American Archives Month 

Archives Month has arrived! This is a month dedicated to Archival Institutions which is our opportunity to remind you we are here to serve you!

What are Archives?

An archives is a place where people go to find information. But rather than gathering information from books as you would in a library, people who do research in archives often gather firsthand facts, data, and evidence from letters, reports, notes, memos, photographs, audio and video recordings, and other primary sources.

Past California Archives Month Posters

2023 California Archives Month Poster

Information on the 2023 Sacramento Archives Crawl

Download the 2021 California Archives Month posters

California Archives Month 2022 Poster California Firsts. Images of William David Sasum, the first doctor in the U.S. to use insulin to treat a patient with diabetes, the first biplane to land in Yosemite Valley, Cecil Poole, the first African American U.S. District Attorney for Northern California, and the California State Capitol.

Sacramento Archives Crawl 2022

Get ready for this year's in-person Sacramento Archives Crawl. Keep checking the Sacramento Archives Crawl Facebook Page for more updates!

Sacramento Archives Crawl 2021 Poster Preserving Perseverance Join us online October 3-9 for one more virtual Crawl! Watch the Sacramento Archives Crawl Facebook page for details. Image of two schoolmates featured in a Sacramento Bee special report on race issues, September28, 1969. Center for Sacramento History, Sacramento Bee collection, photo by Dick Schmidt, 1983/001/SBPM10019.