San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Art Postcards Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SPC-2024-009
Scope and Contents
The Art Postcard collection (1939-1940; undated) contains one box and 0.21 linear ft. of material belonging to A.M. Lawton, possibly named Alice May Lawton. The majority of the collection contains postcards in a notebook sent to A.M. Lawton, who lives in San Francisco, from a woman named Vada, who lived in Los Angeles. The postcards contain art from Vada, and her day-to-day life inspired the majority of her drawings. Vada drew in pencil and outlined with bright colored pens relating to...
Dates:
1939-1940; undated
Cain (Leo F.) Writings
Collection
Identifier: DH-2007-008
Abstract
CONTENT WARNING: This finding aid contains records that have been identified as including offensive or harmful original or creator supplied language. This language has been retained in order to preserve historic context of the material. This collection contains the conference writings, speeches, symposium proceeding summary, meeting addresses, essays, reports, discussions, journal articles written by Leo Cain in the years preceding his appointment to Cal State Dominguez Hills, and includes...
Dates:
1948-2001; undated; Majority of material found within 1948-1997
Found in:
University Archives
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Cain (Leo F.) Writings
Castro Family Photograph Album
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SPC-2024-011
Scope and Contents
The Castro Family Album Collection (1937-1942; undated) contains one photo album and 0.21 linear ft. of material. The box contains photos of the Castro family and friends in the 1930s and 1940s. Several of the photos were taken and developed in photo studios in the Los Angeles area. Additionally, there are several photos taken in Tijuana, Mexico, photos of men dressed in Navy uniforms, photos in front of camps, working on a car, portraits of children, a photo of Navy men dedicated to his...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1940s; undated
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) San Francisco Chapter Papers
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2023-004
Scope and Contents
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) San Francisco Chapter Papers (1964-1965, 1969; circa 1960s; undated) contains documents mostly related to activities of the San Francisco Chapter of CORE. A majority of the documents are in regards to an agreement between Community Dry Goods Relation Association and CORE, and CORE's belief that the terms of the agreement were not met due to discriminatory hiring practices; pickets, demonstrations, and marches protesting East Bay Restaurant Association,...
Dates:
1964-1969; circa 1960s; undated
Drag Performance and Cross-Dressing Resources Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2021-031
Scope and Contents
This collection contains event flyers, programs, postcards, and ticket stubs mostly related to drag performance events, as well as a few flyers regarding cross-dressing support services. Included is material related to San Francisco's Imperial Court and founder, Jose Sarria- Empress I; Shirley Empress de San Francisco III; Collette LeGrande, Countess of San Francisco; Cockatielia for Empress; Angelina Josephina Manicotti for Grand Duchess; and others; as well as two postcards and a flyer...
Dates:
1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1993-1997, 2000-2005
Indonesian Sailors Deportation Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2016-001
Abstract
This collection contains nine photographs, one flyer, and one magazine related to the detetion of a group of Indonesian seamen in 1947. The images depict about 200-300 men at an immigration detetion center in downtown San Francisco, at the Southern Pacific depot in San Francisco, and on a ship called the "Marine Lync" in San Francisco Bay. The photographs in this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Dates:
1946-1947
Tazu Kawamoto Photo Album Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2016-013
Abstract
This collection contains one album of mostly photographs compiled by Tazu Kawamoto that document various people, events, and activities throughout 1939-1943. Materials in this collection include: photographs, flyers, invitations, and business cards relating to Tazu Kawamoto’s personal life, with a focus on events during the World’s Fair on San Francisco’s Treasure Island in 1939. The photographs are most likely taken inside the Gila River Incarceration Center in Arizona, including a...
Dates:
1939-1943
La Raza En Acción Local Audio Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2022-039
Scope and Contents
The La Raza En Acción Local audio collection (1971-1977; undated) contains 40 reel-to-reel tapes featuring audio from La Raza En Acción Local, a Latino directed non-profit organization that was located in San Francisco's Mission District. Also included in this collection are tapes featuring audio regarding another one of La Raza En Acción Local's organizations La Raza Information Center, as well as KNBR 680, KBRG, and KOFY radio shows.
Dates:
1971-1977; undated
Madeline Mixer Collection
Collection
Identifier: SPC-2016-005
Abstract
This collection documents the contributions and achievements of Madeline Mixer, a former director of Region IX of the United States Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau in regards to creating equal employment opportunities, training, and education for women working in trades’ professions. Materials include: documents regarding California construction projects such as the Cypress Replacement Project and Oakland Federal Project, papers, reports, newsletters, and statistics related to the United...
Dates:
1953-2015; Majority of material found within 1986-1999
Tom Mooney Case Photographs
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: SPC-2023-026
Scope and Contents
The Tom Mooney Case Photographs Collection (1918-1939, undated) contains 51 photographs and newsclippings; and one pamphlet regarding Tom Mooney, a political activist and labor leader who was convicted of the San Francisco Preparedness Day Bombing of 1916. A majority of the photographs relate to Mooney's court case on an indictment related to the 1916 bombing. Photographs include images of Mooney on his way to sentencing; in court; at various pardon hearings and investigations; in prison; at...
Dates:
1918-1939; undated