Post 2 GC Library Carsbad History Room

Overview of the Carlsbad History room:

Video: City at Your Service,History Room: Amy Davis, History Room Librarian

The Carlsbad History room is located on the bottom floor, behind the magazines in the Carlsbad Georgina Cole Library.

 

Carlsbad Oral History Collection

 

Carlsbad Newspaper Collection

Carlsbad Champion, January 1926 – December 1927

Carlsbad Journal, January 1928 – December 1992

Carlsbad Sun, January 1993 – December 1995

North Coast Advertiser, March 5, 1975 – February 1981

Oceanside Blade, October 1892 – April 1930

Additionally, a microfilm collection of the short-lived weekly newspaper Carlsbad Sea Lion is available (December 10, 1887 – June 23, 1888).

Excerpts from the Plain Truth/Spirit of Love newspaper are available (June 1884 – December 1922). These were compiled by Robert Baird.

Carlsbad Yearbooks

Carlsbad Print/Video collection for local history

Examples are on the website:

http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/departments/library/research/Pages/history-room.aspx

 

Photos

More than 4,700 photos are available for historical research. Some photos are available via patron provided portable storage device. Historical photos can be viewed by appointment.

 

Scrapbooks

Letters

Zahniser Family 1882 – 1906, 1930; Shipley and Magee 1886 – 1954; Roberts 1942