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Carla Ehat
From 1974 to 1984, Carla Ehat, Anne Kent, and later Genevieve Martinelli, interviewed Marin's long-time residents, including descendents of early pioneer families. Carla Ehat's collection of materials reflect her involvement with the oral history project and her interest in the history of Marin County. The resulting archive of nearly 300 tapes and transcriptions are housed in the Anne T. Kent California Room at the Civic Center branch of the Marin County Free Library.
Oral History
Transcript of oral history interview with Bruce Bajema who was County Librarian for the Marin County Free Library during the late 1960's through the early 1980's. Bruce discusses the early history and development of the Marin County Library System, the selection and implementation of an automation system for circulation and the role of early computers in the library. He recalls the challenges of choosing and executing the "first computerized library acquisition system west of the Mississippi" and explains some of the changes in library technology since the 1960's.
Chief Marin
A rare biography of a California Indian leader that weaves together the story of a legendary figure. It's a little known fact that the San Francisco Bay Area's Marin County is named after a Coast Miwok chief who achieved notoriety for defying Spanish authority over his people. Anthropologist and archaeologist Betty Goerke has pieced together a portrait of the life of this Native American leader, using mission records, ethnographies, explorers' and missionaries' diaries and correspondence, and other material.
Legendary Locals of Mill Valley
Since the 1800s, Mill Valley has attracted spirited freethinkers, entrepreneurs, nature lovers, rabble-rousers, and more than a few rock stars. Early Mill Valley booster Sidney Cushing encouraged tourism with a train up Mount Tamalpais called "the Crookedest Railroad in the World." Laura White, more concerned with protecting Mill Valley's natural beauty than attracting more people, brought the town its "Outdoor Art Club" and a tradition of conservationism. Vera Schultz broke the glass ceiling of local politics in 1946, and in 1973, 10-year-old Jenny Fulle's letter to President Nixon changed the future of America's female athletes. When an elementary school teacher named Rita Abrams wrote a song about why she loved Mill Valley, it became a national hit; so did a song about the heart of rock and roll, written by local boy Huey Lewis, who had attended that same school. The stories of Mill Valley's legendary locals--whether from 1890 or 1980--are sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes inspiring, often humorous, and always fascinating.
Oral History
A thiry-six year resident of Marin County, daughter of a Black cotton farmer in the south, Betty tells her story of achievement and her 15 years of public service to Marin County. Starting as a library clerk in the County Library, Betty advanced to Order Clerk, Supervisor of Acquisitions, Administrative Assistant, Head of Technical Services, and, in 1978, was appointed to the Affirmative Action Office and was one of two women department heads in Marin County Government as Director of Marin County Citizens Services Office. She ran for County Supervisor, 3rd District, in June 1980. A woman of strong character and integrity with a keen and perceptive intelligence.
Modern San Rafael
Modern San Rafael: 1940-2000 begins where the first volume, Early San Rafael, left off. San Rafael changed dramatically in the years following World War II, and in the 1950s, the gentle hills with roaming cattle gave way to housing developments and shopping centers. Expansion of the city into Terra Linda, Marinwood, and Santa Venetia provided housing for all the new residents. The population soared, and to keep pace, new schools, new streets, and new ideas expanded the size and ambience of the town. The new Marin County Civic Center designed by Frank Lloyd Wright became an instant architectural icon. Not everything changed, and some of the old town remains today, adding to San Rafael's charm. The vibrant downtown, the attractive streets with Victorian homes, and the beautiful landscape close to San Francisco Bay have been preserved. San Rafael is a place where the healthy outdoor lifestyle meets a busy center of cultural activity, and the result is a great place to live.
California, a Slave State
The untold history of slavery and resistance in California, from the Spanish missions, indentured Native American ranch hands, Indian boarding schools, Black miners, kidnapped Chinese prostitutes, and convict laborers to victims of modern trafficking"A searing survey of '250 years of human bondage' in what is now the state of California. . . . Readers will be outraged."--Publishers Weekly California owes its origins and sunny prosperity to slavery. Spanish invaders captured Indigenous people to build the chain of Catholic missions. Russian otter hunters shipped Alaska Natives--the first slaves transported into California--and launched a Pacific slave triangle to China. Plantation slaves were...
