Archives
The Local History Collection includes photographs, graphics, maps, clippings, and other archival materials.

You can search for archival collections in the Library catalog. Selected images from these collections are available for viewing on the Web.

Look on this page for quick links to California History Room archives and images.

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Archives
The Library's archival collections contain resources of enduring historical value, often unpublished materials in a variety of formats. They include typescripts, handwritten documents, photographs, scrapbooks, news clippings and printed materials.

Each archival collection and map is included in the catalog. Archival catalog records have detailed information about historically significant collections such as the Edward F. Ricketts Papers, scrapbooks and registers, several photographic collections containing thousands of photographs, historical clipping files, and hundreds of maps.

Search the catalog for the subjects you are interested in, or click the links below. New windows will open.

Archival Collections
Audiovisual Materials
Clipping Files
Maps
Photographs
Pictures and Graphics

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Images
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The California History Room archival cataloging and digitization project was made possible by a generous grant from the Doud Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County and matching donors.

For more information, please contact Museums, Cultural Arts and Archives Manager Dennis Copeland at 831.646.3741.

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