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  1. Woodside Country Club - Woodside Country Club

    Woodside Country Club, c. 1930s. Self-published, Woodside, California. Photocopy of, "a private edition printed for the Woodside Country Club and limited to 500 numbered copies, of which this is No. 49 / Registered to Mrs. R. D. Smiths." The publication contains mostly photographs with scenes of Country Club grounds, clubhouses, Haig Patigan's nymph and pool, stables, Searsville Lake, Upenuf View Lodge, etc. The foreword is written by A. R. Lyo...

    Record Type: Library

    Woodside Country Club, c. 1930s
  2. Industrial Cowboys: Miller & Lux and the Transformation of the Far West, 1850-1920 - Igler, David

    Industrial Cowboys: Miller & Lux and the Transformation of the Far West, 1850-1920 by David Igler, 2001. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. Includes illustrations, maps, bibliographical references and index. 284 pages From the publisher: "…Industrial Cowboys examines how Henry Miller and Charles Lux, two German immigrants, assembled the West's most extensive land and water rights, swayed legislatures and courts, monopolized western be...

    Record Type: Library

    Industrial Cowboys: Miller & Lux and the Transformation of the Far West, 18
  3. Old California Houses: Portraits and Stories - Parsons, Marion Randall

    Old California Houses: Portraits and Stories by Marion Randall Parsons, 1952. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA. Designed by John B. Goetz. This book contains histories of the owners and notable people involved in the creation of several historic California buildings. It details the connections between many prominent Californian historical figures, and also includes illustrations created by the author of all the buildin...

    Record Type: Library

    Old California Houses by Marion Randall Parsons, 1952
  4. Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California - Culbertson, Judi

    Permanent Californians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of California by Judi Culbertson and Tom Randall, 1989. Chelsea Green Publishing Company, Chelsea, Vermont. This book contains an illustrated guide to cemeteries in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. Each chapter focuses on one cemetery and contains biographies of famous and notable people buried at that cemetery. 310 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Permanent Californians by Judi Culbertson and Tom Randall, 1989
  5. Tales of Old Menlo - Cleese, John I.

    Tales of Old Menlo by John I. Cleese, 1994. Menlo Park Historical Association, Menlo Park, CA. This book is about the history of Menlo Park and contains primary source autobiography, biography, and secondary source history. 96 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Tales of Old Menlo by John I. Cleese, 1994
  6. San Mateo County Chronicles: An Annotated Edition - Svanevik, Michael; Burgett, Shirley

    San Mateo County Chronicles: An Annotated Edition by Michael Svanevik and Shirley Burgett, 4th edition, 2006. History-On-Main, San Mateo. A chronology of notable events, people, and places in San Mateo County. Contents includes: list of annotations; appendix of great estates; bibliography; index. Illustrated. 198 pages

    Record Type: Library

    San Mateo County Chronicles: An Annotated Edition by Michael Svanevik and S
  7. San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History - Schmidt, David D.

    San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History by David D. Schmidt, 2025. Backcountry Press, Kneeland, CA. This book is about the natural environment of the San Francisco Bay Area and the history of human interaction with and development of the environment. Each chapter focuses on a particular aspect of the environment and its resources, such as fishing, logging, mining, and water, and is subdivided by county. Maps, illustrations, photographs, ...

    Record Type: Library

    San Francisco Bay Area: An Environmental History
  8. College of Notre Dame California: Alumni Directory 2001 - College of Notre Dame, Belmont

    College of Notre Dame California: Alumni Directory 2001. Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, White Plains, NY. Illustrated. 252 pages

    Record Type: Library

    College of Notre Dame California: Alumni Directory 2001
  9. Duarte's Tavern: Where Friends Meet Since 1894 - Black, Tess

    Duarte's Tavern: Where Friends Meet Since 1894 by Tess Black

    Record Type: Library

    Duarte's Tavern: Where Friends Meet Since 1894
  10. San Mateo High School 1998 Alumni Directory - San Mateo High School

    San Mateo High School 1998 Alumni Directory. Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Norfolk, VA. Illustrated. 342 pages

    Record Type: Library

    San Mateo High School 1998 Alumni Directory
  11. Stagecoach Days - Hunter, Vickie; Hamma, Elizabeth

    Stagecoach Days by Vickie Hunter and Elizabeth Hamma, 1963. Illustrated by Randy Steffen. Lane Book Company, Menlo Park. Illustrated. 63 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Stagecoach Days by Vickie Hunter and Elizabeth Hamma, 1963
  12. Daily Racing Form Chart Book March 1950 - Daly Racing Form, Inc.

    Daily Racing Form Chart Book March 1950. Triangle Publications, Chicago, IL. "Containing official result charts, fully indexed, of all races run at recognized North American tracks." Index numbers 95145 (January 1, 1950) to 98826 (March 31, 1950).

    Record Type: Library

    Daily Racing Form Chart Book March 1950
  13. Mac Nash: The Women Full of Love - Whitmer, Phillip

    Mac Nash: The Women Full of Love by Phillip Whitmer

    Record Type: Library

    Mac Nash: The Women Full of Love
  14. Care and Identification of 19th Century Photographic Prints - Reilly, James M.

    Care and Identification of 19th Century Photographic Prints by James M. Reilly, 2009. Kodak, Rochester, NY. Contents covers the history of photographic printing, component materials and their form of deterioration, stability of specific print materials, Identification of pront processes, preservation and collection management, storage, hamdlind, display, and care.

    Record Type: Library

    Care and Identification of 19th Century Photographic Prints by James M. Rei
  15. Images of America: Theaters of the San Francisco Peninsula - Parks, Garry Lee; Tillmany, Jack

    Images of America: Theaters of the San Francisco Peninsula by Garry Lee Parks and Jack Tillmany

    Record Type: Library

    Images of America: Theaters of the San Francisco Peninsula
  16. Under the Oaks: Two Hundred Years in Atherton - Guillard, Pamela; Lund, Nancy

    Under the Oaks: Two Hundred Years in Atherton by Pamela Guillard and Nancy Lund, 2009. Scottwall Associates, San Francisco. Chapters: Prologue; Section I: The Pioneer Families; Section II: From the estate Era to Modern Times. Includes bibliography and index. 281 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Under the Oaks: Two Hundred Years in Atherton, 2009
  17. Founding of the Leland Stanford Junior University - Crothers, George E.

    Founding of the Leland Stanford Junior University by George E. Crothers, 1932. Reprinted from the April, 1932 (Vol. XXVI, No. 2) Issue of "Americana" published quarterly by the American Historical Society, Inc. 44 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Founding of the Leland Stanford Junior University, 1932
  18. California Women and Politics: From the Gold Rush to the Great Depression - Cherny, Robert W.; Irwin, Mary Ann; Wilson, Ann Marie

    California Women and Politics: From the Gold Rush to the Great Depression by Robert W. Cherny, Mary Ann Irwin, and Ann Marie Wilson

    Record Type: Library

    California Women and Politics: From the Gold Rush to the Great Depression
  19. The Startup Game - Draper III, William H.

    The Startup Game by William H. Draper III, January 2011. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, NY. This book examines the relationship between venture capitalists and entrepeneurs, explains how to evaluate innovative ideas, and examines the role of political policies in maximizing opportunity for entrepeneurs via case studies. 261 pages

    Record Type: Library

    "The Startup Game" Front Cover
  20. Business and Civic Daly City Directory

    Business and Civic Daly City Directory including Broadmoor, Winston Manor, and Colma, Published in 1953 by The Record of Daly City.

    Record Type: Library

    Business and Civic Daly City Directory, 1953
  21. 1959 Daly City Business and Civic Directory

    1959 Daly City Business and Civic Directory. Includes greater Daly City, Westlake, Broadmoor, and Colma. Produced by Marchbanks Publications of San Jose.

    Record Type: Library

    1959 Daly City Business and Civic Directory - front cover
  22. Moore, Thomas

    Irish Melodies by Thomas Moore. Small, leather bound book containing Irish melodies which were written by Thomas Moore.

    Record Type: Library

    Collection Item
  23. "Instructions for Christians of a Timid Conscience, Who Live in the World" - Rev. Father Quadrupani

    "Instructions for Christians" Book by Rev. Father Quadrupani; Published in London; Thomas Richardson and Sons publishers. Grey and Black hardcover book. Full title " Instructions for Christians of a Timid Conscience, Who Live In The World". Opened to title page (as displayed).

    Record Type: Library

    "Instructions for Christians of a Timid Conscience, Who Live in the World"
  24. Shipwrecks, Scalawags and Scavengers: The Storied Waters of Pigeon Point - Semones, JoAnn

    Shipwrecks, Scalawags and Scavengers: The Storied Waters of Pigeon Point, 2007 by JoAnn Semones. A history of the maritime tragedies that occurred in the storied waters of Pigeon Point.

    Record Type: Library

    Shipwrecks, Scalawags and Scavengers: The Storied Waters of Pigeon Point, 2
  25. Rayclan Times - Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park

    Ten issues of a Raychem Corporation newsletter titled "Rayclan Times: An Employee News Sheet…for employees…by employees." Unknown publication run. Issues in the collection date from March to August, 1965. One issue has no date, but is assumed to be from 1965. [Volume 1, 1965] Volume 1, No. 3 - March 17, 1965 Volume 1, No. 4 - March 31, 1965 Volume 1, No. 5 - April 13, 1965 Volume 1, No. 7 - May 12, 1965 Volume 1, No. 8 - June [sic] 25, 19...

    Record Type: Library

    Rayclan Times

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