Guide to the News Chronicle Photograph Collection
Thousand Oaks Library
These materials were assembled and digitized as part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project, supported
by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA),
administered in California by the State Librarian.
Thousand Oaks Library
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Special Collections
1401 E. Janss Rd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
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Thousand Oaks Library
Title: News Chronicle photograph collection
Dates: 1966 to 2000
Collection number: Consult Library
Creator:
Thousand Oaks News Chronicle Newspaper
Collection Size:
Over 10,000 photographs
Online items available
Repository:
Thousand Oaks Library
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Abstract: The News Chronicle Collection is the image file of Thousand Oaks' local newspaper. The collection was donated by the Ventura
County Star to the Thousand Oaks Library in 2001. There are over 100,000 images of local personalities, everyday life, and
special events in the Conejo Valley.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research during Reading Room open hours, or by appointment.
The News Chronicle images are copyrighted; the Star and the library hold joint access to the copyright of these images. All
rights are reserved. No image may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the Ventura County Star and/or
the Thousand Oaks Library.
Local history photograph collection. Thousand Oaks Library, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Collected by Thousand Oaks Library staff, Patricia A. Allen, and others, 1967 to the present.
These materials were assembled and digitized as part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project, supported
by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA),
administered in California by the State Librarian.
Scope and Content of Collection
The News Chronicle Collection contains more 100,000 images of local personalities, everyday life, and special events in the
Conejo Valley. The bulk of photos date from 1967 to 1994, with negatives continuing up to 2000. These images were primarily
taken by staff photographers for the newspaper, and include negatives, slides, contact sheets and prints. Wherever possible,
we have included the original caption for the photograph. The collection is in the process of being indexed in a database
available in the Special Collections Reading Room.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Janss
Goebel
Jungleland
Conejo Valley (Calif.)
Thousand Oaks (Calif.)
Newbury Park (Calif.)
Westlake Village (Calif.)
Hidden Valley (Calif.)
Lake Sherwood (Calif.)
Animals
Auctions
Carnivals
Construction
Fairs
Fires
Oaks
Motion picture locations
Parades
Parks
Political campaigns
Ranches
Streets
Aerial photographs
Photographs