Is there a source for San Francisco area theater history,
archives?,showing actors from productions in the last 50 - 60 years?

Hello grams-ga,

The San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum (SFPALM) (
http://www.sfpalm.org/default.htm ) "is a research library and archive
dedicated to collecting, preserving, and making available materials
about the live performing arts with special emphasis on the San
Francisco Bay Area."

"Catalog"
SFPALM
http://www.sfpalm.org/catalog/catalog.htm

As indicated on that page, you can search the library catalog for some
of the library's holdings.  You can contact the library by letter,
fax, or phone, if you can't find what you're looking for online.

Appointments are not necessary to visit the library; however, the
library "strongly recommend[s] you speak with a librarian before your
visit to ensure materials you need are available."

"Visiting SFPALM"
SFPALM
http://www.sfpalm.org/about/visiting.htm

Here are highlights of SFPALM's collections, as well as more about the
theater collection:

"The SFPALM Collection"
SFPALM
http://www.sfpalm.org/collections/collections.htm

"Theater Collection"
SFPALM
http://www.sfpalm.org/collections/theater.htm

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google:

"san francisco" theatre history

This is exactly the information I need. I am really amazed that the
Google search I made did not come up with this fairly obvious site.