Libraries in Los Angeles do not have what you are looking for? These are just a few libraries and archives that are useful for images, collections relating to California history, etc. Not finding the one you are looking for? Try the OAC, or the CRIS Archives & Manuscripts page, or their Digital Text & Image Collections page.

California State Archives
"Collections document the broad scope of California government and its impact on the people of the state. Over 85,000 cubic feet of records of all types are represented including millions of documents and bound volumes, 20,000 maps and architectural drawings, 250,000 photographs, 7,500 video and audio tapes, as well as hundreds of artifacts."

The National Archives (NARA) - Pacific Region
"Preserves and makes available the documents created by Federal agencies in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, the Pacific Trust Territory, and American Samoa." Links to guides, reference information papers, lists, and other finding aids for their collections.

• NARA's San Francisco Finding Aids
• NARA's Laguna Niguel Finding Aids
• NARA's Riverside Finding Aids

San Diego Historical Society
Links to Photograph Collections, Curatorial Collections, and Research Library.

Stanford University Special Collections and University Archives
Links to Finding Aids, Collections, and Exhibits.

UC Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections
Alphabetical and Subject Lists for their collections; Oral History collection.

• California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA)
  California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives with varied collections documenting the lives and activities of African Americans, Asian/Pacific Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, and Native Americans in California.

UC Santa Cruz Special Collections and Archives
Holdings range from manuscripts and rare books to local ephemera, works of art and audio and visual material. The collections afford opportunities for interdisciplinary research, particularly in fields such as the history of printing and book arts; modernism in art, literature, and photography; women’s and community studies; and local history.