San Diego History Center (formerly San Diego Historical Society)
San Diego History Center (formerly San Diego Historical Society)
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Phone: (619) 232-6203
- Website: http://www.sandiegohistory.org/
Containing over 2.5 million images, the San Diego History Center's Photograph Collection is of regional, national and international significance. This vast collection allows for in-depth examination into the rapidly changing cultural, political and social mores of the region and insight into the people and the environment of San Diego from the late 19th, 20th, and early 21st century. The Research Library is also home to our Document Archives which hold a diverse array of historical documents: books, public records, maps, scrapbooks, unpublished manuscripts, document and manuscript collections, architectural records, newspapers and serials, biographical and subject files, oral history interviews, and ephemera.
Collections at this institution
California Border Region Digitization Project
Black and white photographic images drawn from a variety of collections document the daily life, work, and activities of the residents of the California border region with an emphasis on San Diego County and Baja California, Mexico between 1850 and 1940. Images show the development of aviation, business, neighborhoods, beaches and harbors, water and transportation and include visiting dignitaries, political subjects and locally based events including the Panama-California Exposition and California Pacific International Exposition. Representing the diverse residents of the region are images of Native Americans, African Americans and American immigrants including Chinese, Italians, Japanese, Mexicans, and Portuguese. Photographs also …
Institution: San Diego History Center (formerly San Diego Historical Society)
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California Revealed from San Diego History Center
California Revealed is a State Library initiative to help California’s public libraries, in partnership with other local heritage groups, digitize, preserve, and provide online access to archival materials - books, newspapers, photographs, audiovisual recordings, and more - that tell the incredible stories of the Golden State. We also provide free access and preservation services for existing digital collections for partner organizations with in-house digitization programs. California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
Institution: San Diego History Center (formerly San Diego Historical Society)
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