Our Partners
Silicon Valley History Online offers a glimpse into collections held at a number of libraries, museums, and archives. We encourage you to learn more about our collections at the sites listed below.
For information about specific cataloged items, please note the name of the contributing repository and refer to the owning institution's website listed here.
For general information about reproduction and use of SVHO images, please see our Copyright & Use page. For information about reproduction and use of specific images, please note the name of the contributing repository and refer to the owning institution's Reproduction and Use link below.
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California History Center. California history and studies are the focus of the California History Center's Stocklmeir Library and Archives. Published and archival materials are collected with special emphasis on Santa Clara Valley agriculture and on the state's political, economic, cultural and social history.
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California Room. The California Room is a research collection of materials on California and local history open to any member of the public. The Room contains materials on California history and culture in general, with special emphasis on San Jose and Santa Clara County.
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History San José Research Library. The History San José Research Library collection contains extensive documentation of Santa Clara Valley history. The collection is comprised of donated records and papers from private individuals, businesses and organizations. Collected materials include photographs, manuscripts, maps, ephemera, selected City of San José and Santa Clara County historical records and published works.
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Intel Museum Archives & Collection. The Intel Museum Archives & Collection serves as a repository and a centralized resource of historical information, for Intel Corporation. The Museum Archives are comprised of product documentation, press materials and photographs.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/company-overview/intel-museum.html?wapkw=museum -
Santa Clara City Library Heritage Pavilion. The Heritage Pavilion houses both a local history and international genealogy collection. The local history collection features research materials pertaining to the history of the City of Santa Clara. The genealogy collection includes extensive files on Early Settlers of Santa Clara County.
https://www.santaclaraca.gov/government/departments/library/using-the-library/genealogy-local-history/local-history -
Santa Clara University Archives and Special Collections Department. The Santa Clara University Archives and Special Collections Department collects, preserves and provides access to records of Mission Santa Clara and Santa Clara University. These materials document the rich religious and educational heritage of the Mission founded in 1777 and the University established as Santa Clara College in 1851.
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San José State University Special Collections. The mission of Special Collections is to develop quality research collections in local, regional, and California history. Included are the University Archives, containing photographs, ephemera, and artifacts dealing with the University's rich history as the oldest public institution of higher learning in California.
https://library.sjsu.edu/sjsu-special-collections/sjsu-special-collections-archives