California History
The California History & Genealogy Room contains a large collection
of books and pamphlets documenting the history of California from prehistoric
times to the present. The holdings may be searched by consulting the Library's
catalog, ValleyCat;
any items tagged with "CalifRm/Gene" are available for use in
the Room, as its collection does not circulate. There are also vertical
files for California and Fresno
County history available for use, arranged by subject and containing
various clippings and ephemera.
Finding Tools
California Digital Library
Calisphere (Primary California historical sources, drawn from institutions throughout the state)
Melvyl
NORCAL
Web site (list of valuable printed historical guides)
Online Archive of California
Roots-L
California: Research (many helpful California history/genealogy links)
Libraries and Institutions
Museums
Autry Museum of Western Heritage
(Los Angeles)
California State Military Museum
California State Museum Resource
Center
California State Railroad Museum (Sacramento)
Haggin Museum (Stockton)
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Oakland Museum of California
San Diego Historical
Museums
Southwest Museum (Los Angeles)
Online Resources
Annotated Links to California
Missions
CA Genweb Archives Project
(biographical and genealogical records online)
California Genealogy Mine
(contains many sources of historical value)
California Heritage
Collection (Bancroft Library; online historical images)
California Historic Landmarks
California History Online
(California Historical Society historical timeline)
California
Mines and Mining Information (contains valuable index to state publications)
California
State Highways, Old and New
Early California
Population Project (searchable vital records from the California missions, 1769-1850)
Japanese American
Internment
San Francisco Genealogy
Southern California History
Links
USC Digital Archive (contains photographs, maps and manuscripts)
Historical Society Lists
