Many pamphlets, newsletters, maps, and more have been created to showcase all that California has to offer. We have a small sampling of these in this microcollection. Our short works on the Wappo tribe, an indigenous local group which has called the valley home for centuries, might be of particular interest. We also have other items that might pique your curiosity, such as a map of flood plains in the valley and information on steam boats that traversed the Napa River.
We have a variety of pamplets concerning Napa and Napa Valley's history.
| Topic | Title | Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| College | "On Words and Men" (Jesamyn West" and "The Independent College" (Richard Nixon) (Addresses delivered on the occasion of the 56th Commencement and Dedication of Buildings at Wittier College, June 13, 1959) - Whittier College Bulletin |
CAL 302.2 West |
| Napa Valley Vineyards (contains images, facts, and quotes) | "California" (published by the California Vineyard Development Co.) |
CAL 338.148 California |
| Mare Island Navy Yard | "United States Navy Yard: Mare Island, California: Personnel Policies" (fragile binding) (1943) |
CAL 355.7 United |
| Napa River | "A Resume of Early Steam Navigation on the Napa River" (copy) - created by Charles M. Loring |
CAL 386.3 Loring |
| Napa City | Lithographic Views of California Towns: 1875-1889: III: Napa City (Published by San Francisco: The Book Club of California) (1985) |
CAL 979.4 Lithographic v. 3 |
| Steamships on the San Francisco Bay | "On the Bay" (Monteicello Steamship Co.; Valley, U.S. Navy Yard, Mare Island, Napa Valley) (Includes Time Table) |
CAL 979.419 Monticello |
| The Old Bale Mill | "The Old Bale Mill" (includes loose leaf water color of mill) |
CAL 979.419 Tucker |
| MLA-9 CItation | Call Number |
|---|---|
| Radin, Paul. "Wappo Texts: First Series." University of California Publications in American Archeology and Ethnology, vol. 10, no. 1, 1924. (Note: Cover torn; delicate binding - handle with care.) |
CAL 497.5 Radin Locked Case |
| Radin, Paul. "Wappo Texts: First Series." University of California Publications in American Archeology and Ethnology, vol. 19, no. 1, 1924. (Note: Delicate binding - handle with care.) |
CAL 497.5 Radin Locked Case |
| Radin, Paul." A Grammar of the Wappo Language," University of California Publications in American Archeology and Ethnology, vol. 27, pp. vi-194. (Note: Delicate binding - handle with care.) |
CAL 497.55 Radin Locked Case |
| Driver, Harold. "Wappo Ethnography." University of California Publications in American Archeology and Ethnology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 179-220. (figures in text) (Note: Delicate binding - handle with care.) |
CAL 970.3 Wappo |
| Kroeber, Henriette Rothschild. "Wappo Myths." Journal of American Folklore, vol. 21, no. 82, Oct. - Dec. 1908, pp. 321-323. |
CAL 970.049 Kroeber |
We have some fascinating maps that cover both Napa proper and the greater Napa Valley.
| Name of Map | Cartographer or Agency Responsible for Creation of Map | Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Bay Region Environment and Resources Planning Study: Flood-Prone Areas in the Napa River Drainage Basin, Napa County California: Including St. Helena, Rutherford, Yountville, Napa, and Cuttings Wharf 7 1/2-minute Quadrangles |
U.S. Department of the Interiof (Geological Survey); U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Research and Technology) |
CAL 627.4 Geological |
| Napa County General Plan 2000 | Napa County Planning Department; Vernon S. Cotter, Director |
CAL 711.09794 Napa |
| Petaluma and Napa Creeks | U.S. Coast Guard (1870) (Certificate of Authenticy included) (Description on Certificate: This black and white antique coastal survey was made for the United States Coast Survey. The surveys provide notes on important coastal characteristics of the area mapped. The names of harbors, rivers, depth readings, and important coastal towns are identified on the map. These charts show areas that have likely undergone significant changes due to modifcations and recessions of coastal lands, making them fascinating to anyone interested in local geography and hsitory.) |
CAL 917.791 United |
| Map of California: Showing the State as It Was a Century Ago (Based on Britton & Rey's Lithograph of 1857, the first map drawn from United States Land and Coast Surveys made during that period) | California Centennials Commission (1948) |
CAL 912.794 Map |
The land and the waterways in Napa Valley have often been the subject of reports. A couple of these are below.
| Author | Topic | Title of Publication | Call Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Secretary of War (Report by W. H. Heuer and Brig. Gen. G. L. Gillespie; ammendments by A. Mackenzie, H.F. Hodges) | Examination of channel from Mare Island Navy Yard to the Napa River | "Letter from The Secretary of War, Transmitting, with A Ltter from the Chief of Engineers, Report of Examinations of Napa River, California" |
CAL 627.73 United |
| Jessamyn West | Public Perceptions of Reading from the Early 1900s to West's Early Years | The Reading Public |
CAL 808.3 West |
| Name of Conference | Year of Conference | Call Number |
|---|---|---|
|
Napa Valley Poetry Conference |
1981 |
CAL 811 Conference |
| Napa Valley Poetry Conference: September 8-13 (Binder with attendee's notes and materials, but attendee unknown) | 1981 |
CAL 811 Napa |
| Jessamyn West Young Writers Conference | 1987 |
CAL West v. 1987 |
| Jessamyn West Young Writers Conference | 1986 |
CAL West v. 1987 |
Below you will find assorted short works on various aspects of California history.
| Author/Creator | Title | Call Number |
|---|---|---|
| Viviene Juarez Rose | The Past is Father of the Present: Spanish California History and Family Legends: 1737-1973: San Francisco and Napa County (fascimile) |
CAL 929.2 Rose |
|
Warren T. Hannum (Director) - State of California Department of Natural Resources |
California Journal of Mines and Geology (v. 41, no. 2, April 1945) |
CAL 979.4 California |
| Marilyn Zeibarth (Executive Editor); Charles Wollenberg (Reviewed Editor); Anna Marie Hager (Editorial Assistant); Harlean Richardson (Designer) | California History: The Magazine of the California Historical Society (vol. 58, no. 1, Spring 1979) |
CAL 979.4 California Spring 1979 |
| James E. Moss (Executive Director); Marilyn Zeibarth (Executive Editor); Charles Wollenberg (Reviewed Editor); Anna Marie Hager (Editorial Assistant); Harlean Richardson (Designer) | California History: The Magazine of the California Historical Society (vol. 58, no. 2, Summer 1979) |
CAL 979.4 California Summer 1979 |