Potentially harmful content: All materials and their descriptions in the San Francisco Public Library’s collections have research value and reflect the society in which they were produced. San Francisco Public Library’s archives contain some language and imagery that are offensive and harmful because of content that may reflect racist, sexist, ableist, misogynistic/misogynoir, and xenophobic opinions and attitudes. Materials may also include graphic content of historical events such as violent death, medical procedures, crime, wars/terrorist acts, natural disasters and more. The documents, images, publications and other materials have been preserved in order to present the materials in their original state and context, and do not reflect the values of the San Francisco Public Library.
