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Celebrating Letterpress, Valentines, & the PPIE
The Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center presents the 4th Annual Valentine Broadside Printing Event on Saturday, February 14th, 2-4pm, in the San Francisco History...
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Beatrix Sherman: “The Girl Who Cuts Up”
“The Girl Who Cuts Up”Beatrix Sherman, SilhouettistMlle. Beatrix Sherman, the Silhouette Artist. She cut this portrait of herself by the aid of a double mirror.Digging into the archives for our...
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It Came From the (Photo) Morgue!: Beer Week
We hope you are enjoying the last weekend of SF Beer Week as these ladies are.Caption: These New York girls are believed to be pioneers of their sex in the recently-resumed vocation of beer-tasting....
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Cinematic San Francisco: At the Oscars
It's Oscar season once again, and as we have discussed before, the Academy often nominates films set in San Francisco. This year is no exception. Previous nominees take place in either contemporary...
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A Spirited Tour of the Grabhorn Collection with Alastair Johnston
Alastair Johnston will present a spirited tour of the Robert Grabhorn Collection on the History of Printing and the Development of the Book on Wednesday, March 4th, at 6pm, in the Koret Auditorium of...
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Guest Blogger - Abigail Markwyn: Researching the Panama-Pacific International...
The San Francisco History Center is pleased to present author and historian Abigail Markwyn speaking about Spectacle, Identity, and Citizenship: Bay Area Ethnic and Racial Communities at the...
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It Came From the (Photo) Morgue!: Coffee Time
It's Monday morning... time for some coffee.[Pre-Photoshop cut and paste photo manipulation. Written on the back is: "left to right - Baker, Albert; Mrs. Moy, Martha; Harriger, Louis" Dated Feb. 26,...
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The 4th Annual Valentine Broadside Printing Event
The Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center presents the 4th Annual Valentine Broadside Printing Event on Saturday, February 14th, 2-4pm, in the San Francisco History...
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Cinematic San Francisco: Noir City
"San Francisco is a town made for noir." -Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir 2The 13th annual festival of film noir hosted by the 'Czar of Noir', Eddie Muller, takes up residence at the Castro Theatre...
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Printing Valentines on the Albion Handpress: 14 February 2015
Gary Price and Fred Voltmer being precise.The 4th Annual Valentine Broadside Printing event was another rousing success.The planning started well in advance. The inordinate amount of necessary prep...
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Annual Wit and Humor Exhibition-- Mad World: Subversive Humor Magazines from...
Subversive humor magazines have pushed the boundaries of civility and politics since the nineteenth century. They’ve been loved, hated, banned and worse. Most of us are familiar with Punch, MAD...
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Spotlight on San Francisco News-Call Bulletin Photo Morgue
Communist demonstrators in front of German consulate,1937, Call Bulletin photoBetween 1966 and 1969, the San Francisco Examiner donated two libraries of photographs --what newspapermen call “morgues”--...
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Preservation Week With Guest Blogger, Vanessa Hardy
The Robin Hood of CaliforniaChoosing the appropriate treatment for a piece is more than half the battle in conservation. Considerations that come into play are: the integrity of the original materials,...
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Cinematic San Francisco: San Andreas
"Shake it, shake it mama, Shake it Cali." - California Love, 2Pac feat. Dr. DreMemorial Day weekend traditionally marks the beginning of blockbuster movie season and this year there...
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KALLIGRAPHIA XIV
The public will have a special opportunity to view contemporary calligraphy during Kalligraphia XIV. The triennial exhibition is on display in the Main Library’s Skylight Gallery (Sixth floor, Main...
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Guest Blogger: Grendl Löfkvist on Wood Type
STEP right up, ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin…Witness the meteoric rise in the use of wood type, gasp at the unparalleled beauty of the sculpted letterforms, marvel at the incredible...
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Cinematic San Francisco: Inside Out
This Friday, San Francisco hits the big screen again in the new Pixar/Disney feature, Inside Out. The story focuses on 11-year old Riley and her parents, who have just moved from Minnesota to San...
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Petticoat Rule: Aleta George writes about Ina Coolbrith
Guest blogger and author Aleta George reflects on how she came to write her new biography of poet/librarian Ina Coolbrith, Ina Coolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California's First Poet Laureate. Join...
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Guest Blogger - Gray Brechin: Erasing the United Nations
The San Francisco History Center is pleased to present author and historian Gray Brechin speaking about The Birth of the United Nations in San Francisco on Thursday, July 2 at 6:00 pm in the...
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Bringing Special Collections Together at the Digital Public Library of America
The Marjorie G. and Carl W. Stern Book Arts & Special Collections Center and the San Francisco History Center present Dan Cohen, Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA.)...
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