Container List
Ctn. 1, folders 1-28
SERIES 1:
Correspondence, 1937-1997
Arrangement
Divided into incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence with friends and colleagues.
Ctn. 1, folders 1-27
Incoming correspondence, 1937-1997
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by name of writer or company. Each folder is then arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Though one incoming letter is dated 1927 and some date from the 1980's, most letters date between 1949 and the 1970's, or
1994-1997. There is a small amount of correspondence from Presidents Nixon and Reagan. Some are copies of letters not directly
addressed to Hoffman.
carton 1, folder 27
Unidentified correspondence, n.d.
Ctn. 1, folder 28
Outgoing correspondence, 1954-1996
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes fourteen letters, including some addressed to presidents Eisenhower and Reagan, and to the board of directors of
the Bank of America.
Ctn. 1, folders 29-39
SERIES 2:
Biographical Materials, n.d.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Ctn. 1, folders 29-30
Writings, ca. 1970-1985
Arrangement
Divided into two subject folders: Writings by Hoffman and writings about Hoffman. Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes the press release upon Hoffman's resignation from Bank of America, a speech about World Bank and International Monetary
Fund, and about her father, A. P. Giannini.
carton 1, folder 29
Writings by Hoffman, ca. 1970's-1980's
carton 1, folder 30
Writings about Hoffman, n.d.
Ctn. 1, folders 31-37, oversize box 1
Clippings, n.d.
Arrangement
Subdivided into: About Claire Giannini Hoffman, About Bank of America, and Legislation. Each sub-sub series is arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes a scrapbook of clippings and loose clippings regarding Claire Giannini-Hoffman; the Bank of America; and two subject
folders on economic legislation. The scrapbook of clippings relate to Hoffman's election to the board of directors of Sears,
Roebuck & Co. in 1963. After this, most of the clippings date 1963-1975 (and especially 1970-1971). None of the articles date
from the eighties and only one is dated 1991. Most of the articles are concerned with Hoffmans' business travel, her various
awards and elections, her opinions about economic issues, meetings and social events, and her father A.P. Giannini. Some articles
are written in Spanish or Italian. A small amount of U.S. Congress bills, clippings about bank holding companies and booklets
about gold show Hoffman's interest in economic legislation.
Ctn. 1, folders 31-33, oversize box 1
About Claire Giannini Hoffman, n.d.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Clippings about Claire Giannini Hoffman's position as a director of Bank of America and her social activities.
othertype OS Box 1
Scrapbook: Election to Board of Directors of Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1963
carton 1, folder 31-33
Clippings about Hoffman, n.d.
Ctn. 1, folders 34-35
About Bank of America, 1969-1990
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes publicity booklets about Bank of America, and clippings regarding Bank of America issues as well as Claire Giannini's
disagreements with bank policy.
carton 1, folder 34
Clippings about Bank of America, 1982-1990
carton 1, folder 35
Publicity Booklets, 1969-1989
Ctn. 1, folders 36-37
Legislation, 1955-1973
Arrangement
Divided into Legislation and Clippings about Legislation. Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes reprinted government legislation and clippings regarding specific legislation.
carton 1, folder 37
Clippings about legislation, 1955-1973
Ctn. 1, folders 38-39
Miscellaneous Biographical Materials, 1904-1993
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
carton 1, folder 38-39
Miscellaneous biographical materials, 1904-1993
Scope and Content Note
Copy of birth certificate (1904), marriage license (1930); awards; pedigree of Hoffman's dog; minutes from the Sixteen Club
(1959-1969), booklet on the Francisca Club; inventory of jewelry and coins.
Ctn. 2
SERIES 3:
Family Papers
Arrangement
The Family Papers are divided into three sub-series: A.P. Giannini, Clorinda "Clara" Cuneo, and miscellaneous family papers.
Scope and Content Note
The materials about A.P. Giannini, Hoffman's father, consist mostly of clippings about Giannini; a small amount of correspondence;
and materials relating to A.P. Giannini commemorative programs and the A.P. Giannini stamp. The materials relating to Hoffman's
mother, Clorinda Agnes Cuneo Giannini (also called "Clara" Cuneo) include a book of school work completed as a student at
Notre Dame College; a book of autographs and texts written by friends; and a memoriam commemorating her death. There are some
miscellaneous materials relating to other family members such as Anne Giannini, granddaughter of A.P. Giannini, and Clifford
P. Hoffman, Claire Giannini Hoffman's husband.
Ctn. 2, folders 1-7
A.P. Giannini, 1916-1994
Arrangement
Each folder is divided according to subject, then arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes clippings about A.P. Giannini; a small amount of correspondence; and materials relating to commemorative programs
and the A.P. Giannini postal stamp.
carton 2, folder 1
Correspondence, 1916, n.d.
carton 2, folder 5
Miscellaneous biographical materials, 1930-1949
carton 2, folder 6
A.P. Giannini commemorative program, 1983
carton 2, folder 7
A.P. Giannini postage stamp, 1973
Ctn. 2, folders 8-10
Clorinda Agnes Cuneo Giannini (also called "Clara Cuneo"), ca. 1895-1941
Arrangement
Divided by subject, then arranged chronologically.
carton 2, folder 8
School work by Clorinda Cuneo, ca. 1895
carton 2, folder 9
Autograph book, 1887-1891
carton 2, folder 10
Memoriam for Clorinda A. Giannini, 1941
Ctn. 2, folder 11
Miscellaneous family papers, 1916-1989
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Materials relating to Anne Giannini and Clifford P. Hoffman.
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