The California Historian is the Conference of California Historical Societies (CCHS) premier publication, published continuously since 1959. First as a newsletter four times a year (starting in 1954), its first magazine editor was responsible for establishing the original style and format. Beautifully restyled, each issue includes a comprehensive variety of historical knowledge in easy-to-read articles, up-to-date historical news and events including workshops, film screenings, historical reviews covering a wide range of media—from books and television, to museum exhibitions and more. The California Historian include full color portraits that bring California artifacts and heirlooms to life. Publications are available to CCHS members or by subscription.
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| Year | Season | Volume | Issue |
| 1954 | Sept (Fall) | 1 | 1 |
| 1954 | Dec(Winter) | 1 | 2 |
| 1955 | Mar(Spring) | 1 | 3 |
| 1955 | June(Summer) | 1 | 4 |
| 1955 | Sept (Fall) | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | Dec(Winter) | 2 | 2 |
| 1956 | Mar(Spring) | 2 | 3 |
| 1956 | June(Summer) | 2 | 4 |
| 1956 | Sept (Fall) | 3 | 1 |
| 1956 | Dec(Winter) | 3 | 2 |
| 1957 | Mar(Spring) | 3 | 3 |
| 1957 | June(Summer) | 3 | 4 |
| 1957 | Sept (Fall) | 4 | 1 |
| 1957 | Dec(Winter) | 4 | 2 |
| 1958 | Mar(Spring) | 4 | 3 |
| 1958 | June(Summer) | 4 | 4 |
| 1958 | Sept (Fall) | 5 | 1 |
| 1958 | Dec(Winter) | 5 | 2 |
| 1959 | Mar(Spring) | 5 | 3 |
| 1959 | June(Summer) | 5 | 4 |
| 1959 | Sept (Fall) | 6 | 1 |
| 1959 | Dec(Winter) | 6 | 2 |
| 1960 | Mar(Spring) | 6 | 3 |
| 1960 | June(Summer) | 6 | 4 |
| 1960 | Sept (Fall) | 7 | 1 |
| 1960 | Dec(Winter) | 7 | 2 |
| 1961 | Mar(Spring) | 7 | 3 |
| 1961 | June(Summer) | 7 | 4 |
| 1961 | Sept (Fall) | 8 | 1 |
| 1961 | Dec(Winter) | 8 | 2 |
| 1962 | Mar(Spring) | 8 | 3 |
| 1962 | June(Summer) | 8 | 4 |
| 1962 | Sept (Fall) | 9 | 1 |
| 1962 | Dec(Winter) | 9 | 2 |
| 1963 | Mar(Spring) | 9 | 3 |
| 1963 | June(Summer) | 9 | 4 |
| 1963 | Sept (Fall) | 10 | 1 |
| 1963 | Dec(Winter) | 10 | 2 |
| 1964 | Mar(Spring) | 10 | 3 |
| 1964 | June(Summer) | 10 | 4 |
| 1964 | Sept (Fall) | 11 | 1 |
| 1964 | Dec(Winter) | 11 | 2 |
| 1965 | Mar(Spring) | 11 | 3 |
| 1965 | June(Summer) | 11 | 4 |
| 1965 | Sept (Fall) | 12 | 1 |
| 1965 | Dec(Winter) | 12 | 2 |
| 1966 | Mar(Spring) | 12 | 3 |
| 1966 | June(Summer) | 12 | 4 |
| 1966 | Sept (Fall) | 13 | 1 |
| 1966 | Dec(Winter) | 13 | 2 |
| 1967 | Mar(Spring) | 13 | 3 |
| 1967 | June(Summer) | 13 | 4 |
| 1967 | Sept (Fall) | 14 | 1 |
| 1967 | Dec(Winter) | 14 | 2 |
| 1968 | Mar(Spring) | 14 | 3 |
| 1968 | June(Summer) | 14 | 4 |
| 1968 | Sept (Fall) | 15 | 1 |
| 1968 | Dec(Winter) | 15 | 2 |
| 1969 | Mar(Spring) | 15 | 3 |
| 1969 | June(Summer) | 15 | 4 |
| 1969 | Sept (Fall) | 16 | 1 |
| 1969 | Dec(Winter) | 16 | 2 |
| 1970 | Mar(Spring) | 16 | 3 |
| 1970 | June(Summer) | 16 | 4 |
| 1970 | Sept (Fall) | 17 | 1 |
| 1970 | Dec(Winter) | 17 | 2 |
| 1971 | Mar(Spring) | 17 | 3 |
| 1971 | June(Summer) | 17 | 4 |
| 1971 | Sept (Fall) | 18 | 1 |
| 1971 | Dec(Winter) | 18 | 2 |
| 1972 | Mar(Spring) | 18 | 3 |
| 1972 | June(Summer) | 18 | 4 |
| 1972 | Sept (Fall) | 19 | 1 |
| 1972 | Dec(Winter) | 19 | 2 |
| 1973 | Mar(Spring) | 19 | 3 |
| 1973 | June(Summer) | 19 | 4 |
| 1973 | Sept (Fall) | 20 | 1 |
| 1973 | Dec(Winter) | 20 | 2 |
| 1974 | Mar(Spring) | 20 | 3 |
| 1974 | June(Summer) | 20 | 4 |
| 1974 | Sept (Fall) | 21 | 1 |
| 1974 | Dec(Winter) | 21 | 2 |
| 1975 | Mar(Spring) | 21 | 3 |
| 1975 | June(Summer) | 21 | 4 |
| 1975 | Sept (Fall) | 22 | 1 |
| 1975 | Dec(Winter) | 22 | 2 |
| 1976 | Mar(Spring) | 22 | 3 |
| 1976 | June(Summer) | 22 | 4 |
| 1976 | Sept (Fall) | 23 | 1 |
| 1976 | Dec(Winter) | 23 | 2 |
| 1977 | Mar(Spring) | 23 | 3 |
| 1977 | June(Summer) | 23 | 4 |
| 1977 | Sept (Fall) | 24 | 1 |
| 1977 | Dec(Winter) | 24 | 2 |
| 1978 | Mar(Spring) | 24 | 3 |
| 1978 | June(Summer) | 24 | 4 |
| 1978 | Sept (Fall) | 25 | 1 |
| 1978 | Dec(Winter) | 25 | 2 |
| 1979 | Mar(Spring) | 25 | 3 |
| 1979 | June(Summer) | 25 | 4 |
| 1979 | Sept (Fall) | 26 | 1 |
| 1979 | Dec(Winter) | 26 | 2 |
| 1980 | Mar(Spring) | 26 | 3 |
| 1980 | June(Summer) | 26 | 4 |
| 1980 | Sept (Fall) | 27 | 1 |
| 1980 | Dec(Winter) | 27 | 2 |
| 1981 | Mar(Spring) | 27 | 3 |
| 1981 | June(Summer) | 27 | 4 |
| 1981 | Sept (Fall) | 28 | 1 |
| 1981 | Dec(Winter) | 28 | 2 |
| 1982 | Mar(Spring) | 28 | 3 |
| 1982 | June(Summer) | 28 | 4 |
| 1982 | Sept (Fall) | 29 | 1 |
| 1982 | Dec(Winter) | 29 | 2 |
| 1983 | Mar(Spring) | 29 | 3 |
| 1983 | June(Summer) | 29 | 4 |
| 1983 | Sept (Fall) | 30 | 1 |
| 1983 | Dec(Winter) | 30 | 2 |
| 1984 | Mar(Spring) | 30 | 3 |
| 1984 | June(Summer) | 30 | 4 |
| 1984 | Sept (Fall) | 31 | 1 |
| 1984 | Dec(Winter) | 31 | 2 |
| 1985 | Mar(Spring) | 31 | 3 |
| 1985 | June(Summer) | 31 | 4 |
| 1985 | Sept (Fall) | 32 | 1 |
| 1985 | Dec(Winter) | 32 | 2 |
| 1986 | Mar(Spring) | 32 | 3 |
| 1986 | June(Summer) | 32 | 4 |
| 1986 | Sept (Fall) | 33 | 1 |
| 1986 | Dec(Winter) | 33 | 2 |
| 1987 | Mar(Spring) | 33 | 3 |
| 1987 | June(Summer) | 33 | 4 |
| 1987 | Sept (Fall) | 34 | 1 |
| 1987 | Dec(Winter) | 34 | 2 |
| 1988 | Mar(Spring) | 34 | 3 |
| 1988 | June(Summer) | 34 | 4 |
| 1988 | Sept (Fall) | 35 | 1 |
| 1988 | Dec(Winter) | 35 | 2 |
| 1989 | Mar(Spring) | 35 | 3 |
| 1989 | June(Summer) | 35 | 4 |
| 1989 | Sept (Fall) | 36 | 1 |
| 1989 | Dec(Winter) | 36 | 2 |
| 1990 | Mar(Spring) | 36 | 3 |
| 1990 | June(Summer) | 36 | 4 |
| 1990 | Sept (Fall) | 37 | 1 |
| 1990 | Dec(Winter) | 37 | 2 |
| 1991 | Mar(Spring) | 37 | 3 |
| 1991 | June(Summer) | 37 | 4 |
| 1991 | Sept (Fall) | 38 | 1 |
| 1991 | Dec(Winter) | 38 | 2 |
| 1992 | Mar(Spring) | 38 | 3 |
| 1992 | June(Summer) | 38 | 4 |
| 1992 | Sept (Fall) | 39 | 1 |
| 1992 | Dec(Winter) | 39 | 2 |
| 1993 | Mar(Spring) | 39 | 3 |
| 1993 | June(Summer) | 39 | 4 |
| 1993 | Sept (Fall) | 40 | 1 |
| 1993 | Dec(Winter) | 40 | 2 |
| 1994 | Mar(Spring) | 40 | 3 |
| 1994 | June(Summer) | 40 | 4 |
| 1994 | Sept (Fall) | 41 | 1 |
| 1994 | Dec(Winter) | 41 | 2 |
| 1995 | Mar(Spring) | 41 | 3 |
| 1995 | June(Summer) | 41 | 4 |
| 1995 | Sept (Fall) | 42 | 1 |
| 1995 | Dec(Winter) | 42 | 2 |
| 1996 | Mar(Spring) | 42 | 3 |
| 1996 | June(Summer) | 42 | 4 |
| 1996 | Sept (Fall) | 43 | 1 |
| 1996 | Dec(Winter) | 43 | 2 |
| 1997 | Mar(Spring) | 43 | 3 |
| 1997 | June(Summer) | 43 | 4 |
| 1997 | Sept (Fall) | 44 | 1 |
| 1998 | Dec(Winter) | 44 | 2 |
| 1998 | Mar(Spring) | 44 | 3 |
| 1998 | June(Summer) | 44 | 4 |
| 1998 | Sept (Fall) | 45 | 1 |
| 1999 | Dec(Winter) | 45 | 2 |
| 1999 | Mar(Spring) | 45 | 3 |
| 1999 | June(Summer) | 45 | 4 |
| 1999 | Sept (Fall) | 46 | 1 |
| 1999 | Dec(Winter) | 46 | 2 |
| 2000 | Mar(Spring) | 46 | 3 |
| 2000 | June(Summer) | 46 | 4 |
| 2000 | Sept (Fall) | 47 | 1 |
| 2000 | Dec(Winter) | 47 | 2 |
| 2001 | Mar(Spring) | 47 | 3 |
| 2001 | June(Summer) | 47 | 4 |
| 2001 | Sept (Fall) | 48 | 1 |
| 2001 | Dec(Winter) | 48 | 2 |
| 2002 | Mar(Spring) | 48 | 3 |
| 2002 | June(Summer) | 48 | 4 |
| 2002 | Sept (Fall) | 49 | 1 |
| 2002 | Dec(Winter) | 49 | 2 |
| 2003 | Mar(Spring) | 49 | 3 |
| 2003 | June(Summer) | 49 | 4 |
| 2003 | Sept (Fall) | 50 | 1 |
| 2003 | Dec(Winter) | 50 | 2 |
| 2004 | Mar(Spring) | 50 | 3 |
| 2004 | June(Summer) | 50 | 4 |
| 2004 | Sept (Fall) | 51 | 1 |
| 2004 | Dec(Winter) | 51 | 2 |
| 2005 | Mar(Spring) | 51 | 3 |
| 2005 | June(Summer) | 51 | 4 |
| 2005 | Sept (Fall) | 52 | 1 |
| 2005 | Dec(Winter) | 52 | 2 |
| 2006 | Mar(Spring) | 52 | 3 |
| 2006 | June(Summer) | 52 | 4 |
| 2006 | Sept (Fall) | 53 | 1 |
| 2006 | Dec(Winter) | 53 | 2 |
| 2007 | Mar(Spring) | 53 | 3 |
| 2007 | June(Summer) | 53 | 4 |
| 2007 | Sept (Fall) | 54 | 1 |
| 2007 | Dec(Winter) | 54 | 2 |
| 2008 | Mar(Spring) | 54 | 3 |
| 2008 | June(Summer)/Sept (Fall) | 54 | 4 & 1 |
| 2008 | Dec(Winter) | 55 | 2 |
| 2009 | Mar(Spring) | 55 | 3 |
| 2009 | June(Summer)/Sept (Fall) | 55 | 4 & 1 |
| 2010 | Mar(Spring) | 56 | 2 |
| 2010 | June(Summer) | 56 | 3 |
| 2010 | Sept (Fall) | 56 | 4 |
| 2010 | Dec(Winter) | 57 | 1 & 2 |
| 2011 | Mar(Spring) | 57 | 3 |
| 2011 | June(Summer) | 57 | 4 |
| 2011 | Sept (Fall)/Dec(Winter) | 58 | 1 & 2 |
| 2012 | Sept (Fall)/Dec(Winter) | 58 | 1 & 2 |
| 2013 | Sept (Fall)/Dec(Winter) | 58 | 3 & 4 |
| 2014 | Mar(Spring)/June(Summer) | 59 | 1 & 2 |
