Librarian in Black Blog – Sarah Houghton

ResourceShelf reported a while ago that the University of California recently launched Calisphere: a website of primary documents contained in the UC collections.  The site includes over 150,000 images, documents, and other primary source materials from the campuses’ museums and libraries, as well as hundreds of UC-created topical websites.  The focus of the collection is the history and culture of California. 

The site also offers teachers themed mini-collections on topics like the Gold Rush and World War II.  There are unique offerings here, that I doubt you could find anywhere else.  For example, by browsing for the Mission San Rafael (just down the street from my house), I get these results, including original surveys, drawings, and ground plans.  Searching for Sutter’s Mill gets me 30 images of various sorts and 5 primary texts.  This site is a must-save for librarians and teachers!