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Californians
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Adam Clark Vroman 
 A collection of over 50 photographs by Adam Clark Vroman, taken at the turn of the 20th century. Topics include California missions and Native Americans of the southwestern United States. Contains brief biographical information on the photographer. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/collections/permanent/object_genres/photographers/vroman/ Topics: California: History, California: People, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography, Religion Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Building Bancroft: The Evolution of a Library
An illustrated history of the establishment of the Bancroft Library on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Features a chronology, and details about the creation of Hubert Howe Bancroft's personal library collection and its sale to the university in 1905, the building of the current library, and the library directors. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/bancroft/ Topics: California: Education, California: Libraries & Archives by Type, California: People, Libraries & Archives by Type, Notable People, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Aug 19, 2006 Cesar Chavez Day
Celebrated on March 31st, this California state holiday was established to honor the life and work of Latino labor leader Cesar E. Chavez. This site provides resources to promote service-learning activities commemorating Cesar Chavez, including a statewide program directory, curriculum materials for educators, and links to several additional resources. From the California Service Corps. http://www.csc.ca.gov/programs/ccd.asp Topics: Agriculture, California: Agriculture, California: Business, California: Environment & Energy, California: Jobs and Work, California: People, California: Recreation, California: Society & Social Issues, Labor, Notable People, The Grapes of Web Last updated May 18, 2005 Chance Encounters: L.A. Project
An exhibit of photographs by Douglas McCulloh, taken during "six years of chance-driven journeys across Los Angeles County" (California). Photographs viewable at random through animation or can be selected geographically by choosing a specific area of the satellite map. Includes commentary and essay by McCulloh, and essays by others. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/chance/ Topics: California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Los Angeles & Environs, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 Charles Manson and the Manson Family
Contains biographical information on the cult leader, an overview of the 1969 California "Helter Skelter" murders, information on the subsequent investigation and trial, updates on members of "the family" (including Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, "convicted of attempting to assassinate President Gerald L. Ford in 1975"), and bibliography. From Courtroom Television Network's Crime Library site, a collection of hundreds of "nonfiction feature stories on major crimes, criminals, trials, forensics and criminal profiling by prominent writers." http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/manson/murder_1.html Topics: California: Law, California: People, California: Society & Social Issues, Crime, Los Angeles & Environs, Notable People, Presidents by Name, Religion Last updated Jul 30, 2008 David Lance Goines Graphic Arts Posters Homepage
A fully illustrated catalog (with notes by the artist) of this San Francisco Bay Area artist's posters and product labels is presented at this site. There are also many of his writings, a brief biography, an Exchange where collectors may sell or buy his works, and a set of categorized, briefly annotated links to general graphic arts sites and to other sites of interest to Goines' fans. http://www.goines.net/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: People, Notable People, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Diego Rivera Mural Project
Painted for the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition, this mural was originally intended for the library at what is now City College of San Francisco at the close of the exhibition. However, due to the war it wound up in storage instead. The five panels can now be viewed online in ever-increasing detail or by visiting it in the school's Diego Rivera Theater. Information about the artist's life and his ideas for the theme of the mural is included. Letters, photographs, and memorabilia are available as well. From the City College of San Francisco. Also available in Spanish. http://www.riveramural.com/ Topics: Art, Art by Region, Artists, California: Arts and Humanities, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Correspondence, Notable People Last updated Mar 21, 2005 Donald Pippin's Pocket Opera
Presenting "professional performances of operatic works in intimate, intelligible productions ... Donald Pippin's approach to opera is to tell the story in the clearest manner possible." The site contains a calendar of performances in the San Francisco, California Bay Area; information on past performances (1978 through 2002); excerpts from Pippin's English translations of libretti; and a brief profile of Pippin, including a transcription of his talk "Turning Opera into English." http://www.pocketopera.org/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: People, Notable People, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jul 6, 2005 Ericson Photograph Collection
Online images depicting "a wide variety of everyday northwest California scenes and activities from the 1880s through the 1920s. Lumber industry, Native Americans, city and village street scenes (primarily Arcata), schools, portraits, and scenic views ...," mostly by A.W. Ericson and his son, Edgar. The site also has a biography of A.W. Ericson, a regional map, and other resources to help put the collection in context. From the Special Collections of the Humboldt State University Library. http://library.humboldt.edu/humco/holdings/ericson.htm Topics: California Regions, California: History, California: Libraries & Archives by Type, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections, Photography Last updated Jul 26, 2005 Harvey Milk Pages
A remembrance of "The Mayor of Castro Street" and his murder and its aftermath. San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were murdered by Dan White, whose trial was based on the "Twinkie defense." Includes photos and an audio file of his voice. http://thecastro.net/milkpage.html Topics: California: People, California: Society & Social Issues, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Notable People, Notable People: Government, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Jun 24, 2003 The Henry Miller Library
Also known as the "Henry Miller Memorial Library, founded by Emil White," this is a nonprofit organization championing the literary, artistic, and cultural contributions of this author, artist, and Big Sur resident. The site provides a bulletin board and a calendar of events. The library archives contain original materials including manuscripts, literary sketches, and letters. http://www.henrymiller.org/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, California: Libraries, California: Libraries & Archives by Type, California: Literature & Books, California: People, Notable People Last updated Jun 18, 2002 Herb Caen ...
Information and selected columns from Pulitzer Prize-winning "three dot" journalist Herb Caen, who wrote columns for the San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Examiner newspapers from the 1930s until his death in 1997. The site features milestones in Caen's life, vintage columns (including a 1958 article in which he coined the term "beatnik"), a searchable archive of articles from 1995 and 1996, and a photo gallery. From the Web site for the San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/columnists/caen/ Topics: California: Literature & Books, California: Media, California: Media by Place, California: People, Communications, Gardening, News, Notable People, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated May 26, 2005 Ira Nowinski: The Photographer as Witness
Ira Nowinski, a San Francisco photographer, has been documenting the world's Jewish communities for more than 30 years. This online exhibit offers a selection of his work, featuring photographs of Holocaust sites, Soviet Jews in San Francisco, and Karaite communities (followers of "a variant of post-biblical Judaism that follows a literal application of principles laid down in the Hebrew Scriptures, or the Old Testament"). From Stanford University Libraries. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/exhibits/nowinonline.html Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Judaism, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Photography Last updated Apr 14, 2005 The Jack London Collection
A searchable and browsable collection of full-text writings, correspondence, postcards, telegrams, manuscripts, official documents, and photographs relating to the California author. Includes a brief biography, bibliographies, and research aids. Sponsored by the Sonoma State University Library. http://london.sonoma.edu/ Topics: California: Literature & Books, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Correspondence, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People Last updated Feb 1, 2006 Jack London State Historic Park
Included on 803 acres are the ruins of Wolf House (which burned down just before the Londons moved in); the cottage where Jack wrote most of his later works; the House of Happy Walls, built by Jack's wife, Charmian London, after his death; and the couple's gravesites. Features photos of the property, a biography, a list of his writings, and information about the restoration project. http://www.parks.sonoma.net/JLPark.html Topics: California: Home & Housing, California: Literature & Books, California: People, California: Recreation, Home & Housing, Notable People Last updated Mar 20, 2007 James Pierson Beckwourth, 1798-1866
Jim Beckwourth was an African American pioneer who played an important role in the exploration and settlement of California and the American West. This site gives background information about him and the trail named for him. There are links to other sites related to Beckwourth and his times. Sponsored by Beckwourth Frontier Days, an annual living history celebration in Marysville, CA. http://www.beckwourth.org/ Topics: Black Resources, California: History, California: People, Discover New Trails at LII, Notable People, United States History Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Jim Dine: Photographs
An exhibit of six "enigmatic photographs" by Jim Dine, "widely recognized as a key player in Pop Art, Happenings, and ... printmaking." Photographs dated 1996 through 1997. Includes essay and video. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/dine/ Topics: Artists, California: Arts and Humanities, Notable People Last updated Jun 10, 2006 John Steinbeck's Pacific Grove
"This is a self-guided driving tour....It features local sites relating to the lives and work of John Steinbeck and Edward F. Ricketts." There are photographs, a map, an essay on Steinbeck in Pacific Grove, and a brief biography of biologist Rickets, author of Between Pacific Tides and the model for the character "Doc" in Steinbeck's Cannery Row. There is also a walking tour of the town. http://www.93950.com/steinbeck/ Topics: California: Animals, California: Home & Housing, California: People, California: Travel, Home & Housing, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, The Grapes of Web Last updated Nov 30, 2004 Journey to Mecca: Works by Max Yavno
A brief exhibit of photographs by Max Yavno representing "two different countries, cultures and decades from a variety of sites in California and Egypt." The California photographs are mainly from the 1940s, and the Egypt photographs are from 1979. Includes biography of the photographer. From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/yavno/ Topics: California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photography Last updated Jun 10, 2006 L.A. Obscura: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman
This site was created in conjunction with an exhibit about photographer Julius Shulman, known for his images of mid-20th century architecture in southern California. The site features images, information about Shulman and his work, "a site map for buildings still extant in Los Angeles, biographical information about the architects, and resources for local architectural and conservation organizations." From the University of Southern California (USC). http://www.usc.edu/dept/architecture/shulman/ Topics: Architecture, California: Arts and Humanities, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Los Angeles & Environs, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photography Last updated Feb 23, 2005 The Lehmers at Berkeley
This online exhibit profiles mathematicians Derrick Norman Lehmer, Derrick Henry Lehmer, and Emma Trotskaia Lehmer, known for research in number theory, computational mathematics, and Fermat's Last Theorem. Features photographs, notes, covers of publications, and letters. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/Math/ Topics: California: Education, California: History, California: History by Place, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, California: Technology, Correspondence, Mathematics, Notable People, Photograph Collections, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Aug 22, 2006 Letters From Harvey Milk to Joe Campbell
Small collection of letters written by Harvey Milk to Joe Campbell at the end of their relationship in the early 1960s. "Harvey later moved to San Francisco where he was the first gay man elected to the Board of Supervisors. He and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in November 1978." From the San Francisco Public Library's Gay and Lesbian Center. http://sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/glc/hmilkltrs.htm Topics: California: People, Correspondence, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Notable People, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Feb 4, 2008 Los Angeles Aqueduct Photographs
A collection of over 20 photographs compiled by Joseph Barlow Lippincott, dated 1906 through 1914, documenting the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Includes biographical information on Lippincott. From the Water Resources Center Archives, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/aqueduct.html Topics: California: Environment & Energy, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, California: Science, Los Angeles & Environs, Notable People, Science, Technology, Water Last updated Aug 10, 2003 Made in USA: Angel Island Shhh: An Installation by Flo Oy Wong
An online companion to a "rice-sack flag [art] installation that explores the identity secrets of Chinese immigrants detained and interrogated in the United States." The art piece was exhibited at Angel Island, an immigration station in the San Francisco Bay Area. Site includes a gallery of the flags, which capture the stories of Angel Island detainees, as well as a biography of the artist. http://www.kearnystreet.org/AngelIsland/ Topics: Artists, California: Arts and Humanities, California: History, California: History by Place, California: People, Notable People Last updated May 14, 2003 Maria Shriver, First Lady of California
The official Web site of Maria Shriver, wife of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, provides a biographical sketch of her prior careers and an annotated photo gallery spotlighting her current role as first lady of California. Includes information from Shriver about literacy, Alzheimer's disease, Special Olympics, military families, and other topics. Some information also available in Spanish. http://www.firstlady.ca.gov/state/firstlady/fl_homepage.jsp Topics: California: Government, California: People, Government, Notable People, Notable People: Government, The Olympic Games Last updated Sep 21, 2004 The National Steinbeck Center
This center is home to a museum and library devoted to John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize for Literature winner and Pulitzer Prize winner. The collections include books by and about him, local and oral history, audio-visual materials, artwork, and theses. There are chronologies covering his family, awards received, and connection with Salinas. Located in the Salinas Valley, Steinbeck's childhood home, the Center sponsors a writing contest, festival, and educational programs. http://www.steinbeck.org/MainFrame.html Topics: Authors by Region: United States, California Regions, California: Libraries, California: Literature & Books, California: People, California: Recreation, California: Travel, Literary Movements and Periods, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, The Grapes of Web Last updated May 25, 2002 Project Open Hand
This organization, founded in 1985, prepares and delivers meals and provides food pick-up services to those in San Francisco and the East Bay who are homebound, have HIV/AIDS, or are critically ill. Volunteers work in the kitchen, package groceries, and make deliveries; there are also sites throughout San Francisco where meals are served to seniors. You can take a virtual tour of the kitchen, delivery route, and grocery center and learn how to participate in or donate to the program. http://www.openhand.org/ Topics: California: Food & Cooking, California: Health, California: Jobs and Work, California: People, California: Society & Social Issues, Food & Cooking, Infectious Diseases, Notable People, Nutrition & Food Safety, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Senior Health, Seniors Last updated May 3, 2004 Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
The Resources section contains texts and transcripts of interviews, speeches, and public papers from Ronald Reagan's 1980-1988 presidential term. Find also images and biographical information. There are lists of White House staff exit interviews, movies he and Nancy Reagan acted in, their pets, things named after him, and other miscellanea. Sections on newly released material list dozens of documents (content not on site though). http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/ Topics: California: Libraries & Archives by Type, California: People, California: Recreation, Libraries & Archives by Type, Notable People, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Ursula K. Le Guin
Official website of the science fiction writer. Features biographical information, some essays on writing, a few poems, links to online stories, excerpts from her works, information about her recent works, a calendar of public appearances, and some translations by Le Guin of Gabriela Mistral poems. http://www.ursulakleguin.com/UKL_info.html Topics: Authors by Region: United States, California: Literature & Books, California: People, Dragons, Dreams, & Daring Deeds, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature: Fiction, Notable People Last updated Sep 4, 2005 The Virtual Museum of Sutter's Fort
Sutter's Fort is where, in 1848, James Marshall showed Captain John Sutter the gold he had found at Sutter's sawmill on the American River. The oldest restored fort in the United States, it is now part of the California State Park System. Designed for K-12 teachers, the site gives the fort's history, a biography of Sutter, suggested activities, a timeline, bibliography, and many pictures and floor plans showing the fort's past and present. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/suttersfort/ Topics: California Regions, California: Education, California: History, California: History by Place, California: People, California: Recreation, History, K-12 Education, Notable People, United States History Last updated Jun 12, 2002 Walter O'Malley: The Official Website
Biographical information about Walter O'Malley, "widely regarded as a pioneer in baseball for the westward expansion of the game, moving the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles prior to the 1958 season and for designing, building and privately financing Dodger Stadium" Features documents by and about O'Malley, a timeline, quotes, and audio and video clips. Also includes a history of the Dodgers, Dodger Stadium history and construction information, and photos. Searchable. http://www.walteromalley.com/ Topics: Baseball, California: History by Place, California: People, California: Sports, Discover New Trails at LII, Los Angeles & Environs, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Will Connell Collection Online
A collection of over 4,500 photographs by Will Connell (1920s through the 1950s). Includes photographs commissioned by businesses, images of California missions, and photographs of Hollywood, California, culture. Searchable, and browsable by topic (advertising, animals, architecture, art and photography, education, events, geography, industry, people). From the California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside. http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/mainFrame/collections/guides/connell/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Museums, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Photograph Collections: History, Photography Last updated Jun 11, 2006 William J. Levada
Chronology of the life of William J. Levada, who was appointed archbishop of San Francisco in 1995 and named by Pope Benedict XVI to lead the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in May 2005. Includes photos. From the website for the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/14/MNGIRCPCMT1.DTL Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: People, Christianity, Notable People Last updated Dec 2, 2007 William Mulholland (1855-1935)
A brief biography of William Mulholland, former head of the Department of Water and Power in Los Angeles, designer of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and the man widely held responsible for the St. Francis Dam collapse. http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/mulholland.htm Topics: California: Environment & Energy, California: People, California: Science, California: Technology, Los Angeles & Environs, Notable People, Science, Technology, Water Last updated Oct 2, 2004 William Mulholland: The Man Who Built the First Los Angeles Aqueduct
A biography of "the first American engineer to utilize hydraulic sluicing to build a dam." From the Los Angeles (City) Department of Water and Power. http://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp000506.jsp Topics: California: Environment & Energy, California: People, California: Science, California: Technology, Los Angeles & Environs, Notable People, Science, Technology, Water Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Women in Architecture: Julia Morgan (1872-1957)
Profile of architect Julia Morgan, who is known for projects in Northern California such as Hearst Castle (San Simeon), Chapel of the Chimes (Oakland), the bell tower at Mills College (Oakland), Asilomar Conference Center (Pacific Grove), and several commissions for the YWCA. Includes related links. From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture. http://www2.arch.uiuc.edu/organizations/wia/archtspotl/morganjulia.html Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, California: Arts and Humanities, California: People, Christianity, Notable People, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women Last updated Jun 2, 2005 The World of Jack London
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