Books at Mission Elementary Library

Discovering Mission San Gabriel Arcangel

Summary: Learn about the history of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, including how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Call Number: 979.4 Ste

Citation: Stevens, Madeline. Discovering Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. Cavendish Square, 2015.

Missions of the Los Angeles Area

Summary: Charts the histories of the missions of San Gabriel Archángel, San Buenaventura, and San Fernando Rey de España, and briefly describes life among the Tongva (Gabrielino) andChumash Indians before the arrival of the Spaniards.

Call Number: 979.4 Mac

Citation: MacMillan, Dianne. Missions of the Los Angeles Area. Lerner Publications, 1996.

Articles

"San Gabriel Arcángel" in Encyclopedia Britannica

Reading Level: 1 or 2

Read Aloud: Yes

Citation: "San Gabriel Arcángel." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2018. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/San-Gabriel-Arc%C3%A1ngel/630974.

Videos

Pictures

Early Pictures of Mission San Gabriel de Arcángel in the California Digital Library

Citation: [Picture Title]. Calisphere University of California, California Digital Library, 2009. calisphere.org/exhibitions/7/california-missions/

Pictures of Mission Mission San Gabriel in the Library of Congress

Citation: "Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, 428 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, CA" Historic American Buildings Survey, United States Library of Congress, n.d. loc.gov/pictures/item/ca0291/