Here is a sampling of resources from our library and archives. Click the links to view. Check back often for new additions.

You can also explore our collections online! Click the button below to view our online database and search for materials. Please note, the database only contains a portion of our collections. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Contact us directly at (510) 581-0223 ext. 141 or email archives@haywardareahistory.org.

Funding has been provided by California Humanities and the State of California through the California State Library.

Town of Haywards 1876 Charter

Charter describing the creation and boundaries for the Town of Haywards

Garden of Eden Booklet, 1905

Published by the Hayward Review Newspaper

Hayward And Vicinity Promotional Booklet, c.1932

Published by the Hayward Chamber of Commerce

Hayward, Alameda County U.S.A. Booklet, 1939

Published by the Hayward Chamber of Commerce

Alameda County, California - Hayward, c. 1935

Published by the Alameda County Development Commission

A Brief History of Telephone Service in Hayward, n.d.

From the HAHS Reference Library

Japanese American Who’s Who in America Directory, 1922

Published by the Japanese American News, 1922, transcribed by Jean Nakoa, July, 1991

Eden Japanese Community History

A history of the Japanese and Japanese American Community in the Hayward Area, by Yo Kasai

Something of Castro Valley in the Twenties and Thirties, by Kathrine Kaye, 1981

A hand-drawn map listing families who called Castro Valley home in the 1920s & 1930s

City and Local Government Ledger Collection

Descriptions of ledgers in the HAHS Collection available to researchers

Subject Files Available for Research

General subjects files available to researchers

Yearbooks Available for Research

List of yearbooks available to researchers

Alameda County School Directories

List of Alameda County School Directories available to researchers

Portuguese Centennial Park album, created in 1989

A look at the site 10 years after its 1979 dedication

1990 Hayward Census Summary

A summary of the 1990 U.S. Census Prepared by the City of Hayward Planning Department

Russell City Reference Materials

A link to Oakland Tribune newspaper clippings and other materials related to Russell City from the HAHS Collection.

San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery Internment Records

A PDF containing interment records for the Pioneer Cemetery.

Hayward City Center Plan

A planning document for the now demolished Hayward City Center, City Hall Facility.

For more information regarding access to our collections please call (510) 581-0223 or email archives@haywardareahistory.org