Harvey Yorke Photograph Collection
Scope and Contents
The Harvey Yorke Photographic Collection consists of photographs, negatives, and color slides dating from May 1967 to 1972. It includes several images relating to the San Francisco State College strike, 1968-1969, including images of campus rallies and gatherings, police presence on campus, press conferences and meetings, strike activity, Samuel Ichiye (S.I.) Hayakawa, and elected officials. There are also two audio recordings.
Dates
- 1967-1983
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some materials are in the public domain; transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Biographical / Historical
Harvey Yorke became San Francisco State College’s press officer in May 1968, shortly before the historic student strike launched in November and S.I. Hayakawa began his tenure (1968-1973) as college president. Yorke continued to work with Hayakawa when he left higher education to successfully run for the U.S. Senate in 1976. Yorke set up the senator’s press office in Washington, D.C. and managed his San Francisco office for two years.
Extent
.37 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box, 20 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Harvey Yorke Photographic Collection consists of photographs, negatives, and color slides dating from May 1967 to 1972. It includes several images relating to the San Francisco State College strike, 1968-1969, including images of campus rallies and gatherings, police presence on campus, press conferences and meetings, strike activity, Samuel Ichiye (S.I.) Hayakawa, and elected officials. There are also two audio recordings.
Arrangement
The Harvey Yorke Photographic Collection is arranged into two series. Series 1: Photographs and Color Slides, 1967-1977, and Series 2: Sound Recordings, 1969.
Physical Location
Collection is available on site
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Harvey Yorke Photographic Collection (accession #2019.03) was gifted by Carl Yorke, son of Harvey Yorke, on July 19, 2019 to San Francisco State University J. Paul Leonard Library Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Processed by Angie Lin Mendoza in January 2020
- Title
- Finding aid to the Harvey Yorke Photograph Collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Angie Lin Mendoza
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, J. Paul Leonard Library Repository
1630 Holloway Ave
San Francisco California 94132-1722