Miscellaneous Collection

"Alpine Crescent" petition

request to committees to designate the area permanent open space

1926 Girls in Tent

1956-57 Portola Valley School

Grade 8

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2006 wine tour

photos of the 16 people who bought the tour; a fund raiser for the PV School District Foundation; Westridge Winery, Portola Valley Ranch Winery, Cheryl Heyler. school foundation fund raiser

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A folder with photos and provenance

Mysterious six-eight foot statue found on Wayside Road property

a pile of litter

big pile of trash by open back of van;

All Volunteer Committee Rosters

Town Committees

Almanac 2016 summary

burglaries, affordable housing, home safety, Jeremy Dennis

Almanac article 2016 rankings

Biden visit 2024

text and views of the president enroute to Kozla home

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Black Lives Matter protest

folder of photos of gathering for social justice

Boring PV

RoadSnacks.net labels PV as 6h most boring town in California;

Boronda Ranch Vineyard and Winery

California statistics

list of population at different times;

Camp Fremont encampment

the tents with name at lower left; World War I

Camp Fremont maneuvers

two cannon carriages, soldiers, bare PV hills in background; early landscape; sepia scan from a postcard

Camp Fremont maneuvers

closeup of one of the guns from MIS-010; early landscape; sepia scan from a postcard

Canada de Raimundo

Lund article about the rancho; John Greer; Maria Soto de Copinger Greer

car crash, Westridge

gray Honda and tree; traffic

Cardinal Evacuation Simulation

David Cardinal's study on town evacuation timeline in an emergency

Clean Energy meeting summary

report on informational meeting about 'green' alternatives to PG and E.;

Commercial airplane noise over PV

comments from PV Forum about increasing airplane noise;

Committee for Green Foothills

members and friends celebrating in the foothills under oak branches; Open space preservation

Copinger biography

article about John Copinger and Rancho Canada del Raymundo; Woodside rancho

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COVID-19

a folder of misccellaneous reports about the pandemic

Davis, Dengler memorial

unsigned lettler to mayor recommending a memorial to Herb Dengler;

First Planning Commission

Forum policies and procedures

With departure of Rebecca Flynn, new moderators explain workings

Frank Arnold obituary

one column in the Peninsula Times Tribune;

Geologic Report

multi-page, technical report of area between Los Trancos and San Francisquito creeks

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Heritage Center Evacuation Priorities

chart and explanation of priorities for evacuation in case of fire

Jazz at Portola Vineyard

lmanac article about Len Lehmann's vineyard parties

Jose Domingo Peralta

article about the man who co-ownedRancho el Corte de Madera for a time ; rancho days

Las Lomitas Land Purchases

List with dates

Library Garden

Memo about a temporary garden, its contents and funding;

Los Californianos newletter

Story of Portola 1769 journey with names of people, news of the group

Meeting Decorum Policy

Rules for behavior at ;public meetings

Memorials

List of memorials and tributes around town;

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Million fliptop tabs, what one million looks like

three children enjoying their success in acquiring the fliptop tabs

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Missing Person on Windy Hill

A folder of articles about Elaine McKinley, a hiker who disappeared

Newspapers

local newspapers and their dates of publication;

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Nicholas Cheyenne Dawson's memories of early San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties

a last survivor of the 1841 arrival in CA; describes the area

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Obama visit

7 photos of motorcade and crowd

Palo Alto vicinity street map

;

Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Redwood City street map,

includes ads and index to street names;

Peninsula Clean Energy Information

Letter from Mayor explaining a new option to PGE;

Peripetic in PV

essay by Sheldon Breiner about experiences of jogging through town;

Permission of Artist

letter authorizing PV Town Historical Assn to use her 8 drawings and prints; personal stationery

Place Names

brief listing; see Alan Brown: Place Names of San Mateo County for extensive information;

Plane crash into swimming pool

small plane wreck in empty pool at 120 Sausal;

Plane crash into swimming pool

small plane wreck in empty pool at 120 Sausal;

Plane Crashes

Article about 11954 and 1988 Plane Crashes in PV

Poor Farm history

article on San Mateo County Poor Farm; Al Eikerenkotter, Chapete, Crovello

Portion of official San Mateo County map

Skyline property owners, ; Bovet, Mariani

Portion of San Mateo County

Skyline property owners;

Portola Valley statistics

various details of population, real estate in various years;

Portuguese envelope

addressed to Rosa Silvera; found in wall of Besio house on Georgia

Portuguese letter

2 pages, part of 17d; found in wall of Besio house on Georgia

Portuguese letter

2 pages, part of 16d; found in wall of Besio house on Georgia

Preservation tax credit

Letter from California Preservation Foundation announcing new legislation

Preserving Old Letters

description of archival care for letters, etc.;

President Clinton's visit

police escort en route to Walter Shorenstein home on Westridge Dr.; presidential visits, famous people

President Clinton's visit

traffic policement and watchers en route to Walter Shorenstein home on Westridge Dr.; presidential visits, famous people

President Clinton's visit

motorcade approaching on Portola Road en route to Walter Shorenstein home on Westridge Dr.; presidential visits, famous people

President Clinton's visit

closeup of patrol car; presidential visits, famous people

President Clinton's visit

closeup of presidential limousine; presidential visits, famous people

PV 25th B'day celebration @ Giants baseball game

Giants electronic billboard welcoming the Town of PV on its 25th;

PV Women's Club newsletter

describes various activities of the group

PVSD Precinct List of voters

List of voters in PVSD as of May 2011;

Role of the Forum

Rebecca Flynn; Cynthia Dorrell; chat line

Section of official map of Santa Clara County

ranchos, townships;

silkscreen proof for Town Flag

rolled mylar sheet with black lettering and design;

Softly on Environmental Movement

Folder of video with Lund and Bacon interviewing Marion Softky on Bay Area groups

Standards for Rehabilitation

Summary of the Secretary of the Interior's standards

Stanford Primate Center

Fenced area adjacent to Webb Ranch and Jasper Ridge;

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