The Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection documents the history of Beverly Hills from the 1840s to present through photographs, documents, and artifacts. The collection includes materials related to prominent families, businesses, landmarks, and schools in Beverly Hills. It is open to the public by appointment and aims to preserve and provide access to the history of the city.

1. Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection

4. Photographs, correspondence, newspapers, telephone directories, biographies, maps, posters, government and political documents, architectural plans, data on public works, texts and ephemera.

5. Open to the public by appointment

6. Reproductive service available

8. Greystone (Doheny Mansion)

9. Will Rogers

10. Beverly Hills City Directories (1926-present)

11. Wright MacMahon Secretarial School

12. Cartography: Maps & Plans

13. Surveyor Field Books (1920s-1960s)

14. Beverly Hills High School yearbooks, newspapers and other city materials

15. The Historical Collection: uncover the fascinating early history of Beverly Hills... Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas, The first property in Beverly Hills, Photographs coutesy of the Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection Bean fields on Hammel and Denker Ranch, 1880s ,

16. Photgraphs courtesy of the Beverly Hills Historical Collection

17. The History of the Beverly Hills Public Library in the Historical Collection: Bessie Yancey, the first librarian of Beverly Hills Photographs courtesy of the Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection Coldwater Canyon School, site of the first library

18. Courtesy of the Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection

19. Courtesy of the Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection

20. Coutesy of the Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection c. 1963

21. Then... Now... Library building, opened 1965

22. FBI Exhibit “ Dining out in Beverly Hills” exhibit Photographs Courtesy of the Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection Recent Exhibits

24. Courtesy of the Beverly Hills Public Library Historical Collection

25. There are over 167 works of art around the library...

26. Fine Arts Collection

29. Art Bibliographies Modern

32. Enchanted Woods children's collection

33. of rare books created by

34. Friend of the Library Rita Lipkis

35. Enchanted Woods Collection

36. Enchanted Woods Collection