Arcadia Historical Museum, Ruth and Charles Gilb id154
Mailing Address:
Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum
380 W. Huntington Dr.
Arcadia, CA 91066Phone: 626-574-5468
Fax: 626-821-9057
Email: mhackley@ci.arcadia.ca.us
Contact: Ms. Marny Hackley, Curator
Institution Type: Community Service Organization, Cultural Institution, Historic Site, Monument, Museum
Location of Institution: San Gabriel Valley
Archive and Collections
Description: The Arcadia Historical Museum, founded in 1988, focuses on the history of Arcadia—from Rancho Santa Anita, an enormous land grant given to the San Gabriel Mission by the king of Spain in 1771, to the post-World War II boom that led to the phenomenal growth of the city in the 1940s and 1950s. In the museum’s small but growing collection are artifacts from E. J. “Lucky” Baldwin, who purchased part of Rancho Santa Anita in 1875 and served as the first mayor of Arcadia after the city was incorporated in 1903, and from his second daughter, Anita Baldwin. Additionally, the collection contains artifacts, photographs, textiles and ephemera related to Arcadia’s history and relation to the San Gabriel Valley. The Museum features a timeline of the City's history and is in partnership with the Arcadia Public Library and the Arcadia History Collection.
Regions Covered: Riverside region
Type of Materials: Artworks, Audio Recordings, Books, Cultural Artifacts, Materials & Objects, Cultural Artifacts, Materials & Objects, Diaries/Journals/Personal Papers, Directories, Ephemera, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Institutional Publications, Institutional Records, Maps, Memorabilia, Newspaper Clippings, Newspaper Clippings, Oral Histories, Photographic Equipment, Photographs, Postcards, Yearbooks
Time Periods: 1848-1899, 1900-1920, 1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present
Languages: English
Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Artistic Communities, Asian Descent, At or Below Poverty Level, Business, Clubs/Service/Social Organizations, Community Service Organizations, Education, European Descent, Highest Income, Lower to Middle Income, Mexican Descent/Chicano/Latino, Middle to Upper Income, Multiethnic, Native American Descent/Indigenous, Politics/Government, Politics/Government, Professional, Religious, Veterans
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: No
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Public Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm
Reservations not requiredOpen for Research: Yes
Research Hours: Saturday, 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Reservations requiredFee: Reproductions from the photograph and/or document
Access Procedures: Call for appointment
Management
Catalogue System: Cataloged records are on ARGUS for Windows. Uncataloged holdings are recorded on Archival Brief Sheets.
Repository/Depository: Yes
Loan To Others: Yes
Exhibited: Yes
Exhibition Frequency: Ongoing
Makes Purchases: Yes
Formalized Purchases: Yes
Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets, Internet, Meetings, Newsletter
Last Updated Date: 11/18/2002
