Finding Aid to the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation records, 1979-2014,
SFH 702
Finding aid prepared by Mimi Klausner and Tami J. Suzuki.
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
sfhistory@sfpl.org
June 30, 2022
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library
Title: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation records,
Date (inclusive): 1979-2014,
Collection Identifier: SFH 702
Creator:
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.
Physical Description:
6 cartons, 2 shoeboxes, 1 oversized box
(8 cubic feet)
Abstract: Agency records including newsletters, photographs, videos, press clippings, and some building files.
Physical Location: Open for research. The collection is offsite and advance notice is required for retrieval. Material must be requested at least
4 business days in advance of visit.
Language of Material:
English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research and available for use during San Francisco History Center hours. Photographs are available
during Photo Desk hours. This collection must be requested at least 4 business days in advance of visit.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation Records (SFH 702), San Francisco History Center,
San Francisco Public Library.
Provenance
Received from TNDC in 2021.
Historical Statement
The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is the largest community-based development center in San Francisco, and
is a pioneer in permanent supportive housing. TNDC began in 1981, renovating a Single Room Occupancy (SRO) residential hotel
in the Tenderloin. Over the years, the agency expanded services to include social work, health and wellness, after-school
care, urban agriculture and community food distribution, and community organizing. In 2022, operations include 44 buildings
across 7 neighborhoods in San Francisco, with 12 more buildings planned by 2025.
Scope and Contents
Collection includes newsletters, photographs, videos, press clippings, and some building files.
Technical Requirements
Includes an audio cassette, VHS cassettes, a Betacam SP videocassette, CDs, and DVDs.
Related Material
See also
Tenderloin Times Photograph Archives, SFP 130, and
TNDC at Thirty-five: A History of Affordable Homes, Advocacy, and Community in the Heart of San Francisco,
2017.
Processing Information
Initially processed by Mimi Klaussner, with additional processing by Tami J. Suzuki in 2022.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Housing -- California -- San Francisco.
Low-income housing -- California -- San Francisco.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History.
Tenderloin (San Francisco, Calif.) -- History
Tenderloin (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Social conditions.
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.
Series 1
History Files,
1979-1994
Provenance
From executive director's office.
box 1
Appraisals,
1981-1989
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 1
Budget,
1984-1985
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 1
Central Towers Apartments,
1985
box 1
Downtown Hotels,
1976-1989
box 1
Feasibility Projections,
1981-1983
box 1
Kaussen, Guenter,
1984-1987
box 1
King Edward Apartments,
1979-1988
box 1
The Neighborhood Foundation Properties,
1988-1989
box 1
Refinancing Plan,
[1984?]
box 1
Residential Hotels,
1980-1995
Physical Description:
4 folders
box 1
Tenderloin Housing,
1980-1992
Physical Description:
2 folders
Series 2
Communications and Development,
1985-2014
box 1
Newsletter Mailing List,
1985
box 1
Developments
Newsletter,
1998-2002
box 1
Developments
Newsletter,
2005-2014
box 1
North of Market Development Corporation,
1992
box 1
Press, General,
1999-2000
box 1
Press Releases,
1985-2002
box 1
Public Relations,
1998-2005
box 1
Resource Development Plans,
2001-2005
box 1
San Francisco Fair and Exposition,
1985
box 1
Staff Planning Group,
1996-2000
box 1
Tenderloin After School Program,
1991-1998
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 1
Tenderloin Children's Health Fair,
1995
box 1
Tenderloin Senior Organizing Project,
1994-1997
box 1
Thank You Letters,
1994-2002
box 2
Direct Mail,
2001-2014
Physical Description:
11 folders
box 2
Pool Toss,
2009-2010
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 3
Awards and Proclamations,
1984-2013
box 3
Bags and Banners,
2010-2011
box 3
Grocery Store Gap Collage,
[2008?]
box 2
Series 3
Press Clippings,
1983-2009
Physical Description:
9 folders
Series 4
Photographs,
1980-2009
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Includes CDs and DVDs of images and graphics.
box 4
Publication Negatives,
1980-1989
box 4
TNDC Story Album, Copy of Original,
1985
box 4
Fourth Anniversary Party,
1985
box 4
20th Anniversary
A Safe Home
Publication,
2001
box 4
Annual Dinner,
1995-1997
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 4
Annual Dinner Slideshow and Negatives,
1997
box 4
Annual Dinner,
1998-2010
Physical Description:
8 folders
Technical Requirement
Includes one CD of images (2003 dinner).
box 4
Aarti Staff and Residents,
1983-1984
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 4
Civic Center Residence,
1985-1986
box 5
Sierra Madre Rehabilitation,
1984-1985
box 5
Sierra Madre Staff and Residents,
1984
Events
1994-2005
Technical Requirement
Includes some CDs and DVDs of images.
box 5
Annual Dinner and Other,
1994-1995
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 5
Various,
1999-2001
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 5
Community Health Fair,
1998-2002
box 5
Block Party,
2012
Technical Requirement
Includes three CDs of images.
box 5
Office Opening, 201 Eddy,
1994
box 5
Pool Toss,
1994-2010
Physical Description:
9 folders
Technical Requirement
Includes one DVD of 2009 JPEG images and two DVDs of 2010 images. Includes two CDs of graphics and images from 1995-2004;
in 2004 file; no corresponding prints.
box 6
Tenderloin After-School Program,
1993-2001
box 6
Staff,
1994-2010
Physical Description:
9 folders
box 6
Tenants and Staff,
1984-1986
Physical Description:
2 folders
box 6
Tenants, Residences and Neighborhood,
1990-2000
Physical Description:
9 folders
box 6
Unidentified,
1998-2005
Physical Description:
10 folders
Series 5
Negatives and Slides,
1985-2002
Pool Toss VIII (color)
[2000?]
21st Anniversary Slide Show,
2002
Tenderloin Tour, Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute,
1996
Tenderloin After-School Program Opening,
[1993]
Plaza Ramona Signing,
1995
Council of Community Housing Organizations,
1998
box 9
Series 6
Audio/Visual
1993-2011
Technical Requirements
Includes an audio cassette, VHS cassettes, DVDs, and a Betcam SP videocassette.
Audio Cassette: Sister Patrick Surran, RSM,
May 2, 2000
ABC News and KPIX News,
2003
ABC News and NBC 11 News,
2003
Winslow & Associates,
2005
West Hotel, Channel 2,
2005
KIPP Academy,
60 Minutes,
2000
SRO Interview, Channel 7,
no date
Tenderloin After-School Program Mural, KPIX,
2004
Housing Shortage, KTVU,
2000
TNDC Waiting List Opens, KGO,
2000
Affordable Housing, KGO,
2004
Antonia Manor Hotel Re-Opened, ABC 7
2004
Good Neighbors, Affordable Housing in the Bay Area,
no date
Children's Center with Titles,
1993
"A Family in San Francisco Counts their Blessings," KNTV,
2005
TNDC Presents: More Than Just Housing,
no date
TNDC 25th Anniversary Celebration,
2006
Technical Requirements
Betacam SP.
TNDC, Film Garden Entertainment,
no date
Main Title Design, Carla Swanson
no date
Building Homes and Hope, a presentation of the work of TNDC
[2006?]
TNDC, Building Homes and Hope for 25 Years,
ABC7 Story
May 5, 2006
TNDC's After-School Program,
no date
