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California Admission Day September 9, 1850
 
Brief historical background about how California became a part of the U.S. in 1850. Also includes material about how Sacramento became the state capital (following San Jose, Vallejo, and Benicia), and an image and description of the state seal. From the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23856
Topics: California: History
Last updated Aug 28, 2006
California Historical Society
The official state site for this group includes a "California History Online" exhibit with over 400 images from the society's collections and an online exhibit of citrus crate labels. There is also a "California Cultural Directory" (under resources in Programs section) listed by county, with links to those organizations with Web sites; descriptions of the society's collections (with a slide show); and links to related sites.
http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org/
Topics: California Agriculture: Crops, California: History, California: History by Place, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts
Last updated Apr 29, 2005
California History Guide
Brief illustrated essays and associated education materials about California history through the mid-18th century. Topics include native Californians, missions and ranchos, and the California Gold Rush and statehood. Also includes links to online activities such as exploring life on a 17th century Spanish galleon, and learning about the use of cattle brands and the meaning of the state seal. (The rock art activity is not available.) From the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
http://www.nhm.org/education/cahistory/
Topics: California: History
Last updated Aug 30, 2007
California History Online
The story of California from the physical aspects to the historical is told in short articles accessed through a timeline. Covering the state's history from the European exploration through the Great Depression of the 1930s, each of these areas contains several entries, which give a thorough overview of the topic. Many pictures from the collection of the California Historical Society are included.
http://californiahistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/online.html
Topics: California: History, California: History by Place
Last updated Jul 26, 2008
Calisphere
Calisphere is the University of California's gateway to more than 150,000 digitized primary source items that "reveal the diverse history and culture of California." Its content "has been selected from ... the UC campuses, and from a variety of cultural heritage organizations." Searchable, or browsable by individual subjects or themed collections, which are "primary source sets organized to support California [K-12] Content Standards." Also includes selected historical essays and lesson plans.
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu
Topics: California: History
Last updated Jul 17, 2006
Eugenics in California
"Convinced that ideas of better breeding and genetic selection were central to settling the Pacific West, many European American migrants [in the early 20th century] ... supported practices such as involuntary sterilization, immigration restriction, and racially-biased IQ testing." This site provides links to information about eugenics in California and the U.S. and the relation of eugenics to contemporary genomics. From the Center for Science, History, Policy, and Ethics at California State University Sacramento.
http://www.csus.edu/cshpe/eugenics/
Topics: California: History, Ethics
Last updated Oct 26, 2005
How California Came to Be Admitted
Reprint of a 1900 San Francisco Chronicle
article that discusses the significance of the status of California as an anti-slavery state when it was admitted into the United States on September 9, 1850. From the Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist5/caladmit.html
Topics: Black Resources, California: History, United States History
Last updated Jan 29, 2007
Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Visions of the Golden State
Companion to an exhibit devoted to four important events in the history of California: the campaign for statehood (1850), the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915), the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940), and "the celebration of California First Days, 1962-63, when California overtook New York as the most populous state." Features an annotated checklist from the exhibit and images of selected items (such as postcards and photographs). From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/Looking/
Topics: California: History, California: History by Place
Last updated Sep 13, 2006
The New Deal Legacy Project
"In partnership with the California Historical Society ... the New Deal Legacy Project team has undertaken a three-year effort to reveal [in 2008] the forgotten legacy and lasting impact of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal on the State of California." The site features images of selected New Deal structures and art in California, a list of project events, and a form for users to contribute material about local New Deal projects.
http://www.lndp.org/
Topics: California: History, United States History
Last updated Jul 31, 2007
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