Pioneer Room Collection/Resources

Click on the type of materials to see more detail:
    Archives and Manuscripts 
    Photographs
    Maps
    Directories
    Yearbooks
    Subject and Biographical Files                     
    Oral Histories
    Books and Journals
    Genealogical Collections
    Microfilm Collection

 

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Archives and Manuscripts

Collections of:

1. Frances Beven Ryan (online version)
      
2. Eloise Perkins Papers
3. Escondido Historical Society
4. San Pasqual Battlefield Volunteer Association

Records of:

1. The Escondido Mutual Water Company 1905-1980
2. Times Advocate newspaper
3. Webb Brothers Trucking Co.
4. Maximino Atilano
5. Escondido Visitor and Convention Bureau
6. Escondido Citrus Association
   
   

Photographs

         Collections of:

1. Frances Beven Ryan
2. Eloise Perkins
3. Escondido Public Library
4. Escondido Jaycees
5. Shades of California Project
6. Escondido Police Department
7. Times Advocate personnel
8. Peter Bashta
9. Bill Rutledge
10. Aerial photos of Escondido 1939-1964

Maps

1. City of Escondido parcel maps
2. Sanbourn Fire Insurance 1892 to 1927 (microfilm)
3. USGS Topographic Survey

Directories

1. Business Directory photocopies from 1913-1938
2. Escondido City and telephone directiories 1886-present
3. Woman's Club Escondido 1960-1996

Yearbooks

1. Escondido High School
2. San Pasqual High School
3. Orange Glen High School
4. Valley High School

Subject and Biographical Files

1. Newspaper clippings, photocopies of articles, brochures

Oral Histories

1. Transcriptions from Escondido Historical Society and San Diego Historical Society
2. Tapes from Frances B. Ryan

Books and Journals

Collection covers a large range of California history and reference material relating to genealogy. For a complete list of Pioneer Room holdings, click here.
 

Genealogical Collections

1. Escondido Genealogical Society Collection,
   Nell S. Woodard,
2. Gene Armistead, Catherine Quade and Virginia Covington
3. Pioneer Room Genealogical CD Holdings (.pdf)
4. Ancestry.com Library Edition is available in-house at the library

Microfilm Collection

1. African American Soldier Records 1639-1886
2. Alien Arrivals - Douglas, AZ 1901-1952
3. Citizen and Alien Arrivals by Aircraft at San Francisco 1936-1949
4. California State Marriage (1960-1985) and Death Index (1905-1992)
5. Escondido City Council Minutes 1888-1988
6. Federal Census 1850-1930 for California, Colorado, Arizona (1870-1920) and New Mexico (1850-1920)
7. Mexican-American War Records
8. Mexico Census 1790
9. Native American Census for Southern California and Western Arizona 1885-1940
10. San Diego County Naturalization Records 1853-1958
11. San Ysidro Border Crossing Records 1908-1952
12. Sanbourn Fire Maps for downtown Escondido 1892-1927
13. San Diego County Probate Order and Decrees 1886-1920

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