Silicon Valley Local History Resources

Sponsored by the Silicon Valley Local History Network:
A Collaboration of Archivists and Librarians Located in Santa Clara Valley

California History Center

California History Center. California history and studies are the focus of the California History Center's Stocklmeir Library and Archives. Published and archival materials are collected with special emphasis on Santa Clara Valley agriculture and on the state's political, economic, cultural and social history.
For more information consult:
http://www.calhistory.org/

California Room

California Room. The California Room is a research collection of materials on California and local history open to any member of the public. The Room contains materials on California history and culture in general, with special emphasis on San Jose and Santa Clara County.
For more information consult:
http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/ca

History San Jose Research Center

History San José Research Library. The History San José Research Library collection documents Santa Clara Valley history. The collection is comprised of donated records and papers from private individuals, businesses and organizations. Collected materials include photographs, manuscripts, maps, ephemera, selected City of San José and Santa Clara County historical records and published works.
For more information consult:
http://www.historysanjose.org/archives/researchers.html

Intel Museum

Intel Museum Archives & Collection. The Intel Museum Archives & Collection serves as a repository and a centralized resource of historical information, for Intel Corporation. The Museum Archives are comprised of product documentation, press materials and photographs.
For more information consult:
http://www.intel.com/intel/intelis/museum/INDEX.HTM

Mountain View Public Library History Center. The mission of the History Center is to collect, organize and make available Mountain View historical resources and to promote the city's heritage. The History Center collects, organizes, stores and displays books, maps, pictures, manuscripts, audio visual materials and other printed, handwritten and drawn artifacts pertaining to Mountain View's heritage. Due to the importance of this unique collection, appropriate preservation methods and materials are sought out and utilized. The collection is limited to those materials which deal directly with Mountain View. Since historically the Mountain View community included present day Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, the collection also encompasses the historical aspects of those communities. Materials broader in scope than Mountain View (e.g., Santa Clara County) which include Mountain View as a significant part or which contain unique information about the city are also collected.
For more information consult:
http://www.ci.mtnview.ca.us/citydepts/lib/li/history.htm

Santa Clara History Center

Santa Clara City Library
Santa Clara History Center.
The mission of the City Library's Santa Clara History Center is to collect, preserve, organize, and make available to the public Santa Clara City historical materials for the purposes of providing the community with local history research opportunities and fostering civic pride by sharing the City's colorful heritage. The Santa Clara History Center collects, preserves, organizes, stores and displays books, maps, photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, oral histories, audio-visual materials and photocopies of original documents pertaining to a wide variety of subjects related to Santa Clara history.
For more information consult:
http://www.library.ci.santa-clara.ca.us/local-history/local-history.html
mhanel@ci.santa-clara.ca.us

Santa Clara University Archives. The Santa Clara University Archives collects, preserves and provides access to records of Mission Santa Clara and Santa Clara University. These materials document the rich religious and educational heritage of the Mission founded in 1777 and the University established as Santa Clara College in 1851.
For more information consult:
http://www.scu.edu/archives

SJSU Special Collections

San Jose State University Special Collections. The mission of Special Collections is to develop quality research collections in local, regional, and California history. Included are the University Archives, containing photographs, ephemera, and artifacts dealing with the University's rich history as the oldest public institution of higher learning in California. Special Collections also houses the Legislators Archives, containing the legislative papers of Norman Mineta, Don Edwards, Alfred Alquist, Rod Diridon Sr., and Dianne McKenna. Photographic collections include the John C. Gordon Collection, consisting of over 10,000 photographs of San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley from the early-mid twentieth century, and the Ted Sahl Archives, a collection of over 6,000 photos and ephemera detailing local gay and lesbian history from 1976 through 2001. Photographs may be copied and displayed for a fee.
For more information consult:
http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/special/special_coll/

Sourisseau Academy

Sourisseau Academy. The mission of the Academy is to promote local history through sponsoring research, educational programs, and publication. The Academy awards several small grants each semester to further scholarly research by graduate students and individuals in the historical community. We are actively engaged in the rescue of endangered archival documents and act as a clearing house for the placement of archival collections in appropriate repositories. The Academy maintains a small archives of documents and historical photographs. We also provide a variety of outreach services.
For more information consult:
http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/history/Resources/Sourisseau.htm

Stanford and Silicon Valley Archives Project Stanford and Silicon Valley Archives Project. The Stanford University Libraries have since 1983 preserved and provided access to archival materials on the history of Silicon Valley through the Stanford and Silicon Valley Archives Project. This project seeks to identify, preserve, and make available the documentary record of science, technology, and related business and cultural activities in Silicon Valley.
For more information consult:
http://svarchive.stanford.edu/

Created by Jo Bell Whitlatch for the Silicon Valley Local History Network
April 14 , 2002

Last Updated August 8, 2003