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Scope and Contents
Title: California general subjects collection
Identifier/Call Number: CALIF FILES
Contributing Institution:
Society of California Pioneers
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
42.6 Linear feet
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1844-2010
Date (inclusive): 1776-2010
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Abstract: Comprises a wide variety of ephemera documenting the natural, social, political, economic, and cultural life of California
-- and particularly San Francisco -- in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collection materials are organized into hundreds
of subjects, representing different places (cities, neighborhoods, streets, buildings, and geographic features); events (natural
disasters, migrations, holidays, and wars); commercial enterprises (businesses, trades, and industries); and political, educational,
and cultural organizations and activities (schools, churches, political parties, labor unions, and clubs). Particularly well
documented are diverse and specific industries, businesses, technologies, schools, churches, and clubs that flourished in
San Francisco and throughout the state during and after the Gold Rush.
Access
Collection is open by appointment for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be
submitted in writing to the Librarian.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [File name], California General Subjects Collection, CALIF FILES, The Society of California Pioneers.
Related Collections
Biographical File Collection
California Counties Ephemera Collection
Additions to the Collection
Additions to the collection are ongoing.
Processing Information
Processed by California Ephemera Project staff, funded by a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from
the Council on Library and Information Resources, in 2009-2010.
Aquisition
Assembled by the staff at The Society of California Pioneers.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
Scope and Contents
Comprises a wide variety of ephemera documenting the natural, social, political, economic, and cultural life of California
-- and particularly San Francisco -- in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collection materials are organized into hundreds
of subjects, representing different places (cities, neighborhoods, streets, buildings, and geographic features); events (natural
disasters, migrations, holidays, and wars); commercial enterprises (businesses, trades, and industries); and political, educational,
and cultural organizations and activities (schools, churches, political parties, labor unions, and clubs). Particularly well
documented are diverse and specific industries, businesses, technologies, schools, churches, and clubs that flourished in
San Francisco and throughout the state during and after the Gold Rush.
Range of ephemera includes: newspapers and newspaper clippings; journals and journal articles; advertisements; circulars;
flyers; pamphlets; brochures; booklets; viewbooks; souvenir programs; catalogs; programs; invitations; business cards; membership
cards; dues cards; constitutions and bylaws; articles of incorporation; tickets; ballots; stationery; timetables; maps; correspondence;
menus; indentures; deeds; contracts; certificates; certificates of shares; checks; receipts; coupons; directories; report
cards; reports; reminiscences; souvenirs; ribbons; prospectuses; financial records; notary seals; passenger lists; ship logs;
passes; licenses; dance cards; poems; songs; and political cartoons.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Advertisements.
Ballots.
Brochures.
Business cards.
Bylaws (administrative records).
California Ephemera Project.
Catalogs.
Certificates.
Clippings.
Correspondence.
Directories.
Ephemera.
Fliers (printed matter).
Invitations.
Maps.
Menus.
Programs.
Promotional materials.
Receipts (financial records).
Tickets.
Viewbooks.