The Mailliard Family Papers contain correspondence to and from various members of a socially and politically prominent San Francisco family. In addition, the collection contains family records, journals and diaries, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks, and various publications and memorabilia. The bulk of the collection is focused on the life and career of William S. Mailliard, who was most notably a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's Fourth District, serving from 1953 to 1974. The collection also includes the correspondence of William S. Mailliard's parents, John Ward Mailliard, Jr. and Kate Peterson Mailliard, as well as that of other family members.
