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WELCOME TO THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION OF THE
BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY
 

 

Our mission is to identify, collect, preserve, exhibit and make available to the public information that  documents the history of the City of Beverly Hills.  Included in our collection are photographs, correspondence, newspapers, telephone directories, biographies, maps, posters, government and political documents, architectural plans, data on public works and ephemera.  We continue to add to our collection and encourage the public to donate memorabilia that relates to the City of Beverly Hills.  

Contact 310.288.2285 

Key Collections:

ºPierce-Edson Benedict
ºPhotographs (1885- present)
ºSurveyor Field Books (1920s- 1960s)
ºGreystone (Doheney Mansion)
ºWright MacMahon Secretarial School
ºCartography: Maps & Plans
ºNewspapers (1923- present)

     
More on the History of Beverly HillsFind out about our *new* local history exhibit...