Collections in Calisphere
All of the items in Calisphere are organized into collections. Collections bring context to images, documents, videos, and audio recordings. Some collections represent a particular topic or format, some have items created by the same person, and some showcase an institution’s special project or initiative. Use the tabs below to explore the hundreds of collections in Calisphere.
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San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Views
Collection contains commercial photographic prints taken in San Francisco by W.J. Street during and after the disaster of 1906.
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
28 Items
San Francisco Earthquake Photograph Collection
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco and the coast of Northern California on April 18, 1906. Devastating fires broke out in the city and lasted for several days. The earthquake and resulting fire are remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States and the death toll from the earthquake and resulting fire is the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California's history. The collection consists of one photographic album deconstructed and digitized. These images depict the aftermath and destruction of various well-known …
Institution: San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
28 Items
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Records, 2009-01
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is the world’s first openly gay men’s chorus. The collection is arranged into seven series including: Administrative Records; Membership and Production Materials; Publicity and Awards; Photographs; Audiovisual Materials; Textiles and Memorabilia; and SFGMC Scans and Electronic Records.
Institution: GLBT Historical Society
47 Items
San Francisco General Hospital Historical Documents
This collection contains a variety of documents created by and about Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. The documents date from 1908 to 2008, with most dating from 1970-2000.
Institution: UC San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Archives
41 Items
San Francisco General Hospital Oral History Collection
Oral history interviews with staff and patients of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Subjects include the surgery department, the psychiatry department, pediatrics, infection control, the AIDS epidemic, diversity, the development of the trauma program, the Trauma Foundation, and patient experiences.
Institution: UC San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Archives
8 Items
San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) 1930s Photograph Collection
This collection contains 4x5 cellulose acetate negatives and some prints of SFGH in the 1930s. Included are images of the outside of the hospital, patient rooms, equipment, ambulances, and emergency hospitals.
Institution: UC San Francisco, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Archives
135 Items
San Francisco General Hospital Ward 84/86 Records
Selections from the records of San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) Ward 84/86, one of the first clinics in the country to treat and care for HIV/AIDS patients. Call number: MSS 94-61
Institution: UC San Francisco, Library, Special Collections
132 Items
San Francisco Girls' High School Class Photographs, 1877
This collection consists of an album of 19 photographic prints of classes in the San Francisco Girls' High School in 1877. The subjects of the photographs are classes of students with their teachers and one photograph of all the teachers of the school. There are two stamps in the album, one in front and one in back, which indicate that the photographer is The A. & A. Lightning Photographic Company of San Francisco. Captions are handwritten above the photographs and reprinted in the container listing. Some captions are supplied for the container listing....
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
19 Items
San Francisco Graft Trial, 1907-1908 - Photographs
The Photographs Related to the San Francisco Graft Trial collection contains 15 photographic prints taken mostly in 1907-1908. The collection features many of the important individuals involved in the San Francisco graft trials of 1907 and 1908. The trials occurred during a period of governmental reform following the earthquake and fire of 1906 and the subsequent rebuilding of the city. In the trials, Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, political boss Abe Ruef--who helped bring Schmitz to power--and other individuals were charged with bribery, acceptance of bribes, extortion, and other acts of corruption. Responsible for the original exposés of the corruption were …
Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
11 Items
San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection
The San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection in the San Francisco History Center of the San Francisco Public Library contains over 2 million photographs and works on papers of San Francisco and California scenes ranging from 1850 to the present. This collection includes views of San Francisco street scenes, buildings, and neighborhoods, as well as photographs of famous San Francisco personalities. The collection consists mostly of the photo morgue of the San Francisco News-Call Bulletin, a daily newspaper, ranging from 1920s to 1965. The collection also contains albums, slides, postcards, cabinet cards, stereoviews, and lantern slides of San Francisco and California …
Institution: San Francisco Public Library
19,996 Items
