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The San Diego History Center welcomes scholars, students, genealogists, filmmakers, journalists and the general public to digitally access the Permanent Collections, which includes prints and photographs within the Photo Collection, archives and manuscripts, architectural drawings and records, books, and other published materials all held within the Document Archives. The 3-D Object Collection, which consists of objects of everyday life, architectural fragments and models, costumes, textiles, paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and other artifacts, is also available to researchers on our digital online portal.
- Request an Appointment to Conduct Research On-Site (fee based).
- Purchase Digital Prints or Download Photos using our Online Digital Portal, Capture.
- Browse Finding Aids within Document Archives.
- Browse Resource Guides for Document Archives.
- To Donate an Artifact, please fill out our Donate an Artifact Form.
- For any other questions, you can email our Collections Department: collections@sandiegohistory.org.
*Please note, the San Diego History Center Research Archives does not have information for historic houses built after 1960.