Now available in the Donohue Rare Book Room
A list of newly cataloged special collections, November 2022 Continue reading Now available in the Donohue Rare Book Room
Tag: San Francisco
The Monitor: San Francisco’s First Catholic Newspaper
San Francisco’s first Catholic newspaper THE MONITOR was published by the city’s Archdiocese from 1858 to 1984. Gleeson has the most complete holdings of the newspaper in existence as part of our microfilm collection. Learn more about this resource. Continue reading The Monitor: San Francisco’s First Catholic Newspaper
Student Social Justice Exhibits: Corporations and Homelessness in San Francisco
Graduate students from Dr. Kelly McDermott’s MPH 622 class, Communicating for Healthy Behavior and Social Change, have created a Student Social Justice Exhibit on how corporations can have a positive impact on issues related to homelessness and housing in San Francisco. Emily Martinez, Ellen Pelos, Joya Esagoff, and Michael Alba Huizar are all graduate students in … Continue reading Student Social Justice Exhibits: Corporations and Homelessness in San Francisco
Student Social Justice Exhibits: Homelessness and San Francisco Public Libraries
USF Masters in Public Health students Lindsay Barbic, Cynthia Gutierrez, Roberto Herrera and Josephine Borogo are the most recent contributors to Student Social Justice Exhibits. Their installation on homelessness and San Francisco Libraries focuses on the intersection of patrons experiencing homelessness and direct services provided by San Francisco Public Library librarians and social workers. Group … Continue reading Student Social Justice Exhibits: Homelessness and San Francisco Public Libraries
Student Social Justice Exhibits: Root Causes of Homelessness in San Francisco
Graduate students from Dr. Kelly McDermott’s MPH 622 class, Communicating for Healthy Behavior and Social Change, have created a Student Social Justice Exhibit titled The Root Causes of Homelessness in San Francisco. Behavioral and Public Health graduate students Jessica Sanck, Wyatt Lim Tepper, Rebeca Garcia, and Syria Orizaba’s display addresses the root causes of the … Continue reading Student Social Justice Exhibits: Root Causes of Homelessness in San Francisco
Student Social Justice Exhibits: San Francisco’s At-Risk of Homelessness Population
Behavioral Health and Public Health graduate students from Dr. Kelly McDermott’s MPH 622 class, Communicating for Healthy Behavior and Social Change, have created a new Student Social Justice Display. Kelly Scherer, Azeleah Tiamson, Vivian Le, and Shakera Elrington’s exhibit on San Francisco’s At-Risk of Homelessness Population is currently on display on the first floor of … Continue reading Student Social Justice Exhibits: San Francisco’s At-Risk of Homelessness Population
“Carl” the Fog
Just a plea, to resist the branding ™ of nature, including the mysterious Fog of San Francisco. @KarlTheFog (Twitter account) is fun, in a trivial way, but a wholly inept (and in-apt) branding of our city’s fog. But if you insist, or can’t resist, may I suggest, as more apt (or ept): “Carl” the Fog. The fog comes … Continue reading “Carl” the Fog
Mitt Romney, Julia Child, and Harvey Milk
Ok trivia lovers, a question: what do Mitt Romney, Julia Child, and Harvey Milk have in common? The answer: they all appeared in photographs in the San Francisco Examiner. The Examiner’s historic photograph collection was given to the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. They are now arranging, cataloging, and digitizing the collection. They have a … Continue reading Mitt Romney, Julia Child, and Harvey Milk