826 National - History

History

The original chapter opened in 2002 at 826 Valencia St. in San Francisco's Mission District. The original address inspired the name "826 National". It was co-founded by educator Nínive Calegari and Dave Eggers, author of "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius," and founder of the publishing house, McSweeney's.

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