The California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento may be a good resource (at least
for rail travel).  At least one of their permanent exhibits has examples of rail
brochures through the years.  They have a good library collection and friendly
librarians, although your student might want to query the museum curator directly.
Their website is www.csrmf.org/.  Another museum resource to investigate is the
American Advertising Museum, which is in Seattle, Washington (I think).  Their
website is www.admuseum.org/.  The American Automobile Association might be a good
source (www.aaa.com/).  They publish a quarterly magazine and are sure to have some
resources available.

Your student might also want to contact some travel associations/organizations with
local chapters in San Francisco.  Larger advertising agencies, especially those that
have travel clients, should be considered as well.  If I remember correctly from a
short stint in the advertising world, there is/was something called the Red Book
Directory that listed major (and probably some minor) ad agenices and their clients.
 An agency in the UK is bound to have a copy, or know where to find one (a
university library may also have this resource).

Good luck and happy researching!

Cheryl Kessler

--- Trowles - Peter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Listers
>
> This is a bit of strange request I know but here's hoping someone can either help
> me directly, or can put me in touch with someone who can?
>
> One of our students is looking for a source of vintage travel brochures. In
> particular, she's looking at how the design and look of the travel brochure has
> changed over time and how this may have affected the marketability of the
> destination itself.
>
> And this is where it gets very specific. She's looking for brochures that
> featured/advertised San Francisco from the 1950s to the present day!
>
> Does anyone know of any museums or collectors she can get in touch with directly?
>
> Many thanks
>
>
> Peter Trowles
> Taffner Curator, Mackintosh Collection
> Glasgow School of Art
> 167 Renfrew Street
> GLASGOW
> G3 6RQ
> Scotland
>
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> Fax: +141 353 4746
>
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