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California Historical Society, 678 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA

The California Historical Society is California's official state historical society and is located in San Francisco, California.

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History and collections

The California Historical Society was founded in 1871. The Society is located statewide, is privately funded, and is a nonprofit organization. The Society operates the North Baker Research Library containing a collection of manuscripts, maps, posters, printed ephemera, books, and pamphlets. The library also features various works by Eadweard Muybridge and Ansel Adams. The Society publishes California History, an academic journal.[1]

Museum

The Society's museum galleries are open on Wednesday through Saturday in the afternoon. Exhibits are drawn from the society's collection of historic documents, photographs and fine art.

Visiting

The Library is open Wednesday though Friday, from noon to 5:00 p.m.

References

  1. ^ California Historical Society website(Accessed August 1, 2008)

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