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California Revealed

California Revealed is a State Library initiative to help California’s public libraries, in partnership with other local heritage groups, digitize, preserve, and provide online access to archival materials - books, newspapers, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and more - that tell the incredible stories of the Golden State. We also provide free access and preservation services for existing digital collections, including technical advice and guidance, for partner organizations with in-house digitization programs.



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Sonoma Valley Historical Society
Sonoma Valley Historical Society
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2,410
ITEMS
22,137
VIEWS
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The mission of the Sonoma Valley Historical Society is to provide a forum and a resource for the study and dissemination of Sonoma Valley history for present and future generations by identifying collecting, preserving and sharing artifacts, documents and images. The Sonoma Valley Historical Society was established in January of 1937 by a small group of citizens to honor pioneer families and to collect, preserve and share the history of the Valley of the Moon.  The Society, a...
Center for Sacramento History
Center for Sacramento History
collection
3,150
ITEMS
360,834
VIEWS
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Founded in 1953, the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) is funded by the City and the County of Sacramento and is the repository and research center for City and County historic collections. These collections are held in the public trust and reflect the many aspects of the social, political, geographic, and cultural history of the Sacramento region. The collections held at CSH include both three-dimensional museum artifacts and archival records (public documents, and manuscripts and personal...
Topic: californiarevealed
Tulare County Library
Tulare County Library
collection
5,379
ITEMS
161,503
VIEWS
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Located in California's eastern San Joaquin Valley, Tulare County is an agriculturally rich region and one of the top agricultural producers in the nation. Sequoia National Park and the Mineral King, Golden Trout and Domeland Wilderness areas lie within the County’s boundaries. Tulare County offers an active lifestyle with recreational and cultural activities including theater, music, and sports. Established in 1910 by the Board of Supervisors, the Tulare County Library provides library...
Topic: californiarevealed
Maps
Maps
collection
1,427
ITEMS
15,636
VIEWS
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Maps from the Center for Sacramento History's collections. The majority of maps are focused on Sacramento, Sacramento County, and the towns within Sacramento County, and were created by government agencies or developers. These includes city, town, and county maps; land grants and ranchos; neighborhood, property, tract, plat, and plot maps; river and dredging maps; and road maps. There are a small number of California-specific maps from outside the county, like fault maps, maps of the gold...
Topics: Sacramento (Calif.) -- Maps, Sacramento County (Calif.) -- Maps
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Established in 1961, the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive is a world-renowned research archive dedicated to the study of musical traditions from around the globe. The Archive’s collection of more than 150,000 audio, video, print, and photographic items documents musical expressions throughout the world and includes unique field recordings as well as rare commercial recordings. As part of UCLA’s Department of Ethnomusicology, the Archive preserves and makes accessible over 50 years’ worth of...
Topic: californiarevealed
California Historical Society
California Historical Society
collection
333
ITEMS
175,933
VIEWS
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The mission of the California Historical Society is to inspire and empower Californians to make the past a meaningful part of their contemporary lives. The current CHS headquarters accommodate the administrative offices, North Baker Research Library, exhibition galleries, and museum store. * Keeps an active public program schedule, including exhibitions, lectures, and other public events. * The California Historical Society holds one of the richest collections of primary and secondary materials...
Topic: californiarevealed
University of San Diego
University of San Diego
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811
ITEMS
1,631
VIEWS
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The Helen K. and James S. Copley Library, located on the west end of the University of San Diego campus, currently houses over 500,000 volumes. Collections include books, journals, reference works, databases, government documents, newspapers and electronic journals in many languages, as well as maps, videos, sound recordings, microforms and rare books. The University of San Diego's digital collection at California Revealed consists of audio recordings from the Emmet Culligan collection from the...
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture
collection
5,557
ITEMS
236,705
VIEWS
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The Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department provides free library resources and programs for the community with the opportunity to seek and share ideas and information that will enrich lives, foster literacy, inspire intellectual curiosity and stimulate the imagination. Glendale Library, Arts and Culture 222 East Harvard Street, Glendale, CA 91205 Email: Libraryinfo@glendaleca.gov Telephone: (818) 548-3749 Website: http://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/library-arts-culture
Harrison Memorial Library
Harrison Memorial Library
collection
5,821
ITEMS
273,765
VIEWS
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Harrison Memorial Library is the public library of the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Library service in Carmel began in 1906, when the Carmel Free Library Association began lending books from a little redwood building. For a fee of one dollar per year, people could borrow any one of 500 books from the Association's "Reading Room" heated by a wood burning stove. Ida Johnson was President of the Library Board in 1906. She also worked as a librarian in the little redwood building that then...
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California's first legislature, meeting in 1849–50, charged the Secretary of State to receive "…all public records, registered maps, books, papers, rolls, documents and other writings…which appertain to or are in any way connected with the political history and past administration of the government of California…" The California State Archives, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, continues to serve in the spirit of those early instructions, providing a...
Topic: californiarevealed
GLBT Historical Society
GLBT Historical Society
collection
705
ITEMS
78,816
VIEWS
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The GLBT Historical Society collects, preserves, exhibits and makes accessible to the public materials and knowledge to support and promote understanding of LGBTQ history, culture and arts in all their diversity. Founded in 1985, we are recognized internationally as a leader in the field of LGBTQ public history. The GLBT Historical Society is a registered 501(c)3 educational nonprofit organization. Contact Information :   GLBT Historical Society Archives & Research Center ...
California State Railroad Museum Library
California State Railroad Museum Library
collection
833
ITEMS
176,478
VIEWS
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On May 2, 1981, the California State Railroad Museum opened to the public, as did the Museum Library. The library has been an integral component of CSRM since the project's inception. It was clear to the founders of the Museum that a thoughtfully assembled collection of published, manuscript, and pictorial materials would not only enhance the museum's services but also support its conservation and education programs. With this goal in mind, as railroad equipment and artifacts were gathered for...
Topic: californiarevealed
Film and Video
Film and Video
collection
495
ITEMS
10,838
VIEWS
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Film and video from the Center for Sacramento History's collections. Much of the footage here comes from the KCRA and KOVR TV news film collections; other videos include video oral histories of the Valley Broadcast Legends, home movies, art films, musical performances, and police evidence videos from the Dorothea Puente investigation.
Topics: Sacramento (Calif.), Film, Video
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BAMPFA is UC Berkeley’s premier visual arts venue, presenting more than 450 film screenings, scores of public programs, and up to twenty exhibitions annually. With its vibrant and eclectic programming, BAMPFA inspires the imagination and ignites critical dialogue through art, film, and other forms of creative expression. BAMPFA’s collection includes more than 17,500 films and videos, including the largest collection of Japanese cinema outside of Japan, impressive holdings of Soviet...
Topic: californiarevealed
Mountain View Public Library
Mountain View Public Library
collection
1,268
ITEMS
87,909
VIEWS
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The Mountain View History Center houses information about Mountain View's past. We collect and preserve books, maps, photographs, directories, newspapers, school yearbooks, and other materials pertaining to Mountain View's heritage. We display artifacts that reflect both the changing and enduring natures of the area once known as The Valley of the Heart’s Delight. The collection is owned jointly by the Library and the Mountain View Historical Association. Contact Information : City of...
Traditional music of native Northwest California: brush dance, feather dance, and gambling songs. Discussion and performances by Loren Bommelyn (Tolowa), Aileen Figueroa (Yurok), Joy Sundberg (Yurok) and Charlotte Heth (Cherokee). Recorded at the UCLA Media Engineering Center on May 23, 1977, during the class session of UCLA Music 153C, Sociology of American Indian music. Archive series: [United States, California, Los Angeles, Tolowa and Yurok, May 23, 1977] For additional information see...
Topics: californiarevealed, Indians of North America--California--Music, Tolowa Indians --Music, Yurok...
Source: 1/2 inch videotape: 4 Tapes of 4
Carmel Valley Historical Society
Carmel Valley Historical Society
collection
868
ITEMS
4,065
VIEWS
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The Carmel Valley Historical Society is committed to preserving and promoting the unique history and heritage of Carmel Valley for current and future generations. The CVHS library contains a collection of over 400 local family histories, documents, periodicals, photographs, and books on the history of Carmel Valley. Books on the history of Monterey County and California in general are included as overarching historical views of events impacting Carmel Valley history. Organization...
South San Francisco Public Library
South San Francisco Public Library
collection
1,565
ITEMS
64,696
VIEWS
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The South San Francisco Public Library collection contains audiovisual material (moving images and audio) and texts from the 1890s to 1980s. A majority of the collection consists of legal registers and high school yearbooks from the local community of South San Francisco. Other material includes recorded oral histories from residents. South San Francisco Public Library is actively committed to providing the best possible combination of library materials and services to meet the informational,...
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The Mill Valley Public Library, Lucretia Little History Room collection contains texts and images from the 1860s to 1930s. A majority of the collection consists of portraits and photographs of residents of Mill Valley, Marin County, California. Included also are train tickets and time cards from the early 1900s. The Lucretia Little History Room is dedicated to illuminating the unique and vibrant history of Mill Valley and making this history accessible to people of all ages and interests. We...
California State University, San Marcos
California State University, San Marcos
collection
134
ITEMS
4,946
VIEWS
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CSU San Marcos is a comprehensive, medium-sized university. California State University San Marcos focuses on the student as an active participant in the learning process. As a Carnegie classified "community engaged" university, CSUSM students work closely with a faculty whose commitment to sustained excellence in teaching, research, and community partnership enhances student learning. The university offers rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs distinguished by exemplary...
Topic: californiarevealed
History San Jose
History San Jose
collection
664
ITEMS
83,761
VIEWS
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History San José (HSJ)  preserves and enriches the cultural heritage of San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley through research, collections, partnerships, educational programs and events. HSJ operates three locations on behalf of the City of San Jose: History Park, the Peralta Adobe-Fallon House Historic Site, and the Collection Center. Contact Information: History San José 1650 Senter Road San José, CA 95112 Telephone: (408) 287-2290 Email: research@historysanjose.org
Topic: californiarevealed
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The Center for LGBTQ and Gender Studies in Religion (CLGS) was established at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California and opened its doors in the fall of 2000. The Center serves three distinct but overlapping constituencies: the world of academic religious scholarship; faith communities; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender people and organizations. For each of these constituent groups, CLGS is committed to providing programming and support for research, resources,...
LA County Library
LA County Library
collection
396
ITEMS
63,066
VIEWS
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Founded in 1912, LA County Library is one of the largest and most innovative library systems in the US. It offers free public resources including books, music, multimedia materials, computer and internet access, and educational and recreational services to 3.4 million residents across 3,000 square miles through its 87 community libraries and mobile fleet of 18 vehicles, including 3 bookmobiles, 10 MākMō maker mobiles, and 5 Reading Machines. LA County Library is dedicated to reducing barriers...
Topic: californialightandsound
Santa Clara Valley Water District Library
Santa Clara Valley Water District Library
collection
1,319
ITEMS
56,578
VIEWS
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The Santa Clara Valley Water District Library supports the district's mission by providing professional research services for district staff and the public, using its core reference and journal collections, satellite libraries, on-line databases, interlibrary loan, and outside experts. The library maintains a catalog database of the core and satellite libraries. The district library has an extensive collection of books, reports and other materials. While we do not check out materials to the...
Topic: californiarevealed
Richmond Museum of History
Richmond Museum of History
collection
717
ITEMS
7,824
VIEWS
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The Richmond Museum Association is a charitable organization dedicated to preserving the diverse history of the greater Richmond, California area. Education programs, interpretive exhibits, a permanent collection of artifacts related to local history connect the past to the present and bring history to life. Local history is important in Richmond because it shows extraordinary feats have been accomplished here and inspires us to achieve the same in our lives.  Contact Information...
National City Public Library
National City Public Library
collection
1,076
ITEMS
63,914
VIEWS
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Recognizing the cultural, linguistic and economic diversity of our community, the National City Public Library serves the informational, educational, social and recreational needs of all the residents of the community.  We support lifelong learning, personal enrichment and empowerment by providing access to a variety of materials and current technology, a courteous and expert staff, and a friendly environment that contributes to the quality of life in National City. Contact...
Washington Township Museum of Local History
Washington Township Museum of Local History
collection
2,460
ITEMS
57,857
VIEWS
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The Washington Township Museum of Local History collection contains texts and audiovisual material (moving images and audio) from the 1850s to 2000s. A majority of the collection consists of Washingtonian yearbooks and recorded oral interviews with residents of the Washington Township area. Subjects include the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and local history of Fremont, California. The Washington Township Museum of Local History is the result of the desire of MPHF (Mission Peak Heritage...
The Huntington Library
The Huntington Library
collection
624
ITEMS
37,054
VIEWS
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The Huntington Library collection contains images and audiovisual material (moving images and audio) from the 1900s to 2000s. A majority of the collection consists of film, oral history, and recorded interviews concerning working class history and the politics of Los Angeles County and surrounding areas. The Huntington Library is one the world's great independent research libraries, with more than eleven million items spanning the 11th to 21st centuries. These extraordinary and diverse...
Daly City Public Library
Daly City Public Library
collection
5,220
ITEMS
58,398
VIEWS
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The Daly City Public Library collection consists of print and audiovisual materials relating to local history and residents from the early twentieth century to the present. Of particular interest is a large collection of Daly City newspapers dating from the late nineteenth century to the mid-1960s. The Daly City Public Library provides library services to the residents of the City of Daly City. Daly City, population 101,123 (U.S. Census 2010), is the largest city in San Mateo County and is...
Upland Public Library
Upland Public Library
collection
6,209
ITEMS
55,956
VIEWS
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Our local history collection at  Upland Public Library contains a vast array of non-circulating materials that show the rich history of Upland and the surrounding communities. We have records dating back to the late 1800s, when the city of Upland was known as North Ontario or Magnolia; the city of Upland was later incorporated in 1906. Some of the rich materials included in our collection are photographs, newspapers and magazines, oral histories, school yearbooks, and local business...
Orange County Archives
Orange County Archives
collection
432
ITEMS
65,543
VIEWS
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The Orange County Archives serves as the main repository for historic property documents, vital records and other materials from county government. The Archives is open daily to offer assistance to local historians, property researchers, genealogists and students. The Archives is also home to a vast collection of historic photos and archival materials from affiliated government agencies, as well as the Knott’s Berry Farm Collection, the federal court record of the county’s 1994 bankruptcy,...
Topic: californiarevealed
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
collection
870
ITEMS
42,156
VIEWS
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The mission statement of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is to inspire wonder, discovery and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds. The Research Library has been an integral part of the Museum since it's founding in 1913, and its holdings reflect the breadth of its collections. The collection consists of materials in a variety of fields, most particularly regarding anthropology, ethnology, zoology, mineralogy, paleontology, and history – especially as it relates...
Topic: californiarevealed
San Bruno Public Library
San Bruno Public Library
collection
401
ITEMS
18,070
VIEWS
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The San Bruno Public Library provides materials and services of popular interest to the community, emphasizing and encouraging reading by children, supplementing the educational needs of the community, and furnishing timely, accurate information. Our mission statement is anchored by the following assumptions:    A responsibility to offer free library service; The City's commitment to a municipal library; A responsiveness to the community; Utilization of modern technology;...
Mammoth Museum (Southern Mono Historical Society)
Mammoth Museum (Southern Mono Historical Society)
collection
1,259
ITEMS
35,362
VIEWS
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The purposes of the Southern Mono Historical Society are the enhancement of public knowledge of the history of the southern Mono County region and the collection, interpretation and display of artifacts pertaining to such history and culture. The society will make open to the public its collection and resources through the Mammoth Museum at the Hayden Cabin.
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Few regions can rival the rich, lively labor history of the San Francisco Bay Area. This history is preserved in primary source and vintage history materials at the Labor Archives and Research Center (LARC) . Founded in 1985 by trade union leaders, historians, labor activists and university administrators, the Labor Archives is a unit of the J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University. The Labor Archives collection includes materials from the counties surrounding San Francisco...
Topic: californiarevealed
Museum of Performance and Design
Museum of Performance and Design
collection
560
ITEMS
33,905
VIEWS
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Located in San Francisco, the Museum of Performance + Design is the only independent, non-profit art organization in the United States devoted to the history of performing arts and theatrical design. Founded in 1947 by Russell Hartley, a dancer and designer with the San Francisco Ballet, the organization was long known as the San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum (SFPALM) until it changed its name to Museum of Performance + Design in 2007. MP+D has served the arts community for...
Topic: californiarevealed
Fresno City and County Historical Society
Fresno City and County Historical Society
collection
93
ITEMS
7,259
VIEWS
collection

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Contact Information : 7160 West Kearney Boulevard Fresno, CA 93706 Telephone: (559) 441-0862 x 105 Email: info@valleyhistory.org https://www.valleyhistory.org/
collection

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The Bancroft Library is the primary special collections library at the University of California, Berkeley. One of the largest and most heavily used libraries of manuscripts, rare books, and unique materials in the United States, Bancroft supports major research and instructional activities and plays a leading role in the development of the University's research collections. Bancroft's holdings include: * more than 600,000 volumes * 60,000,000 manuscript items * 8,000,000 photographs/pictorial...
Topic: californiarevealed
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
African American Museum and Library at Oakland
collection
351
ITEMS
45,048
VIEWS
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The African American Museum and Library at Oakland digital collection contains audiovisual material (moving images and audio) from the 1940s to the 2000s. These recordings include an oral history collection containing recent interviews with African-American residents of Oakland, interviews with Blues musician Brownie McGhee, and home movies recorded by Oakland's Collier family. The African American Museum and Library at Oakland is dedicated to the discovery, preservation, interpretation and...
Topics: African American, Museum, Oakland, californialightandsound
Calimesa Library
Calimesa Library
collection
392
ITEMS
31,139
VIEWS
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The Calimesa Library collection contains audiovisual material (moving images and audio), texts, and images from the 1940s to 2010s. A majority of the collection consists of materials related to World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War. Materials include student artwork, enlistment records, discharge records, correspondence, and oral interviews. Contact Information : Calimesa Library 974 Calimesa Blvd Calimesa, CA 92320 Telephone: (909) 795-9807
Madera County Library
Madera County Library
collection
150
ITEMS
39,546
VIEWS
collection

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California Academy of Sciences Films & Videos
California Academy of Sciences Films & Videos
collection
319
ITEMS
33,294
VIEWS
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The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution based in San Francisco. The Academy recently opened a new facility in Golden Gate Park, a 400,000 square foot structure that houses an aquarium, a planetarium a natural history museum and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof. The new facility is also home to the Academy’s staff of world-class scientists, an education department that provides a wide range of student and teacher services, and an extensive...
Topic: californialightandsound
Fresno County Public Library
Fresno County Public Library
collection
516
ITEMS
30,415
VIEWS
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Located in the heart of California's San Joaquin Valley, the Fresno County Public Library provides collections and services through its Central Resource Library and 34 branches. We are part of the San Joaquin Valley Library System (SJVLS), a cooperative network of 10 public library jurisdictions in the counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare. * Mission, Vision & Values * History of the Fresno County Public Library Contact Information: Fresno County Public...
Topic: californiarevealed
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At the core of the founding of the Hoover Institution in 1919, the Hoover Institution Library and Archives are a central part of the overall mission of the Institution. By collecting rare and unique material on political, economic, and social change in the modern era; preserving it; and providing it to researchers, the library and archives provide a rich and growing knowledge base and promote and encourage scholarship and research. Archival holdings amount to nearly 6,000 separate collections...
Topic: californiarevealed
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UC Davis's Department of Special Collections , established July 1966, houses the Library's rare books, manuscript collections, the University Archives, and other noncirculating research materials requiring care and control that cannot be provided in the open stacks. The Department's major purposes are to acquire these materials, make them available for use, and preserve their integrity for future generations of students and scholars. The Special Collections Department houses the J. Richard...
Topic: californiarevealed
California Historical Society
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Note : Local Identifier: chs_061 Tim Stoen (dark blue), Stephan Jones (light blue), Jim Jones (red), Patty Cartmell (holding bug), Carolyn Layton (red windbreaker), Lew Jones, (blue shirt), Archie Ijames (yellow checkered shirt), Joyce Touchette. 35mm color slide.
Topics: californiarevealed, Peoples Temple, Land use, Reclamation of land
Source: Slide: 1 Page of 1
Campbell Museums
Campbell Museums
collection
2,326
ITEMS
42,727
VIEWS
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The Campbell Museums preserve photos, objects, and archives related to the history of Campbell, CA and the surrounding Santa Clara County. The collection includes most issues of the Campbell (Interurban) Press from 1904-1985.
Lambda Archives of San Diego
Lambda Archives of San Diego
collection
224
ITEMS
24,985
VIEWS
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Lambda Archives of San Diego (LASD) has been established to preserve and make available for research and educational purposes the tangible record of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community with a special emphasis on those materials relating specifically to San Diego County and northern Baja California. LASD views all aspects of LGBT life as important to the understanding of our communities' values, interests and issues. To this end, LASD actively seeks to acquire and...
Topic: californiarevealed
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The University of California, Riverside Special Collections and University Archives collection contains audiovisual material (moving images, audio) from the 20th century. Highlights of the collection are interviews with Tuskegee Airmen, Ray Bradbury, and others; films of hiking trips from the Trailfinders organization; and films from the Water Resources Collection and Archives. Contact Information: University of California Rivera Library 3401 Watkins Drive Riverside, CA 92521 Telephone: (951)...
Topic: californiarevealed
Yolo County Archives
Yolo County Archives
collection
1,975
ITEMS
21,598
VIEWS
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The Yolo County Archives is a permanent collection of material pertaining to the history of Yolo County from approximately 1850 to the present. The collection consists of records from various Yolo County agencies/departments as well as those from private individuals and businesses. It is available for research on the premises. It includes a variety of media, including maps, blueprints, photographs, bound volumes, manuscripts and oral history tapes. Online finding aids are available at Online...
Topic: californiarevealed
California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento
collection
3,647
ITEMS
49,734
VIEWS
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California State University, Sacramento, Department of Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) serves as the principal location for the historical research collections at California State University, Sacramento. The primary strengths of the collection are post-World War II political, social, and environmental history of the Sacramento region and the history of the California State University, Sacramento, since its founding in 1947. The Department's holdings include printed books,...
Topic: california light and sound
Butte County Library
Butte County Library
collection
271
ITEMS
31,430
VIEWS
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The mission of the Butte County Library is to provide all individuals, regardless of age, ethnic background, educational or economic level, with free access to ideas, information, and technology. Originally established in the Butte County Charter in 1913, the Butte County Library system today consists of six branch libraries and a literacy program. Administrative offices for the Library are located in the Oroville Branch Library. The Library also serves residents through branches in Biggs,...
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The Model Colony History Room was established in the Ontario City Library in 1970. The room contains non-circulating materials concerning the social, economic and governmental history of Ontario and the western region of San Bernardino County. Materials available in the Model Colony History Room include: manuscripts, photographs, documents, maps, local school yearbooks, news clippings, Ontario city directories, and phone books. Many of these materials date back to 1882 when George Chaffey and...
Topic: californiarevealed
Loma Linda Area Parks and Historical Society
collection
320
ITEMS
12,692
VIEWS
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The University of San Diego collection contains consists of audio recordings from the Emmet Culligan collection from the 1940s and 1950s. Culligan was the founder of the Culligan Zeolite Company, now Culligan Water. He built a zeolite plant in San Bernardino, California and spent much of his life there. Contact Information : Loma Linda Area Parks and Historical Society 11553 Cedar Way Loma Linda, CA 92354 https://llaphs.wixsite.com/lomalindahistory
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The Oral History Center is a research program of the University of California, Berkeley, working within The Bancroft Library . The Oral History Center preserves the history of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and the Western United States. By conducting carefully researched, tape-recorded, and transcribed interviews, OHC creates archival oral histories intended for the widest possible use.
Topic: californiarevealed
Contra Costa County Historical Society
Contra Costa County Historical Society
collection
110
ITEMS
9,491
VIEWS
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The Contra Costa County Historical Society's mission is to preserve for the benefit of the people of our County, the relics of our past. We are using the World Wide Web in order to give more of us access to the wonderful stories of the people who lived in our County, so many years ago. The Society hopes that these Web pages will bring the people of Contra Costa's present, closer to those who lived, worked and died in our County and who are, our History.  Contact Information:  ...
Whittier Museum
by City of Whittier
movies

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Call Number : 90-01-25.001; 90-01-25.002 Source : 2 Reels of 2: Film: 16mm Rights : Copyright status unknown. This work may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, its reproduction may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. This work is accessible for purposes of education and research. Transmission or reproduction of works protected by copyright beyond that allowed by...
Topics: californialightandsound, Mid-century modern (Architecture), Annexation (Municipal government),...
California Botanic Garden
California Botanic Garden
collection
441
ITEMS
10,700
VIEWS
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We are working to conserve California flora through inventory, monitoring, research, horticulture, restoration and seed bank programs. Plant Conservation at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (RSABG) is central to our mission and is a natural extension of our rich history in research and horticulture. Conserving biodiversity is challenging as we face catastrophic drought, wildfires, invasion of exotic species, and expanding urbanization and development. RSABG has been a cornerstone in the world of...
Mammoth Museum (Southern Mono Historical Society)
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Note : Due to condition of slides, color of images is distorted.
Topics: californiarevealed, Local history, Outdoor Recreation, Camping, Cabins, Countryside, Natural scenery
Source: Slide: 1 Page of 1 (2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
California Institute of Technology Archives
California Institute of Technology Archives
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265
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The Caltech Archives were formally established in 1968 to serve as the collective memory of the California Institute of Technology. Our mission is to preserve and make accessible the institutional records, personal papers, documents, artifacts and pictorial materials that tell the school's history. The Archives' unique research collections in the history of science and technology range from the time of Copernicus to today. They are available to the campus community for instructional and...
Topic: californiarevealed
Watsonville Public Library
Watsonville Public Library
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473
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16,494
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The Watsonville Public Library collection contains images from the 1880s to 1990s. A majority of the collection contains images from a series titled the "Shades of Watsonville." Subjects include photographic history of Watsonville residential life, commercial life, and flooding of the Pajaro River.
California Historical Society
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Note : Local Identifier: chs_181 Mark Gosney (left, striped shirt), Kimo Prokes (right, green shirt). 35mm color slide.
Topics: californiarevealed, Peoples Temple, Children, Boys
Source: Slide: 1 Page of 1
Society of California Pioneers
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Contact Information : Society of California Pioneers 101 Montgomery Suite 150 San Francisco, CA 94129 Telephone: (415) 957-1849 https://www.californiapioneers.org
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The Ethnic Studies Library is a consolidation of the four collections in the Ethnic Studies Department, University of California, Berkeley: Asian American Studies Collection Chicano Studies Collection Comparative Ethnic Studies Collection Native American Studies Collection Contact Information: 30 Stephens Hall #2360 University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-2360 Telephone: (510) 643-1234 Fax: (510) 643-8433 Email: esl@library.berkeley.edu
Topic: californiarevealed
Sierra Madre Public Library
Sierra Madre Public Library
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The Sierra Madre Public Library collection consists of text from the 1900s and 1940s. A majority of the collection consists of a sketch book by Bernhardt Wall and a dictionary of Sierra Madre edited by J.G. Blumer. The Sierra Madre Public Library, begun in 1887, is the fourth oldest city library in Los Angeles County and the tenth oldest in Southern California. The current building of 8,762 square feet houses a collection of about 70,000 cataloged items, a historical archives collection, free...
Coronado Historical Association
Coronado Historical Association
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243
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6,231
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The Coronado Historical Association collection consists of audiovisual material from the early to mid 19th century. A majority of the collection contains advertisements and industrial films. Content includes information about the Spreckels Sugar Company, as well as moving images of Hotel del Coronado. Contact Information : Historical Association 1100 Orange Avenue Coronado, California 92118 Telephone: 619-435-7242 https://coronadohistory.org/
Cal Fire Museum
Cal Fire Museum
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Contact Information : 3800 N. Sierra Way San Bernardino, CA 92405 Telephone: (909) 881-6984 Email: cdfmuseum@yahoo.com https://calfirehistory.com
Jail Registers
Jail Registers
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This collection consists of jail registers from the Sacramento Police Department.
Topics: Prisoners -- Sacramento (Calif.), Registers, Sacramento (Calif.) Police Department
StoryCenter
StoryCenter
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18,866
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StoryCenter  is a Berkeley-based international non-profit working in digital storytelling and storywork. In the 1990s they developed the Digital Storytelling Workshop as a participatory media methodology. Since that time, they have travelled the world supporting small and large organizations in integrating the Digital Storytelling methods into their engagement efforts. StoryCenter has worked with nearly a thousand organizations around the world and trained more than fifteen thousand...
Mariposa Museum and History Center
Mariposa Museum and History Center
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247
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15,927
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Founded in 1957, the Mariposa Museum & History Center is administered as a non-profit corporation. The museum’s mission is to authentically portray the people and lifestyle of Mariposa County from the Native American and Spanish periods to the California Gold Rush and through the early 1900s.
University of California, Los Angeles, Ethnomusicology Archive
by Ube Arte
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Please visit the California Revealed website to see the most complete and up-to-date version of this object: https://repository.californiarevealed.org/node/442805 . Ata Manobo. Eric Solano Parangal Dance Company Donations, Description provided by scholar/collector.
Topics: californiarevealed, Filipino Americans--Music, Filipinos--Music, Music--Philippines,...
Source: .tif/.tiff: 1 file (6 x 8.5 in)
Sacramento City and County Mug Books
Sacramento City and County Mug Books
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15,839
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This collection consists of mug books and wanted bulletins from the Sacramento Police Department and mug books from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.
Topics: Mug books, Identification photographs, Criminals, Sacramento (Calif.). Police Department,...
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The Sacramento Ethnic Communities Survey Collection was created in the 1980s as the basis for a major installation at the (then-named) Sacramento History Center. Analysis of federal census records revealed over 150 ethnic groups in the Sacramento region. Based on the information in the census records, researchers determined that 22 groups maintained an identity over time and shaped the social and cultural history of Sacramento. These are the groups represented in the survey. For each group the...
Topics: Sacramento (Calif.), Sacramento County (Calif.), Oral history
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
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1,047
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7,339
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Contact Information : 1250 Bellflower Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90840-1901 Telephone: (562) 985-5735
Topic: california revealed
Cal Poly Humboldt Special Collections
Cal Poly Humboldt Special Collections
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255
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California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Library's Special Collections complement the resources of the general Library collections. They are acquired and maintained in support of the University's curriculum with emphasis on the natural resources, Native peoples, and primary industries of Northwestern California, including the history of Cal Poly Humboldt. Cal Poly Humboldt's digital collection at California Revealed consists of moving images and audio recordings from the 1920s to the...
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