Digital Collections

Noticias del Puerto de Monterey
Noticias del Puerto de Monterey (titled Noticias de Monterey in part of 2005 and 2006), was a quarterly newsletter of Monterey history published from 1957 and until 2009. Almost all issues are available online in PDF, and over 100 have been indexed and are searchable by keyword and by fields.

Peninsula Diary
Historian and Journalist Mayo Hayes O’Donnell (1892-1978) wrote the column “Peninsula Diary” in The Herald from 1949 until 1970. The complete text of over 2,500 columns is available and searchable.

MHOD is a non-circulating research library providing an extensive collection of books, photographs, scrap books, and other historical artifacts pertaining to Monterey, Monterey County, and surrounding counties. Many photographs, photo essays, documents, and videos are available on the web for educational viewing only. For information about access to the library and collections, please call 831-747-1027 or submit the contact form.
Picture File Collection

Monterey Peninsula
Adjacent Areas of Monterey County
Historic Figure Portrait Gallery
Further Afield

Colonel Roger Fitch

11th Cavalry Commandants Gallery

Mayo Hayes O’Donnell

Mayo Hayes O’Donnell’s Life in Photos
History of Monterey by Mayo Hayes O’Donnell

Amelie Elkinton Collection

Monterey Vistas and Street Scenes
Historic Buildings of Old Monterey
Post Cards and Calendar Pages
Historic Figure Portrait Gallery
Del Monte Properties Advertising Photos
Monterey Fishing Industry
Newspapers and Magazine Clippings
Artifacts and Miscellany

The Jacks Family

The Anthony Family Collection

The Hellam Collection

100 Story Project

The Wayne Edwards Collection

World War I Era Photos

Doud House Archive Poster Collection

Postcard Collection