New on OAC and Calisphere: Local History Digital Resources
By Sherri Berger, Digital Special Collections Program Coordinator
CDL is pleased to announce the online publication of approximately 2,000 diverse graphic materials documenting local people, place, and events throughout California in the Online Archive of California (OAC) and Calisphere.
The content has been created as part of the Local History Digital Resources Program (LHDRP), which provides a “solution in a box” for libraries across the state seeking to become conversant with developing digital primary resource collections. Over the past year, ten libraries each have selected, scanned, and catalogued approximately 200 items for inclusion in the OAC and Calisphere and on local websites. They are now broadly available to the UC community and the general public.
The new material includes photographs, postcards, cartes de visite, records, and more from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Collectively they document the built environment, civic leaders, and public life at locales throughout California. Some highlights: a 1921 photograph of Charlie Chaplin on the Coronado polo fields, a 1970 aerial postcard of South San Francisco, and a 1920s-era image of a track and field athlete at Mills College.
The following institutions participated in LHDRP 2008-2009; click institution name to view content:
- Ostrow Library at the American Jewish University
- City of Commerce Public Library
- Coronado Public Library
- The Pioneer Room at Escondido Public Library
- Graduate Theological Union Library
- Mills College, F.W. Olin Library
- San Diego State University, Library Special Collections and University Archives
- South San Francisco Public Library
- University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections Department (http://content.cdlib.org/search?facet=type-tab&style=cui&relation=ark%3A%2F13030%2Ftf4m3nb2vv&brand=calisphere)
- Upland Public Library
LHDRP is collaborative effort of CDL, the Califa Library Group, and the California State Library, and is supported with LSTA funding.