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| Demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War, Oak Street, San Francisco, 1965 |
October is American Archives Month and we want you to explore the archives in San Francisco on Saturday, October 28, 12-5 pm. Join the California Historical Society, San Francisco Public Library’s San Francisco History Center, Labor Archives and Research Center and California State Library's Sutro Library at San Francisco State University, GLBT Historical Society, University of California, San Francisco Archives and Special Collections and Levis Strauss & Co. Archives for San Francisco’s first Archives Crawl! We're uniting the archives you visit with the theme of Counterculture and Social Protest.
San Francisco’s Archives Crawl is designed to celebrate archives in the city and encourages guests to explore and engage with institutions that collect archival material. Visit institutions you may not have visited before, pose questions, learn more about what an archive is and what archivists do. Complete the Archives Crawl at 5:00 PM with a beer and wine celebration in the California Historical Society Gallery.
Schedule:
12:00 PM Crawl Begins
12:00-2:00 PM Special Collections Viewing and Tours at Levi Strauss & Co. Archives
- Meet Conservator/Archivist Stacia Fink and participate in special tours of The Vault at 12:30 PM, 1:00 PM, 1:30 PM.
- See Levi Strauss & Co. Archives on display and talk to staff on hand!
12:00 PM-5:00 PM Visit SFPL’s San Francisco History Center, California Historical Society & GLBT Historical Society, SFSU’s Labor Archives and Research Center & CSL's Sutro Library, UCSF’s Archives and Special Collections to view and engage with rarely seen collections connected to counterculture and social protest.
5:00-6:30 PM Closing Reception at CHS (Please reserve spot as this event has limited capacity)
Participating Organizations:
California Historical Society -- 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
GLBT Historical Society Archives
San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library -- 100 Larkin Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco State University Labor Archives and Research Center -- J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 460, San Francisco State University, 1630 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132
California State Library's Sutro Library -- J. Paul Leonard Library, Room 610, San Francisco State University, 1630 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132
University of California, San Francisco Archives and Special Collections -- 530 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Tips to getting around the Archives Crawl
- Taking Public Transit is the best way to visit the spots on the Archives Crawl. Take the bus, MUNI, or BART to many of the locations.
- Each institution may have tips on how to handle or view the materials. Remember to listen closely to the archivists and staff on hand.
- Ask questions, listen to stories, and have fun!
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