flat_box 3
Town & Country and Holiday Magazines (2 folders)
1961