Guide to the Alta California newspaper collection MS0170

Finding aid by Kim Hayden

Center for Sacramento History

2023

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Center for Sacramento History

Title: Alta California newspaper collection

Identifier/Call Number: MS0170

Physical Description: 12 Linear Feet (85 volumes)

Date (inclusive): 1851-1888

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquisition information for this collection is unknown. It was assigned FIC/2017/8161.

Access

Collection is open for research use.

Publication Rights

All requests to publish or quote from private manuscripts held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item and/or item number], Alta California newspaper collection, MS0170, Center for Sacramento History.

Processing Information

Processed by Kim Hayden, 2023.

Biographical / Historical

The Alta California, also known as the Daily Alta California, was the first daily newspaper in California. It was published in San Francisco under the Alta California name from 1849 to 1891. The newspaper was founded as the California Star in 1847 by Samuel Brannan. Brannan sold it to Edward Kemble in 1848, who combined it with the Californian newspaper, calling it the Star and Californian. It was changed to the daily Alta California in January 1849 after it was acquired by Robert Semple.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of bound copies of the Alta California newspaper from 1851 to 1888, with just a few months of issues missing. The newspaper is searchable at cdnc.ucr.edu.

Volume Alta California, 1851

Alta California, 1851

Volume Alta California, 1852

Alta California, 1852

Volume Alta California, Jan-Aug 1853

Alta California, Jan-Aug 1853

Volume Alta California, Jul-Dec 1853

Alta California, Jul-Dec 1853

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1854

Alta California, Jan-June 1854

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1854

Alta California, July-Dec 1854

Volume Alta California, 1855

Alta California, 1855

Volume Alta California, Jan-Nov 1856

Alta California, Jan-Nov 1856

Volume Alta California, Feb-June 1857

Alta California, Feb-June 1857

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1857

Alta California, July-Dec 1857

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1858

Alta California, Jan-June 1858

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1858

Alta California, July-Dec 1858

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1859

Alta California, Jan-June 1859

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1859

Alta California, July-Dec 1859

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1860

Alta California, Jan-June 1860

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1860

Alta California, July-Dec 1860

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1861

Alta California, Jan-June 1861

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1861

Alta California, July-Dec 1861

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1862

Alta California, Jan-June 1862

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1862

Alta California, July-Dec 1862

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1863

Alta California, Jan-June 1863

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1863

Alta California, July-Dec 1863

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1864

Alta California, Jan-June 1864

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1864

Alta California, July-Dec 1864

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1865

Alta California, Jan-June 1865

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1865

Alta California, July-Dec 1865

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1866

Alta California, Jan-June 1866

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1866

Alta California, July-Dec 1866

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1867

Alta California, Jan-June 1867

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1867

Alta California, July-Dec 1867

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1868

Alta California, Jan-June 1868

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1868

Alta California, July-Dec 1868

Volume Alta California, Feb-July 1869

Alta California, Feb-July 1869

Volume Alta California, Aug 1869-Jan 1870

Alta California, Aug 1869-Jan 1870

Volume Alta California, Feb-June 1870

Alta California, Jan-June 1870

Volume Alta California, Feb-June 1870

Alta California, Feb-June 1870

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1870

Alta California, July-Dec 1870

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1871

Alta California, Jan-June 1871

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1871

Alta California, July-Dec 1871

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1872

Alta California, Jan-June 1872

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1872

Alta California, July-Dec 1872

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1873

Alta California, Jan-June 1873

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1873

Alta California, July-Dec 1873

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1874

Alta California, Jan-June 1874

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1874

Alta California, July-Dec 1874

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1875

Alta California, Jan-June 1875

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1875

Alta California, July-Dec 1875

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1876

Alta California, Jan-June 1876

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1876

Alta California, July-Dec 1876

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1877

Alta California, Jan-June 1877

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1877

Alta California, July-Dec 1877

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1878

Alta California, Jan-June 1878

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1878

Alta California, July-Dec 1878

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1879

Alta California, July-Dec 1879

Volume Alta California, Jan-May 1880

Alta California, Jan-May 1880

Volume Alta California, June-Sept 1880

Alta California, June-Sept 1880

Volume Alta California, July-Sept 1880

Alta California, July-Sept 1880

Volume Alta California, Oct-Dec 1880

Alta California, Oct-Dec 1880

Volume Alta California, Jan-March 1881

Alta California, Jan-March 1881

Volume Alta California, April-June 1881

Alta California, April-June 1881

Volume Alta California, July-Sept 1881

Alta California, July-Sept 1881

Volume Alta California, Oct-Dec 1881

Alta California, Oct-Dec 1881

Volume Alta California, Jan-March 1882

Alta California, Jan-March 1882

Volume Alta California, April-June 1882

Alta California, April-June 1882

Volume Alta California, July-Sept 1882

Alta California, July-Sept 1882

Volume Alta California, Oct-Dec 1882

Alta California, Oct-Dec 1882

Volume Alta California, Jan-March 1883

Alta California, Jan-March 1883

Volume Alta California, April-June 1883

Alta California, April-June 1883

Volume Alta California, July-Sept 1883

Alta California, July-Sept 1883

Volume Alta California, Oct-Dec 1883

Alta California, Oct-Dec 1883

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1884

Alta California, Jan-June 1884

Volume Alta California, July-Dec 1884

Alta California, July-Dec 1884

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1885

Alta California, Jan-June 1885

Volume Alta California, July-Sept 1885

Alta California, July-Sept 1885

Volume Alta California, Oct-Dec 1885

Alta California, Oct-Dec 1885

Volume Alta California, Jan-March 1886

Alta California, Jan-March 1886

Volume Alta California, April-June 1886

Alta California, April-June 1886

Volume Alta California, July-Sept 1886

Alta California, July-Sept 1886

Volume Alta California, Oct-Dec 1886

Alta California, Oct-Dec 1886

Volume Alta California, Jan-March 1887

Alta California, Jan-March 1887

Volume Alta California, April-June 1887

Alta California, April-June 1887

Volume Alta California, July-Sept 1887

Alta California, July-Sept 1887

Volume Alta California, Oct-Dec 1887

Alta California, Oct-Dec 1887

Volume Alta California, Jan-March 1888

Alta California, Jan-March 1888

Volume Alta California, Jan-June 1888

Alta California, Jan-June 1888

Volume Alta California, April-June 1888

Alta California, April-June 1888

Volume Alta California, July-Sept 1888

Alta California, July-Sept 1888