Research Library The G. Horace Coshow museum library is non-circulating and is for research use only by appointment. The library contains books on local and western history, maps, bound newspaper volumes, family histories & genealogies, subject archives and more. A rare collection of more than 6,000 photographs chronicle the Valley’s settlers and development.  Another special collection of 246 tape-recorded oral history interviews with Valley “old‑timers” documents their lives and memories of life in Carpinteria. Both of these special collections are catalogued and cross-indexed, making them very “user-friendly.” Our resources are available for use by authors, newspaper and magazine journalists, artists and designers, students, genealogists, land-use planners, consultants, and others interested in our rich local heritage. Some research fees may apply.