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San Francisco Interest Collection

The Effie Lee Morris Historical and Research Collection of Children's Literature - San Francisco Interest Collection includes books written or illustrated by a resident of Northern California or set in Northern California. Special focus is put on residents of San Francisco and stories set in San Francisco. There is a small collection of manuscripts that have been donated by Bay Area Authors.

Examples of books set in San Francisco:

  • Brown, Tricia and The Junior League of San Francisco, The City by the Bay: A Magical Journey Around San Francisco. Illus. by Elisa Kleven. Chronicle Books, 1993 (Ref j917.9461 Klev)
  • Jackson, Joseph Henry A Trip to the San Francisco Exposition with Bobby and Betty. Robert M. McBride, 1939 (Ref j606 San)
  • Delkin, James Ladd Festivals in San Francisco. Federal Works Agency, 1939 (Ref j917.94 Fede)

Manuscripts in the collection not yet cataloged :

  • Fritz, Jean San Francisco. Rand McNally, ©1962
  • Heady, Eleanor Coat of the earth. Norton, ©1968
  • Heady, Eleanor High meadow. Grosset & Dunlap, ©1970
  • Heady, Eleanor Jambo, Sungura. Norton, ©1965
  • Heady, Eleanor Tales of the Nimipoo, from the land of the Nez Perce Indians. World, ©1970
  • Heady, Eleanor When the stones were soft. Funk & Wagnalls, ©1970
  • Peppard, Murray B. Paths through the forest. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, ©1971
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