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Newspapers — Chronological (View alphabetically)
- California Star
- Alta California
- Monterey Sentinel
- Pacific Sentinel
- Santa Cruz News (19th c.)
- Santa Cruz Semi-Weekly Sentinel
- Santa Cruz Semi-Weekly Times
- Pajaro Times
- Pajaro Valley Times
- Santa Cruz Sentinel
- Santa Cruz and Pajaro Times
- Santa Cruz County Times
- Pajaronian
- Santa Cruz Journal
- Santa Cruz Times (19th c.)
- Santa Cruz Enterprise
- Santa Cruz Local Item
- Courier Item
- California Transcript
- Santa Cruz Surf (Daily)
- East Santa Cruz Weekly Herald
- Santa Cruz Surf (Weekly)
- Rustler
- Penny Press (19th c.)
- Mountain Echo
- Evening Pajaronian
- Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel
- Santa Cruz Evening News
- Santa Cruz News (20th c.)
- Riptide
- Soquel Press
- San Lorenzo Valley Press
- San Lorenzo Valley Sun
- Penny Press (20th c.)
- Freedom Bell
- San Lorenzo Valley Reporter
- Frontier Gazette
- Santa Cruz Report
- Central County News
- Black Mountain Press
- Valley Press
- Report (Scotts Valley)
- City on a Hill
- County News (Aptos)
- North County Journal
- Paper (Santa Cruz)
- Balloon Newspaper Epoch
- Free Spaghetti Dinner
- Mount Hermon Log
- Green Sheet and Cabrillo Times
- Journal News
- Sundaz
- El Tenaz
- Lucha
- Noticiero
- Aptos Voice
- Capitolan
- Santa Cruz Times (20th c.)
- Coalicion Boletin
- Definitely Biased
- Mountain Echo (Los Altos)
- County Voice
- Good Times
- Peoples Press
- County News (Santa Cruz)
- Green Sheet
- Libre Expression
- Matrix
- Santa Cruz Independent
- Town Crier
- Westside Story
- Phoenix
- TWANAS
- Independent Santa Cruz Record
- Santa Cruz Weekly
- SCAN
- Zeitgeist
- Aptos Post
- Scotts Valley Banner
- Santa Cruz Express
- Chamber Action
- SCAN
- Westside Weekly
- Monthly Planet
- Sun (Santa Cruz, CA)
- Santa Cruz Record
- El Andar
- Downtown Connection
- Mid-County Post
- News (Santa Cruz)
- Santa Cruz Magazine (1990)
- Capitola Courier
- Aptos Times
- Forum (Santa Cruz)
- La Gazette
- Coastal Courier
- Metro Santa Cruz
- Manifesto
- Growing Up in Santa Cruz
- Capitola Times
- El Sol
- Scotts Valley Times
- Valley Post
- Capitola Soquel Times
- Press-Banner
- The Post
- Santa Cruz Weekly
Directories
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California State Gazetteer and Business Directory
[Dates: 1888, 1890 Publisher: R. L. Polk & Co., 1888-] -
Coast County Directory Including Santa Cruz, San Diego, Ventura, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Los Angeles Counties: Giving Name, Occupation, and Residence of All Adult...
[Dates: 1884-1885 Publisher: L. M. McKenney & Co., 1884] -
Langley's San Francisco Directory for the Year Commencing 1894
[Dates: 1894 Publisher: Francis, Valentine & Co., 1880-] -
McKenney's District Directory for 1879, of Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey Counties, Including All Residents, with Sketch of Cities and Towns
[Dates: 1879 Publisher: L. M. McKenney & Co., 1878] -
Mercantile Guide: Business Directory of the Principal Cities and Towns of the State of California
[Dates: 1902-1903 Publisher: Mercantile Guide Co., 1891-] -
The Pacific Coast Business Directory
[Dates: 1876-1878 Publisher: H. G. Langley, 1867] -
San Jose City Directory Including Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties, Giving Name, Occupation and Residence of All Adult Persons in the Five Counties
[Dates: 1884-1885, 1887-1888, 1889 Publisher: McKenney Directory Co., 1884] -
Santa Cruz City Directory for the Year 1902: a General Directory of the Citizens of Santa Cruz, California
[Dates: 1902 Publisher: Press of K. E. Trish, 1902] -
Southern Pacific Coast Directory for 1888-9: Being a Business Directory of San Francisco, Central and Southern California
[Dates: 1888-1889 Publisher: McKenney Directory Co., 1888]
Maps
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Santa Monica, California
[Dates: Reel #64 1886, Reel #65 1928]
Miscellaneous
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Great Register of Voters, 1900-1944
[Dates: 1900-1944 Publisher: Santa Cruz County] -
Land Use Information System: County Assessor Parcel Information Report in Order by Situs Address for City of Santa Cruz, California
[Dates: 1996?] -
Santa Cruz County, California: Official Deeds
[Dates: 7/16/1850 - 1/29/1853] -
Santa Cruz Mission Records: Baptisms, Correspondence, etc.
[Dates: 1791-1814] -
Santa Cruz Mission Records: Baptisms, Correspondence, etc.
[Dates: Various Dates]
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