Genealogical
Holdings and other Notes:
Microfilms of each
San Pedro newspaper, starting with the San Pedro News (from 1906 to
March 1928), San Pedro Pilot (1917 to March 1928), and then the
combined San Pedro News-Pilot from 1928 to 1998. A viewing machine is
available with an usage fee of $2.00, plus a charge for printing
copies. The Newspaper Clippings are organized by subject. Most of the
clippings are from the 1970's on to the present. The Biography file is
extensive.
Additionally, the
Archives has copies of local papers from 1910 to the 1940's. These
include the Daily News, The Pilot and The News-Pilot. The collection
is not complete.
The collection
also includes copies of the papers of the high school, junior high
school and Random Lengths. The collection of San Pedro High School
annuals is complete from 1909 to the early 1980's with the exception
of 1935 and 1950. The World War II years produced no year books.
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