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San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102
http://www.sfpl.org/
Contact
Susan Goldstein, City Archivist
Phone: 415-557-4563
Fax: 415-437-4849
Email: sgoldstein[at]sfpl.org
About the Collection
Description of San Francisco water-related materials:
Numerous publications, particularly government documents and reports, many issued by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Recent materials include links to current agendas and drafts of the SFPUC. Materials also include older legal cases and publications from the Spring Valley Water Company.
Extensive clippings from the San Francisco Examiner newspaper morgue, along with all the city newspapers on microfilm.
The Department of Public Works Photograph Collection consists of 97 photograph albums that detail all city projects undertaken from 1909 through the 1940's. This collection includes extensive documentation of the building of Hetch Hetchy, as well as the construction of water infrastructure (pipes, cisterns) throughout the city.
Time Period: 1848-1899, 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present
Types of Material: Architectural Drawings, Books, Ephemera, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Government Documents, Institutional Publications, Institutional Records, Maps, Microfiche/Microfilm, Newspaper Clippings, Newspapers, Official Records, Photographs, Serials, Slides, Statistical Data, Technical Drawings
Access:
Open to the Public? Yes
Reservations Required? No
Public Fee? No
Hours: See website for varying hours
Open to Scholars? Yes
Reservations Required: No
Scholars Fee? No
Hours: See website for varying hours
Access Procedures:
Circulating material can be checked out with an SFPL library card. Reference material can be used onsite with appropriate ID. Photocopiers available. Patrons can bring in digital cameras. Photos can be reproduced by SFPL. Wireless computer access available throughout the building.
Collection Management Information
Catalog:
Most materials are catalogued on our OPAC, available at http://www.sfpl.org. Photographs are available through the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection homepage, located at http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfphoto.htm
Digital Formats:
(See Historical Photograph Collection, above).
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Submitted: 3/3/2007
Last Updated:3/3/2007
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