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The Mammoth Museum (Southern Mono Historical Society) collection contains audiovisual material (moving images and audio) from the 1950s to 2000s. A majority of the collection consists of filmed oral interviews and recorded lectures concerning local history of Mono County, California. Subjects include oral history and recorded history lectures by Barbara Moore.

The Marin County Free Library collection contains texts and images from the 1870s to 2010s. A majority of the collection consists of national biographies, cyclopaedias, dictionaries, and history books. Subjects include, but are not limited to, World War II, United States history, cultural heritage, philosophy, theology, and American literature.

The Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park collection contains text and audiovisual materials (moving images and audio) from the 1940s to 2000s. A majority of the collection consists of filmed, recorded, and written transcipts of oral histories concerning the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall in 1848. Subjects include the California Gold Rush, agriculture, and women's history in 1850.

The Media Resources Center at the University of California, Berekely consists of moving images from the 1910s to the 1990s. The video recordings in this collection cover a wide range of topics and include interviews and events featuring members of the Black Panther Party, Malcolm X, and Angela Davis. The collection also includes a few short documentaries on housing and architecture in California and the social movements of the 1960s.

The Mill Valley Public Library, Lucretia Little History Room collection contains texts and images from the 1860s to 1930s. A majority of the collection consists of portraits and photographs of residents of Mill Valley, Marin County, California. Included also are train tickets and time cards from the early 1900s.