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Post-Depression Period Timeline Collection (1936-1959)
Selections from the collection related to agriculture and farming traditions in East Palo Alto, t...
Ruben Avelar Collection
Artifacts donated by Ruben Avelar, an East Palo Alto resident and founder of the Raices de Mexico...
The East Palo Alto Progress Collection
Published issues of the local East Palo Alto Progress newspaper.
Wear Your Pride Clothing Collection
T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel items created by the City of East Palo Alto and local no...
East Palo Alto General Plans
A collection of EPA City General Plans. A general plan includes the following elements: land use,...
Early Townships Timeline Collection (1850-1935)
Selections from the collection related to the early townships of Ravenswood, Runnymede, and the C...
Nairobi Movement Timeline Collection (1960-1979)
Selections from the collection related to the social, cultural, and political activism of the Nai...
Barbara Noparstak Collection
Artifacts donated by devoted East Palo Alto community member Barbara Noparstak.
The Ohlone Nation Timeline Collection (1000BC-present)
Selections from the collection related to the Ohlone Nation; the city of East Palo Alto exists on...
Duane Bay Collection
Artifacts donated by former East Palo Alto mayor and city councilmember Duane Bay. Mr. Bay has be...
Incorporation of East Palo Alto Timeline Collection (1980 - 1994)
Selections from the Archive related to the efforts to incorporate East Palo Alto, including the E...
Community Revitalization Timeline Collection (1995-2010)
Selections from the collection related to community economic development such as the Ravenswood 1...
Sharifa Wilson Collection
Artifacts contributed by East Palo Alto resident, former Mayor, and East Palo Alto Community Arch...
Meda O Okelo Collection
Artifacts contributed by longtime East Palo Alto resident, Meda Okelo, that focus on community ce...
Community Preservation & Transformation Timeline Collection (2011-present)
Selections from the collection related to the effects of gentrification and influx of the tech in...
People of EPA Video Collection
Videos from the #PeopleofEPA documentary video series produced for the EPA Community Archive.
Raices de Mexico Collection
Photographs, programs, and organizational artifacts donated by and related to Raices de Mexico, a...
Barbara Mouton Collection
Artifacts compiled by Barbara Mouton throughout her time as East Palo Alto's Mayor and City Counc...
East Palo Alto City Budget Collection
A collection of East Palo Alto City budget documents and articles about the City's budget.
Dr Syrtiller Kabat Collection
A collection of artifacts donated by educator, activist, and former East Palo Alto resident Dr. S...
Estela Guerrero Collection
A collection of artifacts contributed by East Palo Alto resident and Ravenswood High School Alumn...
Dr Omowale Satterwhite Collection
Artifacts donated by and documenting the long career of Dr. Omowale Satterwhite. Dr. Satterwhite ...
Nairobi College Collection
Artifacts documenting the history, events, and legacy of Nairobi College and the Nairobi Alumni A...
East Palo Alto Library Collection
Photographs and artifacts produced or donated by the East Palo Alto Library, documenting its hist...
William Byron Webster Collection
Artifacts donated by East Palo Alto resident and long-term activist. His collection is eclectic b...
Ravenswood City School District Collection
Artifacts produced by or contributed by the Ravenswood City School District.
Ravenswood High School Collection
Artifacts documenting the history of Ravenswood High School before its closure in 1976. These pho...
EPACA Oral History Collection
Oral history interviews conducted by volunteers of the East Palo Alto Community Archive to captur...
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newspaper
Community Spirit - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the prevalence of churches in EPA and the services they provide to support city residents. Includes numerous photos of residents during worship...
photo-gallery
Grand Opening of Penieli Church
Photographs from the 2012 grand re-opening of Penieli Church on Bell Street. Depicts people standing outside the church under the Tongan flag and choir...
photograph
Truelight Children's Choir
Photograph of LaDoris Cordell leading members of the True Light Children's Choir in practice.
clothing
St. Francis of Assisi T-Shirt
T-shirt from Saint Francis of Assisi event with Our Lady of Peace in Santa Clara.
photo-gallery
Priests at St. Francis of Assisi Church
Photographs of Father Sandholt and Father Gamble at St. Francis of Assisi Church.
newspaper
Church Listings in The Buffalo Soldier
List of Churches in East Palo Alto, including some worship schedules and pastor names.
document
List of Churches in East Palo Alto
List of Churches in East Palo Alto, including phone numbers and serving pastors. Not dated.
photograph
Photograph of Children from New Sweet Home Congregation
Photograph of children from the New Sweet Home congregation.
photograph
Sunday Morning at New Sweet Home Church
Photograph of choir singers at Sunday morning service at New Sweet Home Church.
photograph
EPA Razorbacks Rugby Team - 2014
Photograph of the EPA Razorbacks rugby team at St. John the Baptist church with professional football player Will Tukuafu.
document
Incorporation and the Church are Partners in Progress
Article about how the churches of EPA met for a discussion on incorporation effort so that they could take the incorporation message to their parishioners....
photograph
Dancers at New Sweet Home Church
Photograph of dancers in New Sweet Home church upper room. This photograph was used for Misako and Ken Akimoto's 1997 holiday card.
newspaper
Town Honors 7 Lives Lost - San Mateo County Times
Article about a picnic behind New Sweet Home Church in EPA to honor the lives lost during a local fire. Fire victim included Bonnie McKean Thompson, Keneta...
newspaper
East Palo Alto Upbeat Amid Tearful Memories - San Mateo County Times
Article about ceremonies at Menlo park's First Presbyterian Church to honor the lives lost during a house fire in EPA. Fire victim included Bonnie McKean...
newspaper
East Palo Alto's Ahmad: He Helps People Find Their Human Potential - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about Ben Ahmad's work as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the State Department of Rehabilitation. Discusses his upbringing, professional...
newspaper
Mother' Branch to Hear a Community's Thanks - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about Onedia "Mother" Branch's work to serve the people of EPA and the greater peninsula. Reviews the work she and her husband accomplished in the...
newspaper
Musical Family Lives on Bell St. - Palo Alto Times
Article about EPA residents Winston Wheaton and his family being musically gifted; Mr. Wheaton directs the children's choir at St. Francis of Assisi Church...
newspaper
Fires and Floods Can't Stop Her Ministry to the Poor - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about Mother Onedia Branch and the EPA Community Service Center. Gives background on Branch's journey to EPA, the founding of the EPA Community...
newspaper
Onedia Branch to be Honored - East Palo Alto Post
Article about "Mother" Onedia Branch being honored at the Mr. Calvary Baptist Church for her contributions to the EPA Community. Branch co-founded the St....
newspaper
East Palo Alto's Latino Future - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about the rapidly growing Latino population in East Palo Alto. Discusses the popularity and influence of the St. Francis of Assisi Church, Latino...
oral-history
Cora Holmes Interview
Interview of Cora Holmes by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving from San Francisco to Grace Court in EPA in 1971 with her husband and children, difference...
newspaper
Selections from The Peninsula Bulletin Vol 7, No 12
Articles from the East of Bayshore Section covering Pete McCloskey's visit to OICW, inspectors from the State Department of Education visiting Runnymede...
oral-history
Jane Perry Interview
Interview of Jane L. Perry by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration from Texas to EPA in 1957 with stops in between; her schooling; notable teachers; youth...
oral-history
Bains Family Legacy Interview
Interview of five children of Pastor/Superintendent W.L. Bains and their spouses by Meda Okelo about the Bains Family Legacy. Interviewed: William Dante...
oral-history
Michael Uhila Interview
Interview of Michael Uhila by Sisilia Afungia. Topics discussed include growing up in EPA, schools Uhila attended, the Pacific Islander community in EPA,...
oral-history
David & Nancy Tangitau Interview
Interview of David and Nancy Tangitau by Sisilia Afungia. Topics discussed include the Tongan community in EPA, the Weeks Poultry Colony, housing, crime and...
oral-history
Estela Guerrero Interview
Interview of Estella Guerrero by Ruben Avelar. Topics discussed include growing up in EPA, attending Ravenswood High School during desegregation and its...
oral-history
Rufus Puckett, Jr. Interview
Interview of Rufus Puckett, Jr. by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration from San Francisco to Fordham Street in EPA in 1967; EPA in the 60s; RCSD schooling...
oral-history
Ella M. Wiggins Beecher Interview
Interview of Ella Wiggins Beecher by Sharifa Wilson in Las Vegas, Nevada, about Ravenswood High School. Topics include: moving from Merced to EPA in the...
newspaper
A Call to Action to Fight Gang Activity - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about parents, schools, and members of an inter-faith council meeting to discuss children in East Palo Alto schools being involved in gang...
oral-history
Luis Guzman Interview
Interview of Luis Guzman by Ruben Avelar. Topics discussed include Guzman coming to EPA as a child but growing up with time split between EPA and Zacatecas,...
oral-history
Jennifer Jackson Interview
Interview of Jennifer Jackson by Meda Okelo. Topics discussed include crime in EPA, anti-drug activism and United Mothers Against Drugs (UMAD), Nairobi...
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