Finding Aid to Luther Burbank Middle School Records
Finding aid prepared by Tami J. Suzuki
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
October 19, 2007
Title: Luther Burbank Middle School Records
Date (inclusive): 1955-2002
Collection Identifier: SFH 20
Creator:
Luther Burbank Middle School (San Francisco, Calif.).
Physical Description:
5 boxes
(3.5 cubic feet)
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4567
info@sfpl.org
Abstract: This collection contains library training materials, a few student publications, a school History Book (scrapbook), PTA History
Books, and photographs.
Physical Location: This collection is housed in remote storage and requires a minimum of 2 working days' advance notice for use.
Language of Materials: Collection materials are in English.
Access
The collection is open for research and stored offsite. A minimum of two working days' notice is required for use. Photographs
are available for research during the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection hours. Please call the San Francisco
History Center for hours and information at 415-557-4567.
Publication Rights
Copyright has been assigned to the San Francisco Public Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
or use photographs must be obtained in writing from the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the
San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items and the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Luther Burbank Middle School Records (SFH 20), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public
Library.
Provenance
The Luther Burbank Middle School Records were transferred to the San Francisco Public Library from Luther Burbank Middle School
in 2007.
Related Materials
Researchers are encouraged to see also the San Francisco History Center's card file on Luther Burbank Middle School, the San
Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, and the San Francisco Unified School District Records (SFH 3).Please also check
the catalog holdings of the San Francisco Public Library for further related materials.
Materials Transferred
Yearbooks have been transferred to the book collection of the San Francisco Public Library. Photographs have been transferred
to the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection. Many images are also available online at www.sfpl.org.
Conservation Note
During processing, the entire collection was refoldered and re-housed in acid-free folders and boxes. Some metal staples remain.
Historical Note
Luther Burbank Junior High School opened in 1955 to serve families residing in the Crocker-Amazon and Visitacion Valley districts
of San Francisco. Classes were temporarily held at Samuel Gompers School at 22nd and Bartlett Streets while a new building
was under construction. The new structure, designed to serve 1,500 students and called "The City's Most Beautiful School,"
opened in the fall of 1957 and was dedicated on April 30, 1959. Named in honor of the renowned botanist and naturalist, the
school was located in a corner of John McLaren Park. After ten years, the school was serving 1,800 students. Burbank became
a middle school in 1978. By 1989, the enrollment was at 900 students. Declining enrollment prompted the school district to
close the school in the spring of 2006. The La Grande Avenue property currently houses the June Jordan School for Equity,
a charter high school, and Excelsior Middle School.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains library training materials, a few student publications, a school History Book (scrapbook), PTA History
Books, and photographs.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by type of material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Luther Burbank Junior High School (San Francisco, Calif.) . -- Archives
Luther Burbank Middle School (San Francisco, Calif.). -- Archives
San Francisco Unified School District. -- Archives
Schools--California--San Francisco
Box 1
Study Skills Curriculum Guide,
[19--]
Box 1
Student Handbooks,
[?]-2002
Box 1
Student Publications,
1994-2000
Box 1
PTA History Book,
1971-1973
Box 2
Reading Comprehension Materials,
1979-1980
Box 2
Map Reading Materials,
1970
Box 3
Students of the Week Binder,
[19--]
Box 3
PTA History Book,
1955-1965
Box 5
Loose Photographs,
1959-1988
