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  1. Koto Bridges - Unknown

    Koto Bridges, c. mid-1950s. Six songbooks for the Koto (Japanese Harp).

    Record Type: Library

    Koto (Japanese Harp) Songbooks, c. mid-1950s.
  2. Northeastern Nevada Museum Quarterly

    Northeastern Nevada Museum Quarterly: SILVER: Saga of a Bald Eagle, 2019. The issue features an article with Larry "Lar" Caughlan, who helped rehabilitate Silver the bald eagle in the 1970s.

    Record Type: Library

    SILVER: Saga of a Bald Eagle, 2019
  3. A.P. Giannini: Il Banchiere di Tutti - Valente, Francesca

    A.P. Giannini: Il Banchiere di Tutti (Italian Edition) by Francesca Valente, 2019. Published by Barbera Foundation, Inc. in Temple City, CA. Paperback. 236 pages. Publisher's summary: "La storia di un sognatore...Amadeo Pietro Giannini, con la sua capacità di immaginare un’utopia socio-economica, non è stato un tipico magnate della finanza. Grazie a una coscienza illuminata, attenta alle questioni sociali, ha saputo trasformare in realtà il sog...

    Record Type: Library

    A.P. Giannini: Il Banchiere di Tutti
  4. A Window Into a Changed World - Friedman, Susan

    A Window Into a Changed World by Susan Friedman, 2020. Self-published, Montara, CA. Photography book contains color portraits and writings froms Coastside families during the COVID-19 quarantine. Photography by Susan Friedman. Editing by Jacob Graham and Susan Friedman. 106 pages. Author's summary: "A Window Into a Changed World" is a series of portraits of families facing the world's crisis. This is a unique historical moment in time, a catast...

    Record Type: Library

    A Window Into a Changed World
  5. The Enterprise: Victory Edition - Franklin, Logan L. (Editor)

    The Enterprise: Victory Edition, September 19, 1945. Edited and published by Aileen E. Bramble and Logan L. Franklin, South San Francisco. Pictorial edition of The Enterprise features photographs of South San Francisco members of the Armed Forces who served in World War II. The cover shows images of Grand Avenue taken at the intersection of Maple and Grand. At top, the image looks west at South San Francisco City Hall; at bottom, the image looks ...

    Record Type: Library

    The Enterprise: Victory Edition, September 19, 1945
  6. Assembly Songs Volume I for School, College, and Choral Societies - Dann, Hollis

    Assembly Songs Volume I for School, College, and Choral Societies by Hollis Dann. Signature of Leonora W. Armsby on interior.

    Record Type: Library

    Assembly Songs Volume I for School, College, and Choral Societies
  7. California and Hawaii's First Puerto Rican's, 1850-1925: The 1st and 2nd Generation Immigrants / Migrants - López, Daniel M.

    California and Hawaii's First Puerto Rican's, 1850-1925: The 1st and 2nd Generation Immigrants / Migrants by Daniel M López, 2013.

    Record Type: Library

    California and Hawaii's First Puerto Rican's, 1850-1925: The 1st and 2nd Ge
  8. The Wine Press and the Cellar: A Manual for the Winemaker and the Cellar Man 1893 - Rixford, Emmet Hawkins

    The Wine Press and the Cellar: A Manual for the Winemaker and the Cellar Man by Emmet Hawkins Rixford, 1893. Reprint.

    Record Type: Library

    The Wine Press and the Cellar: A Manual for the Winemaker and the Cellar Ma
  9. A State of Change: Forgotten Landscapes of California - Cunningham, Laura

    A State of Change: Forgotten Landscapes of California by Laura Cunningham, 2010.

    Record Type: Library

    A State of Change: Forgotten Landscapes of California by Laura Cunningham,
  10. Gold is Where You Find It Book 1: Some Golden Creations by California Inventors who Spurred Technology in the Twentieth Century and Beyond - Ragsdale, Charles W.

    Gold is Where You Find It Book 1: Some Golden Creations by California Inventors who Spurred Technology in the Twentieth Century and Beyond by Charles W. Ragsdale

    Record Type: Library

    Gold is Where You Find It Book 1: Some Golden Creations by California Inven
  11. California and the Civil War - Hurley, Richard A.

    California and the Civil War by Richard A. Hurley

    Record Type: Library

    California and the Civil War, 2017
  12. The Development of Foster City - Foster, T. Jack, Jr.

    The Development of Foster City by T. Jack Foster, Jr.

    Record Type: Library

    The Development of Foster City
  13. See You at the 7: Stories from the Bay Area's Last Original Mile House - Garcia, Vanessa; Abuyuan, Regina

    See You at the 7: Stories from the Bay Area's Last Original Mile House by Vanessa and Abuyuan Garcia

    Record Type: Library

    See You at the 7: Stories from the Bay Area's Last Original Mile House
  14. Cradle of Champions: A Selected History of San Mateo County Sports - Horgan, John

    Cradle of Champions: A Selected History of San Mateo County Sports by John Horgan, 2023. San Mateo County Historical Association, Redwood City, CA. Book Production by Cypress House. Contents includes biography information on athletes of San Mateo County and information on the Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. Signed by author. 161 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Cradle of Champions
  15. The Unseen Peninsula - Buelteman, Robert

    The Unseen Peninsula by Robert Buelteman, 1994. Introduction by Harold Gilliam; edited by Robert MacDonald. Oracle Publications, Carson City, NV and San Francisco, CA. This pictorial book features black and white landscape photography of the San Francisco Bay Watershed with descriptions of each location. 126 pages

    Record Type: Library

    The Unseen Peninsula
  16. Coastland 1885 - Wolf, Galen

    Coastland 1885 by Galen Wolf, c. 1962. Times Printing, San Mateo, CA. This pamphlet commemorates the Levy Brothers’ 90th anniversary (founded In Half Moon Bay in 1872) and features an anecdotal tour of the Coast by railroad and coach. Includes informal social history and references to flora, landscape, and towns. Illustrated by the author. 8 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Coastland 1885
  17. Engineers Working Paper, Final Report for the West Bay Rapid Transit Authority, Menlo Park, California - George S. Nolte Consulting Civil Engineers, Inc. and DeLeuw, Cather & Co.

    Engineers Working Paper Final Report for the West Bay Rapid Transit Authority by George S. Nolte Consulting Civil Engineers, Inc. and DeLeuw, Cather & Co., Menlo Park, California, 1968. The report covers public transit on the Peninsula and includes the following chapters: Summary of the Report; Introduction; West Bay Profile; Technological Alternatives; Initial Study Plans; Final Study Plans; Conclusions. Illustrated. 172 pages.

    Record Type: Library

    Engineers Working Paper Final Report for the West Bay Rapid Transit Authori
  18. Saint Catherine of Siena Church, Burlingame, California - Saint Catherine of Siena Church

    Saint Catherine of Siena Church, Burlingame, California, 1984. Self-published limited edition printed through Custombook Inc., Northvale, NJ. This book was produced for the 75th Anniversary of Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. The content covers the history and mission of the church, its school and parish, and includes short biographies of notable priests and sisters. Illustrated with historic photographs. 24 numbered pages plus a list ...

    Record Type: Library

    Saint Catherine's of Siena Church
  19. Untitled [Bound Volumes of Saga TEMPO] - Saga Foods

    Untitled [Bound Volumes of Saga TEMPO, 1973-1976]. Bound collection of Saga's Tempo company newsletters with light brown coated canvas hardcover and "COMMUNICATION SERVICES" debossed in black ink on lower proper left corner of front cover. "TEMPO SAGA AUGUST 1973 - MAY 1976" debossed in black ink on spine. Newsletters contain personnel listings, new hires, promotions, employee marriage and birth announcements, floor plans, company history, progr...

    Record Type: Library

    Untitled [Bound Volumes of Saga TEMPO,  1973-1976]
  20. Untitled [Bound Volumes of Saga TEMPO] - Saga Foods

    Untitled [Bound Volumes of Saga TEMPO, 1979-1982]. Bound collection of Saga's Tempo company newsletters with light brown coated canvas hardcover and "W.P. LAUGHLIN" debossed in black ink on lower proper left corner of front cover. "TEMPO SAGA JUNE 1979 - JUNE 1982" debossed in black ink on spine. Newsletters contain personnel listings, new hires, promotions, employee marriage and birth announcements, floor plans, company history, program announc...

    Record Type: Library

    Untitled [Bound Volumes of Saga TEMPO,  1979-1982]
  21. Untitled [Bill Laughlin's Autograph Book]

    Untitled [Bill Laughlin's Autograph Book, c. 1978 - 2017]. Navy blue leather book with gilt border and edges, and "W.P.L." in gilt lettering on lower proper left corner of front cover. "Leathersmith / MADE IN ENGLAND / AL44L / REAL LEATHER" in gilt lettering on lower center of back cover. "Remembrances of the good / years... / with wishes for the best yet to come. / Menlo Park / July 17, 1978" handwritten in black ink with caligrap...

    Record Type: Library

    Untitled [Bill Laughlin's  Autograph Book, c. 1978 - 2017]
  22. Untitled [Memorial Book for Abraham Maslow with Box, 1972] - International Study Project, Inc and Bertha G. Maslow

    Untitled [Memorial Book for Abraham Maslow with Box, 1972]. Tan linen hard cover book inside brown linen book box, printed in black ink on book spine: "Abraham H. Maslow: A Memorial Volume Brooks/Cole". Front cover has black and grey illlustration of Maslow with his signature in black ink beneath "A...[illegible]". Printed in center of second page: "International Study Project, Inc. / Menlo Park, California / Compiled with the Assistance of ...

    Record Type: Library

    Untitled [Memorial Book for Abraham Maslow with Box, 1972]
  23. Training Dogs: How to Train Your Dog in Obedience, Protection, and Tracking - Edmonds, John G.

    Training Dogs: How to Train Your Dog in Obedience, Protection, and Tracking by John G. Edmonds, May 4, 2018. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, San Bernadino, CA. 24 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Training Dogs: How to Train Your Dog in Obedience, Protection, and Tracking
  24. Racial Stories: Tales of Three Cities - Curry, Eleanor

    Racial Stories: Tales of Three Cities by Eleanor Curry, 2009. Self-published through iUniverse, Bloomington, IN. The author writes, "Brenda Davis, my oldest daughter, convinced me to write these stories, detailing how her Dad and I raised eight children in the United States of America, in spite of the reported tensions, particularly between Black people and White people in our country." The book is structured into three sections: St. Louis, San F...

    Record Type: Library

    Racial Stories: Tales of Three Cities by Eleanor Curry, 2009
  25. Tanforan Totalizer - Katayama,Taro (Editor)

    Tanforan Totalizer, Vol. 1, No. 5, edited by Taro Katayama, June 13, 1942. Published at the Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno, CA. Newspaper headline reads, "19 TO VIE FOR VOTES" and continues with information on an upcoming election for five places on Tanforan's Advisory Council. Articles include: activities at the Assembly Center; War Relocation Administration actions; human interest stories; opinion pieces; arts programming; recreation. 8 ...

    Record Type: Library

    Tanforan Totalizer, Vol. 1, No. 5, page 1

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