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Research materials: San Francisco Fires
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The "California Gold Rush Fleet Encyclopedia of Vessels Sailing from the East Coast of the United States and Canada for San Francisco, December 7, 1848-December 31, 1849" comprises individual histories of 762 ships as well as various subject files, arranged in alphabetical order. Goodman records a broad spectrum of information derived from a variety of sources about the multitude of Gold Rush vessels. The bulk of the manuscripts are photocopies and some are heavily annotated in the author's hand. Some histories include hand colored illustrations of maps and ships. They were written and edited between 1970-1991.
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Los Angeles and San Francisco Theatres
Manuscripts
Contains Los Angeles and San Francisco theatre programs with photographs of actors and actresses interspersed with news clippings. Includes programs for the Orpheum Theatre, Hazard's Pavilion, Turnerein Hall, Tivoli Opera House, the Baldwin Theatre, and other theatres.
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Jenny Lind Theatre, San-Francisco
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Research materials: San Francisco's Pioneer Pilots
Manuscripts
The "California Gold Rush Fleet Encyclopedia of Vessels Sailing from the East Coast of the United States and Canada for San Francisco, December 7, 1848-December 31, 1849" comprises individual histories of 762 ships as well as various subject files, arranged in alphabetical order. Goodman records a broad spectrum of information derived from a variety of sources about the multitude of Gold Rush vessels. The bulk of the manuscripts are photocopies and some are heavily annotated in the author's hand. Some histories include hand colored illustrations of maps and ships. They were written and edited between 1970-1991.
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Imperial Theatre and other San Francisco programs
Manuscripts
Volume of bound programs of "The Footlights" (Imperial Theatre) and "The Play," a theatrical magazine for San Francisco (Vol I, nos. I-15).
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