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Marin’s Early Connections to Partisan News Media
"We have discharged our duty without fear, favor or affection of any clique or party, political or religious" wrote a Marin paper in 1861.
CF Holder Describes Mount Tamalpais & Surrounding Landscape
Holder's essay “At the Base of Tamalpais” from 1893 describes the mountain and surrounding towns and landscape in vivid, beautiful language.
African American Boxing Champ Joe Gans in San Rafael
Black boxing legend Joe Gans, one of the greatest lightweight fighters of all time, trained & fought at Billy Shannon’s Villa in San Rafael
The Not-Well-Kept Secret Marriages in Marin
Newspapers are a critical resource for genealogists, and a source for learning the dirt about neighbors, like gossip about a secret marriage
Search & Browse All Digital Collections
Search or browse all collections on the California Room's Digital Archive, including photos, postcards, interviews, and ephemera
Women’s Suffrage Centennial, 1920-2020
Collection of photographs, speeches, essays, newspaper clippings, and ephemera, highlighting suffrage leader Elizabeth Thacher Kent.
Azorean-Portuguese History in Southern Marin County
A presentation on the history of the IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center & Portuguese community in Southern Marin.
History of Marin County Free Library
Photographs and ephemera document the history of the Marin County Free Library and its branches from its inception in 1927 to the present.
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Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Resources
Research guide to Frank Lloyd Wright resources, including books, audio & visual material.
Frank Lloyd Wright & the Marin County Civic Center
This video is from a movie created by students of San Rafael High School in 1976.
App: Marin County Civic Center Virtual Tour
Take a virtual tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Marin County Civic Center by downloading this mobile App.
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