Friends and Neighbors

Friends

Fresno County Library

Here is information about Fresno County Library's branch locations and contact info and their California History and Genealogy Room.

The California History and Genealogy Room was created in 1993 as a cooperative effort of the Fresno County Public Library and the Fresno County Genealogical Society. It unites the Library's local and California historical collections with the extensive library of the Society. Total holdings consist of approximately 30,000 books and pamphlets, 5,000 microforms, 300 CD-ROMs, and many other types of research materials. Detailed descriptions of the Room's holdings can be found by following the links on its home page.

The Room's particular strengths are in the fields of Fresno County history and American genealogy. Government documents, newspaper clippings, oral histories, photographs, ephemera, and many other materials document the history of Fresno County, from the days of the Yokuts and Monache (Mono) Indians down to the present time. The genealogical collection is strongest in books, pamphlets and journals which represent genealogical resources from every state in the country.

Additional noteworthy Room collections include San Joaquin Valley history, California history, William Saroyan, and international genealogy.

All collections do not circulate and may be used only in the Room. Photocopy and microprint facilities are available.

Pop Laval Gallery

The Pop Laval Foundation is dedicated to rescue and restoration of historic Pop Laval photographic archive showcasing San Joaquin Valley from early 1900s to mid 1960s. Non-profit, free educational tours, private rentals.

Archive.org

A wonderful cost free site to find rare and out of print items that have been up-loaded to the web.

Fresno County Historical Society

Mailing Address and Location:

Fresno Historical Society
7160 West Kearney Boulevard
Fresno, CA 93706

Phone Number 559.441.0862
Fax Number 559.441.1372

Clovis Historical Society and Musuem

The Clovis-Big Dry Creek Historical Society maintains  the Clovis Museum, located in the heart of Old Town Clovis AT 401 POLLASKY AVE, Clovis, CA, Business District.

Arne Nixon Center

The Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature. A department of the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno, the Center is one of North America's leading resources for the study of children's and young adult literature. The growing collection of 50,000 books, periodicals, manuscripts, original art, and papers of authors and illustrators, has an international and multicultural emphasis. Its materials are available to anyone for use in the Center's reading area.

Arne Nixon Center
Henry Madden Library
California State University, Fresno
5200 North Barton Avenue M/S ML34
Fresno, CA 93740-8014

Telephone: (559) 278-8116
Fax:             (559) 278-6952
E-mail:       arnenixoncenter@csufresno.edu

Neighbors

Clovis Chamber of Commerce

B.O.O.T.

(Business Owners of Old Town)