Fresno County Public Library
Fresno County Public Library
- Location: Fresno, CA
- Phone: (559) 600-6230
- Email: heritagecenter@fresnolibrary.org
- Website: http://www.fresnolibrary.org/
The Heritage Center houses a large and diverse collection of materials which document the history of Fresno County since its formation in 1856. The collection's primary components are: Approximately 20,000 books and pamphlets pertaining to Fresno County; Approximately 1,500 photographs and postcards illustrating various Fresno County people and places; Approximately 250 oral histories of various people associated with Fresno County history; and A large vertical file containing information on many different subjects relating to Fresno County.
Collections at this institution
California Revealed from Fresno County Public 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.
Institution: Fresno County Public Library
483 Items
Fresno County Property Atlases
The Fresno County Public Library holds five atlases, dating from 1891 to circa 1940, which segment Fresno County by township and range, illustrating individual parcels and labeling them with the owners names. Detailed city and town plats are also found in the atlases, showing lots, blocks and additions, although individual property owners are omitted. Their value to historians and genealogists is tremendous, but the limited availability of copies has hampered their overall usefulness. The dates of original atlases held by the Library are 1891, 1907, 1909, 1920 and circa 1940; it also holds digital facsimiles of atlases for 1911 and …
Institution: Fresno County Public Library
6 Items
Laval (Claude C. "Pop") Photographs
Photographs from the Pop Laval Collection in cooperation with the Pop Laval Foundation
Institution: Fresno County Public Library
1,194 Items
