Collection consists of materials relating to the City of Roseville Public Works Department from 1920-1999. The materials include correspondence,subject files, project files, blueprints, cartographic material, photographic material and media.

"Hobophobia: The Politics of Fear documents a story that embodies a universal truth about the human condition, using what happened in one city that was once a railroad town as an example: Roseville, California. For over a century, the community held a deeply rooted cultural dislike and fear of homeless people, known as "hobophobia". The book also describes the united efforts of local advocates for homeless folks beginning in the 1980's to develop...