We have a number of newspaper resources on San José, Santa Clara County, and San Francisco Bay Area history.
San José Mercury News
Newspaper Clippings in Print
- Clippings from the San José Mercury News for the past 30-40 years covering notable people, places, and events in San José and Santa Clara County
- Find the right article in these clippings by searching the California Room Index.
San José Mercury News Clippings File Index, 1920-1979
- Thousands of articles from the San José Mercury News on microfiche in the California Room
- Find the right article in these clippings by searching the Clipping Files Index.
Note: Old issues of the San José Mercury News on microfilm are in the Periodicals Department in the King Library's Lower Level and may be accessed whenever the King Library is open.
San Francisco Newspapers
The California Room has 2 indexes to San Francisco newspaper articles:
Note: Old issues of the San Francisco Chronicle (1865- ) and other San Francisco newspapers on microfilm are in the Periodicals Department in the King Library's Lower Level and may be accessed whenever the King Library is open.




