Sunnyvale Collection

The Sunnyvale Collection is located within the Sunnyvale Public Library, adjacent to the Information/Reference Center.  The collection is accessible during all regular open hours.  Focusing on Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco, a few of the highlights from the collection are described below:

Books by Subject

Agriculture || Architecture || Bibliography || City Government || Diversity || Environment || History || NASA Ames/Moffett Field || Silicon Valley Social Issues || Silicon Valley Technology/Industry

Government Resources

City of Sunnyvale || Other Local Government || U.S. Government

Additional Resources

Business Resources || Directories || Historical Societies || Maps || Newspapers || Videos || Yearbooks

Agriculture

Passing Farms, Enduring Values: California’s Santa Clara Valley
By Yvonne Jacobson
Describes Santa Clara Valley development, population growth, the canneries and the families of the area.

Voices from the Orchards
By Carolyn Marie Downey
Captures the memories of former Santa Clara Valley farm workers. Organized according to the agricultural year. Includes profiles of the contributors. Illustrated with photographs and drawings.

Architecture

Eichler Homes: Design for Living
By Jerry Ditto and Lanning Stern
Describes the work of Joseph Eichler, who designed homes that made modern architecture available to middle class families. Includes mention of Eichler’s early projects in Sunnyvale, where 1100 Eichler Homes were built. Illustrated throughout with color photographs.

Eichler, Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream
By Paul Adamson
Describes the philosophy and work of architect Joseph Eichler. Includes influences, Eichler’s life, use of modern technology, marketing of Eichler Homes, and issues of community in post-war suburban America. Richly illustrated with photographs and architectural drawings. Includes references to Eichler subdivisions in Sunnyvale.

Images: Sunnyvale’s Heritage Resources
By Kent L. Seavey
Inventory of historic architecture and designated landmarks in Sunnyvale. Includes a brief history of Sunnyvale. Traces the development of neighborhoods to 1940, and includes historic trees and lost landmarks such as the Murphy House. There is a "Nostalgia" section, with recollections of early residents. Also has sections on the process of preservation, and how to research and restore "your older Sunnyvale house." Glossary of architectural terms; bibliography; photographs of most structures mentioned.

Valley of Santa Clara: A Guide to the Heart of Silicon Valley
By Phyllis Filiberti Butler
A tour of the historic homes and other historic buildings of Santa Clara County. Includes an entry on Sunnyvale's Collins-Scott Winery as well as brief references to other Sunnyvale buildings.

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Bibliography

Selected Bibliography on Sunnyvale’s History
By Mary Jo Ignoffo
An extensive bibliography of books, theses, articles, and other items about Sunnyvale’s history. By the author of Sunnyvale: From the City of Destiny to the Heart of Silicon Valley.

City Government

American Agenda, City of Sunnyvale Performance Budget [videorecording]
Ken Kashiwahara reports on the successful management of Sunnyvale’s City government, focusing on budgeting, goal-setting, long-range planning, and resident satisfaction. Proceeded by a related story from KTVN, San Jose. Aired December 29, 1992. 6:42 minutes.

Reinventing Government: How the Entrepreneurial Spirit is Transforming the Public Sector
By David Osborne and Ted Gaebler
Reflects the movement toward more efficient government. Topics include government as catalyst, community empowerment, competition, anticipatory government, and market-oriented government. Includes multiple references to the City of Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale, California: Government That Works [videorecording]
Summarizes the business-like philosophy behind the City of Sunnyvale’s successful management. The three cornerstones explained are long range planning, performance budgeting, and performance auditing. Features comments by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. 12:28 minutes.

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Diversity

Chinatown, San Jose, USA
By Connie Young Yu
Traces the history of Chinese-Americans in San Jose including early settlement, the discrimination of the 19^th century, and the lives of 20^th century members of the community. Focuses on Heinlenville, the Chinese-American neighborhood that developed after San Jose’s earlier Chinatown was destroyed by fire in 1887.

Japanese Legacy, Farming and Community Life in California’s Santa Clara Valley
By Timothy J. Lukes and Gary Y. Okihiro
History of Japanese-American communities in Santa Clara County from the 19^th century through the 1940s. Also includes treatment of other Asian-American immigrant groups.

Knowledge of Immigrant Nationalities in Santa Clara County
Analysis of sixteen immigrant communities in Santa Clara County. Profiles for each community include home country, historic, political, and economic background; local immigrant demographics; social customs including clothing, religion, and food; local challenges including discrimination and barriers to education and employment; employment situation in Santa Clara County; education and language; citizenship; and outreach and communication. Includes bibliography. Includes immigrant groups from Bosnia, Cambodia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, China, the Philippines, Russia, Somalia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

Profiles in Excellence, Peninsula Chinese Americans
By Connie Young Yu
Brief biographical sketches of prominent contemporary Chinese-American civic leaders, educators, artists, writers, business leaders and professionals of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

Environment

Great Trees of Sunnyvale [videorecording]
Discussion of twenty species of trees to be found in Sunnyvale, including trees which have been designated as Heritage Trees. Gives advice for growing the trees in your own yard. "Provided courtesy of Wesley Foster, Master Arborist, Sunnyvale, CA." 17:39 minutes.

San Francisco Bay Shoreline Guide
Guide to the ecology, history and parks of the San Francisco Bay. South Bay section includes Sunnyvale Baylands Park.

Water in the Santa Clara Valley: A History
Chronicle of events that led to the present-day water system in Santa Clara County, telling how water development came to be of great consequence. Sunnyvale’s role is mentioned briefly.

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History

Campbell, the Orchard City
By Jeanette Watson
History of Campbell. Includes the Campbell family, major historical events including floods and the 1906 earthquake, agriculture, education and other civic services, and growth "from town to city." Illustrated with historical photographs.

A Century of Sports in Santa Clara County, 1900-1999
By John E. Spalding
Records the history of sports in Santa Clara County. Superstars like Olympic figure skater and Sunnyvale native Brian Boitano appear, but this book is dominated by the "local heroes" of sports clubs, high schools, colleges and minor league teams. Arranged by decades, and illustrated with photographs of teams and athletes.

County Leadership: Santa Clara County Government History
By Glory Anne Laffey and Robert G. Detlefs
Historical survey of Santa Clara county government. Topics include early foundations of the county government, administration, government buildings, transportation projects, criminal justice, education, health care, and community development. Also includes brief biographical sketches of county supervisors from the 1850s to the 1990s.

Historical Footnotes of Santa Clara Valley
By Jack Douglas
Short articles on a range of topics, chiefly late 19^th and early 20^th century San Jose. Topics include community members, early movie theaters, architectural trends, important buildings, arts and leisure, and major historic events. Illustrated with historical photographs.

History of Palo Alto: The Early Years
By Pamela Gullard and Nancy Lund
A history of Palo Alto to the early 20^th century. Includes Ohlone, missionary and pioneer origins, prominent 19^th century families including the Stanfords, anti-Chinese prejudice, and the growth of Palo Alto in the early 20t^h century. Includes photographs and timelines.

The History of Washington Township
By John S. Sandoval
History of the communities of Washington Township, Alameda County, which became Fremont, Union City and Newark.

The Iron Men of Hendy
By George F. Gayer
Written by a long-time worker at the Joshua Hendy Iron Works. Tells the history of the Hendy firm including its creation, its move to Sunnyvale after the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the World War Two production of engines for liberty ships, and postwar production including launchers for the U.S. Navy’s Polaris missiles. Also describes the financial difficulties that led to the plant’s sale to Westinghouse in 1947.

The Martin Murphy Family Saga
By Marjorie Pierce
Recounts the lives of Sunnyvale pioneers Martin and Mary Murphy and their descendants. The settlement at the Murphy ranch evolved into the community of Sunnyvale. Includes the Martin family’s journey to California by wagon train, their lives at Bay View ranch, and their famous 50^th wedding anniversary. Murphy family descendants profiled include Bernard "Barney" Murphy who served four terms as mayor of San Jose.

Milestones, A History of Mountain View
By Mary Jo Ignoffo
A history of the city of Mountain View, from the establishment of Rancho Pastoria de las Borregas by the Castro family through its role in the Silicon Valley. Uses the theme of transportation to reflect changes in the community, from stage coaches (Mountain View was a stage stop on the Camino Real), to dirigibles (Moffett Field straddled the Mountain View/Sunnyvale border), to light rail (the county light rail system connects Mountain View with Silicon Valley employers farther south). Illustrated with historic photographs.

The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco – Monterey Bay Area
By Malcolm Margolin
An account of the Ohlone Indians of the Bay Area, focusing on their lives prior to European contact. Topics include their relationship to the land, hunting and gathering, childhood, marriage, warfare, and religion. Concludes with a look at Ohlone life since European contact. Illustrated with drawings.

A Place Called Cupertino [videorecording]
Documentary using oral histories and historic photographs to chronicle the early days of Cupertino.

A Place of Promise: The City of Santa Clara, 1852-2002
By Lorie Garcia, George Giacomini, and Geoffrey Goodfellow
Extensively illustrated history of the City of Santa Clara, site of Mission Santa Clara and Santa Clara University, the oldest university in California. Traces the community from its Ohlone and mission roots, through development as an agricultural center, to its industrial development culminating in its position in the Silicon Valley. Focuses on the people, of diverse backgrounds, who have contributed to Santa Clara’s history.

Prune Pits: The Collective Stories of Early Sunnyvale-Cupertino Residents
Student interviews with early residents of Sunnyvale and Cupertino. Personal insights into the changes in the Santa Clara Valley and Sunnyvale area in the twentieth century.

Santa Clara County: Harvest of Change
By Stephen M. Payne
Traces the history of Santa Clara County, including early Spanish and American settlers, growth of agriculture, beginnings of industry, and the development of the Silicon Valley. Also includes a history of Santa Clara county government, and profiles of the book’s corporate sponsors. Well illustrated with historical photographs.

Santa Clara Sagas
By Austen D. Warburton
Recounts the history of the city of Santa Clara, focusing on the lives of early 20^th century members of the community. Arranged into themes including religion, commerce, politics, law, immigration, and culture. Illustrated with historic photographs.

Saratoga Stereopticon: A Magic Lantern of Memory
By Willys I. Peck
A collection of articles originally appearing in the Saratoga News about Saratoga people, history and historic preservation.

Signposts
By Patricia Loomis
Gives the origins of numerous Santa Clara County street names.

Signposts II
By Patricia Loomis
Gives the origins of numerous Sunnyvale street names, as well as those of other Santa Clara County communities.

Sunnyvale Voices: From Settlers to Silicon [videorecording]
Oral histories of long-time Sunnyvale residents capture varied experiences and recollections of Sunnyvale’s history. Topics include agriculture and farm life, the Hendy family and the Joshua Hendy Iron Works, immigration and the Chinese Exclusion Act, early and mid 20^th century small town life, and Eichler homes. Also includes "The Road from Settlers to Silicon: Sunnyvale’s Historical Eras" by historian Mary Jo Ignoffo.

Sunnyvale: From the City of Destiny to the Heart of Silicon Valley
By Mary Jo Ignoffo
This history of Sunnyvale focuses on the radical changes the community has faced as it has continuously redefined itself – successful immigrant rancher’s estate, quiet community of orchards and canneries, planned community of visionary developers, center of defense industry, and heart of Silicon Valley. Extensively illustrated.

Tracks, Tires, and Wires: Public Transportation in California’s Santa Clara Valley
By Charles McCaleb
History of transportation in the Santa Clara Valley. Includes the early bus system in Sunnyvale and Sunnyvale’s inclusion into the County Transit system.

Who Were the Murphys: California’s Irish First Family
By Earl F. Schmidt
Good coverage of the Murphy family and their role in the settlement of California. One chapter is on Martin Murphy, Jr., whose ranch would eventually evolve into the community of Sunnyvale.

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NASA Ames & Moffett Field

Atmosphere of Freedom: Sixty Years at the NASA Ames Research Center
By Glenn E. Bugos
Traces the evolution of research at Ames Research Center. Includes beginnings as the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory in the 1940s, central role in the space program in the 1960s, focus on advanced aircraft in the 1970s and 1980s, and involvement in the development of the International Space Station in the 1990s. Extensively illustrated.

The Airships Akron & Macon: Flying Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy
By Richard K. Smith
The story of the Navy dirigible Macon, for which Moffett Field was built. Includes its development, transfer to Sunnyvale, maneuvers along the California coast, and loss near Monterey in 1935. Also includes the Akron, which crashed off the coast of New Jersey in 1933. Among those lost on the Akron was Rear Admiral William Moffett, for whom Moffett Field is named.

Flight Research at Ames: Fifty-Seven Years of Development and Validation of Aeronautical Technology
By Paul Borchers, James Franklin, and Jay Fletcher
Describes the advancements in aeronautics made at the Ames Research Center since the 1940s. Technical themes include variable stability aircraft, gunsight tracking, in-flight thrust reversing, boundary layer control, and rotorcraft research. Illustrated with photographs, including photographs of aircraft.

Home Port for Sky Cruisers, 1931-1935
By Paul Gullixson
A brief, well illustrated account of Moffett Field and the Navy dirigible Macon based there.

Silicon Valley – Social Issues

Artifacts: An Archaeologist’s Year in Silicon Valley
By Christine A. Finn
An anthropologist looks at Silicon Valley. This is a well written look at many aspects of life in the Silicon Valley: the decline of agriculture, cultural diversity, the Silicon Valley lifestyle, economic inequality in the new economy, Silicon Valley as a tourist attraction, the early days of the computer revolution, the dot com bust, and the search for "the newest new thing." Sunnyvale is especially well represented in the chapter "I Remember the Orchards."

Down and Out in Silicon Valley: The High Cost of the High-Tech Dream
By Mel Krantzler and Patricia Biondi Krantzler
A critical look at the psychological effects of the "Silicon Valley lifestyle." The authors, who are counselors, focus on the alienation and stress of the latest California dream, and the disappointment of the economic downturn. Chapters include "The Media Hype That Hides the Cold Reality of Silicon Valley," "The Myth of Gender Equality in Silicon Valley," and "The Quality of Personal Life in Silicon Valley."

Sunnyvale: The Rise and Fall of a Silicon Valley Family
By Jeff Goodell
A personal account of one Sunnyvale native viewing the radical changes in his hometown in the 1980s and 90s and the parallel upheavals within his own family.

Silicon Valley – Technology and Industry

The Big Score: The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley
By Michael Malone
Lifestyles and electronic industry companies in Silicon Valley along with a description of Sunnyvale in 1985. Some coverage of the Sunnyvale Historical Society.

The Making of Silicon Valley: A One Hundred Year Renaissance
Extensive and well illustrated history of Silicon Valley. Includes early development, the importance of defense contractors in the 1930s-1950s, the contributions of the "Traitorous Eight," the rise of the personal computer, and the growth fueled by the internet and personal electronics. Profiles of important technology leaders include a number of Sunnyvale firms, including Lockheed Missiles and Space (creator of the Polaris missile), Signetics (an early semiconductor manufacturer), and Advanced Micro Devices (manufacturer of integrated circuits).

San Jose Silicon Valley: Innovative Vision, Entrepreneurial Spirit
Overview of the communities and companies of the Silicon Valley. Topics include diversity, arts, recreation, business economy, medicine, education, and growth management. Concludes with profiles of Silicon Valley technology companies. Extensively illustrated.

Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance [videorecording]
Narrated by Walter Cronkite, this is the companion video to the book The Making of Silicon Valley. It traces the history of high-tech development in Silicon Valley from its beginnings associated with Stanford University to the entrepreneurial spirit of the 1990s. Includes interviews with the founders of Intel, Netscape, Atari, Hewlett-Packard, Intuit, Apple, Sun and others.

The Valley of Heart's Delight: A Silicon Valley Notebook, 1963-2001
By Michael S. Malone
A history of the growth of high-tech industry in the Silicon Valley, and its effects on the people and communities of the area. Based on articles written by Malone as technology writer for The San Jose Mercury News, The New York Times, and other newspapers.

ZAP: the Rise and Fall of Atari
By Scott Cohen
Video games trace their roots to the 1950s, but the phenomenon took off after the first Pong game appeared in a bar on El Camino Real in Sunnyvale in 1972. This book retells that story, and others with strong Sunnyvale connections, in a casual, readable style.

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Government Resources

City of Sunnyvale

Adopted Budget and Resource Allocation Plan
Complete budget of the City of Sunnyvale from 1950 to the present. Includes overview of City organization and budget process. Currently, divided into three volumes: Volume 1, Budget Overview & Operating Budget; Volume 2, Operating Budget (continued); and Volume 3, Projects Budget. Current and recent budgets are shelved in the Sunnyvale Collection. Older budgets are in archival storage; see a staff member for assistance with older budgets.

City Council Meetings [videorecordings]
Video recordings of Sunnyvale City Council meetings. Retained for six months.

City Council Minutes and Agendas
Current minutes and agendas are located in the City Council pamphlet box. Older minutes and agendas are retained for two years in binders. Also available online.

City Ordinances
Current city ordinances, Sunnyvale Municipal Code, zoning ordinances and other materials relating to ordinances and the municipal code of the City of Sunnyvale.

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Annual financial reports of the City of Sunnyvale from 1978 to the present. Includes introduction; independent auditors’ report; financial statement; supplementary information; schedules of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances; and a statistical section. Most recent year is shelved in the Sunnyvale Collection. Older annual financial reports are in archival storage; see a staff member for assistance with archived materials.

Development
Reports, plans and other City of Sunnyvale materials relating to development, including the downtown and Moffett Park areas.

Emergency Preparedness
Reports and other City of Sunnyvale materials relating to emergency preparedness.

Heritage Preservation
Heritage Preservation Sub-element, landmark designation applications and other materials relating to cultural resources and preservation in Sunnyvale.

Library
Libraries Sub-element, reports and other materials relating to library services of the City of Sunnyvale.

Open Space
Open Space Sub-element and other materials relating to Baylands Park and other open spaces in the City of Sunnyvale.

Planning Commission Meetings [videorecordings]
Video recordings of Sunnyvale Planning Commission meetings. Retained for six months.

Planning Commission Minutes and Agendas
Current minutes and agendas are located in the Planning Commission pamphlet box. Older minutes and agendas are retained for two years in binders. Also available online.

Public Safety
Law Enforcement Sub-element and other materials relating to law enforcement and public safety in the City of Sunnyvale.

Public Safety Study Kits
Public safety study kit pamphlet boxes
Materials to prepare for testing for Sunnyvale Public Safety Officer I, II, III, and IV.

Transportation
Transportation Sub-element, reports and other City of Sunnyvale materials relating to transportation.

Other Local Government

Building Community: Social Connections and Civic Involvement in Silicon Valley
By James L. Koch, et al.
Addresses the challenges and strengths presented by Silicon Valley life for the development of social connections and civic involvement. Reports on a study showing that Silicon Valley residents are less likely to socialize with co-workers, to be involved in civic organizations, or to give to charities than their peers in similar communities. However, Silicon Valley residents are more likely to trust their neighbors and to know people of other ethnic backgrounds. The study draws conclusions about how to improve civic involvement in the area.

Census
1990 and 2000 census data as well as reports based on census information for Sunnyvale and Santa Clara County.

Census 2000 Data Reports
Presents information from the 2000 census related to Santa Clara County communities. Reports include: Population and Ethnicity, Demographic Data for County Supervisorial Districts, Income and Poverty, and Housing Characteristics.

Making Sense of the Census: A Look at the Demographic, Social and Economic Characteristics of Northern Silicon Valley
Analysis of a broad range of data on the communities of northern Santa Clara County, taken from the 2000 census. Topics include age, ethnicity, language, education, labor force, occupation, income, poverty, housing and commuting. Extensive graphs.

School Districts
Agendas and other materials from the Sunnyvale School District, Santa Clara Unified School District, Fremont Union High School District and Cupertino Union High School District. Retained in school district pamphlet boxes for one year.

Transportation
Reports, plans, and other materials relating to transportation in Santa Clara County and adjoining areas, including highways, rail, traffic control, and air quality. From county and regional transportation agencies.

Water
Reports, plans, and other materials relating to water quality and flood control in Santa Clara County. Sources include the Santa Clara Valley Water District and the California Regional Water Quality Control Board – San Francisco Bay Region.

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U.S. Government

NASA Ames/Moffett Field
Reports and other material relating to NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, and other area federal facilities. Chiefly relate to development and environmental impact.

Notification of Environmental Documentation File [NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field and related federal facilities]
Environmental documents relating to area federal facilities, chiefly NASA Ames Research Center and Moffett Field. Topics addressed include wildlife, water quality, and environmental impact of development projects. Includes numerical (roughly chronological) index.

Additional Resources

Business Resources

Business Clippings
Chiefly 1980+, some earlier material. Newspaper clippings and other materials relating to businesses in Sunnyvale.

Corporate Annual Reports
Chiefly 2000+, annual reports of Sunnyvale businesses and select major Silicon Valley businesses.

Directories

Haines Criss Cross Directory
Haines Directories list residents and businesses, organized by street address and by phone number. Available for San Jose (1972, 1977, 1980+), West Santa Clara including Sunnyvale (1998+), and San Mateo County (2003+). Additional years are added as they become available. Current directories are kept at the Information/Reference Desk. Older directories are in archival storage; see a staff member for assistance with archived materials.

Polk Directory
Information on residents and businesses in Sunnyvale. Includes alphabetical listing of residents and businesses, listing of residents and businesses by street address, listing of residents and businesses by telephone number, and classified business directory. Available for Sunnyvale for 1964, 1966 and 1968. Available for San Jose for 1920 and 1930; include Sunnyvale information. Additional years are added as they become available.

Telephone Directories
Local telephone directories for San Jose-Santa Clara (1960+) and Los Altos, Mountain View and Sunnyvale (1975+). Current telephone directories are kept at the information desk. Older directories are in archival storage; see a staff member for assistance with archived materials.

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Historical Societies

Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society Newsletter
County-wide historical and genealogical society newsletter from 1996 to the present. Newsletters from current and previous year kept in "Recent Local Historical Society Newsletters" pamphlet bin. Older newsletters kept in binder.

Sunnyvale Historical Society and Museum Association Newsletter
Local historical society newsletter from 1997 to the present. Newsletters from current and previous year kept in "Recent Sunnyvale Historical Society Newsletters" pamphlet bin. Older newsletters kept in binder.

Cupertino Historical Society Members Newsletter, The Cornerstone
Menlo Park Historical Association Newsletter, The Gate Post
Area historical society newsletters. Newsletters are retained for two years, in "Recent Local Historical Society Newsletters" pamphlet box.

Maps

Maps of communities in the Bay Area, and throughout California. Located in the "California City Maps" and "California County Maps" drawers in the Pamphlets filing cabinets near the Magazine Collection.

Newspapers

Sunnyvale Sun
From 1993 to the present. Recent issues are stored in magazine area; see magazine staff for assistance with recent issues. 1993-1994 issues are kept in archival storage; see a staff member for assistance with archived materials. Issues from 1995 to the present are available online.

Sunnyvale Standard (includes Standard, Daily Standard and Daily Register)
1908 - 1909
1913 - 1924
December 27, 1929 - June 26, 1931
1935 - August 1966
November 1966 - August 1967
November 1967 - September 1970

Sunnyvale West Valley Times
1963 - 1965

Sunnyvale Valley Standard
1964 - 1965

Sunnyvale Scribe
October 1972 - August 1976

Valley Journal
October 1970 - April 1981
May 1990+

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Videos

American Agenda: City of Sunnyvale Performance Budget [videorecording]
Ken Kashiwahara reports on the successful management of Sunnyvale’s city government, focusing on budgeting, goal-setting, long-range planning, and resident satisfaction. Proceeded by a related story from KTVN, San Jose. Aired December 29, 1992. 6:42 minutes.

Great Trees of Sunnyvale [videorecording]
Discussion of twenty species of trees to be found in Sunnyvale, including trees which have been designated as Heritage Trees. Gives advice for growing the trees in your own yard. "Provided courtesy of Wesley Foster, Master Arborist, Sunnyvale, CA." 17:39 minutes.

A Place Called Cupertino [videorecording]
Documentary using oral histories and historic photographs to chronicle the early days of Cupertino.

Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance [videorecording]
Narrated by Walter Cronkite, this is the companion video to the book The Making of Silicon Valley. It traces the history of high-tech development in Silicon Valley from its beginnings associated with Stanford University to the entrepreneurial spirit of the 1990s. Includes interviews with the founders of Intel, Netscape, Atari, Hewlett-Packard, Intuit, Apple, Sun and others.

Sunnyvale Voices: From Settlers to Silicon [videorecording]
Oral histories of long-time Sunnyvale residents, illustrated with historic photographs. Topics include agriculture and farm life, the Hendy family and the Joshua Hendy Iron Works, immigration and the Chinese Exclusion Act, early 20^th century town life, and Eichler homes. Also includes "The Road from Settlers to Silicon: Sunnyvale’s Historical Eras" by historian Mary Jo Ignoffo.

Sunnyvale, California: Government That Works [videorecording]
Summarizes the business-like philosophy behind the City of Sunnyvale’s successful management. The three cornerstones explained are long range planning, performance budgeting, and performance auditing. Features comments by President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. 12:28 minutes.

Sunnyvale City Council Meetings [videorecordings]
Video recordings of Sunnyvale City Council meetings. Retained for six months. Can be checked out for three days.

Sunnyvale Planning Commission Meetings [videorecordings]
Video recordings of Sunnyvale Planning Commission meetings. Retained for six months. Can be checked out for three days.

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