Baldwin Park Historical Society id51
Mailing Address:
14327 Ramona Blvd.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706Phone: 626-338-7130
Contact: Ms. Aileen Pinheiro, Director of the Museum
Institution Type: Archive, Historical Society, Museum
Location of Institution: San Gabriel Valley
Archive and Collections
Description: The Baldwin Park Historical Society has more than one thousand representative artifacts for the period from 1850 to 1950 in Baldwin Park, a community that began as an agricultural area and was incorporated as a city in 1956. Included in the society's holdings are maps of the area, agricultural artifacts, clothing, radios, phonographs, and excellent historical sources. The society also maintains and frequently updates its collection of newspaper clippings, which date from Baldwin Park's incorporation to the present.
Regions Covered: The City of Baldwin Park
Type of Materials: Audio Recordings, Cultural Artifacts, Materials & Objects, Maps, Official Records, Photographs
Time Periods: 1848-1899, 1900-1920, 1921-1949, Pre-1848
Languages: English
Sectors of the Population Represented in the Collection: Clubs/Service/Social Organizations, Community Service Organizations, Lower to Middle Income, Politics/Government
Access
Year Round Access: Yes
OnSite Technology: No
Workspaces: Yes
Open to the Public: Yes
Public Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am-12 pm, 2-4 pm
Reservations not requiredOpen for Research: Yes
Research Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am-12 pm, 2-4 pm
Reservations not requiredAccess Procedures: Visitors can not take materials out of the museum.
Management
Catalogue System: Each artifact is assigned a number and each room has a notebook describing the significance of each artifact by number. Everything is cataloged except maps and large pictures displayed on the walls.
Repository/Depository: Yes
Loan To Others: No
Exhibited: Yes
Makes Purchases: No
Formalized Purchases: No
Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets, Newsletter
