The Local History Collection focuses on the history of Orange County California and the cities within Orange County, Southern California and to a lesser extent California as a whole. Years 1776-2012 (to date) are covered. The collection includes 3860 cataloged books and pamphlets, correspondence, ephemera, manuscripts, maps, memoribilia, papers, periodicals, posters and photographs.

Books, pamphlets, videos and periodicals belonging to a community member. The family donated the collection in its entirety upon the collector's death in full. Their only qualification was that their father's entire name was not attached to the collection, the repository opted to use only his last name. It was gifted without encumbrance or any restrictions.