Book Displays
California History Room
"Preserving the Struggle"
Do you have a cause that you are passionate about? Do you spend your weekends giving back to the community via social and political advocacy? Do you want to see the world change? We have the display for you! In keeping with this year’s Sacramento Archives Crawl theme we are highlighting activism and civic involvement in California via the California History Section's latest book, photograph and ephemera display "Preserving the Struggle". You won't be disappointed but hurry, this display is only up through the end of December!
Our monthly display is available for viewing at:
Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:30-4PM (excluding State holidays)
- July-Sept 2019: "All the World's a Stage"
- Apr-June 2019: Stop and Smell the Flowers
- Jan-Mar 2019: Yosemite
- July-Dec 2018: Wagons West
- April-June 2018: Art of Printing
- January-March 2018: Steamboats, Schooners, and Cruisers
- November-December 2017: For the Love of Writing
- September-October 2017: It Came from the Archives?! – Weird, Wacky and Wonderful Treasures
- July-August 2017: Make Love Not War: California in the 1960’s
- May-June 2017: Wildflowers in California
- March-April 2017: Horses and Horse Racing in California
- January-February 2017: Mining in California
- November-December 2016: Hollywood Movie Stars
- October 2016 Selection: A Thirst for History – Wine in California
- September 2016 Selection: Sutter's Fort
- August 2016 Selection: California Beaches
- July 2016 Selection: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
- June 2016 Selection: California – A Political State of Mind
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![California Republic, rally for California's defense against its greatest foe, Prohibition, vote no - against 1 and 2 [graphic] / United California Industries.](/Content/images/californiahistory/display/1.jpg "United California Industries Poster")
Witkin State Law Library
Pacific Railway Act
The Witkin State Law Library currently has on display various historic materials from the 19th and 20th centuries pertaining to the first transcontinental railroad. This year commemorates the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad (1869). The success of this project connected our country and allowed opportunity for trade, commerce, travel, and much more.
Our current exhibit primarily focuses on the Pacific Railway Act of 1862, followed by the establishment of additional laws that made such an extraordinary piece of American history possible. The Witkin State Law Library houses several resources relevant to railway law, including numerous volumes on railroad cases, laws of railways, railway reports, Pacific Railroad cases, and the rise and growth of railroad law as we know it today.
914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA 95814
Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:30-4PM (excluding State holidays)
