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Archives and Libraries (sources for books, manuscripts, and photographs)
Bancroft Library, UC BerkeleyBooks, manuscripts, photos, and maps
California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, 415-357-1848
Books, manuscripts and photos
North Baker Research Library: Noon-4:30, Wed-Fri
National Archives and Records Administration (local office), 1000 Commodore Drive, San Bruno, California
SF Genealogy is a wealth of knowledge and resources.
SF Chronicle Library
San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco
Sutro Library, 480 Winston, San Francisco, 415-731-4477
Wells Fargo Historical Services Library, 420 Montgomery, San Francisco, 415-396-4157
Books, manuscripts, photographs, & maps
San Francisco History Center at the San Francisco Public Library
Limited hours. They have the Sanborn Insurance Maps that show streets, building footprints and materials, as well as land uses.
Polk's/Haines City Directories and US Census 1790 to 1930