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Breaking Up California:
A History of Many Attempts

50 YEARS AGO - AT FOLSOM PRISON

State Capitol Photography Display Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Johnny Cash’s “At Folsom Prison”

PRESS RELEASE

Rare Books Damaged by Water Leak Are Back in State Library’s Collection

CALIFORNIA’S K-12 ONLINE CONTENT PROJECT

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