The Junior League of San Francisco "Here Today" building research files include over 3,500 building surveys compiled by the women of the Junior League of San Francisco’s Historic Sites Project. Files contain a building survey data sheet and photograph. Some files also contain a building history and newspaper clippings.

The "Here Today" historic resource survey was initiated by the Junior League of San Francisco in response to a loss of historic structures in San Francisco, Marin, and San Mateo counties. The survey resulted in the 1968 publication Here Today: San Francisco’s Architectural Heritage, which described many of the surveyed buildings. The Junior League’s survey was the first historic resources survey conducted in San Francisco. Established in 1963 the Junior League of San Francisco’s Historic Sites Project identified architecturally, and historically significant buildings built prior to 1920. General Chairman Martha Nell (Mrs. Alden Crow) and San Francisco County Chairman Gee Gee Platt (Mrs. Peter Platt) led a team of 200 trained and educated League members to conduct block-by-block surveys of over 2,500 properties in the three counties. Olmsted, R., & Watkins, T. H. (1968). Here Today: San Francisco’s Architectural Heritage. Chronicle Books. Brown, M. (2011, January 12). San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design. San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design (1935-1970) Historic Context Statement. http://sfplanninggis.org/docs/Historical_Context_Statements/Modern Architecture Context adopted Jan 2011.pdf

approximately 3,500 files (10 file drawers)

Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items. The Junior League of San Francisco retains copyright.

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.