Visit The Museum at:

   2200 Broadway Street
   Redwood City, CA 94063 
   (650) 299-0104 

Plan Your Visit
Archives

Have a question about the county’s history? The archives are your first stop for researching subjects from the history of farming, to social groups, to home ownership. The archives include a variety of materials pertaining to San Mateo County’s history, including a 1,400 volume book collection, 30,000 photographs, fine arts, letters, manuscripts, memorabilia, newspapers, selected city and county government records, pamphlets, and posters.

Items of Special Interest
Bay Area Holocaust Oral History Project: Watch video interviews of San Mateo County residents who survived the Holocaust.

James Van Court Collection: Redwood City photographer James Van Court recorded residents at work and at play from 1880-1900.

Newspapers: Read the breaking news from yesteryear. The archives include complete runs of many newspapers including the San Mateo County Gazette, Burlingame Advance, Foster City Progress, San Carlos Enquirer, Redwood City Tribune, and So. San Francisco Enterprise.

Telephone Books: In 1909, all the telephone numbers for San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, and Marin counties were listed in one slim volume.

City Directories: Discover the businesses that served residents of San Mateo, Hillsborough, Burlingame, and Redwood City.

Property Tax Records: Find out who lived in your house a long-time ago.

Hours
Tuesday –Thursday,
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and
12:30 - 4 p.m.
Sunday
12 - 4 p.m.

Admission
Free

Reproductions
Photographic and document reproductions available for a fee.

Location
2200 Broadway,
Redwood City, CA
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Contact Us
For more information about visiting the archives, please call (650) 299-0104 or email us.