LibGuides: Central Valley History: California

Resources for California History

Online Archive of California
Free public access to detailed descriptions of primary resource collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions.
California State Library Research Guides
Research Guides unique to California history. Includes guides to information about immigrant groups, genealogy, and local history.
Bracero History Archive
Calisphere
Calisphere provides free access to unique and historically important artifacts for research, teaching, and curious exploration. Discover over two million photographs, documents, letters, artwork, diaries, oral histories, films, advertisements, musical recordings, and more.
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The collections in Calisphere have been digitized and contributed by all ten campuses of the University of California and other important libraries, archives, and museums throughout the state.

Selected Works on California History

Publications by Bob Santos, Librarian and University Archivist Emeritus, California State University, Stanislaus:

California's Gold and California's Missions

View the Huell Howser video archives, hosted by Chapman University. an online repository for Huell Howser’s entire California's Gold television series.

California’s Gold Exhibit and Huell Howser Archives
Includes episodes of California's Gold and California Missions

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