Local History Resources
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| Redondo Beach in 1908. An unpopulated Palos Verdes Peninsula is visible in the background. This photograph--and several other striking panoramic views of Old Redondo--is available at the Library of Congress, American Memory Site: www.loc.gov | ||
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City Directories:
Redondo Beach: 1906 and 1907 (one volume); 1907; 1912-1913; 1913-1914; 1915-1916; 1920; 1960; 1963 Redondo, Hermosa, and Manhattan Beach Combined: 1923-1924; 1925-1926; 1931; 1936; 1947; 1952
The Directories are now available online. |
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The Gloria Snyder Collection Long-time South Bay resident Gloria Snyder (1924-1997) spent years collecting books on local history. Redondo Beach Public Library is honored to host part of this collection, on long-term loan from the Snyder family, in a special reference area of the Main Library. |
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Local High School Yearbooks The Pilot (Redondo Beach Union High School): 1915, 1916, 1923-1932, 1936-1998, 2000, 2002-2017 n.b. There was no yearbook for the years 1917-1922 |
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| Hoofprints (Mira Costa High School): 1954, 1956-61 The Talon (Aviation High School): 1961-72, 1976-79, 1981, 1982 Aviation High School was in existence from 1957 to 1982 |
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Historical Newspapers The Library has microfilm copies of the Redondo Compass (1892-1893)and the Redondo Reflex (1906-1970). You can now view and search the Reflex online |
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| The Original City Charter from 1949 | ||
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A bibliography of historical resources to accompany a presentation on April 21, 2014 |
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The Pamphlet File Contains maps and brochures about the history of Redondo Beach. These may be checked out. |
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The Redondo Beach Historical Society Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 978, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA Our phone number is (answering machine only): (310) 465-7149 Historical Museum |
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