Finding aid for the County Flags and Seals Collection

Lindsay Moxley
Santa Clara County Archives
1875 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112-2527
Phone: (408) 755-7895
Fax: (408) 755-7897
URL: http://archives.sccgov.org
Email: Archives@ceo.sccgov.org
© 2010
Santa Clara County. All rights reserved.

Finding aid for the County Flags and Seals Collection

Collection number: 2010-008

Santa Clara County Archives

San Jose, California
Processed by:
Lindsay Moxley
Date Completed:
2010
Encoded by:
Lindsay Moxley
© 2010 Santa Clara County. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: County Flags and Seals collection
Dates: 1969-2000
Collection number: 2010-008
collector: Wyman, Beth
Collection Size: 2 folders
Repository: Santa Clara County Archives.
San Jose, CA 95112-2527
Abstract: This collection documents the history of the creation of the flags and seals of Santa Clara County, California.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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

County Flags and Seals collection, 2010-008, Santa Clara County Archives.

Acquisition Information

This collection was transferred by Beth Wyman.

Administrative History

The design of the seal of the County of Santa Clara has evolved over the years. In 1852, the Board of Supervisors adopted as its seal the County Superior Court. By 1880, the Board of Supervisors adopted a stone bridge design. It was officially adopted in 1887 and several changes and revisions were made. In 1940, Former Sheriff Doug Hornbuckle designed the Valley of Heart's Delight County Seal. This seal was used extensively on sheriff's vehicles and badges until 1989 when the Department of Corrections was created (Wyman, 1990).
Reference: Beth Wyman, New Lobby Cases Committee, 1990.

Scope and Content of Collection

This collection contains two series. The first series contains information on seals of various cities in California. The other series contains information on the flags flying at the Santa Clara County Government Center.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
County government--California.
Flag Day.
Flags.
Patriotism.
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Seals


 

Series I: County Seal, 1969-1990

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Content Note

This series contains the history of the creation of the Santa Clara County seals.
 

Series II: Flags Flying at County Government Center, 1986-2000

Physical Description: 1 folder

Scope and Content Note

This series contains information about the flags flying at the County Government Center. There are 9 flags in all: the 50-star flag, the California flag, the County flag, the City flag, the 31-star flag, the 28-star flag, the Fremont flag, and the Mexican flag.