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The only known surviving issues of The Hobby Directory are preserved in the holdings of the GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco. The collection, consisting of 24 issues ranging from July 1946 to March 1952, [ 7 ] came to the institution's archives as part of the papers of Bois Burk (1906–1993). [ 12 ]
Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in San Francisco" The following 157 pages are in this category, out of 157 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
By 1860, there were 1,176 African-Americans living in San Francisco, or 2% of the city's population, most of them middle class. [14] The San Francisco Athenaeum and Literary Society, established in 1853, which included a saloon and an 800 book library, was a gathering place for African-Americans at that time. [15] [16]
The Friends group in Naples was able to take a donation of land which would be leased to the city and used to build the library. [36] Friends of African Village Libraries (FAVL) is a non-governmental organization that was created to build libraries in remote African villages. [37] Friends groups also help provide information.
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By 1973, she was still only one of ten African American librarians working in the San Francisco Public Library system. [ 18 ] In 1964, Morris established the library's Children's Historical and Research Collection, featuring out-of-print books for young people that depicted ethnic stereotypes, in order to highlight the changing portrayals of ...
African-American history in San Francisco (1 C, 32 P) Pages in category "African-American history in the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
In 2008, City Guides celebrated its 30th anniversary with an event held at the Main Library. In City Guides' 30th year, 30,000 walkers attended their tours. In 2012, San Francisco City Guides started a partnership with the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society [1] to provide historical, cultural and architectural walks. [2]