Kenneth Holtzclaw is a native of California, born in La Habra in southern California, but spent his childhood in central California. He retired from the University of California, Riverside after working there for 27 years. He is the author of 8 Arcadia Images of America books, 1 Arcadia Images of Sports books, and co-authored an Arcadia Images of America books. He also has written The Rancho San Anderes Castro Adobe, Sons of the Virginias, and Ranch Final Destination, all historical related books. Holtzclaw is currently on the Board of the Gilman Ranch and Wagon Museum in Banning, California and the Pass Historical Museum in Beaumont, California