The Regional History Project has been documenting the history of the Central Coast of California and the institutional history of UC Santa Cruz since 1963, through oral history. This Web site includes the complete catalog of the collection, a photo gallery of historical images of the Central Coast of California, Oral History resources, and links to other oral history sites on the Internet. Colton Hall materials have been cataloged by Monterey Public Library, and are now included in the MPL online catalog . Free lecture series every winter-spring. Extensive subject and surname files on Monterey County pioneer families.
Collection includes books, photographs and objects relating to maritime history.
Has featured exhibits on the local sardine and whaling industries, shipwrecks, Ohlone Indians. Open daily 10 am - 5 pm. Open daily 10 am - 5 pm. Call for appointment to use Steinbeck archives, which contain over 30,000 items including rare editions, manuscripts, correspondence, periodical articles, scripts, posters, photographs, recordings, films, newspaper clippings, biographical material, criticisms and memorabilia. Open Sat and Sun, 1-3 pm only.