South San Francisco Public Library
South San Francisco Public Library
- Location: South San Francisco, CA
- Phone: (650) 877-8533 or (415) 533-6649
- Email: ssfpladm@plsinfo.org
- Website: https://www.ssf.net/departments/library
The South San Francisco Public Library collection contains audiovisual material (moving images and audio) and texts from the 1890s to 1980s. A majority of the collection consists of legal registers and high school yearbooks from the local community of South San Francisco. Other material includes recorded oral histories from residents.
Collections at this institution
From Collection of South San Francisco: the Industrial City local history
South San Francisco Public Library's collection includes photographs, posters, brochures and other materials from the city's earliest history with emphasis on the 100 years from the time of incorporation in 1908 through the city's centennial celebration in 2008. Images document early businesses beginning with the Western Meat Company, headed by G.F. Swift who contributed the city's name (he had similar businesses in South Chicago, Illinois and South Omaha, Nebraska) and other industries that led to the Chamber of Commerce painting . Many early businesses have come and gone, but the signage remains and is a battle cry for old timers ...
Institution: South San Francisco Public Library
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