Sonoma County Library
Sonoma County Library
- Location: Rohnert Park, CA
- Phone: (707) 545-0831
- Email: digital@sonomalibrary.org
- Website: https://sonomalibrary.org/
The Sonoma County Library, through its Sonoma Heritage Collections, seeks out, acquires and makes digitally accessible, materials in all formats to illuminate Sonoma County history and culture. The Sonoma Heritage Collection builds on the extensive collection of historical photographs gathered in the the Library's History & Genealogy Library, Petaluma History Room and Sonoma County Wine Library, as well as archival collections located in the Sonoma County Archives. We have collaborated with a number of Sonoma County organizations including the Sonoma Valley Historical Society, the Western Sonoma County Historical Society and the Sonoma County Fair to broaden our offerings. The Sonoma Heritage Collections includes a number of current and planned, unique collections ranging from historical photographs to Sonoma County wine labels, and from architectural drawings to winemaker oral histories.
Collections at this institution
Biblioteca Vinaria Sonoma (SPC.00076)
From proclamations of George III on wine regulations to letters describing the grape production in Sonoma Valley vineyards, the Sonoma County Wine Library's collection includes a wide range of historical texts on all aspects of viticulture and winemaking. The digitized books, pamphlets and ephemera available through the Sonoma Heritage Collection represent the majority of the Wine Library's holdings available in the public domain (published before 1923).
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294 Items
California Listens -- Sonoma Wildfire Stories
Short video remembrances of the 2017 fires, featuring interviews produced at the Rincon Valley Library.
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5 Items
California Listens -- Stories about Being Californian
Ten video stories by Sonoma County Library patrons, created during workshops in 2016 and 2017 at the Central Santa Rosa Library.
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10 Items
California Revealed from Sonoma County Library
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.
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364 Items
Community Contributions
Photographers, postcards and ephemera scanned during our first Public Scan Day at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library on Nov. 5, 2016, with the theme, "Preserving Santa Rosa Memories." The event was co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Santa Rosa.
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40 Items
Don Meacham Photography Collection, 1930-1985 (SPC.00012)
Individual photographs and examples of commercial publications featuring photos by Don Meacham (1916-2010), photojournalist for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat and freelance photographer.
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787 Items
Gaye LeBaron Historical Photograph Collection, 1871-1989 (SPC.00002)
A collection of historical photographs compiled by Sonoma County historian Gaye LeBaron in the course of research for her weekly columns in the Press Democrat newspaper (Santa Rosa, Calif.) and for her books.
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488 Items
History & Healing After the Fire
History & Healing After the Fire features ten stories from Sonoma County residents and households about their experiences during the 2017 fires.
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12 Items
Luther Burbank Homes & Gardens Collection
The Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Collection of photographs, postcards and greeting cards draws from the archives of a unique urban garden located at the corner of Santa Rosa and Sonoma Avenues in Santa Rosa, California. The home and gardens are a registered National, State & City Historic Landmark. They are owned by the City of Santa Rosa and operated by the Luther Burbank Home & Gardens Association. The site includes the Burbank home, greenhouse and gardens, which are open every day, free of charge, from 8am to dusk. For more information about the park and the Association, please visit ...
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1,601 Items
North Bay Dairy Collection
Explore the rich history of dairying in Sonoma and Marin Counties through the North Bay Dairy Collection. many of the images and other materials come from the area dairying families.
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100 Items
