Many of the articles dating from the 1910's and 1920's were found with the assistance of the following indexes, available at the Central Branch of the Santa Cruz Public Library:
The following newspapers were cited and/or consulted in the completion of this project. They are available at the Central Branch of the Santa Cruz Public Library. For references to specific newspaper articles, see the alphabetical or chronological listings of films made in the County.
Available on microfilm:
Cabrillo Times & Green Sheet, 1976, 1980, 1982-1983
Good Times, 1981, 1983-1984, 1987-1988
The Mid-County Post, 1992
The Mountain Echo, 1915
San Francisco Chronicle, 1977
San Jose Mercury News, 1992
Santa Cruz Daily Surf, 1911-1917
Santa Cruz Evening News, 1911, 1916-1917, 1919-1928, 1935, 1937-1938
Santa Cruz Sentinel, 1911, 1916-1917, 1920, 1924-1925, 1927-1928, 1937, 1949, 1953, 1956-1957, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1980-1983, 1987-1991, 1995-1996
Santa Cruz Surf and Superior California Farmer, 1919
The Valley Press, 1974
Available in the newspaper clipping file:
Photoplague, 1983
San Jose Mercury News, 1994
Santa Cruz County Visitors' Guide, 1982
Watsonville Register-Pajaronian, 1988-1992
Halliwell, Leslie. "Halliwell's Film Guide." 7th ed. New York: Harper and Row, 1989.
Hanson, Patricia King and Alan Gevinson, eds. "Feature Films, 1911-1920: Film Entries." Berkeley: U of California P, 1988. Vol. F1 of "The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States."
Hyams, Jay. "The Life and Times of the Western Movie." New York: Gallery Books, 1983.
Koszarski, Richard. "An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915 - 1928". New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1990. Vol. 3 of "History of the American Cinema".
Lydon, Sandy and Carolyn Swift. "Soquel Landing to Capitola-By-The-Sea". DeAnza College: California History Center, 1978. Vol. 22 of "Local History Studies".
"Motion Pictures: 1912 -1939." Washington, D.C.: Copyright Office, The Library of Congress, 1951. Vol. 1 of "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Cumulative Series. Motion Pictures." 1951-.
"Motion Pictures: 1940 -1949." Washington, D.C.: Copyright Office, The Library of Congress, 1953. Vol. 2 of "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Cumulative Series. Motion Pictures." 1951-.
"Motion Pictures: 1950 -1959." Washington, D.C.: Copyright Office, The Library of Congress, 1960. Vol. 3 of "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Cumulative Series. Motion Pictures." 1951-.
Munden, Kenneth W., ed. "Feature Films, 1921-1930." New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1971. Vol. F2 of "The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States."
Pratt, George C. "Spellbound in Darkness: A History of the Silent Film." Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1973.
Ringgold, Gene, and DeWitt Bodeen. "The Films of Cecil B. DeMille." New York: The Citadel Press, 1964.
Terrace, Vincent. "Fifty Years of Television: A Guide to Series and Pilots, 1937 - 1988." New York: Cornwall Books, 1991.
Gleason, Shirley. 'Boulder Creek Scrapbook: Photo Essay.' "Santa Cruz County History Journal". Issue No. 1 (1994): 67-72.
Koch, Margaret. 'Glenwood: Charlie Martin's Town.' "Santa Cruz County History Journal". Issue No. 1 (1994): 107-112.
McCrackin, Josephine Clifford. 'Bret Harte in 'The Movies': An Appreciation of the Film Form in Which the Great California Author's Literary Masterpieces are Being Revived.' "Overland Monthly." Vol. LXV, No. 6 (June, 1915): 487-497 [full text].
Snell, Earle. 'Us Folks on the Film; A California Mountain Town That Has Gone Stark Movie-Mad.' "Sunset, The Pacific Monthly." March, 1918: 43-46 [full text].
Material from the Barbara Giffen collection in the History Archives, Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center, Santa Cruz, California.
The Internet Movie Database.
(Note: This was included as a reference in the film lists only when a location search using the keywords "Santa Cruz," "Santa Cruz County," "Santa Cruz Mountains," or "Boulder Creek" produced the title.)
Santa Cruz County Conference & Visitors Council List. April 29, 1998.
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