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Rare Books Collection

Wide array of rare books on all subjects from the 17th through the 20th centuries

Nellie Tombs Papers

Late 19th century ephemera saved by a young girl living in Healdsburg (1885-1888)

Nakata and Stevens Papers

Yoshimatsu Nakata’s recollections as an employee of Jack London (1938-2002)

Modini Ranch Journals Collection

Handwritten journals depicting life on a Sonoma County ranch (1935-2005)

Lynn Woolsey Congressional Papers

Official papers of a former U.S. Congresswoman who represented the North Bay (1993-2013)

Leopold Justi Papers

Papers documenting the life of a Glen Ellen (Calif.) pioneer (1853-1874

John Shackelford Taylor Papers

Papers documenting the life of a Sonoma County pioneer (1850-1948)

John P. Crevelli Papers

Papers of an environmental historian on county, state, and national environmental issues (1931-2015)

John LeBaron Photograph Collection

Prints and photo negatives of a nationally recognized photographer and photojournalist (1950- 2014)

Jack London in Context Collection

Books and research materials chronicling Jack London’s era (1800s-2013)