The California Room at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library has many resources to help you discover the history of the Santa Clara County. Following are a list of other institutions that have a mission of preserving Santa Clara County history.

• Bench Bar Historical Society of Santa Clara County
• California History Center and Foundation at De Anza College
• Campbell Historical Museum
• Chinese Historical and Cultural Project
• Cupertino Historical Society
• Filipino American National Historical Society – Santa Clara Valley Chapter
• Gilroy Historical Society
• Gilroy Museum
• History San José
• Hooked on Los Gatos: Library and History Museum Project
• Japanese American Museum of San José
• Los Altos Hills Historical Society
• Los Altos History Museum
• NUMU - New Museum Los Gatos
• Market Street Chinatown Archaeological Project
• Milpitas Historical Society
• Moffet Field Historical Society
• Morgan Hill Historical Society
• Mountain View Historical Society
• New Almaden and the Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum
• Palo Alto Historical Society
• Portuguese Historical Museum
• Preservation Action Council of San José
• Santa Clara County Archives
• Santa Clara County Historical & Genealogical Society – SCCHGS
• Santa Clara County Pioneers
• Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society
• Santa Clara Valley Water District Library
• Saratoga Historical Foundation
• Silicon Valley Historical Association
• Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History
• Southbay Historical Railroad Society, Inc.
• Stanford Historical Society
• Sunnyvale Historical Society and Heritage Park Museum