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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: James Roy Welch Papers
    Creator: Welch, James Roy
    Identifier/Call Number: M0257
    Identifier/Call Number: 989
    Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet [3 manuscript boxes]
    Date (inclusive): 1895-1935
    Abstract: Papers relating to Judge James Roy Welch's career and life in San Jose, California, spanning the late 1800s to early 1900s.
    Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

    Biographical / Historical

    James Roy Welch was the City Attorney of San Jose, California, between 1894 and 1897. He was later the and Superior Court Judge for Santa Clara County, California, around the turn of the century.

    Provenance

    This collection was purchased by Stanford University, Special Collections in 1975.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item] James Roy Welch Papers (M0257). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Scope and Contents

    Legal papers relating to Judge James Roy Welch's term as City Attorney of San Jose (1894-1897) and later as a Superior Court Judge in Santa Clara County. Also includes a small amount of personal papers and photographs, largely about mining interests and automobiles.

    Conditions Governing Use

    While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.