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Collection Summary
Collection Title:
City of Berkeley Records, 1878-1954
Collection Number:
BANC MSS C-A 200
Creator:
Berkeley (Calif.)
Berkeley (Calif.) City Clerk
Berkeley (Calif.) Planning Commission
Berkeley (Calif.) City Council
Extent:
11 Cartons, 46 Volumes, 4 Oversize folders
(18.5 linear feet)
Repository:
The
Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract:
The City of Berkeley California records (1878-1954) consist of records from the city clerk's office. The collection includes records relating to the business of city government, such as the city charter, reports, town attorney opinions, city council minutes, planning commission information, correspondence, tax sale rolls, indices, financial records, agreements, leases, bids, ordinances, and petitions. It also contains police and fire department reports, information on public utilities including natural gas, water, electric power, lighting, and discussion of municipally owned utilities. Additional documentation including street infrastructure, street railways of the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Key System Transit Company, the wharf and harbor, school construction, Civil Works Administration projects, and clippings are included in the collection. The contents are somewhat inconsistent over sporadic periods of time, however, a range of documentation on late nineteenth and early twentieth century Berkeley is available.
Physical Location:
Collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Languages Represented:
English
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