Special Collections regularly acquires new collections on the history, people, and culture of the North Bay region of California. The collections below have been added within the last few years.
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North Bay environmental history collected by the leader of the North Bay movement in the late 20th and early 21st century (1954-2014)
Environmental History Digital Collection Bill (William M.) Kortum Papers Finding Aid |
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38 years of Santa Rosa Symphony history, collected during the tenure of Conductor Corrick Brown (1928-2016)
Corrick Brown Santa Rosa Symphony Collection Finding Aid |
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Prints and photo negatives of a nationally recognized photographer and photojournalist (1950- 2014)
John LeBaron Photograph Collection Finding Aid |
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Papers of an environmental historian on county, state, and national environmental issues (1931-2015)
Environmental History Digital Collection John P. Crevelli Papers Finding Aid |
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Material relating to the history of Sonoma County’s Russian River area (1860-2019).
John Schubert Russian River Collection Finding Aid |
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Material on various aspects of Sonoma County (1853-1874).
The Leopold Justi Digital Collection Justi (Leopold) Digital Collection Finding Aid |
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A collection of letters exchanged between Max Goodman, a Philadelphia pharmacist, and Charmian London between 1932 and 1935.
Max Goodman Collection Finding Aid |
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Materials documenting the Gay Rights Movement collected by journalist Paul Lorch, former editor of the Bay Area Reporter.
Paul Lorch Collection Finding Aid |
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The Press Democrat Empire Living Collection contains feature articles written under various titles covering a wide range of topics that occurred throughout the Redwood Empire between 1948 and 1977.
Press Democrat Empire Living Collection Finding Aid |
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Material relating to the history and development of the women’s movement in Sonoma County (1970-2008)
Sonoma County Women’s Oral History Collection Finding Aid |