PUBLIC "-//California Historical Society::North Baker Research Library//TEXT (US::CHi::MS 3574::Campaign Data Service, Inc. records)//EN "campdata.xml" Guide to the Campaign Data Service, Inc. Records, 1964-1979 MS 3574 Campaign Data Service, Inc. records Finding aid prepared by Processed by California Historical Society staff. California Historical Society
678 Mission Street San Francisco, CA, 94105 415-357-1848 reference@calhist.org
2006 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2009-10-13T11:25-0700 Description is in English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2009 <date normal="20030601">June 2003.</date><item>Revisions to the finding aid and supplementary encoding in EAD V1.0 supplied by Martha Noble.</item> Campaign Data Service, Inc. records 1964-1979 MS 3574 Campaign Data Service 1 carton (1.0 linear ft.) California Historical Society
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Collection materials are in English. Collection is stored onsite. Consists of correspondence, reports, advertisements, and printed materials, relating to state and local elections and neighborhood initiatives. Contains material relating to individual campaigns for positions on the San Francisco School Board, and the offices of County Sheriff and Supervisors, including Wilson Riles' successful 1970 race for State Superintendent of Schools in California. Includes material related to the Nob Hill Neighbors and Pacific Heights Association campaigns against city zoning laws, which allowed construction of high-rise apartment complexes in those neighborhoods. Also includes materials pertaining to an unsuccessful campaign in 1969 by several local groups to bring about a charter amendment to revise the city charter. With these are materials from other local campaigns, including the 1973 Yes on C Open Spaces/Recreation ballot Proposition. Information for Researchers Access

Collection is open for research.

 Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the California Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the California Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Campaign Data Service, Inc. Records, MS 3574. California Historical Society, Manuscript Collection.

 Separated Materials

Printed material transferred to Library (photocopied title pages retained).

Assorted political posters transferred to the poster collection.

Photographs have been transferred to the California Historical Society Photography Collection; cataloged as MSP 3574.

 Alioto, Joseph L. Brown, Willie L. Feinstein, Dianne, 1933- League of Women Voters of California. Nob Hill Neighbors. Pacific Heights Association. Advertisements. California--Politics and government. Campaign management--California. Citizens' associations--California--San Francisco. Community development--California--San Francisco. Elections--California. Political campaigns--California. Political consultants--California. Referendum--California. San Francisco (Calif.)--Politics and government. School boards--California--San Francisco. Administrative Information Acquisition Information

Collection donated by Audrey Penn Rodgers and Diene Bull of Campaign Data Service in February of 1980.

 Accruals

No additions are expected.

 Processing Information

Processed by CHS staff.

 Arrangement

The Campaign Data Service, Inc. Records are arranged into two series:

Series 1: Candidate Files

Series 2: Initiative Campaigns and Organizational Files

 Corporate History

Campaign Data Service, Inc., organized in 1970 and in operation through 1980, was a San Francisco based firm specializing in political campaign services. Headed by political consultants Diene Bull and Audrey Rodgers, the nonpartisan firm provided planning and advising for all phases of political campaigning. Services included the production of campaign materials and demographic research aids for both local and state-wide campaigns.

 Scope and Content

Campaign Data Service, Inc. Records consist of materials relating to campaigns managed by Campaign Data Service, Inc. for individual candidates and local initiatives from 1964 to 1979. Divided into two series, the collection includes correspondence, campaign literature, press releases, speeches, research reports, opinion surveys, agreements, maps, census tract data, address listings, newspaper clippings, and other records.

The first series, Candidate Files, includes material relating to Wilson Riles' race for California State Superintendent of Schools in 1970, Dianne Feinstein's 1971 mayoral campaign, San Francisco County Sheriff and Supervisorial races, and campaigns for positions on the San Francisco School Board and BART Board.

The second series, Initiative Campaigns and Organizational Files, contains materials regarding a number of local initiatives and proposals. Included are records from campaigns mounted by two local organizations, Nob Hill Neighbors and the Pacific Heights Association, aimed at restricting the construction of high-rise apartment complexes in their neighborhoods. Additional materials relate to charter amendment, district election, and Open Space campaigns. Reports regarding a San Francisco public education desegregation initiative and organizational proposals for SF Info, a nonprofit information services organization, are also included.

 Series 1 Candidate Files 12 folders 1970-1979 Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by candidate.

 Abrahamson, Lucille 1974-1978 San Francisco School Board campaign 1 1 1974 Correspondence, statements 1 2 1974-1978 Feinstein, Dianne 1971 Campaign literature 1 3 1971 Correspondence, statements 1 4 1971 Goldman, Richard N. 1 5 1973 Gonzales, Robert 1 6 1977 Goosby, Z. L. 1 7 1974 Hennessey, Mike 1 8 1978-1979 Johnson, Julie 1 9 1976 Kirkwood, Tom 1 10 undated Riles, Wilson 1 11 1970 Tom, Benjamin 1 12 undated Series 2 Initiative Campaigns and Organizational Files 22 folders 1964-1978 Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

 Nob Hill Neighbors 1970-1974 Campaign literature 1 13 1970-1974 Correspondence, reports 1 14 1970-1974 Pacific Heights Association 1973-1974 Correspondence 1 15 1973-1974 Proposal, printed materials 1 16 1973 Campaign 1 17 1973 SF Info 1972-1974 1973-1974 1 18 Organization proposals 1 19 1972-1973 Organization proposals, by-Laws 1 20 1973 Financial reports 1 21 1973-1974 Charter revision 1968-1976 Correspondence 1 22 1969-1972 Reports 1 23 1970 Statements 1 24 1968-1972 1931 San Francisco charter research 1 25 1931 Printed material 1 26 1969-1972 Amendments 1 27 1974-1976 District election 1971-1973 Correspondence 1 28 1971-1972 Reports, printed material 1 29 1971-1973 Judicial race 1 30 1978 San Francisco public education desegregation 1 31 1964-1971 School Board superintendent selection 1 32 1974-1975 Yes on C campaign, open spaces 1 33 1973-1974 Miscellaneous printed material 1 34 undated