Resources

=== LOCAL HISTORY ===

Berkeley Historical Society

Berkeley History Center
Veterans Memorial Building
1931 Center Street
Berkeley CA 94701
(Thu 1-4pm)(Fri 1-4pm)(Sat 1-4pm)

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc/default.htm

Berkeley Public Library
http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org
Berkeley Public Library
2090 Kittredge Street at Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA 94704
510-981-6212
(Mon 12-8)(Tue 10-8)(Wed 10-6)(Thu 10-6)(Fri 10-6)(Sat 10-6)(Sun 1-5)
Holidays (Sun Jul 4, Mon Jul 5, Mon Sep 6, Mon Oct 11, Thu Nov 11)


Berkeley Public Library -- Berkeley History Room
http://berkeleypubliclibrary.org/community/berkeley_history/
2nd floor (upper landing, left into room, halfway down, right to doors)
(Sat 1-5 pm)(other hours by appointment)
After hours call 510-981-6148
223 feet book shelves
82.5 feet file drawers
15.5 feet map/poster drawers
18 feet misc items (framed prints, ...)
--city directories 1892 to 1943
--telephone directories 1943 to present
--Berkeley Daily Gazette microfilm 1894 to 1983


Online Archive Of California -- Berkeley History Online
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt500023rn
Guide to the Berkeley History Online
PDF with list of resources
200+ online items (images from 1870s to 1990s, ...)


Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association
http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/

Richmond Museum Of History
http://www.richmondmuseumofhistory.org
400 Nevin Avenue, Richmond CA 94802
(Wed 1-4)(Thu 1-4)(Fri 1-4)(Sat 1-4)(Sun 1-4)



=== LOCAL NEWSPAPERS ===
Must assemble a complete list of local newspapers,
with dates of existence. This List will grow ...

Berkeley Daily Gazette
"Established 1877" "Published every evening except Sunday"
online == 1911-10-02 to 1946 (incomplete throughout)
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=PPAp3RzCAaIC
microfilm == 1894 to 1983
Berkeley Public Library "Berkeley History Room"
["Ever since the Berkeley Gazette folded two decades ago ..."
http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-11-23/bay-area/17573120_1_new-paper-daily-papers-berkeley-gazette
]

Berkeley Daily Planet
http://_
print == 1999-04-07 to 2010-02-28
online == 2010-03-01 to present

Berkeley Voice
http://_
print == ? to ?
online ==

Berkeleyan
http://_
print == ? to ?
online ==

Contra Costa Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com
print == ? to ?
online == 1995-01-01 to present
archive == ? to ? (fee based, no photos/charts/graphics)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/archive-search

Daily Californian
http://www.dailycal.org
print == ? to ?
online == 1999-01-01 to present
http://www.dailycal.org/search_advanced.php

East Bay Daily News
http://_
print == ? to ?
online ==
http://_

East Bay Express
print == ? to ?
online ==
http://_

Oakland Post Enquirer
print == ? to Aug 31, 1950

Oakland Post
print == 1963 to present
online ==
http://www.postnewsgroup.net
archive ==

Oakland Tribune
print == 1874 to present
online == 2001-01-01 to present
archive == 2001-01-01 to present (fee-based, no photos, no calendars, no paid-obit)
http://www.insidebayarea.com/archive-search

Richmond Independent
History: June 1910--May 13, 1984
Title varies:
Richmond Independent (1910-1976);
Independent And Gazette (1978-1979);
North East Bay Independent and Gazette (1979-1981);
Contra Costa Independent (1981-1984)
Film: June 1910-March 1978; Oct 1979-Sep 1981; Oct 1981-Apr 1984
http://ccclib.org/
1750 Oak Park Blvd, Pleasant Hill CA 94523
(Mon xx)(Tue 1-8)(Wed 11-6)(Thu 11-6)(Fri 10-5)(Sat 10-5)(Sun xx)



=== SPECIFIC BOOKS ===

Peter T Conmy
History of the Knights of Columbus in California 1902-1972
Seventy Years of Service

(archive team)
History of the Knights of Columbus in California 1972-2002
One Hundred Years of Service



=== MAPS ===

Sanborn Maps
http://sanborn.umi.com/
http://ezproxy.sfpl.org/login?url=http://sanborn.umi.com
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/sanborn.html



=== GENERAL INTEREST ===

http://www.newspaperarchive.com

http://berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2007/01/17_newspapers.shtml

http://www.usnpl.com/canews.php

http://www.cnpa.com
California Newspaper Publishers Association

http://www.peoplesearchpro.com/journalism/archives/usmajor.htm

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/primarysources.html