Sacramento Archives Crawl

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Sacramento Archives Crawl Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10 am-4 pm. They are joined by archives and special collections from across the region.

In this annual event, four Sacramento archives open their doors to the public and host archives from around the region to showcase their rarely seen treasures and offer behind-the-scenes tours. Sacramento Archives Crawl Mission Statement:
The Sacramento Archives Crawl is held each October during American Archives Month to celebrate archival institutions and their work. Our aim is to educate the public on what archives are, what archivists do, and the importance of historical preservation and research. About the Sacramento Archives Crawl:
The Crawl is held at four host institution sites in downtown Sacramento: the California State Archives, California State Library, Center for Sacramento History, and Sacramento Room at the Sacramento Public Library. During the Crawl, participants will view treasures from all the archives' rarely seen holdings, visit with archivists, and go on special behind-the-scenes tours. Criteria for Institution Participation:
The Sacramento Archives Crawl is open to institutions that actively collect original archival records and make them accessible to the public for research use. This can include academic, government, and private archives; special collections libraries; museum archives; and other historical organizations that have active archival collections. Organizations that support the work of archives by providing preservation or research services, but that are not active collecting archives, can request to participate as vendors. The Sacramento Archives Crawl Committee annually considers archives and vendor participant requests and makes the final decision as a group on a case-by-case basis.

10/15/2026

Plus: a makers market, Native American artistry and more. Read more in the comments ⬇️

As part of the Sacramento Archives Crawl, the Sacramento Public Library's Sacramento Room will host a talk from 1-2 pm f...
10/13/2026

As part of the Sacramento Archives Crawl, the Sacramento Public Library's Sacramento Room will host a talk from 1-2 pm featuring Abby Gayle Principe, PhD Candidate in History at UC Riverside, who will discuss the history of the first wave of Filipino immigration to the Central Valley and Sacramento area. A moderated presentation will follow with Christella Maldonado, UC Riverside PhD Candidate in History.

All day during the Sacramento Archives Crawl, California Revealed will be showing archival film footage at the Sacrament...
10/12/2026

All day during the Sacramento Archives Crawl, California Revealed will be showing archival film footage at the Sacramento Public Library's Central Branch, featuring 8mm home movies made by Harold Ouye that show life in Sacramento in the late 1940s through the 1950s.

The California State Library will be offering special 30-minute guided “Tiny Tours” during the Sacramento Archives Craw...
10/09/2026

The California State Library will be offering special 30-minute guided “Tiny Tours” during the Sacramento Archives Crawl. Guests can explore highlights such as Frank Van Sloan’s 1929 mural “The War Through the Ages,” a display of photographs from Johnny Cash’s San Quentin and Folsom Prison concerts, Maynard Dixon’s mural “Pageant of Traditions,” sculptures by Edward Field Sanford Jr., the library lobby, Gillis Hall, and circulation room.

Check out the California State Archives' new exhibit as part of the Sacramento Archives Crawl, "Shaping a Shoreline: Sto...
10/08/2026

Check out the California State Archives' new exhibit as part of the Sacramento Archives Crawl, "Shaping a Shoreline: Stories from the Waterfront." The exhibit features one-of-a-kind original records on display for one day only, including maps, photographs, correspondence, and employee records that document the development of San Francisco’s waterfront.

Crawl attendees can also enjoy behind the scenes tours offered on the hour between 11 am and 3 pm, and free admission to the California Museum.

Stop by the Center for Sacramento History during the Sacramento Archives Crawl to go on special behind-the-scenes tours ...
10/07/2026

Stop by the Center for Sacramento History during the Sacramento Archives Crawl to go on special behind-the-scenes tours and see their new exhibit! Collections storage vault tours will be held every half hour from 10 am-3:30 pm. This is the only day of the year CSH opens their storage vault to the public. Don’t miss it!

CSH will also be debuting the exhibit, "Employees Only: On the Job in Sacramento," featuring photos that show folks hard at work, from barbers and bartenders to rice farmers and sausage makers. Plus, displays of antique office machines (including old typewriters you can type on), and objects from Tower Records founder Russ Solomon’s office.

We're so grateful for the folks who sponsor Crawl. We really couldn't do it without you!California State Library Foundat...
09/24/2026

We're so grateful for the folks who sponsor Crawl. We really couldn't do it without you!

California State Library Foundation
Friends of California Archives
Gordon-Goldstein Foundation
Sierra Health Foundation
Patricia and Keith Johnson
Sacramento City Councilmember Roger Dickinson
Sacramento City Councilmember Lisa Kaplan
Sacramento City Councilmember Caity Maple
Sacramento Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes
Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna

The California History Section of the California State Library houses materials not just focused on Sacramento but from ...
09/23/2026

The California History Section of the California State Library houses materials not just focused on Sacramento but from all over the state. One of our tables this year will take visitors to San Francisco by way of some souvenir booklets, from the 1880s and 1890s, whose images were made with the Glaser, Artotype, and Albertype methods. These books reveal how a sleepy provincial trading outpost became a world-class metropolis within 40 years of the Gold Rush. They show major attractions such as Golden Gate Park, The Cliff House, Chinatown, and the Palace Hotel, along with some of the exciting new skyscrapers that appeared toward the cusp of the new decade.

Stop by 914 Capitol Mall during the Crawl to see more of these photos in person!

Save the date for this year’s Sacramento Archives Crawl! The Crawl committee is warming up and stretching for the 16th a...
02/19/2026

Save the date for this year’s Sacramento Archives Crawl! The Crawl committee is warming up and stretching for the 16th annual Crawl on Saturday, October 17. Stay tuned for updates on exhibits and programs!

(Sacramento Solons, 1953, Center for Sacramento History, Joseph Benetti papers, 2003/012/0914)

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