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Mystic Rhode Island
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Wish You Were Here! SFPL's Annual Wit & Humor Exhibition
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The San Francisco Public Library presents Innocents Abroad: Travels with the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor. Reaching into near and far corners of the world, this exhibition draws on a rich collection of materials that represents the book hunting activities of a fervent bibliophile in the first half of the twentieth century. The exhibition opens April 1 and continues through May 31, in the Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor, Main Library.
Lawyer, bibliophile and humanitarian Nat Schmulowitz took his first grand tour of Europe shortly after World War I. What he saw then and in subsequent trips after World War II is documented in correspondence, scrapbooks, and in the books he acquired along the way. He travelled to the four corners of the earth, searching diligently for humorous materials and combing bookshops wherever he went.
Travel journals, scrapbooks, letters, postcards, and ephemera are on display, partnered with the humor books Nat discovered as he made his way through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. A shimmering diversity of languages and dialects in the books show the breadth of his travels and his accomplishments representing world humor in this remarkable collection.
On April Fools’ Day, 1947, Mr. Schmulowitz gave ninety-three jest books to the San Francisco Public Library. He faithfully continued to add toward the establishment of what is now considered the world’s largest public collection of wit & humor.
Located in the Book Arts & Special Collections Center, the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor (SCOWAH) contains more than 22,000 books and 250 periodical titles, electronic media and ephemera, as well as the personal archive of Nat Schmulowitz. The collection reflects the eclectic humor of its founder, whose motto still resonates: “Without humor the world is doomed.” The annual SCOWAH exhibition, which opens every April Fools’ Day, is a tribute to Mr. Schmulowitz’s generosity and lifelong interest in the Library.
The Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center is also home to the Grabhorn Collection on the History of Printing & the Development of the Book, the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering, and the Little Maga/Zine Collection, as well as other special collections.
RELATED DISPLAY AND PROGRAMS:
Making Tracks -- Don’t Forget to Write: Selected Travel Books. A book cover display on the Third Floor, General Collections and Humanities Center Wall Case. April 1 through May 31.
Thursdays at Noon Film Series--Innocents Abroad: Travel Films, featuring Roman Holiday (April 5); Travels With My Aunt (April 12); Last Holiday (April 19). In the Koret Auditorium, 12 noon.
All programs at the Library are Free. For more information, please call (415) 557-4277.
The San Francisco Public Library presents Innocents Abroad: Travels with the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor. Reaching into near and far corners of the world, this exhibition draws on a rich collection of materials that represents the book hunting activities of a fervent bibliophile in the first half of the twentieth century. The exhibition opens April 1 and continues through May 31, in the Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor, Main Library.
Lawyer, bibliophile and humanitarian Nat Schmulowitz took his first grand tour of Europe shortly after World War I. What he saw then and in subsequent trips after World War II is documented in correspondence, scrapbooks, and in the books he acquired along the way. He travelled to the four corners of the earth, searching diligently for humorous materials and combing bookshops wherever he went.
Travel journals, scrapbooks, letters, postcards, and ephemera are on display, partnered with the humor books Nat discovered as he made his way through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. A shimmering diversity of languages and dialects in the books show the breadth of his travels and his accomplishments representing world humor in this remarkable collection.
On April Fools’ Day, 1947, Mr. Schmulowitz gave ninety-three jest books to the San Francisco Public Library. He faithfully continued to add toward the establishment of what is now considered the world’s largest public collection of wit & humor.
Located in the Book Arts & Special Collections Center, the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor (SCOWAH) contains more than 22,000 books and 250 periodical titles, electronic media and ephemera, as well as the personal archive of Nat Schmulowitz. The collection reflects the eclectic humor of its founder, whose motto still resonates: “Without humor the world is doomed.” The annual SCOWAH exhibition, which opens every April Fools’ Day, is a tribute to Mr. Schmulowitz’s generosity and lifelong interest in the Library.
The Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center is also home to the Grabhorn Collection on the History of Printing & the Development of the Book, the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering, and the Little Maga/Zine Collection, as well as other special collections.
RELATED DISPLAY AND PROGRAMS:
Making Tracks -- Don’t Forget to Write: Selected Travel Books. A book cover display on the Third Floor, General Collections and Humanities Center Wall Case. April 1 through May 31.
Thursdays at Noon Film Series--Innocents Abroad: Travel Films, featuring Roman Holiday (April 5); Travels With My Aunt (April 12); Last Holiday (April 19). In the Koret Auditorium, 12 noon.
All programs at the Library are Free. For more information, please call (415) 557-4277.
Postally Yours, or, You've Got Mail!
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The Book Arts & Special Collections Center is pleased to present a mail art program with an almost universal appeal. For anyone interested in mail art --making postcards, decorated envelopes and zines; sending found art through the mail; finding your own unique handwritten voice; connecting with pen pals; making artist stamps; tracking down rubber stamps, old and new; hanging out at a favorite local Post Office --we have the program for you! The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op is celebrating their one-year anniversary at the San Francisco Public Library, and you’re invited.
Here's the program line-up for the SF Correspondence Co-op birthday party.
Sunday, May 27, 1-4pm, in the Latino-Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library.
2pm –> postal bingo: everybody loves bingo — and the best kind of bingo is postal themed! Designer Maureen Forys of Happenstance Type-O-Rama has created a keepsake bingo board for players; the first three folks to call out “bingo!” will receive fabulous prizes. Calling will start at 2pm sharp – don’t delay!
3pm –> postal white elephant swap: if interested in participating, please bring a wrapped postal/letter writing related gift that you are up-cycling – no need to purchase anything new! Examples include: unused stationery, blank journals, ephemera scraps, a packet of interesting envelopes, etc.
When you arrive at the party, please check in at the white elephant table in order to receive a “swap number”. The swap will take place on the dot at 3pm!
Throughout the event –> group project/exquisite corpse: bring your favorite art making tools and join our group project! Attendees are welcome to create/draw/stamp at the designated “Creation Station”; paper will be on hand for you to “make” to your heart’s content! Examples of items to bring for art making: pens, rubber stamps, stickers, colored pencils. The Co-op will provide a small selection of tools for you to use.
Once you’ve finished putting together your masterpiece, add your name to the mailing list. At a later date, you’ll receive part of the exquisite corpse!
Join the fun! All programs at the Library are free and open to the public.
"The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op was founded by Red Letter Day/Jennie Hinchcliff in May 2011. The Co-op's goal is to bring like-minded mail artists and letter writers together on a monthly basis. The Co-op strongly believes that mail art is for everyone, no matter what their age or skill set. Participants in Correspondence Co-op are encouraged to share mail art stories, techniques, and know-how, thereby contributing to the key ideals which keep the Eternal Network going and growing."--Mission Statement, San Francisco Correspondence Co-op
The Co-op has been featured in the blog Felt & Wire and the Bold Italic blog and print magazine (no. 2).
Here at the San Francisco Public Library you can find an array of inspirational and craft oriented books, zines, periodicals, and visual materials to feed your creative needs. Join the ranks of the mail art movement and learn more about the SF Correspondence Co-op on Sunday, May 27, at the Main Library, Civic Center.
A MAIL ART READING LIST TO GET YOU GOING
Correspondence: An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson (1976)
Creative Correspondence by Michael and Judy Jacobs (2003)
The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects by John Tingey (2010)
Good Mail Day by Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler (2009); and the e-book
How to Draw a Bunny [videorecording] (2004)
Mail Art: An Annotated Bibliography by John Held, Jr. (1997)
Red Letter Day [zine]
Rubber Soul: Rubber Stamps and Correspondence Art by Sandra Mizumoto Posey (1996)
Spark: Visual Arts (KQED, 2004), featuring mail art collector, John Held, Jr.
Co-op member shares some of the mail art she received.
All images courtesy San Francisco Correspondence Co-op.
The Book Arts & Special Collections Center is pleased to present a mail art program with an almost universal appeal. For anyone interested in mail art --making postcards, decorated envelopes and zines; sending found art through the mail; finding your own unique handwritten voice; connecting with pen pals; making artist stamps; tracking down rubber stamps, old and new; hanging out at a favorite local Post Office --we have the program for you! The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op is celebrating their one-year anniversary at the San Francisco Public Library, and you’re invited.
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Sunday, May 27, 1-4pm, in the Latino-Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library.
2pm –> postal bingo: everybody loves bingo — and the best kind of bingo is postal themed! Designer Maureen Forys of Happenstance Type-O-Rama has created a keepsake bingo board for players; the first three folks to call out “bingo!” will receive fabulous prizes. Calling will start at 2pm sharp – don’t delay!
3pm –> postal white elephant swap: if interested in participating, please bring a wrapped postal/letter writing related gift that you are up-cycling – no need to purchase anything new! Examples include: unused stationery, blank journals, ephemera scraps, a packet of interesting envelopes, etc.
When you arrive at the party, please check in at the white elephant table in order to receive a “swap number”. The swap will take place on the dot at 3pm!
Throughout the event –> group project/exquisite corpse: bring your favorite art making tools and join our group project! Attendees are welcome to create/draw/stamp at the designated “Creation Station”; paper will be on hand for you to “make” to your heart’s content! Examples of items to bring for art making: pens, rubber stamps, stickers, colored pencils. The Co-op will provide a small selection of tools for you to use.
Once you’ve finished putting together your masterpiece, add your name to the mailing list. At a later date, you’ll receive part of the exquisite corpse!
Join the fun! All programs at the Library are free and open to the public.
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The Co-op has been featured in the blog Felt & Wire and the Bold Italic blog and print magazine (no. 2).
Here at the San Francisco Public Library you can find an array of inspirational and craft oriented books, zines, periodicals, and visual materials to feed your creative needs. Join the ranks of the mail art movement and learn more about the SF Correspondence Co-op on Sunday, May 27, at the Main Library, Civic Center.
A MAIL ART READING LIST TO GET YOU GOING
Correspondence: An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson (1976)
Creative Correspondence by Michael and Judy Jacobs (2003)
The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects by John Tingey (2010)
Good Mail Day by Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler (2009); and the e-book
How to Draw a Bunny [videorecording] (2004)
Mail Art: An Annotated Bibliography by John Held, Jr. (1997)
Red Letter Day [zine]
Rubber Soul: Rubber Stamps and Correspondence Art by Sandra Mizumoto Posey (1996)
Spark: Visual Arts (KQED, 2004), featuring mail art collector, John Held, Jr.
Co-op member shares some of the mail art she received.
All images courtesy San Francisco Correspondence Co-op.
Happy 75th Birthday, Golden Gate Bridge!
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From brass bands to fireworks, big celebrations are in store this weekend for the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th anniversary. The Golden Gate Bridge has become a symbol of San Francisco, loved by locals and visitors alike, and the San Francisco Public Library is no exception. There are many programs and exhibits at the library in commemoration of this grand event.
- The Bridging Minds: San Francisco Reads, 1933-1937 exhibit currently on display outside the San Francisco History Center is a glimpse into the reading habits of San Franciscans at the time the Bridge was being built.
- On Location: the Golden Gate Bridge on the Silver Screen is a program by Jim Van Buskirk that highlights the Bridge in clips from feature films. There are several screenings taking place at various branches.
- Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge by Kevin Starr is the current On the Same Page pick. Kevin Starr will be at the Main Library to discuss his book on Tuesday, June 19th 6:30 p.m. in the Koret Auditorium.
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| Headlines from The San Francisco News, May 28, 1937. From the San Francisco History Center Ephemera files: SF. Bridges. Golden Gate. Opening Day. Newspaper Clippings. |
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| Commemorative wooden postcard of the Golden Gate Bridge. Courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, SFPL. |
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| Reverse side of commemorative wooden postcard of the Golden Gate Bridge. |
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| Newscopy: "Gay shouts fill the air as Mayor Angelo Rossi applies an acetylene torch to the silver chain across the bridge at the San Francisco-Marin County line. Timothy Reardon, state director of industrial relations (right) adds his voice to the din of gay celebrants." May 27, 1937. Courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection. |
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| "Authentic San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Paint" can. Courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, SFPL. |
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| Golden Gate Bridge ticket books, 1962-1963. Courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, SFPL. |
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Online Military Records and Indexes Website - Latest Updates
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The Online Military Records, Indexes and Databases of Soldiers Directory has been updated with the following links...
Revolutionary War
- General Section: Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogy Databases
- Illinois: Index to the George Rogers Clark collection of papers pertaining to the Illinois Regiment of Virginia State Forces
Civil War
- General Section: The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (searchable multi-volume scanned Civil War book series)
- Colorado Territory Civil War Volunteer Records
- Connecticut Civil War Manuscripts Project (from the Connecticut Historical Society Library)
- Michigan: Department of Michigan, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (includes databases for graves and GAR records)
- Missouri: State Historical Society of Missouri, the Civil War in Missouri
- Missouri: Index to the List of Union Veterans Buried in and about St. Louis
- New Jersey Civil War Treasury Vouchers, 1861-1865
- North Carolina: Index of Confederate Section Burials at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
World War I
- Hawaii World War I Service Records - Army and Navy
- Kansas WWI and Military Indexes (includes Kansas World War I Bounty Claims Index and Kansas Soldiers of the Great War)
- Michigan: Kalamazoo County World War One Veterans
- Missouri History Museum: Genealogy Index (includes index of Casualties, European War, July 20, 1918-September 8, 1939; and index of Persons Who Enlisted in St. Louis City and County Who Died in Service)
- Nebraska WWI Draft Registration Cards Database 1917-1918
- New Jersey World War I Casualties Database (includes descriptive cards and photographs)
World War II
- World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) Indexed for Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin at FamilySearch (includes digitized images)
- Kansas WWII and Military Indexes (includes Kansas World War II Selective Service Index, Kansas World War II Army Casualties, Kansas World War II Oral Histories, Kansas Burials/Memorials at World War II Military Cemeteries Operated by the American Battle Monuments Commission)
- Missouri: St. Louis in World War II Casualties, October 1941-March 1943, scrapbook index
- International Section... Russia: Soviet Union WWII Prisoners of War Database
See: Military Indexes and Records
Revolutionary War
- General Section: Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogy Databases
- Illinois: Index to the George Rogers Clark collection of papers pertaining to the Illinois Regiment of Virginia State Forces
Civil War
- General Section: The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (searchable multi-volume scanned Civil War book series)
- Colorado Territory Civil War Volunteer Records
- Connecticut Civil War Manuscripts Project (from the Connecticut Historical Society Library)
- Michigan: Department of Michigan, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (includes databases for graves and GAR records)
- Missouri: State Historical Society of Missouri, the Civil War in Missouri
- Missouri: Index to the List of Union Veterans Buried in and about St. Louis
- New Jersey Civil War Treasury Vouchers, 1861-1865
- North Carolina: Index of Confederate Section Burials at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC
World War I
- Hawaii World War I Service Records - Army and Navy
- Kansas WWI and Military Indexes (includes Kansas World War I Bounty Claims Index and Kansas Soldiers of the Great War)
- Michigan: Kalamazoo County World War One Veterans
- Missouri History Museum: Genealogy Index (includes index of Casualties, European War, July 20, 1918-September 8, 1939; and index of Persons Who Enlisted in St. Louis City and County Who Died in Service)
- Nebraska WWI Draft Registration Cards Database 1917-1918
- New Jersey World War I Casualties Database (includes descriptive cards and photographs)
World War II
- World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) Indexed for Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin at FamilySearch (includes digitized images)
- Kansas WWII and Military Indexes (includes Kansas World War II Selective Service Index, Kansas World War II Army Casualties, Kansas World War II Oral Histories, Kansas Burials/Memorials at World War II Military Cemeteries Operated by the American Battle Monuments Commission)
- Missouri: St. Louis in World War II Casualties, October 1941-March 1943, scrapbook index
- International Section... Russia: Soviet Union WWII Prisoners of War Database
See: Military Indexes and Records
Online Indexes for Cemeteries, Obituaries and Death Records - Latest Additions
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The Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records website has been updated with links to the following items...
California
- Santa Barbara County Cemeteries
- Santa Clara County: Los Gatos Death Certificates 1868-1920
Colorado
- Denver County: Riverside Cemetery Block 12 Burials (identifies over 7000 graves in the potter's field section of Riverside Cemetery)
- Denver County: Riverside Cemetery African-American Burials (over 5200 listings)
- Colorado Cemetery Indexing Project: Individuals Interred in Small Colorado Burial Sites
Delaware
- Delaware Death Records and Index 1855-1955 at FamilySearch
Florida
- Nassau County Cemeteries and Obituaries
- Orange County: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records (Orlando and central Florida area)
Illinois
- Champaign County Historical and Genealogical Index (indexes some obituaries, death notices and other records)
- DuPage County: Villa Park Argus Obituary Index 1931-recent
Indiana
- Carroll County Historical Museum Genealogy Databases (includes wills 1830-1991 and Zion Cemetery burials)
- Cass County: Logansport City Cemeteries Burial Search
- Elkhart County Genealogy Indexes (includes cemeteries, probate files and wills)
- Howard County Memory Project (includes cemeteries, funeral notices and more)
- Marshall County: Plymouth Pilot Obituary Index
- St. Joseph County Genealogy Indexes (includes idexes for burial permits, coroner's records, cemetery inscriptions and more)
- Starke County Family History: Deaths, Coroner's Reports and more
- Switzerland County: Vevay Newspaper Index of births, marriages & deaths (update: more years added)
Iowa
- Jasper County: City of Newton - Union Cemetery Burials
Kansas
- Butler County Cemeteries (also has some obituaries and wills)
Massachusetts
- Barnstable County: Falmouth Genealogical Society Obituaries Index (1990-2009) and Cemetery Transcription Project
- Suffolk County: Zimmer Newspaper Index Digitization Project 1878-1937 (An index to some Massachusetts newspaper articles: "The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Journal, and Boston Transcript were the papers which were indexed most consistently." Includes some obituaries.)
- Worcester County: Evergreen Cemetery Burials (Leominster, Massachusetts)
Michigan
- Berrien County: Niles Obituaries Index
- Charlevoix County: Death Records Search
- Oakland County Genealogy Search: Marriage and Death Index 1941-recent
Minnesota
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: Wills Index 1858-1973, and Cemetery Index
Mississippi
- Neshoba County Cemeteries
Missouri
- Bates County Cemeteries
- Greene County: Hall's Index and Items of Genealogical Interest from Springfield Newspapers
- Jefferson County Newspaper Index 1866-1932 - includes birth, marriage and death notices (update: more years added)
New Jersey
- New Jersey Death Records Index, June 1878-June 1886 (update: 2 years added)
New York City
- Kings County, New York Estate Files Index 1866-1923 from FamilySearch
- Queens County: Montefiore Springfield Jewish Cemetery Burials (Springfield Gardens, NY)
See: Online New York City Death Records Indexes and Obituaries
New York State
- Cattaraugus County Cemeteries
- Livingston County: Dansville Obituary Index 1960-present (update: more years added)
- Rensselaer County: Troy, New York Genealogy Indexes (includes newspaper death notices, cemetery burials and more)
- Suffolk County: New Montefiore Jewish Cemetery Burials (West Babylon, New York)
- Westchester County: Larchmont and Mamaroneck Cemeteries
North Carolina
- Wayne County Death Index 1995-2009
Ohio
- Columbiana County: Salem News Obituaries Index 1965-2010, and Grandview Cemetery Association Burial Database
- Greene County Death Records 1869-1909, and Birth Records 1869-1909
- Lake County: Index to Cemetery Inscriptions
- Lake County: Morley Library Obituary Index
- Wayne County Genealogy Databases (includes Early Obituary Abstracts, Veteran's Home Death Records and other items)
- Cuyahoga County: Cleveland City Cemetery Index (also has Cuyahoga Wills & Estates Index 1826-1904) See: Online Cleveland & Cuyahoga County, Ohio Death Records & Indexes
Pennsylvania
- Beaver County: Beaver Cemetery Burials
- Lehigh County: Morning Call Online Obituary Index 1895-1983 (some years not complete; from the Allentown Public Library)
- Northampton County: Easton Area Public Library Obituary Indexes
- Schuylkill County: Pottsville Public Library - Obituaries and Cemeteries Indexes
- Somerset County: Johnstown Tribune-Democrat Obituary Indexes
South Carolina
- Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina - Cemetery Burials
South Dakota
- Minnehaha County: Sioux Valley Genealogical Society Obituaries Index
Tennessee
- Scott County Death Indexes
Utah
- Utah Death Certificates Index 1904-1959 (update: year 1959 added)
- Utah County Obituary Index
Virginia
- Accomac County: Eastern Shore of Virginia Marriage and Death Notices 1881-1912
Washington
- Grays Harbor County: City of Hoquiam Cemetery Burials
Wisconsin
- Eau Claire County: City of Eau Claire Cemetery Records Search (for Forest Hill and Lakeview Cemeteries)
- Portage County: Cemetery Burials and Stevens Point Area Obituary Index 1864-recent
See: Online Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemetery Burials
California
- Santa Barbara County Cemeteries
- Santa Clara County: Los Gatos Death Certificates 1868-1920
Colorado
- Denver County: Riverside Cemetery Block 12 Burials (identifies over 7000 graves in the potter's field section of Riverside Cemetery)
- Denver County: Riverside Cemetery African-American Burials (over 5200 listings)
- Colorado Cemetery Indexing Project: Individuals Interred in Small Colorado Burial Sites
Delaware
- Delaware Death Records and Index 1855-1955 at FamilySearch
Florida
- Nassau County Cemeteries and Obituaries
- Orange County: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records (Orlando and central Florida area)
Illinois
- Champaign County Historical and Genealogical Index (indexes some obituaries, death notices and other records)
- DuPage County: Villa Park Argus Obituary Index 1931-recent
Indiana
- Carroll County Historical Museum Genealogy Databases (includes wills 1830-1991 and Zion Cemetery burials)
- Cass County: Logansport City Cemeteries Burial Search
- Elkhart County Genealogy Indexes (includes cemeteries, probate files and wills)
- Howard County Memory Project (includes cemeteries, funeral notices and more)
- Marshall County: Plymouth Pilot Obituary Index
- St. Joseph County Genealogy Indexes (includes idexes for burial permits, coroner's records, cemetery inscriptions and more)
- Starke County Family History: Deaths, Coroner's Reports and more
- Switzerland County: Vevay Newspaper Index of births, marriages & deaths (update: more years added)
Iowa
- Jasper County: City of Newton - Union Cemetery Burials
Kansas
- Butler County Cemeteries (also has some obituaries and wills)
Massachusetts
- Barnstable County: Falmouth Genealogical Society Obituaries Index (1990-2009) and Cemetery Transcription Project
- Suffolk County: Zimmer Newspaper Index Digitization Project 1878-1937 (An index to some Massachusetts newspaper articles: "The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Journal, and Boston Transcript were the papers which were indexed most consistently." Includes some obituaries.)
- Worcester County: Evergreen Cemetery Burials (Leominster, Massachusetts)
Michigan
- Berrien County: Niles Obituaries Index
- Charlevoix County: Death Records Search
- Oakland County Genealogy Search: Marriage and Death Index 1941-recent
Minnesota
- Blue Earth County Historical Society: Wills Index 1858-1973, and Cemetery Index
Mississippi
- Neshoba County Cemeteries
Missouri
- Bates County Cemeteries
- Greene County: Hall's Index and Items of Genealogical Interest from Springfield Newspapers
- Jefferson County Newspaper Index 1866-1932 - includes birth, marriage and death notices (update: more years added)
New Jersey
- New Jersey Death Records Index, June 1878-June 1886 (update: 2 years added)
New York City
- Kings County, New York Estate Files Index 1866-1923 from FamilySearch
- Queens County: Montefiore Springfield Jewish Cemetery Burials (Springfield Gardens, NY)
See: Online New York City Death Records Indexes and Obituaries
New York State
- Cattaraugus County Cemeteries
- Livingston County: Dansville Obituary Index 1960-present (update: more years added)
- Rensselaer County: Troy, New York Genealogy Indexes (includes newspaper death notices, cemetery burials and more)
- Suffolk County: New Montefiore Jewish Cemetery Burials (West Babylon, New York)
- Westchester County: Larchmont and Mamaroneck Cemeteries
North Carolina
- Wayne County Death Index 1995-2009
Ohio
- Columbiana County: Salem News Obituaries Index 1965-2010, and Grandview Cemetery Association Burial Database
- Greene County Death Records 1869-1909, and Birth Records 1869-1909
- Lake County: Index to Cemetery Inscriptions
- Lake County: Morley Library Obituary Index
- Wayne County Genealogy Databases (includes Early Obituary Abstracts, Veteran's Home Death Records and other items)
- Cuyahoga County: Cleveland City Cemetery Index (also has Cuyahoga Wills & Estates Index 1826-1904) See: Online Cleveland & Cuyahoga County, Ohio Death Records & Indexes
Pennsylvania
- Beaver County: Beaver Cemetery Burials
- Lehigh County: Morning Call Online Obituary Index 1895-1983 (some years not complete; from the Allentown Public Library)
- Northampton County: Easton Area Public Library Obituary Indexes
- Schuylkill County: Pottsville Public Library - Obituaries and Cemeteries Indexes
- Somerset County: Johnstown Tribune-Democrat Obituary Indexes
South Carolina
- Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina - Cemetery Burials
South Dakota
- Minnehaha County: Sioux Valley Genealogical Society Obituaries Index
Tennessee
- Scott County Death Indexes
Utah
- Utah Death Certificates Index 1904-1959 (update: year 1959 added)
- Utah County Obituary Index
Virginia
- Accomac County: Eastern Shore of Virginia Marriage and Death Notices 1881-1912
Washington
- Grays Harbor County: City of Hoquiam Cemetery Burials
Wisconsin
- Eau Claire County: City of Eau Claire Cemetery Records Search (for Forest Hill and Lakeview Cemeteries)
- Portage County: Cemetery Burials and Stevens Point Area Obituary Index 1864-recent
See: Online Death Records Indexes, Obituaries and Cemetery Burials
Wish You Were Here! SFPL's Annual Wit & Humor Exhibition
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The San Francisco Public Library presents Innocents Abroad: Travels with the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor. Reaching into near and far corners of the world, this exhibition draws on a rich collection of materials that represents the book hunting activities of a fervent bibliophile in the first half of the twentieth century. The exhibition opens April 1 and continues through May 31, in the Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor, Main Library.
Lawyer, bibliophile and humanitarian Nat Schmulowitz took his first grand tour of Europe shortly after World War I. What he saw then and in subsequent trips after World War II is documented in correspondence, scrapbooks, and in the books he acquired along the way. He travelled to the four corners of the earth, searching diligently for humorous materials and combing bookshops wherever he went.
Travel journals, scrapbooks, letters, postcards, and ephemera are on display, partnered with the humor books Nat discovered as he made his way through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. A shimmering diversity of languages and dialects in the books show the breadth of his travels and his accomplishments representing world humor in this remarkable collection.
On April Fools’ Day, 1947, Mr. Schmulowitz gave ninety-three jest books to the San Francisco Public Library. He faithfully continued to add toward the establishment of what is now considered the world’s largest public collection of wit & humor.
Located in the Book Arts & Special Collections Center, the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor (SCOWAH) contains more than 22,000 books and 250 periodical titles, electronic media and ephemera, as well as the personal archive of Nat Schmulowitz. The collection reflects the eclectic humor of its founder, whose motto still resonates: “Without humor the world is doomed.” The annual SCOWAH exhibition, which opens every April Fools’ Day, is a tribute to Mr. Schmulowitz’s generosity and lifelong interest in the Library.
The Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center is also home to the Grabhorn Collection on the History of Printing & the Development of the Book, the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering, and the Little Maga/Zine Collection, as well as other special collections.
RELATED DISPLAY AND PROGRAMS:
Making Tracks -- Don’t Forget to Write: Selected Travel Books. A book cover display on the Third Floor, General Collections and Humanities Center Wall Case. April 1 through May 31.
Thursdays at Noon Film Series--Innocents Abroad: Travel Films, featuring Roman Holiday (April 5); Travels With My Aunt (April 12); Last Holiday (April 19). In the Koret Auditorium, 12 noon.
All programs at the Library are Free. For more information, please call (415) 557-4277.
The San Francisco Public Library presents Innocents Abroad: Travels with the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor. Reaching into near and far corners of the world, this exhibition draws on a rich collection of materials that represents the book hunting activities of a fervent bibliophile in the first half of the twentieth century. The exhibition opens April 1 and continues through May 31, in the Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor, Main Library.
Lawyer, bibliophile and humanitarian Nat Schmulowitz took his first grand tour of Europe shortly after World War I. What he saw then and in subsequent trips after World War II is documented in correspondence, scrapbooks, and in the books he acquired along the way. He travelled to the four corners of the earth, searching diligently for humorous materials and combing bookshops wherever he went.
Travel journals, scrapbooks, letters, postcards, and ephemera are on display, partnered with the humor books Nat discovered as he made his way through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. A shimmering diversity of languages and dialects in the books show the breadth of his travels and his accomplishments representing world humor in this remarkable collection.
On April Fools’ Day, 1947, Mr. Schmulowitz gave ninety-three jest books to the San Francisco Public Library. He faithfully continued to add toward the establishment of what is now considered the world’s largest public collection of wit & humor.
Located in the Book Arts & Special Collections Center, the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit & Humor (SCOWAH) contains more than 22,000 books and 250 periodical titles, electronic media and ephemera, as well as the personal archive of Nat Schmulowitz. The collection reflects the eclectic humor of its founder, whose motto still resonates: “Without humor the world is doomed.” The annual SCOWAH exhibition, which opens every April Fools’ Day, is a tribute to Mr. Schmulowitz’s generosity and lifelong interest in the Library.
The Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center is also home to the Grabhorn Collection on the History of Printing & the Development of the Book, the Harrison Collection of Calligraphy & Lettering, and the Little Maga/Zine Collection, as well as other special collections.
RELATED DISPLAY AND PROGRAMS:
Making Tracks -- Don’t Forget to Write: Selected Travel Books. A book cover display on the Third Floor, General Collections and Humanities Center Wall Case. April 1 through May 31.
Thursdays at Noon Film Series--Innocents Abroad: Travel Films, featuring Roman Holiday (April 5); Travels With My Aunt (April 12); Last Holiday (April 19). In the Koret Auditorium, 12 noon.
All programs at the Library are Free. For more information, please call (415) 557-4277.
On Location: the Golden Gate Bridge in Hollywood Movies
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In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Public Library has curated an exhibition, Bridging Minds: San Francisco Reads, 1933-1937; selected Golden Gate: The Life and Times of America's Greatest Bridge by Kevin Starr for On the Same Page; and planned programs such as Jim Van Buskirk's On Location: the Golden Gate Bridge in Hollywood Movies. The San Francisco History Center invited Jim to be our guest blogger so that he could share his inspiration, as well as teasers, for his upcoming program. Included here is a selection of publicity stills from the films and of the bridge. To see the Golden Gate Bridge in action, we encourage you to go to one of the programs!
On Location: the Golden Gate Bridge in Hollywood Movies by Jim Van Buskirk
When Susan Goldstein proposed a library program to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, I was dubious. Until she said, “Other organizations are doing history programs. Let’s do something more fun. Like how the bridge appears in Hollywood movies.”
I was immediately intrigued. Having coauthored Celluloid San Francisco: the Film Lover’s Guide to Movie Locations with Will Shank, I remained captivated by how San Francisco has been portrayed in the movies. Our book listed a few films featuring the bridge, including Flower Drum Song, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and The High and the Mighty. We claimed that the Bridge had appeared in more films than any other single San Francisco location and included descriptions of scenes from It Came from Beneath the Sea, On the Beach, Superman, Mother, Bicentennial Man, and The Love Bug.
I began exploring the Internet and found many more films purportedly featuring the bridge. I started watching them, locating the images of the bridge, and noting the beginning and end times of the sequences. Some were just an image of the bridge at the beginning of a movie to establish the San Francisco location, or it hovered in the background of one or more scenes. Often, the bridge actually played a pivotal role. Escape in the Fog (1945) was said to feature the Golden Gate Bridge, but after arduously tracking down a copy, it turned out to be the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge.
I reserved DVDs from the San Francisco Public Library’s well-stocked circulating collection, added titles to my Netflix queue, and viewed copies from the San Francisco History Center’s invaluable non-circulating collection of San Francisco-related titles. San Francisco History Center’s staff helped track down DVD copies and deliver them to a member of Media Services, who assembled the disk for the program. I asked to include still images from films and posters featuring the iconic span. I couldn’t have done this project without the library staff’s dedicated assistance.
When I mentioned the project to friends, many suggested titles not on my growing list. One former colleague alerted me to a scene at the end of Psych-Out (1968), in which a deaf Susan Strasberg has a bad acid trip in the middle of the bridge while Dean Stockwell and Jack Nicholson look on helplessly. The film also has fascinating location footage of Haight Street, demonstrating the inadvertent archival aspect of feature films. I suggested ordering it for the collection, along with several other films that significantly document San Francisco in time and place.
After thinking to include clips from San Francisco television series, I realized I had more material than I could use and decided to focus exclusively on movies. I ultimately identified about 30 clips from feature films. I decided to also include two documentary films, The Bridge and The Joy of Life, both of which deal with the bridge as a site of many suicides.
In the course of my research, I uncovered some fascinating bits of trivia to weave into the presentation, like how Hitchcock originally envisioned ending The Birds with a shot (never filmed or even story-boarded) of the Bridge covered in birds. I’m still trying to understand more fully why the Golden Gate Bridge so quickly became such an icon for the Bay Area, California, and even the United States. The bridge is a brilliant engineering feat, in a beautiful natural location, a striking color, and is photogenic from many angles. Perhaps that is why it has “starred” in so many movies. I look forward to the audience’s input when I offer the program at the Main Library on Wednesday, May 16 and subsequently at several branches.
On Location: the Golden Gate Bridge in Hollywood Movies at San Francisco Public Library
Wednesday, May 16, 6 p.m.
Main, Koret Auditorium
Presented by the San Francisco History Center
Saturday, May 26, 3–4:30 p.m.
Potrero Branch / 1616 20th St. (near Connecticut)
Saturday, June 9, 3 p.m.
Noe Valley Branch / 451 Jersey St. (near Castro)
Wednesday, June 13, 7 p.m.
Merced Branch / 155 Winston Dr. (at 19th Ave.)
Saturday, June 23, 2–4 p.m.
Ortega Branch / 3223 Ortega St. (at 39th Ave.)
Wednesday, June 27, 7–8:30 p.m.
Excelsior Branch / 4400 Mission St. (at Cotter)
Photographs courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection. There are over 900 photographs online of the Golden Gate Bridge! Explore online or come and visit during the open hours of the Photo Desk. A curated sample of Golden Gate Bridge images are on Flickr.
On Location: the Golden Gate Bridge in Hollywood Movies by Jim Van Buskirk
When Susan Goldstein proposed a library program to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, I was dubious. Until she said, “Other organizations are doing history programs. Let’s do something more fun. Like how the bridge appears in Hollywood movies.”
I was immediately intrigued. Having coauthored Celluloid San Francisco: the Film Lover’s Guide to Movie Locations with Will Shank, I remained captivated by how San Francisco has been portrayed in the movies. Our book listed a few films featuring the bridge, including Flower Drum Song, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and The High and the Mighty. We claimed that the Bridge had appeared in more films than any other single San Francisco location and included descriptions of scenes from It Came from Beneath the Sea, On the Beach, Superman, Mother, Bicentennial Man, and The Love Bug.
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| Golden Gate Bridge in On the Beach, 1960 |
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| Kim Novak on location near the Golden Gate Bridge, 1957 |
I began exploring the Internet and found many more films purportedly featuring the bridge. I started watching them, locating the images of the bridge, and noting the beginning and end times of the sequences. Some were just an image of the bridge at the beginning of a movie to establish the San Francisco location, or it hovered in the background of one or more scenes. Often, the bridge actually played a pivotal role. Escape in the Fog (1945) was said to feature the Golden Gate Bridge, but after arduously tracking down a copy, it turned out to be the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge.
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| Fort Point and the Golden Gate Bridge, 1952 |
I reserved DVDs from the San Francisco Public Library’s well-stocked circulating collection, added titles to my Netflix queue, and viewed copies from the San Francisco History Center’s invaluable non-circulating collection of San Francisco-related titles. San Francisco History Center’s staff helped track down DVD copies and deliver them to a member of Media Services, who assembled the disk for the program. I asked to include still images from films and posters featuring the iconic span. I couldn’t have done this project without the library staff’s dedicated assistance.
When I mentioned the project to friends, many suggested titles not on my growing list. One former colleague alerted me to a scene at the end of Psych-Out (1968), in which a deaf Susan Strasberg has a bad acid trip in the middle of the bridge while Dean Stockwell and Jack Nicholson look on helplessly. The film also has fascinating location footage of Haight Street, demonstrating the inadvertent archival aspect of feature films. I suggested ordering it for the collection, along with several other films that significantly document San Francisco in time and place.
After thinking to include clips from San Francisco television series, I realized I had more material than I could use and decided to focus exclusively on movies. I ultimately identified about 30 clips from feature films. I decided to also include two documentary films, The Bridge and The Joy of Life, both of which deal with the bridge as a site of many suicides.
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| Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds, 1963 |
On Location: the Golden Gate Bridge in Hollywood Movies at San Francisco Public Library
Wednesday, May 16, 6 p.m.
Main, Koret Auditorium
Presented by the San Francisco History Center
Saturday, May 26, 3–4:30 p.m.
Potrero Branch / 1616 20th St. (near Connecticut)
Saturday, June 9, 3 p.m.
Noe Valley Branch / 451 Jersey St. (near Castro)
Wednesday, June 13, 7 p.m.
Merced Branch / 155 Winston Dr. (at 19th Ave.)
Saturday, June 23, 2–4 p.m.
Ortega Branch / 3223 Ortega St. (at 39th Ave.)
Wednesday, June 27, 7–8:30 p.m.
Excelsior Branch / 4400 Mission St. (at Cotter)
Photographs courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection. There are over 900 photographs online of the Golden Gate Bridge! Explore online or come and visit during the open hours of the Photo Desk. A curated sample of Golden Gate Bridge images are on Flickr.
Postally Yours, or, You've Got Mail!
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The Book Arts & Special Collections Center is pleased to present a mail art program with an almost universal appeal. For anyone interested in mail art --making postcards, decorated envelopes and zines; sending found art through the mail; finding your own unique handwritten voice; connecting with pen pals; making artist stamps; tracking down rubber stamps, old and new; hanging out at a favorite local Post Office --we have the program for you! The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op is celebrating their one-year anniversary at the San Francisco Public Library, and you’re invited.
Here's the program line-up for the SF Correspondence Co-op birthday party.
Sunday, May 27, 1-4pm, in the Latino-Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library.
2pm –> postal bingo: everybody loves bingo — and the best kind of bingo is postal themed! Designer Maureen Forys of Happenstance Type-O-Rama has created a keepsake bingo board for players; the first three folks to call out “bingo!” will receive fabulous prizes. Calling will start at 2pm sharp – don’t delay!
3pm –> postal white elephant swap: if interested in participating, please bring a wrapped postal/letter writing related gift that you are up-cycling – no need to purchase anything new! Examples include: unused stationery, blank journals, ephemera scraps, a packet of interesting envelopes, etc.
When you arrive at the party, please check in at the white elephant table in order to receive a “swap number”. The swap will take place on the dot at 3pm!
Throughout the event –> group project/exquisite corpse: bring your favorite art making tools and join our group project! Attendees are welcome to create/draw/stamp at the designated “Creation Station”; paper will be on hand for you to “make” to your heart’s content! Examples of items to bring for art making: pens, rubber stamps, stickers, colored pencils. The Co-op will provide a small selection of tools for you to use.
Once you’ve finished putting together your masterpiece, add your name to the mailing list. At a later date, you’ll receive part of the exquisite corpse!
Join the fun! All programs at the Library are free and open to the public.
"The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op was founded by Red Letter Day/Jennie Hinchcliff in May 2011. The Co-op's goal is to bring like-minded mail artists and letter writers together on a monthly basis. The Co-op strongly believes that mail art is for everyone, no matter what their age or skill set. Participants in Correspondence Co-op are encouraged to share mail art stories, techniques, and know-how, thereby contributing to the key ideals which keep the Eternal Network going and growing."--Mission Statement, San Francisco Correspondence Co-op
The Co-op has been featured in the blog Felt & Wire and the Bold Italic blog and print magazine (no. 2).
Here at the San Francisco Public Library you can find an array of inspirational and craft oriented books, zines, periodicals, and visual materials to feed your creative needs. Join the ranks of the mail art movement and learn more about the SF Correspondence Co-op on Sunday, May 27, at the Main Library, Civic Center.
A MAIL ART READING LIST TO GET YOU GOING
Correspondence: An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson (1976)
Creative Correspondence by Michael and Judy Jacobs (2003)
The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects by John Tingey (2010)
Good Mail Day by Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler (2009); and the e-book
How to Draw a Bunny [videorecording] (2004)
Mail Art: An Annotated Bibliography by John Held, Jr. (1997)
Red Letter Day [zine]
Rubber Soul: Rubber Stamps and Correspondence Art by Sandra Mizumoto Posey (1996)
Spark: Visual Arts (KQED, 2004), featuring mail art collector, John Held, Jr.
Co-op member shares some of the mail art she received.
All images courtesy San Francisco Correspondence Co-op.
The Book Arts & Special Collections Center is pleased to present a mail art program with an almost universal appeal. For anyone interested in mail art --making postcards, decorated envelopes and zines; sending found art through the mail; finding your own unique handwritten voice; connecting with pen pals; making artist stamps; tracking down rubber stamps, old and new; hanging out at a favorite local Post Office --we have the program for you! The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op is celebrating their one-year anniversary at the San Francisco Public Library, and you’re invited.
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Sunday, May 27, 1-4pm, in the Latino-Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library.
2pm –> postal bingo: everybody loves bingo — and the best kind of bingo is postal themed! Designer Maureen Forys of Happenstance Type-O-Rama has created a keepsake bingo board for players; the first three folks to call out “bingo!” will receive fabulous prizes. Calling will start at 2pm sharp – don’t delay!
3pm –> postal white elephant swap: if interested in participating, please bring a wrapped postal/letter writing related gift that you are up-cycling – no need to purchase anything new! Examples include: unused stationery, blank journals, ephemera scraps, a packet of interesting envelopes, etc.
When you arrive at the party, please check in at the white elephant table in order to receive a “swap number”. The swap will take place on the dot at 3pm!
Throughout the event –> group project/exquisite corpse: bring your favorite art making tools and join our group project! Attendees are welcome to create/draw/stamp at the designated “Creation Station”; paper will be on hand for you to “make” to your heart’s content! Examples of items to bring for art making: pens, rubber stamps, stickers, colored pencils. The Co-op will provide a small selection of tools for you to use.
Once you’ve finished putting together your masterpiece, add your name to the mailing list. At a later date, you’ll receive part of the exquisite corpse!
Join the fun! All programs at the Library are free and open to the public.
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The Co-op has been featured in the blog Felt & Wire and the Bold Italic blog and print magazine (no. 2).
Here at the San Francisco Public Library you can find an array of inspirational and craft oriented books, zines, periodicals, and visual materials to feed your creative needs. Join the ranks of the mail art movement and learn more about the SF Correspondence Co-op on Sunday, May 27, at the Main Library, Civic Center.
A MAIL ART READING LIST TO GET YOU GOING
Correspondence: An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson (1976)
Creative Correspondence by Michael and Judy Jacobs (2003)
The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects by John Tingey (2010)
Good Mail Day by Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler (2009); and the e-book
How to Draw a Bunny [videorecording] (2004)
Mail Art: An Annotated Bibliography by John Held, Jr. (1997)
Red Letter Day [zine]
Rubber Soul: Rubber Stamps and Correspondence Art by Sandra Mizumoto Posey (1996)
Spark: Visual Arts (KQED, 2004), featuring mail art collector, John Held, Jr.
Co-op member shares some of the mail art she received.
All images courtesy San Francisco Correspondence Co-op.
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Art Agnos: "It was an extraordinary kind of time."
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Arthur “Art” Christ Agnos is best known for his work as a California Assemblyman (1976-1988) and as mayor of San Francisco (1988-1991). The Art Agnos Papers, a 75-box collection documenting his political career, is open for research at the San Francisco History Center. The records consist of legislative and subject files, speeches, correspondence, press releases, and newspaper clippings. Mayoral issues included budget problems, homelessness, AIDS, racial integration of the Fire Department, home-porting of the USS Missouri, the grape boycott, the Loma Prieta Earthquake, and demolition of the Embarcadero Freeway.
Agnos served as Chief of Staff to Leo T. McCarthy, Speaker of the Assembly. In 1976, he defeated Harvey Milk to represent the 16th district in the California Assembly.
campaign booklet Things To Be Proud Of, [1991]
A devastating 6.9 earthquake struck the Bay Area on Oct. 17, 1989. Agnos said his proudest moment was the way San Franciscans responded. Just three weeks later, a downtown baseball stadium measure supported by the mayor narrowly lost, giving the mayor his biggest disappointment. Voters later approved a privately-financed ballpark to be built in China Basin, now home of the San Francisco Giants.
“I liked being mayor best of all because you have unparalleled power to pick up the phone on any issue you wanted to get into, and I love to get into issues, and I love to gather people around me who had what I call 'Peace Corps hearts and linebacker eyes,' who wanted to get into issues and fight 'em. It was an extraordinary kind of time.”
From an interview with Evan White, Bay TV Live, [1993?]
To see more or to use this collection, visit the San Francisco History Center. A one-case exhibition from the Art Agnos Papers is also currently on view.
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| From left to right: Assemblyman Leo T. McCarthy, Assemblyman Willie L. Brown, Congressman Phil Burton, and Art Agnos, ca. early 1980s |
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| Art Agnos was the city's first mayor to ride in the Gay Freedom Day Parade, c Arnold Arkenau, 1988 |
campaign booklet Things To Be Proud Of, [1991] A devastating 6.9 earthquake struck the Bay Area on Oct. 17, 1989. Agnos said his proudest moment was the way San Franciscans responded. Just three weeks later, a downtown baseball stadium measure supported by the mayor narrowly lost, giving the mayor his biggest disappointment. Voters later approved a privately-financed ballpark to be built in China Basin, now home of the San Francisco Giants.
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| Conceptual view of proposed China Basin ballpark, [1989] |
“I liked being mayor best of all because you have unparalleled power to pick up the phone on any issue you wanted to get into, and I love to get into issues, and I love to gather people around me who had what I call 'Peace Corps hearts and linebacker eyes,' who wanted to get into issues and fight 'em. It was an extraordinary kind of time.” From an interview with Evan White, Bay TV Live, [1993?]
To see more or to use this collection, visit the San Francisco History Center. A one-case exhibition from the Art Agnos Papers is also currently on view.
Bridging Minds: San Francisco Reads, 1933-1937
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To mark the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge on May 27th, we have pulled together an exhibit reflecting the reading habits of San Franciscans of that era.
On display are first editions, photographs and ephemera from the San Francisco History Center and other library collections that feature bestsellers, books about or set in California and California authors of the 1930s. Highlighted, too, are the fine press printers, booksellers and public libraries that made books available to the book loving public.
Bestsellers are selected from national lists as well as from San Francisco booksellers’ reports and the San Francisco Chronicle’s recommended lists. The exhibit includes a mix of fiction and nonfiction, breakouts and “bombs”: murder mysteries, historical fiction, autobiography and light romance intermingle with economics, race relations, and social justice.
San Francisco bookstores operating in the early to mid-1930s included Gelber & Lilienthal, Newbegin’s, and Paul Elder’s. Department stores that sold books included The White House, City of Paris and The Emporium. Other booksellers specialized in textbooks, law books, socialist publications and foreign language titles.
San Francisco fine press printers included Johnck & Seeger, the Grabhorn Press, John Henry Nash and the Windsor Press. Their work was also available through Gelber & Lilienthal, Newbegin’s and Elder’s.
Below is a selected list of some of the books on display. Check our catalog to see if there are copies available for checkout. Allen, Hervey. Anthony AdverseArmstrong, Arnold. Parched Earth Armer, Laura Adams. Dark Circle of Branches
Asbury, Herbert. The Barbary Coast Birney, Hoffman. Grim Journey; the Story of the Adventures of the Emigrating Company Known as the Donner PartyBriffault, Robert. Europa:the Days of Ignorance
Dana, Julian. The Man Who Built San Francisco
Davenport, Marcia. Of Lena Geyer Day, Clarence. Life With FatherDobie, Charles Caldwell. San Francisco; a Pageant Dobie, Charles Caldwell. San Francisco Tales
Douglas, Lloyd. White Banners Drury, Aubrey. California, an Intimate Guide Genthe, Arnold. As I Remember Gregory, Jackson. A Case for Mr. Paul Savoy
Jameson, Storm. In The Second Year
Jarrett, Cora Hardy. Strange Houses; a taleJohnston, James A. Prison Life is DifferentJones, Idwal. China Boy
Lampson, Robin. Laughter Out of the Ground
Mason, Arthur. Come Easy, Go Easy Mitchell, Margaret. Gone With the WindMitchell, Ruth Comfort. Old San Francisco ...Nordhoff, Charles. The HurricaneNorris, Kathleen. The American Flaggs Norton, Roy. The Canyon of Gold O’Dell, Scott. Woman of SpainRadin, Paul. The Racial MythRourke, Constance. Audubon Saroyan, William. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories Sinclair, Upton. Depression Island Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men Steinbeck, John. To A God UnknownSteinbeck, John. Tortilla FlatWells, H. G. Experiment in Autobiography; Discoveries and Conclusions of a Very Ordinary Brain
The books will be on display on the 6th floor outside the San Francisco History Center through July 14th.
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Gelber, Lilienthal sold new books as well as rare and fine press editions. This illustration is from their stationery of the 1930s. Image courtesy of Book Arts & Special Collections, SFP |
On display are first editions, photographs and ephemera from the San Francisco History Center and other library collections that feature bestsellers, books about or set in California and California authors of the 1930s. Highlighted, too, are the fine press printers, booksellers and public libraries that made books available to the book loving public.
Bestsellers are selected from national lists as well as from San Francisco booksellers’ reports and the San Francisco Chronicle’s recommended lists. The exhibit includes a mix of fiction and nonfiction, breakouts and “bombs”: murder mysteries, historical fiction, autobiography and light romance intermingle with economics, race relations, and social justice.
San Francisco bookstores operating in the early to mid-1930s included Gelber & Lilienthal, Newbegin’s, and Paul Elder’s. Department stores that sold books included The White House, City of Paris and The Emporium. Other booksellers specialized in textbooks, law books, socialist publications and foreign language titles.
San Francisco fine press printers included Johnck & Seeger, the Grabhorn Press, John Henry Nash and the Windsor Press. Their work was also available through Gelber & Lilienthal, Newbegin’s and Elder’s.
Below is a selected list of some of the books on display. Check our catalog to see if there are copies available for checkout. Allen, Hervey. Anthony AdverseArmstrong, Arnold. Parched Earth Armer, Laura Adams. Dark Circle of Branches
Asbury, Herbert. The Barbary Coast Birney, Hoffman. Grim Journey; the Story of the Adventures of the Emigrating Company Known as the Donner PartyBriffault, Robert. Europa:the Days of Ignorance
Dana, Julian. The Man Who Built San Francisco
Davenport, Marcia. Of Lena Geyer Day, Clarence. Life With FatherDobie, Charles Caldwell. San Francisco; a Pageant Dobie, Charles Caldwell. San Francisco Tales
Douglas, Lloyd. White Banners Drury, Aubrey. California, an Intimate Guide Genthe, Arnold. As I Remember Gregory, Jackson. A Case for Mr. Paul Savoy
Jameson, Storm. In The Second Year
Jarrett, Cora Hardy. Strange Houses; a taleJohnston, James A. Prison Life is DifferentJones, Idwal. China Boy
Lampson, Robin. Laughter Out of the Ground
Mason, Arthur. Come Easy, Go Easy Mitchell, Margaret. Gone With the WindMitchell, Ruth Comfort. Old San Francisco ...Nordhoff, Charles. The HurricaneNorris, Kathleen. The American Flaggs Norton, Roy. The Canyon of Gold O’Dell, Scott. Woman of SpainRadin, Paul. The Racial MythRourke, Constance. Audubon Saroyan, William. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories Sinclair, Upton. Depression Island Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men Steinbeck, John. To A God UnknownSteinbeck, John. Tortilla FlatWells, H. G. Experiment in Autobiography; Discoveries and Conclusions of a Very Ordinary Brain
The books will be on display on the 6th floor outside the San Francisco History Center through July 14th.
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| The Leaflet: Number 5, April, 1934. Image courtesy of Book Arts & Special Collections, SFPL. |
May I? Permits & Licenses
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One may be more accustomed to associating law enforcement with prohibitions than with permissions; however, much of the historic business of the Board of Police Commissioners was granting, renewing--and, admittedly, sometimes denying or withdrawing--permits and licenses. The San Francisco Police Department Records include about a dozen volumes that list permit and license applications from 1879 to 1938, mostly for selling liquor, but also for peddling wares and driving various sorts of vehicles. Despite the wide overall date range, there are gaps; most of the record books concentrate around the years 1900-1906. Here are some visual highlights.
The restaurant license applications consist of a run of four consecutive volumes from 1900-1904.
The Board of Supervisors appears to have sent the Board of Police Commissioners this letterhead notice containing a clipping of the ordinance they passed that requires restaurant proprietors, owners, and managers to get liquor licenses. It is pasted into the front of the permit book.
Here's a sample page of entries.The reason for the addition of the blue pencil dates is unclear.
The volumes that list liquor licenses for various types of drinking establishments run scattershot over the years 1903-1919, right before Prohibition. This page for Market Street shows mostly saloons, along with a couple of hybrids: saloon-restaurant and saloon-bowling alley. Notice the stamp "No female patrons."
Moving on from liquor to more general merchandise, this copy of California Code 3308 is pasted inside one of two record books from 1900-1906 that have sections labeled for auctioneers, "int. offices," junk dealers, pawn brokers, and second hand dealers. Books, prints, paintings, and packaged imports were exceptions to the sales-in-the-daytime rule.
Here's a sample page of entries for Pacific street. They're faintly visible here, but many entries have notes penciled in that the permit or vendor was "closed" on Apr. 18, 1906, the date of the earthquake and fire.
We'll be featuring the aforementioned vehicle licenses in the next SFPD records post--stay tuned!
Because the San Francisco Police Department Records are still being processed, some volumes are not yet available for public use. Please contact the San Francisco History Center with questions at 415-557-4567.
All images are from the San Francisco Police Department Records (SFH 61), courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
The restaurant license applications consist of a run of four consecutive volumes from 1900-1904.
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| Restaurant retail liquor permit book label, front cover |
The Board of Supervisors appears to have sent the Board of Police Commissioners this letterhead notice containing a clipping of the ordinance they passed that requires restaurant proprietors, owners, and managers to get liquor licenses. It is pasted into the front of the permit book.
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| Restaurant retail liquor liquor license ordinance, 1900 |
Here's a sample page of entries.The reason for the addition of the blue pencil dates is unclear.
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| Restaurant dealers' license applications, 1900 |
The volumes that list liquor licenses for various types of drinking establishments run scattershot over the years 1903-1919, right before Prohibition. This page for Market Street shows mostly saloons, along with a couple of hybrids: saloon-restaurant and saloon-bowling alley. Notice the stamp "No female patrons."
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| Market Street liquor license applications |
Moving on from liquor to more general merchandise, this copy of California Code 3308 is pasted inside one of two record books from 1900-1906 that have sections labeled for auctioneers, "int. offices," junk dealers, pawn brokers, and second hand dealers. Books, prints, paintings, and packaged imports were exceptions to the sales-in-the-daytime rule.
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| State law prohibiting evening sale of goods by public auction in San Francisco and Sacramento, 1903 |
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| Pacific Street peddlers' license applicatio |
Here's a sample page of entries for Pacific street. They're faintly visible here, but many entries have notes penciled in that the permit or vendor was "closed" on Apr. 18, 1906, the date of the earthquake and fire.
We'll be featuring the aforementioned vehicle licenses in the next SFPD records post--stay tuned!
Because the San Francisco Police Department Records are still being processed, some volumes are not yet available for public use. Please contact the San Francisco History Center with questions at 415-557-4567.
All images are from the San Francisco Police Department Records (SFH 61), courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.
Postally Yours, or, You've Got Mail!
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The Book Arts & Special Collections Center is pleased to present a mail art program with an almost universal appeal. For anyone interested in mail art --making postcards, decorated envelopes and zines; sending found art through the mail; finding your own unique handwritten voice; connecting with pen pals; making artist stamps; tracking down rubber stamps, old and new; hanging out at a favorite local Post Office --we have the program for you! The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op is celebrating their one-year anniversary at the San Francisco Public Library, and you’re invited.
Here's the program line-up for the SF Correspondence Co-op birthday party.
Sunday, May 27, 1-4pm, in the Latino-Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library.
2pm –> postal bingo: everybody loves bingo — and the best kind of bingo is postal themed! Designer Maureen Forys of Happenstance Type-O-Rama has created a keepsake bingo board for players; the first three folks to call out “bingo!” will receive fabulous prizes. Calling will start at 2pm sharp – don’t delay!
3pm –> postal white elephant swap: if interested in participating, please bring a wrapped postal/letter writing related gift that you are up-cycling – no need to purchase anything new! Examples include: unused stationery, blank journals, ephemera scraps, a packet of interesting envelopes, etc.
When you arrive at the party, please check in at the white elephant table in order to receive a “swap number”. The swap will take place on the dot at 3pm!
Throughout the event –> group project/exquisite corpse: bring your favorite art making tools and join our group project! Attendees are welcome to create/draw/stamp at the designated “Creation Station”; paper will be on hand for you to “make” to your heart’s content! Examples of items to bring for art making: pens, rubber stamps, stickers, colored pencils. The Co-op will provide a small selection of tools for you to use.
Once you’ve finished putting together your masterpiece, add your name to the mailing list. At a later date, you’ll receive part of the exquisite corpse!
Join the fun! All programs at the Library are free and open to the public.
"The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op was founded by Red Letter Day/Jennie Hinchcliff in May 2011. The Co-op's goal is to bring like-minded mail artists and letter writers together on a monthly basis. The Co-op strongly believes that mail art is for everyone, no matter what their age or skill set. Participants in Correspondence Co-op are encouraged to share mail art stories, techniques, and know-how, thereby contributing to the key ideals which keep the Eternal Network going and growing."--Mission Statement, San Francisco Correspondence Co-op
The Co-op has been featured in the blog Felt & Wire and the Bold Italic blog and print magazine (no. 2).
Here at the San Francisco Public Library you can find an array of inspirational and craft oriented books, zines, periodicals, and visual materials to feed your creative needs. Join the ranks of the mail art movement and learn more about the SF Correspondence Co-op on Sunday, May 27, at the Main Library, Civic Center.
A MAIL ART READING LIST TO GET YOU GOING
Correspondence: An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson (1976)
Creative Correspondence by Michael and Judy Jacobs (2003)
The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects by John Tingey (2010)
Good Mail Day by Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler (2009); and the e-book
How to Draw a Bunny [videorecording] (2004)
Mail Art: An Annotated Bibliography by John Held, Jr. (1997)
Red Letter Day [zine]
Rubber Soul: Rubber Stamps and Correspondence Art by Sandra Mizumoto Posey (1996)
Spark: Visual Arts (KQED, 2004), featuring mail art collector, John Held, Jr.
Co-op member shares some of the mail art she received.
All images courtesy San Francisco Correspondence Co-op.
The Book Arts & Special Collections Center is pleased to present a mail art program with an almost universal appeal. For anyone interested in mail art --making postcards, decorated envelopes and zines; sending found art through the mail; finding your own unique handwritten voice; connecting with pen pals; making artist stamps; tracking down rubber stamps, old and new; hanging out at a favorite local Post Office --we have the program for you! The San Francisco Correspondence Co-op is celebrating their one-year anniversary at the San Francisco Public Library, and you’re invited.
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Sunday, May 27, 1-4pm, in the Latino-Hispanic Community Meeting Room, Lower Level, Main Library.
2pm –> postal bingo: everybody loves bingo — and the best kind of bingo is postal themed! Designer Maureen Forys of Happenstance Type-O-Rama has created a keepsake bingo board for players; the first three folks to call out “bingo!” will receive fabulous prizes. Calling will start at 2pm sharp – don’t delay!
3pm –> postal white elephant swap: if interested in participating, please bring a wrapped postal/letter writing related gift that you are up-cycling – no need to purchase anything new! Examples include: unused stationery, blank journals, ephemera scraps, a packet of interesting envelopes, etc.
When you arrive at the party, please check in at the white elephant table in order to receive a “swap number”. The swap will take place on the dot at 3pm!
Throughout the event –> group project/exquisite corpse: bring your favorite art making tools and join our group project! Attendees are welcome to create/draw/stamp at the designated “Creation Station”; paper will be on hand for you to “make” to your heart’s content! Examples of items to bring for art making: pens, rubber stamps, stickers, colored pencils. The Co-op will provide a small selection of tools for you to use.
Once you’ve finished putting together your masterpiece, add your name to the mailing list. At a later date, you’ll receive part of the exquisite corpse!
Join the fun! All programs at the Library are free and open to the public.
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The Co-op has been featured in the blog Felt & Wire and the Bold Italic blog and print magazine (no. 2).
Here at the San Francisco Public Library you can find an array of inspirational and craft oriented books, zines, periodicals, and visual materials to feed your creative needs. Join the ranks of the mail art movement and learn more about the SF Correspondence Co-op on Sunday, May 27, at the Main Library, Civic Center.
A MAIL ART READING LIST TO GET YOU GOING
Correspondence: An Exhibition of the Letters of Ray Johnson (1976)
Creative Correspondence by Michael and Judy Jacobs (2003)
The Englishman Who Posted Himself and Other Curious Objects by John Tingey (2010)
Good Mail Day by Jennie Hinchcliff and Carolee Gilligan Wheeler (2009); and the e-book
How to Draw a Bunny [videorecording] (2004)
Mail Art: An Annotated Bibliography by John Held, Jr. (1997)
Red Letter Day [zine]
Rubber Soul: Rubber Stamps and Correspondence Art by Sandra Mizumoto Posey (1996)
Spark: Visual Arts (KQED, 2004), featuring mail art collector, John Held, Jr.
Co-op member shares some of the mail art she received.
All images courtesy San Francisco Correspondence Co-op.
Condensed Milk: a (Somewhat) Short List of Harvey Milk Resources
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On May 22, 1930, Harvey Milk was born in Woodmere, New York. Now, 82 years later, librarians at the San Francisco History Center can guarantee that at least once a week we'll answer the question: "Can you help me find sources for my paper on Harvey Milk?"
Milk is known around the world as the first openly gay man elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The tragedy of his death and that of Mayor George Moscone at the hands of former Supervisor Dan White on November 27, 1978 stunned the City's residents and politicized Milk's followers.
You may not know that Harvey served in the Navy, and later lived in New York City for several years, where he became involved with the Broadway scene. In the 1970s, he moved to San Francisco and opened Castro Camera. Along the way, he became increasingly active in politics and outspoken in the fight for equal rights for gays and lesbians. He ran for public office several times before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Milk's death made him a martyr, and his legacy endures.
Since it's his birthday, it seems appropriate to present a short list of library resources for doing research on Milk. There are books, films, plays, and music about Milk. Many of these are available in libraries around the country. In addition to the published resources, there are archival materials that document his life and death. The archives, however, are available only at the San Francisco History Center.
Books
The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk by Randy Shilts is probably the best known book. The biography paints a picture of Milk's early life and deftly describes the political landscape of San Francisco in the 1970s. It also includes several of Milk's speeches in the appendix: "The Hope Speech," "A Populist Looks at the City," "A City of Neighborhoods," and "That's What America Is." It also includes a transcript of Milk's political will.
Milk: A Pictorial History of Harvey Milk was published to accompany the motion picture of the same name. It is well illustrated and includes some original photographs set alongside the recreated scenes from the film. It also includes some speeches and interviews with Milk's friends thirty years after his death and has chapters on different aspects of San Francisco at the time.
In 2010, Mike Weiss and Vince Emery published a revised and enlarged edition of Double Play: The Hidden Passions Behind the Double Assassination of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. This book places the City Hall murders within the context of city politics and the personal lives of Milk, Moscone and White. It includes police reports and Dan White's confession, along with other material gathered through interviews with friends of Milk, Moscone and White.
Just published in 2012 is The Harvey Milk Interviews: In His Own Words, edited by Vince Emery. This book contains 39 chronologically arranged interviews spanning Milk's political career, from his first days as a candidate to shortly before his assassination. Some additional books include: Leslea Newman's Letter to Harvey Milk; Warren Hinckle's Gayslayer; Charles Morris III's Queering Public Address, which has a chapter on Milk; and Jason Edward Black and Charles Morris III's article in Voice of Democracy about the Hope Speech.
The books No Compromise: The Story of Harvey Milk by David Aretha and The Harvey Milk Story by Kari Krakow are written for teens and for children, respectively.
Theater and Music
Emily Mann's Execution of Justice and Patricia Loughrey's Dear Harvey: A Drama are two plays that pay homage to the events of 1978. Loughrey's uses Milk's own words. Musical compositions include Stewart Wallace and Michael Korie's Harvey Milk: An Opera in Three Acts, recorded by the San Francisco Opera. And June will see the premiere of Harvey Milk: A Cantata by Jack Curtis Dubowsky, performed by the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco and the Lick Wilmerding Chorus.
Films and Photographs
The Academy Award winning documentary The Times of Harvey Milk by Robert Epstein and Richard Schmeichen is an excellent resource. Gus Van Sant's Oscar winning feature film Milk is a moving depiction of the events of 1977-1978. The film was made on location, and set dressers used photographs from the Harvey Milk Archives-Scott Smith Collection to recreate important scenes. Daniel Nicoletta, who was one of the consultants on the film, got his start working in Harvey's Castro Camera shop. Nicoletta is a fine photographer, and the library is fortunate to have the Daniel Nicoletta Photographs Collection, which includes some images of Milk and his time.
Archives
The Hormel Center has a few collections with primary source material on Milk. Foremost is the Harvey Milk Archives--Scott Smith Collection, which was generously donated by Elva Smith, Scott's mother. The Milk-Smith Collection contains materials on Milk's political campaigns, his Supervisor activities, his writings and speeches, and his photographs. His constituent correspondence and supervisor files detail the interests of the time. His speeches and writings still resonate 30 years later, as evidenced by the books listed above. While in office, he co-sponsored a gay rights ordinance and was interested in the creation of a gay community center. His Supervisor issue files cover a wide variety of topics, from the Briggs Initiative (Proposition 6) and divestment from South Africa to San Francisco parking facilities and the much-publicized Dog Litter law.
Two smaller collections of material include Milk's correspondence with his friend Susan Davis Alch and with his ex-boyfriend Joe Campbell. These letters show us a more intimate look at Harvey. You may be interested to know that Randy Shilts was not aware of these letters when he wrote The Mayor of Castro Street. The Randy Shilts Papers contains the background research for the Milk biography. Most notable are Randy's interviews with those who knew Milk; these are first-hand recollections of what was a very important time for the City. Finally, the Mike Weiss Double Play Collection (SFH 34) includes the research gathered for the book Double Play.
All of the archival collections are available through the San Francisco History Center, 6th floor, Main Library.
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| GLC 35 Harvey Milk Archives--Scott Smith Collection |
Milk is known around the world as the first openly gay man elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The tragedy of his death and that of Mayor George Moscone at the hands of former Supervisor Dan White on November 27, 1978 stunned the City's residents and politicized Milk's followers.
You may not know that Harvey served in the Navy, and later lived in New York City for several years, where he became involved with the Broadway scene. In the 1970s, he moved to San Francisco and opened Castro Camera. Along the way, he became increasingly active in politics and outspoken in the fight for equal rights for gays and lesbians. He ran for public office several times before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Milk's death made him a martyr, and his legacy endures.
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| GLC 35 Harvey Milk Archives-- Scott Smith Collection |
Books
The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk by Randy Shilts is probably the best known book. The biography paints a picture of Milk's early life and deftly describes the political landscape of San Francisco in the 1970s. It also includes several of Milk's speeches in the appendix: "The Hope Speech," "A Populist Looks at the City," "A City of Neighborhoods," and "That's What America Is." It also includes a transcript of Milk's political will.
Milk: A Pictorial History of Harvey Milk was published to accompany the motion picture of the same name. It is well illustrated and includes some original photographs set alongside the recreated scenes from the film. It also includes some speeches and interviews with Milk's friends thirty years after his death and has chapters on different aspects of San Francisco at the time.
In 2010, Mike Weiss and Vince Emery published a revised and enlarged edition of Double Play: The Hidden Passions Behind the Double Assassination of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. This book places the City Hall murders within the context of city politics and the personal lives of Milk, Moscone and White. It includes police reports and Dan White's confession, along with other material gathered through interviews with friends of Milk, Moscone and White.
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| GLC 35 Harvey Milk Archives--Scott Smith Collection |
The books No Compromise: The Story of Harvey Milk by David Aretha and The Harvey Milk Story by Kari Krakow are written for teens and for children, respectively.
Theater and Music
Emily Mann's Execution of Justice and Patricia Loughrey's Dear Harvey: A Drama are two plays that pay homage to the events of 1978. Loughrey's uses Milk's own words. Musical compositions include Stewart Wallace and Michael Korie's Harvey Milk: An Opera in Three Acts, recorded by the San Francisco Opera. And June will see the premiere of Harvey Milk: A Cantata by Jack Curtis Dubowsky, performed by the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco and the Lick Wilmerding Chorus.
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| GLC 35 Harvey Milk Archives-Scott Smith Collection |
The Academy Award winning documentary The Times of Harvey Milk by Robert Epstein and Richard Schmeichen is an excellent resource. Gus Van Sant's Oscar winning feature film Milk is a moving depiction of the events of 1977-1978. The film was made on location, and set dressers used photographs from the Harvey Milk Archives-Scott Smith Collection to recreate important scenes. Daniel Nicoletta, who was one of the consultants on the film, got his start working in Harvey's Castro Camera shop. Nicoletta is a fine photographer, and the library is fortunate to have the Daniel Nicoletta Photographs Collection, which includes some images of Milk and his time.
Archives
The Hormel Center has a few collections with primary source material on Milk. Foremost is the Harvey Milk Archives--Scott Smith Collection, which was generously donated by Elva Smith, Scott's mother. The Milk-Smith Collection contains materials on Milk's political campaigns, his Supervisor activities, his writings and speeches, and his photographs. His constituent correspondence and supervisor files detail the interests of the time. His speeches and writings still resonate 30 years later, as evidenced by the books listed above. While in office, he co-sponsored a gay rights ordinance and was interested in the creation of a gay community center. His Supervisor issue files cover a wide variety of topics, from the Briggs Initiative (Proposition 6) and divestment from South Africa to San Francisco parking facilities and the much-publicized Dog Litter law.
Two smaller collections of material include Milk's correspondence with his friend Susan Davis Alch and with his ex-boyfriend Joe Campbell. These letters show us a more intimate look at Harvey. You may be interested to know that Randy Shilts was not aware of these letters when he wrote The Mayor of Castro Street. The Randy Shilts Papers contains the background research for the Milk biography. Most notable are Randy's interviews with those who knew Milk; these are first-hand recollections of what was a very important time for the City. Finally, the Mike Weiss Double Play Collection (SFH 34) includes the research gathered for the book Double Play.
All of the archival collections are available through the San Francisco History Center, 6th floor, Main Library.
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