Historical Resources

Yosemite National Park Resources

• Yosemite Research Library
• Yosemite Archives and Museum Collections
• History and Culture Online Articles
• Historical Yosemite Photos

National Park Service (NPS) Service-wide Resources

• NPS Historic Photos Collection
• NPS Digital Image Archive
• NPS History Subject Site
• History of the NPS

Other

• National Archives
• Online Archive of California
• Mariposa County Library Photo Heritage Collection

 

Research and preserving history has been a part of Yosemite National Park from the beginning. Early park managers felt it was important to have a museum and a library where the history (both natural and cultural) could be studied.

NPS Photo.