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  1. The Founding Family: The Legacy of George and Altha Faulstich - Wasserman, Gary

    The Founding Family: The Legacy of George and Altha Faulstich by Gary Wasserman

    Record Type: Library

    The Founding Family: The Legacy of George and Altha Faulstich
  2. The History of the Peninsula Golf and Country Club - Postel, Mitchell (Mitch) P.

    The History of the Peninsula Golf and Country Club by Mitchel Postel

    Record Type: Library

    The History of the Peninsula Golf and Country Club
  3. Tandem Computers Unplugged: A People's History - Clemson, Gaye I.

    Tandem Computers Unplugged: A People's History by Gaye I. Clemson, 2012. FastPencil, Campbell, CA. 268 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Tandem Computers Unplugged: A People's History, 2012
  4. Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region - Sloan, Doris

    Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region by Doris Sloan, 2006. Photography by John Karachewski. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. "This book is for San Francisco Bay Area residents and visitors who want to explore the geologic world of this spectacular area." Includes illustrations and color maps. 335 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Geology of the San Francisco Bay Region
  5. 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
  6. Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan - San Mateo County Department of Environmental Management Planning and Development

    Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan, San Mateo County Department of Environmental Management Planning and Development Division, May 1978. Summary: "This Parks and Recreation Element is a comprehensive set of goals, objectives, and policies which will guide decision makers in planning and managing the future of San Mateo County's park and recreation system. This element is not a physical development plan. Rather than present a speci...

    Record Type: Library

    Parks and Recreation Element of the General Plan, May 1978
  7. San Francisco Bay Plan - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission

    San Francisco Bay Plan by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, January 1969. Published by the Commission in San Francisco. The plan contains a detailed study of the Bay with, "a comprehensive and enforceable plan for the conservation of the water of San Francisco Bay and the development of its shoreline. The report was submitted to Governor Ronald Reagan as required by the McAteer-Petris Act (Chapter 1162, Statutes of 19...

    Record Type: Library

    San Francisco Bay Plan, January 1969
  8. Freedom to Discriminate: How Realtors Conspired to Segregate Housing and Divide America - Slater, Gene

    Freedom to Discriminate: How Realtors Conspired to Segregate Housing and Divide America by Gene Slater, 2021. Heyday, Berkeley, CA. Excerpt from publisher’s description: "Freedom to Discriminate uncovers realtors' definitive role in segregating America and shaping modern conservative ideology. Drawing on confidential documents from leaders of the real estate industry, Gene Slater reveals how realtors systematically created and justified resident...

    Record Type: Library

    Freedom to Discriminate
  9. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Celebrating 100 years 1922-2022 - Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

    Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Celebrating 100 years 1922-2022. Self-published by Grace Lutheran Church in San Mateo, 2022. Contents includes: historical overview; liturgical arts; historical images; Altar Guild; women’s organizations; art and architecture; Grace Lutheran School. Illustrated in color. 21 pages.

    Record Type: Library

    Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Celebrating 100 years 1922-2022
  10. Pay Dirt! San Francisco, the Romance of a Great City - Campbell, Maurey Barrett (Editor)

    Pay Dirt! San Francisco, the Romance of a Great City edited by Maury Barrett Campbell, 1949. Vigilante Publications, San Francisco. Large format book features a collection of articles on the cultural and social history of San Francisco from the California Gold Rush through mid 20th Century. The contents include landmarks, restaurants, fashion, architecture, and notable people. Specific to San Mateo county are references to commerce for multiple l...

    Record Type: Library

    Pay Dirt! San Francisco, the Romance of a Great City, 1949
  11. Shield 1969 - Hillsdale High School

    Shield, 1969. Hillsdale High School, San Mateo. Yearbook for 1969 includes black and white photographs and text chronicling students and school activities. Pages 225-240 in separate section intended to be glued into hardbound book. Includes student signatures on autograph sheets. 240 pages.

    Record Type: Library

    Shield 1969
  12. Two Boards and a Passion - Bettendorf, Joline

    Two Boards and a Passion by Joline Bettendorf, 2023. Self-published, Bettendorf Fine Arts. This book covers the history of Hillbarn Theatre from 1940 – 2023 including its founding, leadership, and collaborators. The contents include interviews associated with the Theatre in a question-and-answer format. Historic photographs show architecture, theater sets, actors, and memorabilia. 132 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Two Boards and a Passion
  13. 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
  14. Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Celebrating 100 Years1908-2008 - Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church

    Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Celebrating 100 Years 1908-2008, 2008. Trish Nichol, Managing Editor. Self-published, printed through Diebold Printing Services, Burlingame. This book was produced for the 100th Anniversary of Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. It covers the history of the Catholic Church in the Bay Area with a special focus on the history of Saint Catherine’s parish, building architecture, school, and clergy. Illus...

    Record Type: Library

    Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Celebrating 100 Years1908-2008
  15. 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]
  16. 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]
  17. Signed Copy of The Saga of Saga Book - William F. Scandling

    Signed Copy of The Saga of Saga Book by William F. Scandling, 1994. White hardcover book with navy linen spine, printed in gilt lettering on spine: "WILLIAM F. SCANDLING / THE SAGA OF SAGA / VISTA / LINDA / PRESS". Handwritten note in black ink on cover page: "Willie - / What we and all the / others built really was wonderful. / We should now take the / bad in stride and remember the / rest with joy and pride. / With all good...

    Record Type: Library

    Untitled [Signed Copy of The Saga of Saga Book by William F. Scandling, 199
  18. 1969-74 Action Program for the Park, Recreation and Open Space Element of the General Plan, Belmont, California - Kenneth R. Anderson Company, Inc.

    1969-74 Action Program for the Park, Recreation and Open Space Element of the General Plan, Belmont, California. Prepared by Kenneth R. Anderson Company, Inc. Adopted June 26, 1967 by the Belmont City Council. Contents include: summary of the plan; Belmont history; existing conditions; planning studies and surveys; full listing of the plan; financial program. A page stapled to the interior of the cover dated May 9, 1969 reads: "This booklet port...

    Record Type: Library

    1969-74 Action Program for the Park, Recreation and Open Space Element of t
  19. Cops, Courts, Jails and Judges: A Historical Perspective of the San Mateo County Criminal Justice System - Edmonds, John G.

    Cops, Courts, Jails and Judges: A Historical Perspective of the San Mateo County Criminal Justice System by John G. Edmonds, 2007. Star Publishing Company, Inc., Belmont, CA. Description from the publisher: "A historical perspective of the San Mateo County (California) criminal justice system. Starting with the early days of the county in 1856, the author offers a brief history of some of the judges, criminals, and cops of the county, with specia...

    Record Type: Library

    Cops, Courts, Jails and Judges: A Historical Perspective of the San Mateo C
  20. Seeing Silicon Valley: Life Inside a Fraying America - Meehan, Mary Beth and Fred Turner

    Seeing Silicon Valley: Life Inside a Fraying America by Mary Beth Meehan and Fred Turner, May 12, 2021. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. From the publisher: "Silicon Valley culture expert, Fred Turner, has partnered with photographer, Mary Beth Meehan, to present an unseen view from the center of the tech world. This photography book does not celebrate the success of young entrepreneurs striving for efficiency in minimalist corporate ca...

    Record Type: Library

    Seeing Silicon Valley: Life Inside a Fraying America
  21. A History of The Shack and The Shack Riders - Postel, Mitchell (Mitch) P.

    A History of The Shack and The Shack Riders by Mitchell P. Postel, 1998. Self-published by The Shack. The book recounts the origins and history of The Shack and its members, a riding group that was headquartered in the Jasper Ridge and Searsville Lake region. Chapters include: History of the Land; The Origins of The Shack and Shack Riders; The First Shack; The Second Shack; Recent History. Includes black and white photographs. 30 pages

    Record Type: Library

    A History of The Shack and The Shack Riders by Mitchell P. Postel, 1998
  22. 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
  23. Juana Briones of 19th Century California - McDonnell, Jeanne Farr

    Juana Briones of 19th Century California by Jeanne Farr McDonnell, 2008. University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ. This book is a biography of Juana Briones, a ranchera, entrepeneur and healer remembered for her contributions to what would become San Francisco and Palo Alto. Her family had ties to both the Portola and de Anza expeditions. Includes illustrations. 258 pages

    Record Type: Library

    Juana Briones of 19th Century California by Jeanne Farr McDonnell, 2008
  24. Stenotype Machine Instruction Booklets

    Four leaflets contain stenotype theory drills.

    Record Type: Library

    Stenotype Machine Instructions
  25. Shellmounds of the San Francisco Bay Region - Nelson, N.C.

    Shellmounds of the San Francisco Bay Region by N. C. Nelson, December 1909. Berkeley, The University Press. Part of University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology.

    Record Type: Library

    Shellmounds of the San Francisco Bay Region by N. C. Nelson, December 1909

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