Collections & Research
Research Support Policy
Complimentary Research:
Each researcher is entitled to one hour of complimentary research, during which we will help identify relevant materials for your project.
Free Consultation
In addition to the research, we offer one hour of complimentary consultation to pull the appropriate records and facilitate your research.
Additional Research Fees
Any research support requested beyond the complimentary initial research and consultation can be arrange for a rate of $45 per hour.
Collections Use and Reproduction Fees
Please note all revenue goes to directly caring for our collection and expert staff support. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to supporting your research endeavors!
Explore the Archive
The LJHS Collections encompass over 80 years of actively collecting and preserving archival material, books, ephemera, and objects. Staff and interns are working on an archival cataloging project that will make the Collection more accessible to the public. Currently, you may access a preliminary list of LJHS's holdings at the Online Archive of California. Check back soon for exciting visual connections and digital research possibilities with La Jolla's impressive history through the LJHS Collection!
Staff and Intern Highlights
FROM THE COLLECTION
Theater Program
The play "Angel Street" was presented at the La Jolla Playhouse in 1947 by The Actors' Company, which was headed up by La Jolla native Gregory Peck.
Time Magazine
La Jolla’s historic philanthropist, Ellen Browning Scripps, on the cover, 1926.
Photograph
Harold Kramer’s Mobil gas station, c1960s.
Love Letter
Written by Max Heinrich to his wife, Anna Held of the Green Dragon Colony, 1904.
Architectural Sketch
Hand-drawn by William Templeton Johnson and Harold Abrams, the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, 1946.
Inspire! Grants for Small Museums
The cataloging of the Collection enabling accessibility to the public is made possible through the generous of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Two grants have enabled funding for five paid student interns hired from local university history departments since 2019.