The California Room is a Special Collection archive located on the 5th floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. It is the repository for various books, maps, scrapbooks, periodicals, and other materials related to California history.
Below are highlights of some spooky-themed finds you can locate in the room which are focused around local urban legends and true crime.
Books
True Crime
The Winchester Mystery House
Urban Legends
Witches
Beyond Books
Online Archives
An original copy of a spooky Japanese folktale The Goblin Spider about a shape shifting creature that lives in a haunted temple. Beautifully illustrated and printed on creped paper.
Part of the SJPL California Room's Historic Book Collection.
San José Mercury Clipping Files
The San José Mercury Clipping File Index is a subject/topic list of thousands of article clippings from the San José Mercury News, spanning 1920 - 1979.
- Urban Legend: Hick's Road Albinos
- GHOSTS see also PHANTOMS
- MILPITAS - MONSTER MOVIE
- MOVIES - HORROR
More to Discover in the California Room Index
written by Marisol Roman
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