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2006-008 and 2007-003
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Title: Assessor's Office records
Dates: 1912-1945
Collection number: 2006-008 and 2007-003
Creator:
Santa Clara County (Calif.) Assessor's Office
Collection Size:
4 volumes and 4 oversize map books
Repository:
Santa Clara County Archives.
San Jose, CA 95112-2527
Abstract: This collection contains assessment records created by the County Assessor's Office.
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.
Assessor's Office records, 2006-008 and 2007-003, Santa Clara County Archives.
These records were among collections transferred by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in 2006 and by the County Surveyor
in 2007.
The material in this collection was identified and separated from the larger accessions of which it was a part. The assessment
records were placed in chronological order. An index was created for the map books.
The Asessor's Office was established as an elected position in 1850 and remains so today. The principal duty of the assessor
is to fix the value of all real and business personal property in the county as a basis for tax calculations. The assessor
also grants exemptions to qualifying properties. During the nineteenth century, the assessor on occasion carried out additional
tasks, including serving as superintendent of schools in the early 1850s.
Scope and Content of Collection
For the scope and content of the collection, see the descriptions of the major subdivisions.
The collection is divided into two major subdivisions, assessment records and school district assessment map books.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Santa Clara County (Calif.) Assessor's Office
Real property maps