California Archives Month

American Archives Month

The month of October is dedicated to archival institutions across the country. It is our opportunity to remind you we are here to serve you!

What are Archives?

An archive 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.

View the 2026 California Archives Month poster and learn about the Sacramento Archives Crawl, which takes place in October each year.