Collection on Santa Clara County's Agricultural Past, 1847-1952, bulk 1890/1930

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Summary

Title:
Collection on Santa Clara County's Agricultural Past
Dates:
1847-1952, bulk 1890/1930
Creators:
San Jose Public Library
Abstract:
These items were selected from the collections of the California Room to give an overview of life in Santa Clara County before it became known as Silicon Valley. The materials cover the years 1847-1952, with most dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Materials include photographs, postcards, letters, maps, pamphlets and other ephemerae. The emphasis is on the portrayal of rural and small town life in Santa Clara County including farms, orchards, canneries, streets, transportation, education, recreation and everyday activities. Materials were chosen from the files of the California Room and the Arbuckle Research Collection.
Extent:
200 items 200 online items
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Collection on Santa Clara County's Agricultural Past. San Jose Public Library, San Jose, California.

Background

Scope and content:

These items were selected from the collections of the California Room to give an overview of life in Santa Clara County before it became known as Silicon Valley. The materials cover the years 1847-1952, with most dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Materials include photographs, postcards, letters, maps, pamphlets and other ephemerae. The emphasis is on the portrayal of rural and small town life in Santa Clara County including farms, orchards, canneries, streets, transportation, education, recreation and everyday activities. Materials were chosen from the files of the California Room and the Arbuckle Research Collection.

Acquisition information:
Materials collected by San Jose Public Library. Consult repository for more information.
Processing information:

These materials were assembled from the collections of the San Jose Public Library's California Room and digitized as part of a one-year statewide project (Local History Digital Resources Project) from July 2005 through June 2006. The project funded training in digital project management and the scanning of 200 items to form a core collection of digital objects. Project work was 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. The scanning was performed by Northern Micrographics of La Crosse Wisconsin.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
California Room, San Jose Public Library
Date Prepared:
© 2006
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by California Digital Library. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: August 4, 2006.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the lead librarian of the California Room.

Preferred citation:

Collection on Santa Clara County's Agricultural Past. San Jose Public Library, San Jose, California.

Location of this collection:
150 East San Fernando Street
San Jose, CA 95112, US
Contact:
(408) 808-2167
cal.sjpl@sjlibrary.org
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