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1. The Beam - Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park

   Monthly Raychem Corporation company newsletter titled "The Beam". Unknown publication run. Issues in the collection date from 1966-1968. Text inside the cover of the first issue: "This is the first issue of The Beam. It looks like a road map, doesn't it? It's really a newspaper. It folds up like a road map so you can carry it with you wherever you go. It's sent to your home so you can't avoid it. (You can always kick it into the street when y...

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2. The Objective - Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park

   Raychem Corporation company newsletter titled "The Objective" or "Objective". Unknown publication run. Issues in the collection date from 1973-1976. Vol. 1, Issue 1, March 1973 Vol. 1, Issue 2, April 1973 Vol. 1, Issue 3, May 1973 Vol. 1, Issue 4, June 1973 Vol. 1, Issue 5, July 1973 (2 copies, one with handwritten notes on back page) Vol. 1, Issue 6, August-September 1973 Vol. 1, Issue 6 [sic], October 1973 Vol. 1, Issue 7, November 1973...

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3. Pocket Press - Raychem Corporation, Menlo Park

   Two issues of a quarterly Raychem Corporation newsletter titled "Pocket Press" with the subtitle, "Manufacturing at Raychem." Unknown publication run. One newsletter is marked "Issue 3" and the other is marked "Spring 1988." Both issues have a printed adhesive label on the back that reads, "6133 ( VALERIO,MIKE ) / BERENDS,EVIE H."

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4. Lead is a Silent Hazard - Stapleton, Richard M.

   Lead is a Silent Hazard by Richard M. Stapleton; foreword by Senator Bill Bradley, 2007. This book is a "critical resource for parents interested in protecting their childen from this number-one environmental health hazards facing preschoolers...has the most up-to-date information about the threat from lead, testing and treatment, potiental safeguards and related public efforts". [p. ix]. Includes: an acknowledgement page, foreword, preface, ch...

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5. The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses - De Wire, Elinor

   The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses by Elinor De Wire, 2007. "The Lightkeepers' Menagerie gathers together animal stories from lighthouses all around the world, tales of happiness and sadness, courage and cowardice, tragedy and comedy, even absurdity." [https://www.amazon.com/Lightkeepers-Menagerie-Stories-Animals-Lighthouses/dp/1561643912- 10/9/2017]. Includes: signature and notes from the author and her cat, Lighth...

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6. Stanton's American Steam Vessels: The Classic Illustrations - Stanton, Samuel Ward

   Stanton's American Steam Vessels: The Classic Illustrations by Samuel Ward Stanton, 2002. "Expert renderings of more than 250 vessels that sailed American coastal waters, rivers, and Great Lakes. Full-length view of each vessel; information on length of hull, type of engine and boiler, and size of paddle wheels or propellers" [ https://www.amazon.com/Stantons-American-Steam-Vessels-Illustrations/dp/0486423301- 10/9/2017]. Includes: an introductio...

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7. Gold, Silk, Pioneers & Mail: The Story of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company - Chandler, Robert J.

   Gold, Silk, Pioneers & Mail: The Story of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company by Robert J. Chandler, and Stephen J. Potash, 2007. This book is about the story of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and how the gold rush assured the fortunes of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Includes: a foreword; an introduction; images; illustrations; a section about the authors and an index.

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8. Pacific Steamboats - Newell, Gordon

   Pacific Steamboats by Gordon Newell, 1958. This book is a history book on West coast boats and men that includes many photographs. Includes: a dedication page; a foreword; black and white photographs; a photo index.

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9. Three Bricks and Three Brothers: The Story of the Nantucket Whale Oil Merchant Joseph Starbuck by Will Gardner - Gardner, Will

   Three Bricks and Three Brothers: The Story of the Nantucket Whale Oil Merchant Joseph Starbuck by Will Gardner, 1945. The book is about the life and death of Joesph Starbuck, whale oil merchant in Nantucket, MA, and builder of ships such as the Trident, Joesph Starbuck and the Young Hero. Includes: the life of Joesph Starbuck; a family tree of the Starbuck family; a map of Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket, Masschusetts (on the inside portion o...

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10. The Western Ocean Packets - Lubbock, Basil

    The Western Ocean Packets by Basil Lubbock, 1988. Originally published by James Brown & Son (Glasgow) Ltd., Glasgow, in 1925. This book shows "abundantly illustrated pictorial history of mid-19th-century passenger ships, with their hopeful, opportunity-seeking human cargoes. Gripping tales of stowaways, shipwrecks, dramatic rescues, on-board epidemics, extreme hardships, self-reliant captains, heavy-fisted mates, and rough crews" [https://www.ama...

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11. Fiber-Phobia: A Study of the Environmental Protection Agency Asbestos-In-Schools Notification Procedures - Semones, JoAnn

    Fiber-Phobia: A Study of the Environmental Protection Agency Asbestos-In-Schools Notification Procedures by JoAnn Semones, March 1993. This book is a dissertation about school asbestos policies in California. The purpose of this dissertation is "to evaluate the basis on which school asbestos are communicated to the public..." [pg. 1]. Includes: acknowledgement page, list of illustrations, introduction, appendix, glossary of terms, references, a ...

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12. Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death: The Story of the Liberty Ships of World War II and of the Zebulon Pike - American Bureau of Shipping

    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death: The Story of the Liberty Ships of World War II and of the Zebulon Pike by the American Bureau of Shipping, September 2002. This book is about liberty ships during WWII, how they helped during the war, and their fate after the war. Includes: information on liberty ships, Zebulon Pike, prologue and epilogue; information on the American Merchant Marine Museum.

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13. "The Pacific-Union Club: A History, 1852-2017 - Pacific-Union Club History and Heritage Committee

    Color printed copy of "The Pacific-Union Club: A History, 1852-2017" compiled and edited by the History and Heritage Committee of the Pacific-Union Club, 2018. Two included emails discuss the distribution of the book to club members.

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14. Polk's San Mateo-Burlingame City Directory, 1973

    Polk's San Mateo-Burlingame City Directory, 1973

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15. El Cerrito Park - Hoag & Lansdale

    "El Cerrito Park," published by Hoag & Lansdale, 1904. Booklet advertises El Cerrito Park property, including a short history of the area, advantages of purchasing subdivisions, building property, and features of the surrounding community. Illustrated with prints after photographs by Noisat in San Mateo.

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16. Historic Names and Places in San Mateo County - Wyatt, Roscoe D.

    "Historic Names and Places in San Mateo County," by Roscoe D. Wyatt. Published by the Levy Bros. Department Stores in 1947. Booklet contains a glossary of place names with some illustrations. A short history of Levy Bros. Department Stores is included.

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17. Koto Bridges - Unknown

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

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18. Inside Maverick's: Portrait of a Monster Wave

    Inside Maverick's: Portrait of a Monster Wave, 2006. Color photography book covers fifteen years of big wave surfing off the coast of Pillar Point. Edited by Bruce Jenkins and Grant Washburn with photographs by Doug Acton. Introduction by Richard Schmidt. Published by Chronicle Books in San Francisco.

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19. 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.

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20. LIFE

    LIFE magazine, March 9, 1962. Cover story features astronaut John Glenn. Vol. 52, No. 10. 116 pages. This issue features an article titled "Flock of Fresh Folk Singers" with brief information and a photograph on Joan Baez at age 21.

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21. Valley of Genius: the Uncensored History of Silicon Valley as Told by the Hackers Founders & Freaks Who Made It Boom - Fisher, Adam

    Book, "Valley of Genius: the Uncensored History of Silicon Valley as Told by the Hackers Founders & Freaks Who Made It Boom" by Adam Fisher, 2018. Published by Twelve Books. Hardcover, 512 pages. Summary: "A candid, colorful, and comprehensive oral history that reveals the secrets of Silicon Valley -- from the origins of Apple and Atari to the present day clashes of Google and Facebook, and all the start-ups and disruptions that happened along t...

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22. Climate Magazine - Various

    Climate Magazine, May 2015 to April 2021. Missing issues: May 2017; October 2017; November 2017; December 2017. Climate Magazine was a monthly periodical local to Redwood City that focused on arts, culture, current events, and politics.

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23. Betty June: My Life During the Great Depression and World War II: 1926-1946 - DeLucchi, Betty June

    Betty June: My Life During the Great Depression and World War II: 1926-1946 by Betty June DeLucchi, 2020. Self-published, Pasadena, CA. Memoir divided into three parts: Part I – Early Years; Part II – Nursing School; Part III – Afterward and Appendix. Printed in black and white; illustrated. 260 pages

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24. Celebrate Redwood City 150: 1867-2017 - McGovern, Janet

    Celebrate Redwood City 150: 1867-2017, Edited by Janet McGovern, 2017. The Redwood City Sesquicentennial Celebration Committee, Redwood City. A special edition magazine celebrating Redwood City's Sesquicentennial. The magazine includes multiple articles with color photography on topics such as early pioneers, local government, transportation, business and industry, education, religious organizations, and sports.

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25. Against the Vigilantes: The Recollections of Dutch Charley Duane - Duane, Charles P.

    Against the Vigilantes: The Recollections of Dutch Charley Duane edited by John Boessenecker. Chief enforcer for political boss David C. Broderick, Duane played many roles including gunfighter, fire chief, politician boxer, gambler, saloon keeper, and land squatter.

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