Schools & Churches

Special Collections

Berkeley's public schools were among the first in the nation to voluntarily desegregate.  View some local desegregation stories here.

The Berkeley History Room has the Berkeley…

School Yearbooks Available in the Berkeley History Room

The Berkeley History Room contains many of Berkeley's yearbooks from the 1880s to the present, inluding many from elementary, junior high, and senior high schools as well as the…

Books About Berkeley Schools

Books about schools in Berkeley are generally in the call number range 370-379 in the Berkeley History Room.  We have many yearbooks, directories, and sources about things like…

Berkeley Churches

Books about churches and religion in general can be found in the Berkeley History Room in the call number range 200-299.

The Covenant of Peace, a Liberation Prayer Book by the Free…

Local School Associations

The Berkeley Alumni Association (for public schools in Berkeley, NOT U.C. Berkeley) allows you to connect with old school chums, find reunions, and so forth.

Berkeley Alumni…