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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Project Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Arcadia history collection
    Dates: 1887-Present
    Bulk Dates: 1920-2000
    Collection number: Consult library
    Collector: Arcadia Public Library
    Collector: Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
    Collection Size: Over 1600 photographs plus newspaper clippings, Arcadia city phone directories (1923-present), Arcadia school yearbooks, scrapbooks, ephemera, Arcadia newspapers (microfilm), Arcadia census information (microfilm) 199 online items
    Repository: Arcadia Public Library
    Arcadia, CA 91006
    Abstract: The Arcadia History Collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings, Arcadia city phone directories, Arcadia school yearbooks, scrapbooks, ephemera, and microfilmed Arcadia newspapers and Arcadia census information that document the history of the City of Arcadia and depicting people, places and events of the surrounding San Gabriel Valley.
    Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

    Access

    Collection is available for research by appointment only. Consult the library for further information.

    Preferred Citation

    Arcadia history collection. Consult library. Arcadia Public Library, Arcadia, CA 91006.

    Acquisition Information

    The photographs were collected by the Arcadia Public Library, the Arcadia Historical Museum, and others.

    Project Information

    The 200 photos chosen for inclusion in the California Digital Library reflect some of the unique and varied history of the City of Arcadia and the surrounding area, including the Pony Express Museum; Ross Field, a U. S. Army balloon school during World War I; Rose parade floats sponsored by the Arcadia Tournament of Roses Association; and representative people, places, and events from Arcadia's past.
    The photographs were assembled from collections in the Arcadia Public Library and Arcadia Historical Museum. They were digitized in order to provide broader access to the collections by the public. Additional materials are being digitized and made available on the Arcadia Public Library's website.
    Project activities included selecting photographs from the Library and Museum collections and performing research as necessary to provide photo documentation. Photographs were catalogued by the Technical Services Staff and the records entered into CONTENTdm by the Reference Staff.
    The project was part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP), which is supported in whole or part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The history of the City of Arcadia is documented from its incorporation in 1903 to the present and includes maps and information on city government and local businesses, places, people, and events.
    Significant holdings include Arcadia Tournament of Roses float photographs and Rose Parade programs; a collection of watercolors by Edna Lenz and Justine Wishek which depict the history of the San Gabriel Valley; photographs of the Santa Anita Assembly Center for the Japanese; U.S. Army Balloon School papers; scrapbooks and photographs of the Pony Express Museum; and a collection of books written by Arcadia authors.
    Other print and non-print materials focus on Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin, the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, and Santa Anita Racetrack.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.

    Names and Places

    Baldwin, Elias Jackson, 1828-1909
    Pony Express Museum
    Tournament of Roses
    Arcadian Observer (Arcadia, Calif.)
    United States--Army--Balloon Section
    Ross Field (Calif.)
    Man O'War (Newspaper)
    Camp Santa Anita (Arcadia, Calif.)
    Arboretum of Los Angeles County
    Santa Anita Park (Arcadia, Calif.)
    Santa Anita Assembly Center (Calif.)
    Lenz, Edna
    Wishek, Justine
    Arcadia (Calif.)
    Arcadia (Calif.)--History
    San Gabriel River Valley (Calif.)

    Topics

    Pony Express--Museums
    Parade floats--California--Pasadena
    World War, 1914-1918--Periodicals
    World War, 1914-1918--Balloons

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Photographic prints
    Aerial photographs
    Watercolors
    Ephemera
    Ephemera
    Newspapers
    Periodicals
    Souvenir programs
    Telephone directories
    Yearbooks
    Microfilms