Herb Caen scrapbooks, 1936-1997.

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Herb Caen scrapbooks, 1936-1997.

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Spiral-bound newspaper pages containing Herb Caen's daily column spanning his entire career as a San Francisco journalist, primarily at the San Francisco Chronicle. 1936-1938 consists of his radio column, "Herb Caen on the Air Lanes." During 1938, it becomes a general column called "It's News to Me," characterized by witty one-liners, celebrity gossip, humor, local commentary, and paeans to the city of San Francisco. From 1950-1958, his column is from the pages of the rival Examiner.

59 volumes, in 29 flat boxes (60.4 cubic ft.)

San Francisco Public Library, Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7284427

San Francisco Public Library, Main Library

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Caen, Herb, 1916-1997

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American author and columnist. From the description of Herb Caen book manuscripts, [ca. 1945-1950]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122551911 Herb Caen was a daily columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle for over fifty years, beginning in 1936, interrupted by a break for military service in World War II (1943-1945) and an eight-year stint at the San Francisco Examiner during the 1950s. He died of lung cancer on Feb. 1, 1997, at the age of eighty. ...