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About the Collection |
| The Palo Alto Historical Association maintains the historic archives for the City of Palo Alto. The archives include: |
- Historic photographs of Palo Alto and neighboring cities, dating from 1870. Of the more than 13,000 photographs, 2,000 are currently available online in our Photograph Collection.
- Information on subjects of local interest, such as local organizations, local businesses, biographical information, brochures, and advertising fliers.
- Obituaries published in local newspapers from the 1890s to the present. The Obituary Database is an on-line listing of the obituaries.
- Local property files, including working papers for the city-wide historic property survey.
- Maps
- Oral histories in audio and video form
- DVDs of programs presented at our general meetings, available for checkout.
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All of the materials are located in the main reading room at Palo Alto's Main Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Historian Steve Staiger is at the History Desk Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. and Thursday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. Steve can help you research a history question or a specific topic or find a particular photograph. His phone number at the library is (650) 329-2664. His e-mail address is steve.staiger@cityofpaloalto.org. |
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