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Title: J. G. McMillan and Percy W. McMillan surveyor records
Dates: 1870-1965
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1920-1960)
Collection number: 2007-003
Creator:
McMillan, John G.
Creator:
McMillan, Percy W.
Collection Size:
18 archival boxes
Repository:
Santa Clara County Archives.
San Jose, CA 95112-2527
Abstract: The McMillan Surveyor Records consist of land surveys created by County Surveyor John G. McMillan and his son Percy W. McMillan
for their business McMillan & McMillan, Civil Engineers and Surveyors. John G. McMillan served as County Surveyor from 1890-1914.
The Records also include notes, maps, and letters. These records were created for businesses and private citizens.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
The Archives can claim physical ownership only for some collections. Users are responsible for securing permission of the
copyright holder for publication or quotation.
J. G. McMillan and Percy W. McMillan surveyor records, 2007-003, Santa Clara County Archives.
These records were transferred from the County Survor in 2007.
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.
John G. McMillan served as the Santa Clara County Surveyor from 1890 to 1914. Born in 1851 in Rhode Island, he served as Surveyor
of Sutter County in California from 1877 to 1881. He next worked as a railroad surveyor for the Southern Pacific Company and
as chief engineer of surveys for Stanford University. He also owned his own private business called McMillan & McMillan, Civil
Engineers and Surveyors, which he ran with his son Percy W. McMillan.
While serving as the Santa Clara County Surveyor McMillan surveyed new roads, established grades, and superintended the building
of bridges and public structures. He also designed most of the county's bridges, including one of the oldest concrete bridges
in California, the Saratoga Creek Bridge. This bridge spans 136 feet and was the longest concrete bridge built before 1905.
Percy W. McMillan took over his father's surveyor business after John's retirement. Percy retired in the 1970s. The bulk of
the McMillan Records were created by Percy.
Scope and Content of Collection
The McMillan Surveyor Records consist of land surveys created by County Surveyor John G. McMillan and his son Percy W. McMillan
for their business McMillan & McMillan, Civil Engineers and Surveyors. John G. McMillan served as County Surveyor from 1890-1914.
The Records also include notes, maps, and letters. These records were created for businesses and private citizens.
This collection is arranged in alphabetical order by location and is arranged into one series: Surveyor Records.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Geological surveys
Land use surveys
McMillan, John G.
McMillan, Percy W.
Real property surveys
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Surveyors