Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Pleasant Hill Historical Society Collection
- Dates:
- 1973-2019
- Creators:
- Whitfield, Vallie Jo Appell, Darlene Alkire, Margie Gibbin, Karen Whitfield, Robert E Pacheco Galindo Welch Boss Clark Fish Hamilton Hazeltine Halloway Hook Larkey Morgan Geary Brackett
- Abstract:
- The Pleasant Hill Historical Society began with a meeting on September 19, 1973, under the auspices of the Pleasant Hill City Development Committee. It was held at City Hall to “Launch the Historical Society Project” as recommended by an April 1973 Pleasant Hill Citizens’ Forum, of which Sarah C. Young was chairman. Others at the meeting were Justice A.F. Bray, Ruth Galindo, and other invited guests. The first meeting of the newly formed Pleasant Hill Historical Society (PHHS) was held on November 12, 1973. Ruth Galindo was the first speaker. She spoke on The History of William Welch’s Rancho Las Juntas, which Pleasant Hill occupies almost one half of its area. Their quarterly newsletter was established on September 17, 1975. The Society’s collection came to CCCHS in 2019.
- Extent:
- 47 boxes of various sizes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Pleasant Hill Historical Society Collection, Contra Costa County Historical Society.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes records of the organization (minutes, president’s binders, archives records), photographs, maps, biographies, subject clipping files, society newsletters, school photos, school clippings, school records, and scrapbooks. See detailed finding aid.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Pleasant Hill Historical Society Collection, Contra Costa County Historical Society.
- Location of this collection:
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724 Escobar StreetMartinez, CA 94553, US
- Contact:
- 9252291042