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Arcata City Collection
2004.01
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Title: Arcata City Collection
Dates: 1883-1992
Collection Number: 2004.01
Creator/Collector:
City of Arcata, California
Extent: Five cubic feet, 7 boxes
Repository:
Humboldt State University Library
Arcata, California 95521-8299
Abstract: The collection consists of historical material from various city offices of Arcata, California. The documents reflect the
planning, finances, management, and departments for the City of Arcata over a 100 year span. Photographs, maps, and scrapbooks
complete the collection and create a look at how the City of Arcata functioned as a government body.
The collection’s strengths include court documents from the 1930s (with numerous citations due to prohibition) early city
ordinances dating from 1874, street number assignments from 1916, city department documents, election documents, and photographs.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for use by appointment.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Humboldt State University Library. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please
contact the Special Collections Librarian.
Arcata City Collection. Humboldt State University Library
This collection was donated from the City of Arcata in October 2004. Material had been stored at the Phillips House Museum
(administered by the Historic Sites Society of Arcata) for some time before transfer to HSU library. The collection is reported
to have been the result of office cleaning upon the retirement of a longtime employee.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection, dated 1883-1992 (bulk dates 1895-1979), consists of receipts, correspondence, legal documents, maps, blueprints,
scrapbooks, pamphlets, photographs, and slides concerning to the City of Arcata. These documents relate to different departments,
and the series are loosely arranged according to the function of the documents (example—items related to finances can be found
in the Treasurer's Office series). If items are not official documents the series is arranged by format, e.g.: photographs
and scrapbooks.
Arcata (Calif.)
Arcata (Calif.) – History
Arcata (Calif.) – Politics and government
City Planning – California – Arcata