The San Jose State University Special Collections collection includes photographs, manuscripts, and ephemera documenting the history of Santa Clara County, San Jose, California, and San Jose State University. The majority of images chosen for Silicon Valley History Online are photographs of individuals, businesses, San Jose street scenes and unusual events photographed by John Gordon.

The civil rights materials in the collection include a photograph of a civil rights demonstration on the campus of San Jose State University.

The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata.

Spartan Daily Negatives Collection

San Jose State University Special Collections can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder. Permission to copy or publish any portion of San Jose State University Special Collections collection must be given by San Jose State University Special Collections.