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The Archives cares for and provides access to documents that tell the story of the State Park System in California and the Department's stewardship collections. The mission of the Archives is to acquire, organize, preserve, and provide access to the cumulative body of reference documents and electronic data required for effective stewardship of the full range of natural and cultural resources present in the State Park System.

State Park System Collections

The Archives is a clearinghouse for studies, surveys, bibliographies, reports, plans, and other records created by Parks staff which have enduring value. Materials collected pertain to the growth and development of the State Park System as a whole, as well as to individual park units. Finding aids developed to assist researchers in locating materials include internal and external electronic databases and documents, registers and guides hosted by the Online Archive of California, the Photographic Archives, and selected artifact records cataloged in the Statewide Museum Records System.

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California State Parks, Monterey District

The California State Parks Monterey District collection contains audiovisual material (audio) from the 1970s and 1980s. The majority of the collection consists of interviews and oral histories from local residents, and include subjects and topics such as Big Sur and various California State Parks.

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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Special Collections and Archives

The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Special Collection Archives collection contains audiovisual (moving images and audio) and text material from the 1930s through the 2010s. The majority of the collection consists of interviews, lecture series and oral histories from the campus, and includes subjects and topics such as the Rose Parade, higher education, Pomona history, and more.

100 items

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California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

The California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives collection contains audiovisual material (moving images, audio), texts, and still images from the 1860s through the 2000s. The majority of the collection consists of ephemera related to the railroad industry - including railroad advertisements, time tables, dining car menus, and train car images - and covers subjects and topics such as the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, the Santa Fe Railroad company and more.

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California State University, Bakersfield

The California State University, Bakersfield collection contains audiovisual material (moving images and audio) from the 1930s to the 1970s. The majority of the collection are home movies and oral histories, and include subjects and topics such as Kern County, Yosemite, war relief efforts, and more.

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California State University, Chico, Meriam Library

The California State University, Chico, Meriam Library collection contains audio files from the 1960s to the 1970s. The majority of the collection consists of oral history and folklore, including storytelling performed by Hector Lee.

70 items

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California State University, Dominguez Hills

The California State University, Dominguez Hills collection contains audiovisual materials (moving images, audio) from the 1940s to the 2000s. The majority of the collection consists of interviews and political material, including a short TV segment featuring Pat Brown and Richard Nixon.

34 items

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California State University, Fresno, Henry Madden Library

The California State University, Fresno, Henry Madden Library collection contains audio material from the 1960s and 1970s. The majority of the collection consists of interviews, oral histories and song recordings, and includes subjects and topics such as Mono Indians, North Fork, the Sierra Indian Festival and more.

22 items

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California State University, Fullerton, Paulina June and George Pollak Library

The California State University, Fullerton, Paulina June and George Pollak Library collection contains audiovisual material (moving images, audio) and texts from the 1960s to the early 1990s. The majority of the collection consists of interviews and guest speakers held on campus and nearby. Subjects and topics include Chicano movement, Cesar Chavez, Angela Davis, student protests, and more.

144 items

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California State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library

The California State University, Los Angeles, John F. Kennedy Memorial Library collection contains audio material from the 1950s and 1960s. The majority of the collection consists of poetry readings, and include subjects and topics such as Mel Weisburd, Peter Yates, Alvaro Cardona- Hine, Gil Orlovitz, drugs and LSD, and more.

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California State University, Monterey Bay

The California State University, Monterey Bay collection consists of audio materials from the 1950s and 1960s. The majority of the collection consists of interviews and speeches made by judges and politicians, and include subjects and topics such as capital punishment, politics, Fred Farr, Richard Nixon and more.

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California State University, Sacramento

The California State University, Sacramento collection consists of audiovisual materials (moving images, audio) from the late 1950s through the early 2000s. The majority of the collection consists of oral history interviews and lectures, and include subjects and topics such as feminism, racism, gang culture, civil rights, Japanese internment and more.

208 items

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