Monterey County Free Libraries local history photograph and document collection, Circa 1890s to 1970s

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Creators:
Monterey County Free Libraries (Calif.), Slevin, L. S. (Louis Stanislas), 1878-1945, Albert and Alzora Snyder family, and Randall, Welcome
Abstract:
Monterey County Free Libraries' local history collection consists of books, photographs, maps, and documents on the history of Monterey County and California from the 1890s to 1970s. The collection offers historical interpretation of Monterey County and its role in California history. Digitized images in the collection include photographs, postcards, and documents of people, places, and buildings including libraries and librarians, schools, missions, industries (whaling, salt, and agricultural) in Aromas, Big Sur, Carmel, Gonzales, Jolon, Monterey, Moss Landing, Seaside, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Seaside, Soledad, Spreckles, and more. Of particular interest are photographs of the first county librarian, Anne Hadden, delivering library service on horseback to Big Sur, and photographs of farm labor camps in Monterey County circa 1960s.
Extent:
200 items including photographs, postcards and printed ephemera Online items available
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Monterey County Free Libraries local history photograph and document collection. Monterey County Free Libraries, Marina, CA 93933

Background

Scope and content:

Monterey County Free Libraries' local history collection consists of books, photographs, maps, and documents on the history of Monterey County and California from the 1890s to 1970s. The collection offers historical interpretation of Monterey County and its role in California history. Digitized images in the collection include photographs, postcards, and documents of people, places, and buildings including libraries and librarians, schools, missions, industries (whaling, salt, and agricultural) in Aromas, Big Sur, Carmel, Gonzales, Jolon, Monterey, Moss Landing, Seaside, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Seaside, Soledad, Spreckles, and more. Of particular interest are photographs of the first county librarian, Anne Hadden, delivering library service on horseback to Big Sur, and photographs of farm labor camps in Monterey County circa 1960s.

Format is primarily black-and-white photographs and documents, with color photographs of the farm labor camps. The photographs document life and industry in early Monterey County. Of particular interest are photos taken by noted photographer L.S. Slevin showing the lifestyle, buildings, and people of the Monterey County area in the early 1900s, early Monterey County Free Libraries history and service by horseback, and Monterey County farm labor camps from the 1960s era.

Items were selected from a wide range of photograph collections housed at the Monterey County Free Libraries' Administrative Office and the Aromas Branch of Monterey County Free Libraries. The photos are indexed on a database at the administrative offices. Consult the library for more information.

Biographical / historical:

L. S. (Louis Stanislas) Slevin, a California native, came to Carmel in 1903 and photographed the whole of Monterey County from Big Sur to the Pinnacles National Monument. He left a history of the area in both prints and postcards.

Albert and Alzora Snyder were local historians for the town of Aromas which is located in the northern end of Monterey County. They left their extensive photograph and clipping collection from the 1920-1930s to the Aromas Branch of Monterey County Free Libraries.

Welcome Randall and William Crigler, sanitarians for Monterey County, photographed and documented the condition of farm labor camps in Monterey County circa the 1960s.

Monterey County Free Libraries has a large local history collection of books, maps, photographs, postcards, brochures, letters, and newspaper clippings dating from the 1890s.

Acquisition information:
Monterey County Free Libraries created this collection from donations by L.S. Slevin in the early 1900s, the Albert and Alzora Snyder family, 2009, and from the archives of Monterey County Free Libraries collected by librarians, 1912-present.
Processing information:

These materials were assembled and digitized as part of the California Local History Digital Resources Project, supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), administered in California by the State Librarian.

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

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research by appointment only. Contact Monterey County Free Libraries' Administrative Office for further information.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with Monterey County Free Libraries. Copyright of some materials is retained by the creators of the records. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Monterey County Free Libraries' Administrative Office.

Preferred citation:

Monterey County Free Libraries local history photograph and document collection. Monterey County Free Libraries, Marina, CA 93933

Location of this collection:
188 Seaside Circle
Marina, CA 93933, US