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 can explore a selection of postcards, photographs, and objects from our archive through the ONLINE COLLECTION link below.

You can also view lists of LJHS’s holdings through the Online Archive of California, which includes detailed records of our collection. Check back soon for more exciting digital research opportunities through the LJHS Collection!

Research appointment request


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.