The materials in this collection were produced by Blanche Ellsworth (1902-1997) who was an English professor at San Francisco State College for forty years. This collection consists of files, correspondence, student newspapers, and publications produced by Ellsworth during her tenure at San Francisco State between 1926 and 1966.

Contain issues of “The Sizzler” that was later renamed “The Fumigater.” This publication was a feature of the Annual Publications Dinner, and deliberately exemplified yellow journalism. Also contain sorority, sport and athletics publications.