Milpitas Community History

Website Links:

• City of Milpitas
• City of Milpitas History
• The Milpitas History Homepage
• The Milpitas Historical Society

Places to Visit:

• Jose Higuera Adobe Building and Park
  457 East Calaveras Boulevard
  Milpitas, CA 95025
  408.586.3210

Print Sources:

• The Art of Cooking in Milpitas.  Fresno, CA: Cookbook Originals, 2008.
• Burrill, Robert.  Milpitas. Arcadia, 2004. 
• Craig, Madge Alberta.  History of Milpitas: Sketch by Beverly Craig. Milpitas Unified School District, 1975.
• Devincenzi, Robert J.  Milpitas: Five Dynamic Decades.  City of Milpitas, 2004.
• Flood Insurance Study: City of Milpitas, California, Santa Clara County. United States Federal Emergency Agency, Federal Insurance Administration, 1988.
• Loomis, Patricia.  Milpitas: The Century of “Little Cornfields,” 1852-1952.  California History Center, 1986.
• Marvin-Cunningham, Judith.  Historic Sites Inventory, Milpitas, California 1990. Foothill Resource Associates, 1990. 
• Milpitas Blacksmith Shop, Milpitas, California.  Carey & Co., Inc., 2006.
• Park Victoria Baptist Church: Making All Things New: Celebrating the Acts of God Through His People for 50+ Years.  Milpitas, Calif.: The Church, 2006.
• Sanborn Map Company. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Milpitas. Reproductions of maps originally published by the Sanborn Map Co, Pelhan, NY in 1886, 1908, 1920 and 1930. EDR Sanborn. 19--?
• Santa Clara County (Calif.) Planning Dept.  Milpitas: An Arrested Community Meets the 20th Century.  San Jose, Calif., 1954.
• Sunnyhills United Methodist Church: A History.  Milpitas, Calif.: 1982?

City Government Documents:

• City of Milpitas Floodplain Management Plan. City of Milpitas, 1991. 
  
• City of Milpitas Final Budget. City of Milpitas, 198?-present.
• City of Milpitas Fire Code.  Milpitas (Calif.):  Fire Department, 1991.
  
• City of Milpitas General Plan. City of Milpitas, 2002. 
• Milpitas Midtown Specific Plan. City of Milpitas, 2002.
• Multi-Hazard Functional Plan. City of Milpitas. 1992-present. 
• Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. City of Milpitas, 1984-present.
  
• Five Year Capital Improvement Program. City of Milpitas, 1985-present.
• Preliminary Budget and Financial Plan. City of Milpitas, 1984-present.

Yearbooks:

• Milpitas High School Yearbook. Years Covered: 1970, 1973-1985, 1987, 1989-1998, 2000-2011.
• The Odyssey. Samuel Ayer High School. Years Covered: 1957-1965, 1969-1976, 1978-1980.
• Rancho Milpitas Middle School Yearbook. Years Covered: 1990-2011.
• Thomas Russell Middle School Yearbook. Years Covered: 1990-1998, 2000-2011.

Newspapers:

• Milpitas Post. Current Month + 5 months previous (in Print).
• Milpitas Post. 1955+ ( Microfilm).
• Tri-City Voice. January 6, 2004 - Current (on the Web)

Vertical Files*:

• Milpitas – History
  Contain articles relating to Milpitas history.
• Milpitas – Library
  Contains articles relating to the Milpitas Library and bond measure fact sheets.
• Milpitas – Maps, Guides, & Directories
• Milpitas – misc.
  Contains entertainment guides, City government publications, and other miscellaneous items.

*These files are located in the Adult Workroom and are for in-house use only.

Videorecordings:

• 50th Anniversary History Video. Milpitas, Calif.: The City Council, 2004. DVD.
• 50th Anniversary History Video. Milpitas, Calfif.: The City Council, 2004. VHS.
• The Milpitas Monster. Samuel Golden Ayer Productions, 1976. DVD.
• The Milpitas Monster. Samuel Golden Ayer Productions, 1976. VHS.