Santa Clara County: California's Historic Silicon Valley, was produced by the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior, in cooperation with the City of Santa Clara, the California Office of Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO). It was created under the direction of Carol D. Shull, Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, Patrick Andrus, Heritage Tourism Program Manager, and Beth L. Savage, Publications Program Manager. Santa Clara County: California's Historic Silicon Valley, is based on information in the files of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks collections. These materials are kept at 800 North Capitol St., Washington, D.C., and are open to the public from 8:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00pm to 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.

Judith Silva, Associate Planner for the City of Santa Clara, conceptualized the itinerary and provided written and photographic materials. National Register web production team members included Jeff Joeckel, who designed the itinerary, Rustin Quaide, and Shannon Bell (all of NCSHPO). Contextual essays were written by Rustin Quaide (Early History & Economic Development), Shannon Bell (Bay Area Architecture), and Judith Silva (Preservation). Special thanks to History San José, Esther Wan at Stanford News Service, and Lorie Garcia for their photograph contributions.