Walter S. Johnson collection on the Palace of Fine Arts, 1914-1981.

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Walter S. Johnson collection on the Palace of Fine Arts, 1914-1981.

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Papers relating to the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Includes: a Panama-Pacific International Exposition bond presented by Mayor Joseph Alioto in 1975; a resolution passed by the California Legislature in 1967, honoring Johnson for his contribution to the restoration of the Palace; correspondence; printed materials and other papers, including a blueprint, documenting the rehabilitation and conversion of the Palace of Fine Arts.

1 box, 2 oversize folders (0.5 linear feet)

UC Berkeley Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7367705

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)

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Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco, Cal. in 1915, where Illinois had a visitors' building. From the description of Register of visitors, Feb. 1915-Dec. 1915. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49393876 History of the Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco hosted the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915. Officials from the Exposition printed postcards for the ...

Johnson, Walter Samuel, 1884-1978.

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Walter S. Johnson (1884-1978) was a businessman and philanthropist in San Francisco, California. He was one of the founders of the American Forest Products Corporation, and of Friden, Inc., the Friden Calculating Machine Company, which developed and sold electro-mechanical numerators and office equipment. In 1959, Johnson donated $2 million for the preservation of the Palace of Fine Arts, and continued to support the Palace financially for the rest of his life. In tribute, the city named the sur...

Palace of fine arts (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Alioto, Joseph L.

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Alioto was San Francisco's 36th mayor, serving two terms beginning Jan. 8, 1968, and ending Jan. 1974. From the description of Joseph L. Alioto papers, 1958-1977 (bulk 1968-1974). (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat record id: 48891244 Biography Joseph Lawrence Alioto was born February 12, 1916 in San Francisco to Giuseppe and Domenica Alioto. His father, a Sicilian imimgrant, was a successful San Francisco fish whol...