Chula Vista History

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The library offers digital archives of newspapers based in the South Bay area of San Diego County. Users in the library can access Otay Press, The Chula Vista Star, and The Chula Vista Star-News archives through Newspapers.com. Free access to this resource is limited to users in the library.

The library also has physical copies of The Star News from 1931 to 2008, and again from 2011 to today. For access to the physical collection collection please print and fill out this Local History Request Form and email it to localhistory@chulavistaca.gov.

*Please note that our Historical Images database is currently offline. We are working to restore it as soon as possible. We apologize for this inconvenience.*

Historical Images

Chula Vista History in Pictures is the library's digitized collection of engaging images depicting our local history. Please print and fill out this Photo Use Agreement and then email to localhistory@chulavistaca.gov.

South Bay Historical Society Bulletin

Bulletin No. 1	Bulletin No. 2	Bulletin No. 3	Bulletin No. 4	Bulletin No. 5	Bulletin No. 6
Bulletin No. 7	Bulletin No. 8	Bulletin No. 9	Bulletin No. 10	Bulletin No. 11	Bulletin No. 12
Bulletin No. 13	Bulletin No. 14	Bulletin No. 15	Bulletin No. 16	Bulletin No. 17

South Bay Historical Society Online Exhibits

"They Made Chula Vista History" Booklets

Chula Vista Area High School Yearbooks

Click Here for a list of high school yearbooks in our collection.

City of Chula Vista History Page

Along with the local history collection at the library, the City provides a detailed Timeline of Chula Vista History and celebrates some of her Historic Homes . Click here for an extensive, historical timeline of the South Bay. For access to this collection please print and fill out this Local History Request Form and then email it to localhistory@chulavistaca.gov.

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