The History Center has a large collection of subject files in folders. The folder table below is sorted according to FOLDER NAME field. For example, by clicking on the "C-D" tab below you will see a list of the general data folders that begin with the letters, "C-D."
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| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| A.I.D.S |
| Acalanes High School District |
| Administrator's Office |
| Adobe - Altamirano, Abelino |
| Adobe - Alvarado, Juan Bautista |
| Adobe - Castro, Victor |
| Adobe - Martinez, Vicente |
| Adobe - Moraga, Joaquin |
| Adobe - Pacheco, Fernando |
| Adobe - Pacheco, Salvio |
| Adobe - Romero, Inocencio |
| Adobes - General |
| Adoption Auxiliary of CCC |
| Aged (Elderly) |
| Agriculture - Growers |
| Agriculture -Fruit |
| Airport - Air Mail field, Concord |
| Airport - Antioch |
| Airport - Buchanan Field (Concord) |
| Airport - Buchanan Field (PSA) |
| Airport - Buchanan, Noise Problem |
| Airport - Byron |
| Airport - Clyde |
| Airport - Concord |
| Airport - Martinez Field |
| Airport - San Ramon Valley |
| Airport - Sherman Field |
| Alameda County |
| Alcohol |
| American Cancer society |
| American Discovery Trail |
| American Red Cross |
| Animals, Domestic |
| Annual Reports - CCC |
| Apartment House Assoc of CCC |
| Art |
| Artists, Contra County |
| Asians |
| Assessor's Office |
| Authors, "A" |
| Authors, "B" |
| Authors, "C" |
| Authors, "D" |
| Authors, "E" |
| Authors, "F" |
| Authors, "G" |
| Authors, "H" |
| Authors, "J" |
| Authors, "K" |
| Authors, "L" |
| Authors, "M" |
| Authors, "N" |
| Authors, "O" |
| Authors, "P" |
| Authors, "R" |
| Authors, "S" |
| Authors, "T" |
| Authors, "W" |
| Authors, "Z" |
| Authors, General and Collective-See Danville Tao House |
| Automobiles |
| Aviation |
| Aviation, Concord |
| Bancroft Library |
| Banks - Bank of America (Bank of Italy) |
| Banks - Central Bank |
| Banks - Money Center |
| Banks - Wells (and) Fargo |
| Banks See Money Center, Central Bank |
| Baseball, Contra Costa County |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l960-l969 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l970-l973 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l982 and l984 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l987 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l988 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l989 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l990 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l992 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l993 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l994 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l995 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., Clippings l99l |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist.-Clippings l958,l959 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit District - Brochures |
| Better Business Bureau |
| Bicentennial - California l776-l976 |
| Bicentennial - National l976 |
| Bidwell - Bartleson Emigrant Route |
| Blacks |
| Blind |
| Blum, S. Bros. Receipts, etc. |
| Board of Education |
| Board of Supervisors |
| Board of Trade |
| Bocce Ball |
| Boy Scouts |
| Bridges |
| Bridges, Benicia |
| Bridges, Carquinez |
| Bridges, Golden Gate Bridge |
| Budget |
| Building Dept. |
| Buildings, County |
| Business & Industrial Outlook Symposium l959 |
| Businesses |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| CCCHS Dedication of Adobe (Pacheco) C5 |
| Cable Television |
| Calendars - Contra Costa County |
| Calif. - The Six Nations of |
| Calif. Clean Air & Transit Initiative l990 |
| Calif. Highway Patrol |
| Calif. Historical Society |
| Calif. History |
| California Civil Air Patrol |
| California-Nevada Railroad |
| Caltrans |
| Camp Parks |
| Campfire Girls |
| Canneries-Contra Costa County, See Pittsburg,etal |
| Carquinez Strait - Helicopter Crashes |
| Castle Rock County Water District |
| Cattle Brands |
| Cemetery |
| Census - l990 |
| Censuses, Federal and Other |
| Chinese |
| Churches - Church of the Week l967, l968 |
| Churches - Clergymen |
| Churches - Our Churches |
| Churches - Pulpit Profiles l960 |
| Churches and Synagogues |
| Civil Defense Office |
| Civil Service |
| Coal Mining |
| Community Development Department |
| Community Notification Network |
| Contra Costa County Development Assoc. #2 |
| Contra Costa County Development Assoc. #l |
| Contra Costa Land Co. - R. N. Burgess |
| Contra Costa Water District |
| Coroner's Office |
| County Connection - Bus Line |
| County Hospita - Merrithew Memorial |
| Court House - Contra Costa County |
| Courthouse Fires l995 |
| Courts, Municipal |
| Courts, Superior |
| Creeks |
| Crime |
| Crime - Kidnappings |
| Crime - Rodney King Case Reactions |
| Crime - Youth Gangs |
| Dance |
| De Anza Trek |
| Democrats -Contra Costa County |
| Development |
| Diablo Piper Band - Mt. Diablo Highlanders Pipe Band |
| Diablo Symphony Orchestra - General |
| Diablo Valley College - East Contra Costa County |
| Disaster Office |
| District Attorney's Office |
| Drainage |
| Drake's Landing |
| Drought - l977 - l987 - l988 |
| Drugs |
| Drugs - Narcotics - Alcohol |
| Duels |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| Eagle Lodge (Grand Aerie) - Contra Costa County |
| Earth Day - l990 |
| Earthquake Faults - Contra Costa County |
| Earthquake l0-l7-l989 - Loma Prieta |
| Earthquake l906 - San Francisco |
| Earthquake l989 (Loma Prieta) |
| Earthquake l993 (Gilroy) |
| Earthquakes - l868 and l880 |
| Earthquakes, General |
| East Bay Foundation |
| East Bay Hills |
| East Bay MUD #1 |
| East Bay MUD #2 |
| East Bay MUD #3 |
| East Bay Regional Parks - "Regional Parks" Publication |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Bay Point |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Carquinez Shoreline |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Contra Loma |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Diablo Foothills |
| East Bay Regional Parks - General |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Kennedy Grove & Briones |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Las Trampas |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Miller/Knox |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Pt. Pinole |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Redwood |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Round Valley |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Sibley Volcanic |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Sobrante Ridge |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Trails |
| East Bay Regional Parks - Wildcat Creek |
| Easter Seals |
| Eastern Star (County Organizations) |
| Education |
| Election (Union Ticket) Contra Costa County |
| Elections |
| Elections - Contra Costa County |
| Emergency Services - Contra Costa County |
| Employees Association - Contra Costa County |
| Employment |
| Ethnic/Cultural (See specific groups, Japanese, etc.) |
| Exhibits |
| Fages, Pedro, Anniversary of Exploration |
| Fairs - Contra Costa County |
| Fairs, California State (Cal Expo) |
| Ferry Boats |
| Filipinos |
| Finance Building and Jail |
| Finances |
| Fire Districts |
| Fire Organizations (see also fire districts) |
| Fishing - Fisheries |
| Flag |
| Flood Control - Contra Costa County |
| Flora and Fauna - Contra Costa County |
| Flora and Fauna, California |
| Food, Early California |
| Fossils |
| Four H Club |
| Funerals (General) |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| Garbage |
| Garbage - Acme - Marsh Creek |
| Garbage - Acme - Marsh Creek - Garaventa |
| Garbage - Keller Canyon |
| Garbage Disposal |
| Garbage and Water - Voter Pamphlets |
| Garden of the Gods - County |
| Genealogy |
| Geology |
| Girl Scouts |
| Government |
| Grain - Letters of l88l, l882 |
| Grain - Woodbridge -l882 |
| Grand Jury |
| Grange of Contra Costa County |
| Gravestone Studies |
| Gulf War - "Desert Shield" - "Desert Storm" |
| Gun Dealers |
| Gypsies |
| Hall of Records -Martinez (Research Work) |
| Hall of Records -National Register (Now Courthouse) |
| Health Department |
| Heart Association (CCC Heart Assn) |
| Heritage Trees |
| Highways & Roads - Highway 4 |
| Highways & Roads - I-680 |
| Highways & Roads - I-80 |
| Highways & Roads - Toll Roads |
| Highways & Roads -Alamo Freeway Committee l972 |
| Highways/Roads - Contra Costa County |
| Hispanic American Military History Preservation Society |
| Historic Resource Inventory - October l975 |
| Historical Research, General |
| Historical Sites-Inventory of CCC Sites July l973 |
| Histories - Contra Costa County |
| History - Contra Costa County - General |
| History Center (History of) General |
| History of County-Prof J.D.Smith,"Looking Back etc. |
| Homeless |
| Horse Show Association of San Francisco - l899 |
| Horse Show Association of the Pacific Coast - l896 |
| Horseman's Association, Contra Costa |
| Hospitals |
| Hospitals - Mt. Diablo (Concord) |
| Hospitals - Wal.Cr.-John Muir Hospital-Annual Reports |
| Hospitals-County Hospital (Merrihew) |
| Hospitals-Walnut Creek-John Muir Hospital #2 |
| Hospitals-Walnut Creek-John Muir Hospital #l |
| Housing |
| Housing Authority |
| Human Relations Commission |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| Immigrants - General |
| Immigrants/Amnesty |
| Indians |
| Indians - Concord Man |
| Indians - San Ramon Valley |
| Industries |
| Insurance Companies |
| Interstate - I-80 |
| Iran Hostages - l98l |
| Irish - Contra Costa County |
| Italians |
| Italians-Internment, World War II |
| Jail |
| Japanese |
| Jewish History - Contra Costa County |
| Junior College District |
| Juvenile Hall & Other Detention Facilities |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers |
| Koreans |
| Ku Klux Klan (KKK) |
| LAFCO (Local Agency Formation Commission) |
| Labor |
| Lamorinda |
| Land Use |
| Landmarks |
| Landslides |
| Law Enforcement |
| League of Women Voters - Diablo Valley |
| Legal Forms (Blank) CCC Government |
| Lesher Communications |
| Libraries |
| Local Agencies Formation Commission LAFCO |
| Los Medanos College |
| Lost Cities - General |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| March of Dimes |
| Mayor's Conference |
| Mental Health |
| Mexican Land Grants |
| Mexican-Americans |
| Military |
| Minorities |
| Missions - California |
| Monuments |
| Mt. Diablo - Cattle and Ranching |
| Mt. Diablo - Fires & Other Disasters |
| Mt. Diablo - Flora & Fauna |
| Mt. Diablo - Histories |
| Mt. Diablo - Mining |
| Mt. Diablo - Modern |
| Mt. Diablo Beacon |
| Mt. Diablo Men's Garden Club of CCCty |
| Mt. Diablo Mills College Club |
| Mt. Diablo Museum |
| Mt. Diablo School District |
| Mt. Diablo State Park |
| Mt. Diablo Therapy Center |
| Mt. Diablo Transcriptions (Braille) |
| Museum of Vintage Fashion - Patti Parks McClain |
| Museums (County) in California |
| Museums - The Lindsay Museum |
| Museums, Bay Area |
| NOW National Organization for Women |
| National Register Listings in CCCty |
| Native Sons & Daughters of the Golden West |
| Natural Gas in CCCty |
| Naval Weapons Station (Concord) |
| Naval Weapons Station - Fire & Explosion-July l7, l944 |
| Naval Weapons Station -(Concord)See Port Chicago Town o |
| Night Clubs |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| O'Hara Foundation |
| Oakland Hills Fire - l0-20-l99l |
| Oil - General |
| Oil - Lafayette |
| Oil - Orinda |
| Olympic Games, l988 - Contra Costa Contestants |
| Open Space |
| Organizations - Civic |
| Organizations - Fraternal |
| Pacific Bell Telephone Co. ( & Predecessors) |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co. |
| Papal Visit - Pope John Paul II |
| Parent Teachers Association (PTA) |
| Parks |
| Parks, State |
| People in the News - County |
| Performing Arts |
| Peripheral Canal |
| Personnel, (County) |
| Pharmacists - County |
| Place Names |
| Planning Commission |
| Politics (See also Democrats & Republicans) |
| Poll Tax |
| Pollution |
| Pony Express - Maps |
| Pony Express - Gen.- See also W.F.Fisher (Biography) |
| Pony Express - Monument Committee l990 |
| Pony Express - Pictures |
| Pony Express - Reinactment l960 |
| Pony Express Centennial Committee - Correspondence |
| Poor Farm, County |
| Population |
| Ports |
| Portuguese - Immigrants/Farmers |
| Portuguese Hall Association of Walnut Creek |
| Postal Services |
| Poverty |
| Preserve Area Ridgelands Committee - PARC |
| Prohibition |
| Proposition 90 |
| Proposition l3 |
| Proposition l40 - Term Limitation Act |
| Propositions l08-lll - Gas Tax-Pass. Rail Transp. l990 |
| Public Works, Dept. |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| Quilts |
| Railroads "Richmond Shipyard Railway" (Key System/AC_ |
| Railroads - Central Pacific |
| Railroads - Empire Coal Mine & Railroad |
| Railroads - General |
| Railroads - Oakland-Antioch & Eastern (Inc.San Ramon) |
| Railroads - Richmond Belt Railway |
| Railroads - S.F.-Oakland Terminal Railway |
| Railroads - Sacramento Northern |
| Railroads - SanFrancisco-Sacramento R.R. (Tables,Maps) |
| Railroads - Santa Fe |
| Railroads - Southern Pacific |
| Railroads - Western Pacific |
| Railroads, Bay Point & Clayton |
| Railroads, Castro Point Railroad |
| Ranches |
| Rancho Acalanes |
| Ratings - City |
| Real Estate - CCC |
| Real Estate Board, Contra Costa |
| Reapportionment |
| Recession l992 |
| Recreation |
| Recreation & Natural Resources, Commission on |
| Recycling |
| Redevelopment |
| Republicans |
| Restaurants |
| River Boats |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| Safety Water Ways |
| San Francisco Bay Area |
| San Francisco Bay Area Deep Water Channel |
| San Luis Drain |
| Sanitary District (See also Garbage) |
| Sanitation |
| Scharlach, Bernice "County Fare" l964 |
| School Districts |
| Schools - General |
| Schools - General, in CCCty (Clippings) |
| Schools Unification |
| Seal, Contra Costa County] |
| Senior Citizens |
| Services, County |
| Sheriff's Department |
| Ships |
| Ships - ALMA |
| Ships - Glomar Explorer |
| Smoking Laws |
| Social Services |
| Soil Conservation |
| Sole Traders |
| South Bay Crossing |
| Spanish-American War |
| Sports |
| Stage Lines |
| Statistics - County |
| Suisun Bay National Defense Reserve Fleet |
| Supervisorial Districts - CCCty |
| Supervisors Actions |
| Taxes |
| Taxic Wastes |
| Telephone |
| Television |
| The Knave - Oakland Tribune - February l5, l902 - |
| Theater(s) |
| Therapy |
| Tosco Oil Refinery |
| Traffic |
| Traffic/Transportation |
| Trails |
| Transmission Line Project, Calif.-Oregon |
| Transportation Commission/Transp. Tax Measure l988 |
| Transportation, General (See also Specific Types) |
| Tri-Delta Transit |
| Tri-Valley Wastewater Authority |
| Tuberculosis & Health Association |
| Tunnel, Caldecott |
| Tunnel, Caldecott Preliminary to building |
| Tunnel, Kennedy (Old Tunnel) l903 |
| FOLDER NAME |
|---|
| UNICEF |
| United (Bay Area) Crusade |
| Vasco Caves |
| Veterans |
| Vietam War |
| Visitors Bureau |
| Volunteers |
| Voter Registration - Pinole |
| Voting - Elected Officials |
| Voting - Register, Index to l970 - Lafayette |
| Voting - U.S. Presidents - T.R.-Bush |
| Voting CCCty Registration County - c. l960 |
| Voting Great Register of Voters in CCCty l890 |
| Voting Great Register, Index l904-Contra Costa County |
| Voting Great Register, Index to CCCty - l9l8 |
| Voting Great Register, Index to l9l4 |
| Voting Great Register, Index to l9l6 - CCCty |
| Voting List - l876 - (Point of Timber) |
| Voting Precinct - Pinole |
| Voting Precinct Register l876-Somersville & Nortonville |
| Voting Precinct Register l898-W.C.,Laf.,Clay.,Tassajara |
| Voting Precinct Register, Index to l966 - Lafayette |
| Voting Precinct Register-Index l968-Laf.,MtView.,Etc. |
| Voting Precincts Reg., Index to l960 - Lafayette |
| Water - General |
| Water - Kellogg Creek |
| Weather |
| Welfare |
| Wells-Fargo Co. (See also Pony Express) |
| West Contra Costa County District |
| Whaling |
| Wheat |
| Wildlife |
| Wind Turbines |
| Wineries |
| Wineries - De Martini |
| Witches |
| Women -Commission on Status of Women l975 |
| Women in Contra Costa County |
| World War I |
| World War II |
| Worlds' Fair - l939-40 |
| Zoning |