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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |