Description
The Stockton Cultural Heritage Board Papers span the years 1977-1986,
with the bulk of material falling between 1987 and 2005. The collection
consists of minutes and agendas, correspondence, petitions, bylaws, site
descriptions and awards granted by the board to historical Stockton locations,
related photographs, and printed matter from state and national cultural
heritage organizations. It also includes agreements, city codes and guidelines,
environmental impact reports, historic resource inventories, plans and
proposals, subcommittee documents, and material related to conferences,
membership policies, and training.
Background
The Stockton Cultural Heritage Board was created in 1966 to identify
architecturally and historically significant buildings in Stockton, California,
and to recommend that the city planning commission assign them preservation
status according to guidelines specified in the Stockton Municipal Code. The
CHB was also entrusted with the tasks of stimulating public awareness of the
city’s preservation program, identifying funding sources for preservation
implementation, revising the preservation ordinance in the Stockton Municipal
Code, preparing a pocket guide of Stockton historical landmarks, and choosing
the wording of plaques to be affixed to the city’s historic buildings.