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Local History Collection of the Dublin Library
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Description
Dublin Library is a branch of the Alameda County Library. The local history collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings in a vertical file, a few books, newspaper microfilm that covers some years in the 1970's and 1980's; the high school yearbook and the clipping and photo albums collected by former Branch Librarian, Virginia Bennett from about 1965 to 1979. The library also has photocopies of many of the photographs that were digitized for the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP)
Extent
43 folders of newspaper clippings; 44 binders of newspaper clippings and 22 photo albums of Dublin collected by Virginia Bennett, former Branch Librarian covering the period from about 1965 to 1979; Dublin High School Yearbooks, 1969-2007; 107 reels of newspaper microfilm covering [1972]-[1988]; 6 reels of census microfilm from 1860-1910 for Alameda County; 200 digital images of primarily photographs, scanned in conjunction with the Dublin Heritage Center as part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP) 197 online items
Availability
Collection open for research.