These items were selected from the collections of the California Room to give an overview of life in Santa Clara County before it became known as Silicon Valley. The materials cover the years 1847-1952, with most dating to the late...

This collection is comprised of administrative records, employee manuals, photographs, clippings, various printed matter, plans and drawings, and scrapbooks of Frontier Village amusement park. Exactly when this collection was donated by Frontier Village is unknown. The collection has been with...

This collection is comprised of correspondence, financials, reports, ordinances, resolutions, petitions, and other documents relating to the City of Willow Glen when it was an independently incorporated city in Santa Clara County. The records have been kept by the City...

The Clyde Arbuckle California History Research Collection represents the regional history of San Jose and Santa Clara County, California. This collection contains rare books, scrapbooks, news clippings, photographs, historic newspapers, correspondence, various pamphlets and printed matter, facsimiles of original documents...

This collection is comprised of administrative records, organizational papers and history, board reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, clippings, flyers, dance programs, dance school materials, photographs, slides and audiovisual performances of Los Lupeños de San José. The records have been kept by...

The San Jose Public Library California Room collection includes books, photographs, maps, periodicals, clippings and ephemera. The collection covers all of California with special emphasis on San Jose and Santa Clara County. The majority of images chosen for this project...

The Silicon Valley Information Center (SVIC) collection contains documents and resources which chronicle the birth, development and impact of the high technology industries of Silicon Valley as well as resources for historical and environmental research of these industries such as...

The Townsend Family Papers collection contains correspondence, business and other personal documents of Dr. John Townsend, his wife Elizabeth Townsend, and their son John Henry Moses Townsend. Items in this collection offer glimpses into the Townsends' lives: their travels with...

This collection is comprised of administrative records, organizational papers and history, meeting minutes, correspondence, clippings, written essays and poems, and photographs created and collected by The Willows Reading and Study Club. The records have been kept by The Willows Reading...