Collection Highlights
The Archive is open by appointment and offers research material pertaining to all aspects of Santa Cruz County history. Please contact us at 831.429.1964 x19 or archives@santacruzmah.org for any research requests.
Guide to the Newspaper Clipping Collection
This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings of people, places or events related to the Santa Cruz County history.
Guide to the Evergreen Cemetery Collection
Evergreen Cemetery was established in 1850. It was one of the first public gravesites in California. Samual Bartlett, R.C. Kirby, F.M. Kittridge and William Cooper founded the cemetery with some of the land donated by Hiram Imus. The cemetery is divided into five (5) sections: the Old Section (which included a paupers field), the Grand [...]
Guide to the Rose Rostron Collection (1879-1970)
The Rostron Family Collection consists of a variety of materials relating to family life, interests, pursuits, and livelihoods from the end of the 19th Century to 1974. The collection also contains materials from the Aichberg (Eichberg) family as they were Rose’s foster parents. The bulk of the materials was generated from the 1880s to the [...]
Guide to the Brookdale Club Collection (1920-1995)
The Brookdale Club Collection consists of a variety of materials relating to the club’s organization, business and interests. The collection materials were generated from 1920-1995, and includes photographs, correspondence, ledger books, meeting minutes, membership rosters, real estate information, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks. Materials reflect the club’s business and interests.
Guide to the Vivian Rostron Collection (1928-1999)
The Rostron Family Collection consists of a variety of materials relating to family life, interests, pursuits, and livelihoods from the end of the 19th Century to 1999. The collection also contains materials from the Aichberg (Eichberg) family as they were Rose Rostron’s (Vivian’s mother) foster parents. The bulk of the materials was generated from 1960s [...]