Descriptive Summary
Access
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Project Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Yorba Linda Public Library California history collection
Dates: 1850-2008
Bulk Dates: Circa 1910-1990
Collection number: Consult library
Collector:
Yorba Linda Public Library
Collection Size:
Approximately 1400 items in the California Reference collection and about 400 local history photographs
200 online items
Repository:
Yorba Linda Public Library
Abstract: The California History collection includes various types of materials, such as books, pamphlets, maps, photographs, and newspapers.
Copies of the local newspaper, the Yorba Linda Star, are kept on file either in paper copy or on microfilm. The Yorba Linda
Star is indexed at
www.yorbalindahistory.org/star/ . There is material not relating solely to the city of Yorba Linda. Examples include local histories from nearby cities,
materials on the County of Orange, and material on topics of great interest such as the California rancho era, Richard M.
Nixon, Jessamyn West, and general California histories. The collection does not house artifacts and memorabilia. There is
an album of photocopies of the photographs for interested patrons to view. The Yorba Linda Public Library's local history
photograph collection includes images of historical interest for Yorba Linda and Placentia, CA from the mid-1850s to 1964.
Images document the commercial, agricultural, residential and public buildings and areas, as well as people. Photographs may
be scanned and put on a CD-ROM for patrons.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Preferred Citation
Yorba Linda Public Library California history collection. Consult library. ]Institution Name], [City, State].
Acquisition Information
Source unknown.
Project Information
These photographs were assembled from the California History collection of the Yorba Linda Public Library. They were digitized
in order to provide broader access to the cultural and social history of Yorba Linda, CA, particularly by the local K-12 teaching
community -- a core target audience. A foundational virtual collection of digital image objects was created, which is available
to the public through the library's local history website (see
www.yorbalindahistory.org ) in addition to the California Digital Library's (CDL) Calisphere website (see
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/ ).
Scope and Content of Collection
The California and local history collections include various types of materials, such as books, pamphlets, maps, photographs,
and newspapers. Copies of the local newspaper are kept on file either in paper copy or on microfilm. The Yorba Linda Star
is indexed at
www.yorbalindahistory.org/star/ . There is material not relating solely to the city of Yorba Linda. Examples include local histories from nearby cities,
materials on the County of Orange, and material on topics of great interest such as the California rancho era, Richard M.
Nixon, Jessamyn West, and general California histories. The collection does not house artifacts and memorabilia. There is
an album of photocopies of the photographs for interested patrons to view. Photographs may be scanned and put on a CD-ROM
for patrons. The Yorba Linda Public Library's local history photograph collection includes images of historical interest
for Yorba Linda and Placentia, CA from the mid-1850s to 1964. Images document the commercial, agricultural, residential and
public buildings and areas, as well as people.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Places
Yorba Linda (Calif.)
Placentia (Calif.)
Genres and Forms of Materials
Photographic prints
Tintypes