Presidio of San Francisco Historical Real Estate Records

GOGA 35159

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Park Archives and Records Center
Building 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone:  415-561-2807
Fax:  415-441-1618

Table of Contents

Golden Gate National Recreation Area	3
Park Description	3
Park Archives and Records Center	3
Historical Note	3
Scope of Collections	3
Visiting the PARC for Research	3
Copy Services	4
Rights and Publications	4
Legal Status of Holdings	4
Donations to the Collections	4
How to Use This Finding Aid	4
How to Use the Collections	4
Contacts	5
Presidio of San Francisco Historical Real Estate Records	6
Scope and Content	6
Title	6
Dates	6
Collection Number	6
Creator	6
Volume/Extent /Cumulation	6
Provenance	6
Scope Note	6
Index/Added Entries	8
Preferred Citation	8
Processing Information	8
Collection and Series Description	9
Series VII:  Oversize Items, 1873-1963	11
SERIES I:  PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION	12
SERIES II:  JURISPRUDENCE FILES, 1852-1927	13
SERIES III:  PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO REAL ESTATE	13
SERIES IV:  BOUNDARIES AND BOUNDARY CLAIMS, 1849-1968	13
SERIES V:  LEASES, LICENSES, AND PERMITS, 1878-1986	16
SERIES VI:  TITLES/DEEDS, 1909-1964	18

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Park Description

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), a unit of the National Park Service, was established by an Act of Congress on October 27, 1972. The 80,000-acre park encompasses a great diversity of cultural and natural resources in and around the Bay Area of San Francisco, California.  It includes Muir Woods National Monument and Fort Point National Historic Site.

The park holds almost five million three-dimensional and documentary artifacts dating from the time before European contact to the present.  They are preserved and maintained for the public by the Division of Cultural Resources and Museum Management, which includes the Park Archives and Records Center (PARC). 

Park Archives and Records Center

Historical Note

GGNRA and the sites within it have been collecting records since their inception. The PARC was established in 1994 to receive records and archival collections from the Army and the Presidio Army Museum after the closure of the Presidio of San Francisco as an Army base. The collections continue to grow through the donation of materials by private individuals, transfer of inactive park records by staff, and acquisition of relevant documentary materials.

Scope of Collections

The archival collections in the custody of GGNRA document the history and activity of the various sites and groups associated with the park, described in the park’s Scope of Collection Statement (1997). Collections date from the early 1860’s and the most recent items are usually about five years old.

The PARC contains U.S. Army and National Park Service facility records for the Presidio of San Francisco, forts and coast defense sites in the area, and various GGNRA sites.  Subjects and sites documented include the United States Army (Bear Flag Revolt, Civil War, Spanish-American War, Mexican War, World War I, Army Air Service, Coast Artillery, Army medical facilities and issues, World War II, Army support during natural disasters, Viet Nam War, and Operation Desert Storm); Alcatraz Island (Army fortress, Army Disciplinary Barracks, U.S. Penitentiary, and Indian Occupation); the natural resources conservation movement resulting in the establishment of Muir Woods National Monument; agriculture in the Marin Headlands; Point Reyes Peninsula and Bolinas Lagoon areas; U.S. Lifesaving/Coast Guard Services; San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906; Panama Pacific International Exposition of 1915; natural resources and environmental issues; and preservation of open space in the Bay Area.  Also included in the PARC are many of the GGNRA administrative records that document the development and expansion of this park.

Visiting the PARC for Research

The PARC is located in an historic brick building, formerly a cavalry stable, on the Presidio of San Francisco.  Collections and archives support services are available for walk-in research during open hours or by appointment.  Please contact the PARC (see below) for the current schedule.

Copy Services

Black and white photocopy services for standard and oversize materials are available on-site.  Color photocopying, photographic duplication, and duplication of other media are available by special arrangement.  Researchers are charged for all duplicates on a cost-recovery basis.

Rights and Publications

Copies are provided under the Fair Use provisions of the Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.).  Researchers must complete a Permission to Publish Contract with the Park Archivist for any other intended use of these materials (such as publication or exhibit).  Researchers should consult with staff regarding their needs for commercial or public use of materials.  

Legal Status of Holdings

Many holdings of the PARC were acquired/transferred prior to the establishment an of archives program, and have little documentation on their provenance (or source).  All materials received after 1994 have been accessioned and documented.  If provenance cannot be determined, the PARC assumes that it owns the property rights, but does not own the copyright. Staff will provide assistance, but it is the responsibility of the researcher to acquire permission from the copyright holder to cite, quote, or reproduce collection materials.

Collections developed by or for government organizations or operations are in the public domain and may be used, cited, and quoted without restriction, provided they are properly credited to the PARC.  The archives contain no national security classified materials.

Donations to the Collections

The PARC welcomes donations of a variety of historic materials that meet the criteria in the Scope of Collections Statement and do not duplicate existing holdings. Collections are maintained for research use in perpetuity; there is no guarantee that items will be exhibited.  If you own materials that may be relevant to the themes of GGNRA and would like to deposit them in the PARC, please consult with an archivist.

How to Use This Finding Aid

This document contains information on the contents and significance of an archival collection.  It includes descriptive information, repository information, collection history, and biographical or historical information on creators of the collection, and a container or folder list of everything in the collection.  After reviewing the finding aid, please discuss your specific needs with the archivist who will locate and retrieve the relevant materials. 

How to Use the Collections

Please follow all rules and regulations regarding research, the use of the research facility, and the handling of collection materials.  This will protect the collections so they continue to be available and usable for generations to come.  If you notice anything that appears to be out of order or damaged, please notify a staff member.

Contacts

For additional information on the use of archival collections at GGNRA, please contact us: 

	National Park Service					
	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
	Attn:  Park Archives and Records Center		
	Fort Mason, Bldg. 201
	San Francisco, CA  94123
(415) 561-2807 

Presidio of San Francisco Historical Real Estate Records

Scope and Content

Title 
Presidio of San Francisco Historical Real Estate Records

Dates
1849-1986 [bulk:  1880-1936]

Collection Number 
Catalog number GOGA 35159 (Accession number GOGA-2347)

Creator 
United States. Army

Volume/Extent /Cumulation
5.6 linear feet
	-(6) 5-inch document boxes – 3 LF
	-(1) 6.5-inch document box – 0.5 LF
	-(1) 20x24-inch oversize flat box – 0.2 LF
	-(3) oversize map folders – 0.3 LF
	-(4) 4-inch rolls of oversize items – 1.6 LF

Provenance 
Records were kept and maintained by the United States Army, Directorate of Public Works, at the Presidio of San Francisco.  When the Presidio was deactivated and transferred to the National Park Service in October 1994, the custody of the records was also transferred to the National Park Service.

Scope Note
Seven document boxes, two oversize folders (in one oversize flat box), and four rolls of historical real estate documents, maps, and plans for the military lands comprised of the Presidio of San Francisco and surrounding environs such as Fort Baker and Fort Mason.  The files contain permits and licenses granted by the Army to individuals and companies for the use of military buildings and lands as well as agreements between the Army and various parties negotiating boundaries, water usage, rights of way, and utilities. A significant portion of the permits and agreements are with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company for use of Presidio lands during the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and with the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District giving them permission to run a state road through the Presidio and Fort Baker. There are also the titles and deeds for the acquisition of Lobos Creek and the Wherry Housing apartment complex. 

Note:  The files originally included the oversize maps and plans.  For preservation purposes, they were pulled from the files and housed separately in oversized folders and rolls.  A separation note has been placed in each folder to note the original location of the item and also to note the current location.

Significance:  These are original files that are not contained elsewhere.  They demonstrate several important periods in the early history of the Presidio, especially the acquisition of Lobos Creek from the Spring Valley Water Company.  The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was an important moment in the history of San Francisco, and the documents in this collection detail the preparation that was involved in its creation.  The collection also demonstrates the early relationship between the Army and the city of San Francisco, especially in regards to civilian endeavors on military lands.  There is an abundant amount of signed correspondence by many prominent politicians and Army officials of the time such as Robert Todd Lincoln, Irvin McDowell, Henry L. Stimson, and John Pope.

Related Records:  Please note that this list is not comprehensive.  It is intended as an aid to researchers.  For more complete information, contact the reference archivist. 

Condition:  Many of the oversized plans and maps have damage along the crease lines, and they must be handled carefully.  Original newspaper clippings are also very fragile and have been sleeved to ensure their safety.  

	

Index/Added Entries
	Baker Beach (San Francisco, Calif.)
	Fort Baker (Calif.)
	Fort Mason (Calif.)
	Fort Point (Calif.)
	Howard, O.O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909
	Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
Lobos Creek (Calif.)
	Marine Hospital (Calif.)
	McDowell, Irvin, 1818-1885
	Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915:  San Francisco)
	Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.)--Boundaries
	Real property—Presidio of San Francisco (Calif.)
	San Francisco (Calif.)
	Spring Valley Water Co.
	United States.  Army--Facilities

Preferred Citation 
"[Item description], GOGA 35159, Box and/or folder number], Presidio of San Francisco Historical Real Estate Records, Golden Gate National Recreation Area." 

Processing Information 
Processed by Kim Sulik
Completed in October 2002.  

Updated by Amanda Williford, April 2009.

Revised by Nicole Hayduk, October 2012.

Collection and Series Description

Series I:  Panama-Pacific International Exposition Files, 1911-1934

Volume:  	0.4 linear feet		 
Arrangement: 	Each folder in this series was assigned a number and kept in numerical 
order by the Army.  The original order has been kept intact.
Formats:	Blueprints
		Clippings
		Correspondence
Legal documents
Petitions
Condition:  	Many of the newspaper clippings and blueprints are extremely fragile.

Description: 	Permits granted by the Army to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company to use federal land on the Presidio of San Francisco and Fort Mason for the Exposition, 1912-1914.  The files contain correspondence, opinions by the Judge Advocate General's Office, and maps and plans of the future Exposition site.  There are also files containing correspondence and petitions from various citizens’ groups that promoted Golden Gate Park for the Exposition site, 1911. Correspondents include Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; Charles Moore, President of the Exposition Company; and M.H. deYoung.  Several files relate to the future use of the Palace of Fine Arts after the Exposition ended and they include the deed that conveyed the Palace of Fine Arts to the city of San Francisco in 1927.  There is also an agreement between the United States, the Spring Valley Water Company, and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company to use surplus water from Lobos Creek during the Exposition, 1914.  

Series II:  Jurisprudence Records, 1852-1927

Volume:  	0.1 linear feet		 
Arrangement: 	Each folder in this series was assigned a number and kept in numerical order by the Army.  The original order has been kept intact.
Formats: 	Correspondence
		Legislation

Description:   	Correspondence and acts of legislation determining the legal jurisdiction of crimes committed on the Presidio, 1852-1927.  There is also legislation ceding temporary jurisdiction of certain parts of the Presidio and Fort Mason during the Exposition to the state of California.

Series III:  Presidio Real Estate Records, 1873-1933

Volume:  	0.25 linear feet		 
Arrangement: 	Each folder in this series was assigned a number and kept in numerical order by the Army.  The original order has been kept intact., except for the last file: 1915 Review Filter Plant [Lobos Creek Water Supply], which was pulled from the Presidio Real Estate Records GOGA 35338 during processing. 
Formats: 	Correspondence
		Maps
Memorandums
		Official reports

Description:    Memorandums, correspondence, maps, and reports relative to the 
establishment of the Marine Hospital on the Presidio, its boundary lines, and the contamination of the Presidio water supply by the Marine Hospital gardens, 1873-1927. Licenses granted to various companies for use of the landing strip and telephone facilities at Crissy Field, 1919-1933.  Inspection report for Letterman General Hospital, 1923, and legislation designating it as a General Hospital, 1898.  There is a significant amount of correspondence written by Secretary of War, Robert Todd Lincoln; Major General Irvin McDowell; and Secretary of War, William W. Belknap; 

Series IV:  Presidio Boundaries and Boundary Claim Records, 1849-1968

Volume:  	0.75 linear feet		 
Arrangement: 	Each folder in this series was assigned a number and kept in numerical order by the Army.  The original order has been kept intact.
Formats: 	Briefs (legal documents)
		Correspondence
		Maps
		Memorandums

Description:   	Correspondence, briefs, and memorandums relative to the establishment of boundaries and metes for the Presidio of San Francisco.  Included in this series is the documentation for various land surveys done from 1882-1884.  There are also files pertaining to suits filed by citizens over various boundary claims and applications from private citizens and the City and County of San Francisco for various Reservation land uses.  

Series V:  Leases, Licenses, and Permits, 1878-1986

Volume:  	0.75 linear feet		 
Arrangement: 	Each folder in this series was assigned a number and kept in numerical 
order by the Army.  The original order has been kept intact.
Formats: 	Correspondence
Leases
		Licenses
		Maps

Description:   	Files containing leases and licenses granted to individuals, corporations,
		and the City and County of San Francisco for such endeavors as building
and installing temporary structures, laying gas mains and sewer lines, and operating a municipal railway on the Reservation.  Several of the files involve the construction, maintenance, and operation of a state road through the Presidio and Fort Baker.

Series VI:  Titles and Deeds, 1909-1964

Volume:  	1.25 linear feet		 
Arrangement: 	Each folder in this series was assigned a number and kept in numerical order by the Army.  The original order has been kept intact.
Formats: 	Blueprints
Deeds
		Titles

Description:   	Deeds, abstracts of titles, and agreements for the purchase of Lobos 
Creek from the Spring Valley Water Company, 1915-1923.  There is also the abstract of title to the Wherry Housing/Baker Beach apartments and the Wherry Housing purchase agreement, 1961-1964.

Series VII:  Oversize Items, 1873-1963

	Volume:  	1.9 linear feet
	Arrangement:  Items have been arranged by format and then chronologically within 
each folder or roll.
	Format:  	Blueprints
			Clippings
			Maps
			Photographs
Condition:	Many of the items, especially the rolled maps and plans are fragile. A large portion of them have ripped along crease lines where they were folded.

Description:  	Oversized maps, plans, newspaper articles, and photographs that were originally with the rest of the collection in file folders. The items are housed in two 20x24-inch folders within one oversize flat box (Box 8), three oversize map folders, and four rolls.

Box
Number

Box 1          

Folder
Number

1

                        BOX AND FOLDER LIST

Folder Title

SERIES I:  PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION  
                       FILES, 1911-1934

Petitions, Correspondence, and Newspaper Clippings re:  Selection of Exposition Site, c.1911.  	
	2	Permit to Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company to occupy parts of Fort Mason and the Presidio , April 22, 1912 	
	3	Permit to Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company, April 22, 1912--
General Correspondence 	
	4	List of permits issue to Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company 
under Act. of Feb. 16, 1912 (Public Res. No. 20) 	
	5	Opinion of Judge Advocate General re:  right of possession of buildings, etc. 
erected by Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company, Oct. 18, 1916 ; copy of telegram directing Yosemite buildings be turned over to Dept. of Interior, Aug. 12, 1914.	
	6	Permit to Panama-Pacific International Exposition Company, Aug. 26, 1912 to 
use land for nursery purposes, with permission to erect greenhouses (Joint 
Resolution of Feb. 16, 1912)  	
	7	Permit--permission to occupy and utilize two additional portions of the 
Reservation for Exposition purposes (Joint Resolution Feb. 16, 1912), April 10, 1914. 	
	8	Agreement between United States, Spring Valley Water Co., and Panama-
Pacific International Exposition Company to use surplus water from Lobos 
Creek, April 4, 1914; June 20, 1914 	
	9	License to Philippine Board of Panama-Pacific International Exposition 
Company for 3-acre tract of Presidio for housing Filipino personnel, Nov. 7, 1914 	
	10	Memoranda and recommendations re:  bill providing for erection of building
 at Panama-Pacific International Exposition to house government exhibits, 1914 	
	11	Permit for Palace of Fine Arts to continue on site for specified time, Nov. 11, 1916 	
	12	Correspondence re:  Palace of Fine Arts ownership by Regents of the 
University of California, 1917; 1922 	
	13	License to Regents of University of California to take water from Lobos 
Creek that was previously supplied to Palace of Fine Arts, 1917-1934 	
	14	Deed conveying site of Palace of Fine Arts to City and County of San 
Francisco, June 3, 1927	
	15	Real estate map, Palace of Fine Arts, Feb. 2, 1945	
Box 1	16	Opinion of Judge Advocate General on freight rates for exhibits passing
 thru tunnel, Nov. 23, 1914 	
	17	Panama-Pacific International Exposition maps and plans	
	18	Memorandum of Judge Advocate General relative to authority to permit
 Virginia building to remain on Reservation, Nov. 19, 1915	

19	
SERIES II:  JURISPRUDENCE FILES, 1852-1927

Correspondence and acts of legislation re:  the determination of jurisdiction
 for a crime committed on the Presidio, 1852-1927 	
	20	Joint Resolution of the State Legislature of California accepting 
temporary jurisdiction over certain portions of Presidio/Fort Mason 
during Exposition, 1915-1917 	

21	
SERIES III:  PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO REAL ESTATE
                          RECORDS, 1873-1933

Permit for erection of Marine Hospital, Jan. 4,1874:  copies of legislation, 
reports of boards, general correspondence, 1873-1874 	
Box 2	1	Boundary lines of Marine Hospital grounds, 1907-1910 	
	2	Correspondence relative to quarrying rock for road purposes, 1880-1881 	
	3	Memorandums, reports, and correspondence re:  contamination of water 
supply in the Presidio by reason of Marine Hospital gardens, 1882-1884  	
	4	Relative to repair of fence, fencing, and the boundary line, 1883-1884 	
	5	Correspondence between Secretary of War, William C. Endicott, and Sen. 
George Hearst re:  request by George W. Lewis for information relative 
to rumor that government was to release claim to certain land on the Presidio, 
1886.	
	6	Opinion of Judge Advocate General relative to removal of Marine Hospital, 
April 13, 1909  [empty]  	
	7	Permit to sink a 16" well, 12/15/1924 	
	8	Photostat map of sketch used in connection with transfer of Marine Hospital 
to Treasury Dept. by Act of March 3, 1927 	
	9	Designation of name "Crissy Field," 1919 	
	10	License to:  Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. to use wires and other 
telephone facilities at Crissy Field, 1926-1931 	
	11	License to:  Pacific Air Transport Co., 1927-1933 	
	12	License to:  Post Office Dept. to use landing ground at Crissy Field for 
Dispatching and landing air mail planes, 1922-1933 	
	13

14	History of Letterman General Hospital; designation of hospital as a general hospital, 1898; inspection report, 1923  
PSF Report 1915 Review of Filter Plant [Lobos Creek Water Supply] [Photos]	

15	
SERIES IV:  BOUNDARIES AND BOUNDARY CLAIMS, 1849-1968

Maps—metes and bounds, 1882-1908 	
Box 2	16	Certain correspondence relating to marking of southeast corner of Presidio 
in 1881	
	17 – 18	Re:  eastern boundary, 1882-1883; Stratton survey and Allardt survey; appeal 
from decision of General Land Office of Feb. 13, 1882; decision of Secretary 
of Interior, Aug. 2, 1882	
	19	Correspondence, briefs, memos, re:  metes and bounds prior to Feb. 4, 1928	
Box 3	1	Description of metes and bounds, Feb. 4, 1928	
	2	Metes and bounds description as furnished by Quartermaster General, 
2/6/1936; metes and bounds description as furnished by Quartermaster General, 2/23/1939	
	3	Major J.G. Barnard's report, Feb. 20, 1854 on progress of work at Fort Point	
	4	Relative to trespassers, 1849; 1850; 1862	
	5	Re:  erection of a fence in 1866 which would have cut off around 200 acres of Reservation	
	6	Re:  licenses and permits on Reservation, 1914-1915	
	7	Claim of Calhoun Benham to $10,000 fee as U.S. counsel in suit to recover 
Presidio and Fort Point, 1873	
	8	Indorsement of J.A.G.O. on request of Chaplain Edward F. Brophy for 
authority to erect chapel, Oct. 7, 1915	
	9	Eastern boundary claim of Mrs. E.L. O'Connor, 1889	
	10	Certain papers and correspondence :
--condition of Reservation in 1874
--legislation proposed to relinquish to City and County of San Francisco certain 
lands, 1886-1891
--Bill authorizing City and County of San Francisco to use Presidio as a park and highway, 1880
--Bill to confirm Stratton survey of Presidio, 1884
--Compensation for those whose lands at Point San Jose were possessed by 
Army, 1877-1880
--Bill granting a certain right of way to the San Francisco and Ocean Shore 
Railroad Co., 1882
--Bill for relief of the heirs of William A. Richardson, 1890
--Bill to permit municipal authorities of City and County of San Francisco to 
construct and maintain sewer in Presidio, 1890	
	11	Petition of Obed Chart Land Association and others relative to wedge-shaped 
piece of land on eastern boundary, 1877-1891	
	12	Certain correspondence and other papers relating to the Pueblo lands and 
Obed Chart Land Association, 1890	
	13	List of property lying within Reservation assessed to individuals and laid out
 on assessor's map as part of San Francisco, c.1890	
	14	Offer to sell to government a small tract which projected into eastern boundary 
at end of Green St., Feb. 20, 1908	
	15	Re:  proposition of F.T. Dubring to sell certain land to government, July 15, 1903	
	16	Request of the attorney for San Francisco to transfer for papers pertaining 
to litigation involving Lyon St. on eastern boundary, Nov. 5, 1904	
Box 3	17	Dubring v. All Persons, a suit to quiet title on eastern boundary	
	18	Printed copy of communications relating to handling of "Presidio Reserve 
Fund" in 1876.	
	19	Application of Surgeon J. Vansant to shoot small game, 1884	
	20	Application for site for a Catholic chapel, 1883	
	21	Re:  fences surrounding the reservation, 1884	
	22	Re:  Vallejo suit against Gen. O.O. Howard, 1886-1890	
	23	Application of P. Stone Hansen to graze cattle, 1890	
	24	Application of R. Herman for permission to lay rails along beach for 
passenger cars to Fort Winfield Scott, 1891	
	25	Request of G. Aanunsen to take sand and gravel, 1892	
	26	Commanding General, Dept. of California, authorized to sink experimental 
well, 1893	
	27	Application of Owen McHugh to remove surface soil, 1890-1895	
	28	Opinion of Judge Advocate General, Dec. 11, 1901, relative to report of 
trespass of Spring Valley Water Co. on Lobos Creek; request, Dec. 11, 1909, 
of Margaret Mahoney for information relative to statements in newspapers 
referring to Spring Valley Water Co. and Lake Merced reservoir site, 1901-1914; Indorsement, Sept. 28, 1914, of J.A.G. relative to Mrs. Catherine Hart's claim for payment for land on Lobos Creek	
	29	Reports relative to non-military individuals and corporations on Reservation, 
1885-1904	
	30	Application of H.S. Ballardt, tide observer of Coast and Geodetic Survey, to 
reside on reservation and build residence, 1904-1928	
	31	Application of Max Ulrich to erect banking house on Reservation, 1905	
	32	Relating to privileges enjoyed by telegraph and telephone companies, 
1905-1907; proceedings of the Board of Officers examining various 
concessions with view of determining privileges government should receive, 1909.	
	33	Indorsement of J.A.G. to effect that the records do include evidence of Joseph 
Vance's occupancy of premises north of Lobos Creek, Feb. 3, 1909	
	34	Argument of J.W. Dwinelle in City of San Francisco v. US  [empty]	
	35	Indorsement of J.A.G. to effect there is no record of permit to late Aug. F. 
Rodgers to establish tide station in 1897	
	36	Memoranda, 1884-1892	
	37	Indorsement of J.A.G.O. to Quartermaster General re:  claim of Miss 
Sybiline C. Golden, 1934	
	38	4th Indorsement, J.A.G.O. to the Adjutant General, March 10, 1938, re:  
authority of Secretary of War to grant permission to private agencies to 
use water from government-owned mains	
	39	US v. Dorothy R. Wihr and George M. Wihr, 1945-1946	
	40	Fort Winfield Scott-exchange of lands between Army and Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare for expansion of US Public Health Services Hospital, 1968	
Box 4	1	US v. John F. Drew, John J. Kyne re:  condemnation of land for Presidio 
Pumping station, 1945-1947	
			
Box 4	

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SERIES V:  LEASES, LICENSES, AND PERMITS, 1878-1986

Contract to City and County of San Francisco to install and maintain 2 
rain gauges on poles, 1971-1986	
	3	To:  Paul E. Denivelle for balloon hangar at Building 232, 1934-1936	
	4	To:  Presidio Railroad Co. to extend track and operate cars, 1881	
	5	To:  American Red Cross on behalf of San Francisco LifeSaving Corps
 for temporary building at Baker's Beach for lifesaving purposes, 1917-1950	
	6	To:  YMCA for temporary buildings for association purposes, 1918-1933	
	7	To:  PG&E to install gas mains for supplying gas to post buildings, 1919	
	8	To:  PG&E to lay gas mains…to supply gas in the lab of Letterman 
General Hospital, 1916	
	9	To:  PG&E to extend mains to Officer's Quarters, 1917	
	10	To:  PG&E to extend gas main to YMCA building and to make necessary
 service connections, 1917	
	11	To:  PG&E to install additional gas mains, July 17, 1919	
	12	To:  Western Union Telegraph Co. to make changes in location of its 
lines, 1900	
	13	To:  City and County of San Francisco  to build playground, 1922	
	14	To:  City and County of San Francisco to operate and maintain a municipal
 railway, 1934	
	15	To:  American Red Cross to use a building as a recreation house for nurses
 at Letterman Hospital, 1918-1950	
	16	To:  PG&E to replace and thereafter operate and maintain a transformer 
station and electric transmission line, 1935-1941	
	17	To:  PG&E to operate and maintain existing gas pipelines at Presidio and 
Fort Scott, 1939	
	18	To:  PG&E to use cable pair on Presidio to provide a tie line between Presidio switchboard and Marine Exchange of San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 
1942-1947	
	19	To:  American Red Cross to maintain two temporary structures, Bldgs. 97 
and 98, 1948-1949	
	20	To:  Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. to lay cables to furnish 
commercial telephone and telegraph service between Presidio switchboard and switchboards of Southern Pacific Co., Western Pacific Railroad Co., the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Co., 1947-1951	
	21	To:  State of California, Dept. of California Highway Patrol to use portion of 
Fort Scott as a pistol range, 1947-1949	
	22	To:  U.S. government to construct sewer line in Marin upon r/w and property
 of County of Marin, 1943	
	23	Correspondence re:  exchange of land in Fort Scott area with Dept. of 
Health, Education, and Welfare, 1968-1969	
	24	To:  Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. to link Presidio Branch Office
 of American Trust Co. and the main office in San Francisco, 1945-1949	
Box 4	25	To: Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co to provide wired music to 
Officer's Club, 1949	
	26	To:  American Red Cross to build and maintain a temporary structure on the Presidio, 1943	
	27	To:  City and County of San Francisco to operate a municipal railway on the Presidio, 1940-1958	
	28	To:  American Red Cross to use Palace of Fine Arts, 1946	
	29	To:  American Red Cross to use portion of Building 84 on the Presidio, 1947	
	30	To:  Cornelius Keating to graze cattle and conduct dairy, 1887-1895	
	31	To:  Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co. to use portion of Reservation as a camping ground for military organizations attending the Exposition and participating in tournaments, 1914	
	32	Permit to J. Monaghan to reside on Presidio, 1890	
	33	Permit to Treasury Dept. to use land for Fort Point Lifesaving Station, 1888	
	34	Permit to Treasury Dept. to erect look-out tower for Fort Point Lifesaving Station, 1891-1938	
	35	Permit to Treasury Dept. for pipeline for increased water supply to Fort Point Lifesaving Station, 1895-1952	
	36	To:  Maximilian Cardenas to search for buried treasure, June 22, 1896	
	37	Permit to Treasury Dept. to use certain land at Fort Point for catchwater area, 1895-1934	
	38	To:  Treasury Dept. to erect steam fog signal at Fort Point, 1878-1934	
	39	To:  Treasury Dept. to erect 2 small dwellings at Fort Point for lighthouse keepers, 1883-1908	
	40	From:  Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. to connect central exchange of the Presidio with private exchange of the Dept. of California	
	41	To:  Treasury Dept. to use one pair of wires in army cable connecting cable box at Fort Scott and switchboard at Fort Funston, 1932	
	42	To:  Daughters of California Pioneers to place commemorative bell at site of old Mission, 1910-1950	
	43	To:  Treasury Dept. (United States Coast Guard) to use one pair of telephone wires in Army cables from fire control switchboard room at Fort Scott to fire control switchboard at Fort Funston, 1938-1939	
	44	Permit given verbally to Sergeant Rheinwald to erect a dwelling, 1929-1939	
	45	Permit allowing golf links to be open to others than members of garrison and government employees, 1912-1928	
Box 5	1	To: California Petroleum and Asphalt Co. to remove sand about the wharf, 1891	
	2	To: Spring Valley Water Works Co. to change route of its flumes and conduits conveying water from Lobos Creek to San Francisco, 1869-	
	3	To:  Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District right of way for state road through Presidio and Fort Baker, 1946	
	4	To: Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District for right of way for a state road through Presidio and Fort Baker including toll booths, Vol. I, 1930-1934	
	5	To: Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District for right of way for a state road through Presidio and Fort Baker including toll booths, Vol. II, 1935-1939	
Box 5	6	To: Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District for right of way for a state road through Presidio and Fort Baker including toll booths, Vol. III, Amendment, 1946-1949	
	7	To: Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District for right of way for a state road through Presidio and Fort Baker including toll booths--maps	
	8	US vs. Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, 1935-1942	
	9	Right of way for extension, maintenance, and operation of a state road through Presidio, 1938-1940	
	10	Agreement for supplying water to toll plaza of Golden Gate Bridge from reservation supply, 1939-1940	
	11	From:  Office of Park Commissioners, San Francisco, to government to build clay conduit and manhole in Lincoln Park, 1940	
	12	To:  City and County of San Francisco to construct a culvert in Lobos Creek, 1941	
	13	To:  U.S. War Department to construct a roadway on property known as El Camino del Mar, 1942	
	14	To:  Treasury Dept. (U.S. Coast Guard) to occupy 2 acres on Presidio, including wharf and to connect sewer lines to Presidio, 1952	
	15	To:  Navy Dept. for use of certain buildings, land, and facilities at Presidio, 1941	
	16	To: Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District to make cuts and fills outside r/w previously granted Oct. 1936	

17	
SERIES VI:  TITLES/DEEDS, 1909-1964

Deeds for Deeds to Lobos Creek acquired from Spring Valley Water Co., James H. Fannin and                    and Mildred Rolph Moore, 1915-1923	
	18	Agreement between government and Spring Valley Water Co. re:  Lobos Creek, 1915-1933	
	19	Certain indorsements of J.A.G. relative to acquisition of land and water rights on Lobos Creek from appropriation of March 4, 1909 and copy of communication from Maj. Winship, Judge Advocate relative to US vs. Spring Valley Water Co., a suit to condemn rights on Lobos Creek, 1909-1923	
	20 - 21	Acquisition of titles to Wherry Housing, 1963-1964	
Box 6	1	Abstract of Title, Baker Beach Apartments, 1961	
	2	1914Wherry Housing Purchase Agreement, 1963	
	3	Abstract of Title to Lobos Creek Lands, Jan. 6, 1917	
	4-5	Abstract of Title to Lobos Creek Lands, Vol. 1, Jan. 20, 1914	
Box 7	1-2	Abstract of Title to Part of Lobos Creek Property situate in the Baker Tract, July 1, 1915, Vol. I	
	3-4	Abstract of Title to Part of Lobos Creek Property situate in the Baker Tract, July 1, 1915, Vol. II.	

Box 8	

OS F1	
SERIES VII:  OVERSIZE ITEMS, 1873-1963

Map of San Francisco and vicinity, 1874
Plan of sites suggested for Panama-Pacific International Exposition.  Issued by
Pacific Surety Co., c.1910-1911. 
San Francisco Chronicle article, April 15, 1911:  "Park is Popular Location for
			Exposition."  
Printed petition:  "Appeal of Forty-Seven Thousand Citizens for the Selection of Golden Gate
		Park as the Exposition Site, 1915," February 28, 1911.  2 copies.
Printed petition:  "A Supplemental Appeal for the Park," May 2, 1911.  2 copies.
3 construction photos of Panama-Pacific International Exposition,:  "View 
        from aeroplane looking west," "View from aeroplane looking east,"  
        and "Panoramic view showing construction," November 29, 1913.
	 	
	OS F2	Map showing proposed road/subway line through Marine Hospital Reservation,
  n.d.
Plans showing proposed gas mains to YMCA on Presidio, n.d.
Portion of Presidio showing proposed Coast Guard cable from South Net Gate, 
 San Francisco Harbor, to Terminal no. 18, Bldg. 283, n.d.
Map showing tract at foot of 22nd Ave., subject of agreement between Spring
 Valley Water Co. and U.S. and Tract proposed to be substituted for Same, 
 Feb. 20, 1918
5 plans showing sections of the Presidio for proposed extensions of gas mains 
 by PG&E to supply barracks and Officer's Quarters, 1919 Main Post, 
 East Cantonment, Infantry Terrace, Partial Base Map, and West Cantonment.
Map of Fort Scott showing proposed extension of gas mains by PG&E, 
  March 1, 1919
Road map showing proposed state road through the Presidio to accompany 
 amended application, sht. 2/3, Aug. 4, 1930.  Marked "Exhibit No. 1."
Road map showing proposed state road through the Presidio to accompany 
 amended application, sht. 2/3, Aug. 4, 1930; amended December 18, 1930. 
Plan of proposed state road through East Fort Baker, c.1930.  3 different copies.
Ground plan and profile, center line of survey and limits of right of way with
 substructure and superstructure details for Lyon Street connections through 
 Presidio Military Reservation, Jan. 4, 935; rev. Jan. 18, 1935.
Plan of proposed parking area and realignment of military access road, 
 Golden Gate Bridge, July 21, 1937.
Plan showing existing gas mains at Fort Scott and Presidio, April 20, 1939 
Plan, proposed acquisition of property, Golden Gate Bridge and Highway 
 District, Jan. 29, 1946.  2 copies.	
Presidio and Fort Scott Plot Plan showing buildings and roads, May 1946.
Goode Homes Housing Development Site plan and easement, 18 February 1952 
         [Baker Beach]	

OS Map Folder 1:	BLUEPRINTS	
		
		Map showing proposed additions to Fort Scott drainage system, n.d.
		Site plan showing the proposed boundary between the Presidio and San Francisco 
and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, n.d.   2 copies
		William Hart’s map of the Presidio, Feb. 1907 with annotations c.1908
showing submarine cable to Fort Baker and torpedo wharf.
		Map of Presidio Reservation showing contour line limits of grounds around 
Mountain Lake which may be assigned as a future location 
for a Marine Hospital, 1873.
		Map of the Presidio of San Francisco, August 1900
		Map of the Presidio of San Francisco showing Rancho Ojo Agua de Figueroa and
			proposed reservoir and pump station.  Corrected to February 4, 1910.
Plan showing proposed water main from reservoir at Presidio to Fort Mason, May 
	1910.  Three copies--two of the plans are annotated and show the morgue and 
crematory
		Map of the Presidio of San Francisco, January 1912.  6 copies.
			-Annotated copy marked "A" showing elevated boardwalk and quarry
	-Annotated copy showing greenhouse nursery for Panama-Pacific International
Exposition
			-Annotated copy showing elevated bridge near west cantonment, 2 copies
-Annotated copy showing 3-acre parcel of land to be used for Panama-Pacific
 International Exposition
			-Unannotated copy		
		Plan showing proposed pipeline from Presidio reservoir to Panama-Pacific International 
Exposition, c.1914 	
		Plan of portion of Presidio Military Reservation desired by Panama-Pacific International 
Exposition or its Successors for Preservation of the Palace of Fine Arts, Oct. 1916.
			2 copies.

OS Map Folder 2:	BLUEPRINTS
		Map of public buildings for Fort Scott, Dec. 1882, annotated
		Map of Presidio, showing proposed camping grounds for Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, July 1913
		Map of Presidio and Fort Scott showing a portion of the Reservation 
For the preservation of the Fine Arts Palace, October 1916
		Fort Scott, Central Part, showing Building Numbers, Nov. 1916, annotated
		2 plans showing proposed gas mains to Officer’s Quarters on the Presidio, n.d.; 
Jan. 10, 1917
		Map showing location of Fine Arts Palace and property to be acquired from the Federal 
Government, Jan. 12, 1917
4 sheets, extension of cuts and fills, Golden Gate Bridge and toll area, Aug. 10, 1936

OS Map Folder 3:	NON-BLUEPRINT MAPS AND PLANS
		Plan showing underground cables between Presidio and city branch
of Marine Exchange, n.d.
		Site plan, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, n.d., [torn]
		San Francisco sewer system map, 1899
		Map of Presidio with annotations outlining golf course, 1907
		Pamphlet showing artist’s rendering of Panama-Pacific International Exposition, c.1910
		San Francisco Chronicle spread promoting Panama-Pacific International Exposition in
		 	Golden Gate Park, April 3, 1911. 
		Panama-Pacific International Exposition general block plan showing
additional lands desired by Exposition Co., 1913
		Map, "Lobos Creek Property from 15th to West Clay, 1915."  Attached
			to each map is a blueprint "Typical roadway section, Lobos Creek tract
			between 17th and 22nd Aves., July 29, 1915."  3 copies.
		Plan showing proposed right of way for the state highway through Presidio, c.1933-1935.
		Fort Baker road ground plan and center line of r/w, March 16, 1933, sht. A4B
		Profile and section of state highway and north lateral on Fort Baker Reservation,
 			March 16, 1933, sht. G-104B
Presidio road profile, June 14, 1933, sht. F-1 
Ground plan, center line, and limits of r/w with substructure
and superstructure details, Presidio, June 14, 1933, sht. A-10 
Ground plan, center line, and limits of r/w with substructure
and superstructure details, Presidio, June 14, 1933; rev., Jan.17, 1934, sht. A-10 
		Fort Baker showing proposed roads, April 29, 1935. Marked sheet “C.”
		Topographic map of Fort Point Coast Guard station, March 1939.
		Final project map, Palace of Fine Arts, February 2, 1945. 	 
		Map of Presidio, May 15, 1951.  Marked "Exhibit B."
		 “Wherry Housing Real Estate Plan,” February 20, 1963.
		
Roll 1:		Service water system general layout showing valves and hydrants for 
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Dec. 6, 1913
High pressure system plan for Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Dec. 2, 1913
Presidio water distribution system, 1912 
		Presidio boundary map, Jan. 20, 1928 (Box 1, Maps 4)

Roll 2:		Panama-Pacific International Exposition general block plan, annotated, 1915 
		
Roll 3:		Proposed location of a highway thru United States Military Reservation of Fort Baker,
 State of California , Department of Public Works, Divisions of Highways
		Map of proposed Sausalito lateral from Sausalito City boundary to Golden Gate
Bridge.  Survey made by Department of Public Works, Division of
Highways for Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District  

Roll 4:		Panama-Pacific International Exposition, service water system, sale and removal
of Exposition street mains…Dec. 24, 1915 
		Blueprint of Lobos Creek property from 15th to W. Clay, Dec. 1917 
 				PAGE INDEX TO FINDING AID

Allardt Survey, 13
American Red Cross, 15; 16
Baker Beach.  See Wherry Housing
Belknap, William W., 9; 23
Crissy Field, 9; 12
Daughters of California Pioneers, 16
deYoung, M.H., 8; 23
Department of California, 14; 16
Endicott, William C., 12
Fort Baker, 10; 16; 18; 20
Fort Funston, 16
Fort Mason, 8; 11; 12; 19
Fort Point, 13, 15; 20
	Lifesaving Station, 16
Fort Scott, 14; 15; 16; 18; 19
Golden Gate Bridge, 17; 18; 19
Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District, 16; 18
Golden Gate Park, 8; 18
Hart, William, 19
Hearst, George, Senator, 12
Howard, O.O. (Oliver Otis), General, 14
Humphreys, James A., 23
Jones, William A., 23
Keyes, Erasmus Darwin, 23
Lake Merced, 14; 
Letterman General Hospital, 9; 12; 15
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 9; 23
Lincoln Park, 17
Lobos Creek, 8; 10; 11; 14; 16; 17; 18; 20
Marine Hospital, 9; 11; 12; 18, 19
McDowell, Irvin, 9; 23
Mendell, George H., 23
Moore, Charles, 8; 24
Mountain Lake, 19
Obed Chart Land Association, 13
Oliver, Robert Shaw, 24
Pacific Air Transport Company, 12
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 15; 18
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, 12; 15; 16
Palace of Fine Arts, 8; 11; 15; 19; 20
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 8; 11; 16; 18; 19; 20
PG&E.  See Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Point San Jose, 13
Pope, John, 24
Presidio of San Francisco, 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17;18; 19; 20
Presidio Railroad Company, 15
Proctor, Redfield, 24
San Francisco, City and County of, 9; 11; 13; 14; 17; 18; 20
San Francisco and Ocean Shore Railroad Company, 13
San Francisco Chronicle, 18; 20
San Francisco Lifesaving Corps, 15; 
Spring Valley Water Company, 8; 10; 11; 14; 16; 17; 18
Stimson, Henry L., 8, 24
Stratton Survey, 13
Sutro, Adolph, 24
Tumulty, Joseph Patrick, 24
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 14
United States Coast Guard, 16; 17; 18; 20
United States Navy, 17
United States Public Health Service Hospital, 14
University of California, 11;
Western Union Telegraph Company, 15
Wherry Housing, 10; 15; 17; 18; 20
YMCA, 15

 		FOLDER INDEX TO INDIVIDUAL CORRESPONDENCE

Name				Box Number		Folder Number 	Item Description  	

Belknap, William W.		1				21		LS, April 3, 1874
				1				21		LS, January 24, 1874
				1				21		LS, February 9, 1874
				1				21		LS, February 6, 1874
				1				21		LS, December 22, 1873
				1				21		LS, November 17, 1873	
				3				10		LS, March 30, 1874
deYoung, M.H.		1				3		TLS, June 29, 1911
				1				3		TLS, May 22, 	1911
				1				3		TLS, May 2, 1911	
				1				3		TLS, April 15, 1911	
Humphreys, James A.		3				12		ALS, December 9, 1890
				3				12		ALS, December 3, 1890
Jones, William A.		2				3		LS, March 8, 1883
				2				17		LS, March 13, 1883
Keyes, Erasmus Darwin	3				4		ALS, July 31, 1850
Lincoln, Robert Todd		2				2		LS, October 14, 1881
				2				2		LS, July 5, 1881
				2				2		LS, May 20, 1881
				2				2		LS, March 12, 1881
				2				3		LS, April 7, 1883
				2				3		LS, March 13, 1884
				2				3		LS, November 29, 1882
				2				16		LS, May 4, 1881
				2				17		LS, March 23, 1883
				2				17		LS, June 1, 1882
2				17		LS, April 21, 1882
2				17		LS, April 19, 1882
2				17		LS, April 10, 1882
McDowell, Irvin		2				2		DS, February 24, 1881
				2				2		DS, September 22, 1881
				2				16		LS, April 18, 1881
				2				17		LS, August 31, 1882
				2				17		LS, April 7, 1882
				2				17		DS, January 9, 1879	
				3				5		LS, June 8, 1866
Mendell, George H.		1				19		TLS, March 4, 1890
				1				19		TLS, December 31, 1890
				1				19		TL, May 22, 1890
				1				19		TL, May 19, 1890

Moore, Charles		1				3		TLS, August 29, 1911
Oliver, Robert Shaw		1				2		CTL, July 12, 1912
				1				2		TLS, July 12, 1912
				1				2		DS, April 22, 1912
				1				3		TLS, July 28, 1911
				1				7		TLS, June 14, 1914
Pope, John			2				3		LS, February 10, 1881
				2				4		LS, August 13, 1884
Proctor, Redfield		1				19		TLS, January 12, 1891
				1				19		TLS, April 26, 1890
				3				10		TLS, January 22, 1891
				3				10		TLS, December 13, 1890
Stimson, Henry L.		1				2		CTL, July 10, 1912
				1				2		TLS, June 3, 1912
				1				3		TLS, February 15, 1912
Sutro, Adolph			3				10		ALS, December 24, 1890
Tumulty, James Patrick	1				21		TLS, October 21, 1914