Contact Information
Address
701 Silver Spur Rd. Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
Hours
PVLD Library Hours: Monday-Thursday 9am-8:00pm; Friday 9am-6pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm Local History Center Hours: Monday-Friday 1-4 pm (and by appointment, including Saturdays).
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Palos Verdes Local History Center
Palos Verdes Local History Center
701 Silver Spur Rd.
Rolling Hills Estates, CA. 90274
Access and Management
Access
Available to the public?
Yes
Available to outside researchers?
Yes
Reservations required?
No
Onsite technology available
Yes
Catalog System
ArcchivesSpace for accessioning and creating finding aids. Accession lists and preliminary inventories available for unprocessed collections. Collection level records and books cataloged in PVLD's library management system software and available through
Repository
Yes
Access procedures
Docent must be present for access.
Management
Archive / Collection information
The Local History Center of the Palos Verdes Library District focuses on the social and cultural history of the Palos Verdes Peninsula from the early 1900s to the present. This fairly extensive collection includes rare books, photographs, maps, blueprints, loose-leaf materials, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, telephone books, and oral history interviews—all relating to the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
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