Virtual Collections

California Cultures
Selected images from resources at the nine established campuses of the University of California, the California Cultures project will build a digital collection documenting ethnic communities in California and the West.

California Heritage Collection
The California Heritage Collection is an online archive of over 28,000 images illustrating California's history and culture from the collections of The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.

The Cased Photographs Project
The Cased Photographs Project makes available digital images and detailed descriptions of daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and related photographs in the collections of The Bancroft Library and the California State Library.

Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement documents the role of Mario Savio and other participants in the Free Speech Movement (FSM) - a legacy that can still be traced in political activism and educational reform throughout the country.

Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives (JARDA)
JARDA documents the experience of Japanese Americans in World War II internment camps. Primary sources materials include photographs, documents, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, letters, and oral histories. Over 10,000 digital images have been created complimented by 20,000 pages of electronic transcriptions of document and oral histories.

Museums and the Online Archive of California (MOAC)
MOAC provides access to collections held by archives, museums, and libraries throughout the state of California.

Local History Digital Resources Project (formerly known as the "OAC-LSTA Sustainability Project")
Working with public libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions throughout California, this project seeks to identify the resources needed to make available and preserve through the OAC digital content created through LSTA funded projects.

Silicon Valley History Online
Silicon Valley History Online is a collaboration of seven institutions providing the first gateway to the major historical resources of this important California region. Images dating from 1800 to 2000 illustrating life in California's Santa Clara Valley were selected from the collections of the California History Center, History San Jose, Intel Corporation Museum, San Jose Public Library California Room, San Jose State University Special Collections, Santa Clara City Library Heritage Pavilion, and the Santa Clara University Archives.