Kutras (Pete) Collection, 1980-2008, bulk 2004-2008

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Summary

Title:
Pete Kutras collection
Dates:
1980-2008, bulk 2004-2008
Creators:
Kutras, Pete
Abstract:
The Pete Kutras Collection consists of County Executive Kutras' appointment books, county budgets, county annual reports, documentation on the Croy Fire, a history of the County Fairgrounds revitalization project, documentation on the county's Hurricane Katrina relief effort, Iraqi War Veterans pamphlets and a 9/11 remembrance button.
Extent:
3 cubic feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Pete Kutras collection, 2008-016, Santa Clara County Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Pete Kutras Collection consists of appointment books, official budgets, county annual reports, documentation on the Croy Fire, a history of the County Fairgrounds revitalization project, documentation on the county's Hurricane Katrina relief effort, Iraqi War Veterans pamphlets and a 9/11 remembrance button.

Biographical / historical:

Pete Kutras served as the County Executive of Santa Clara County from 2003 to 2008. He received a degree in political science from San Jose State University and served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1971. Kutras started working for Santa Clara County in 1974. Over his 35 years of service to the county he worked as assistant county executive, director of labor relations, directory of personnel, director of employee services agency, deputy county executive, member of the Campbell Union High School District Board of Trustees, commissioner on the Moreland School District Personnel Commission, president of the California Public Employers Labor Relations Association, and member of the Personal Commission for the City of Morgan Hill. While serving as county executive Kutras concentrated on disaster preparedness and reducing county spending.

Acquisition information:
This collection was transferred from the County Executive's Office in 2008.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Trista Raezer working under NHPRC grant RA-10047-07, the Santa Clara County Archives Project. A fuller account of the grant project is available at the Archives website.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into two series: Personal Records and County Records. This collection is organized chronologically.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Trista Raezer
Date Prepared:
© 2008
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Trista Raezer. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: January 6, 2009.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The Archives can claim physical ownership only for some collections. Users are responsible for securing permission of the copyright holder for publication or quotation.

Preferred citation:

Pete Kutras collection, 2008-016, Santa Clara County Archives.

Location of this collection:
1875 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112, US
Contact:
(408) 755-7895
Archives@rec.sccgov.org
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