Santa Clara County Fire Insurance Company Records
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History San Jose Research Library
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Title: Santa Clara County Fire Insurance Company Records
Dates: 1900-1968
Collection Number: 74-3818
Creator/Collector:
Santa Clara County Fire Insurance Company
Extent: 8 linear feet
Online items available
Repository:
History San Jose Research Library
San Jose, California 95112
Abstract: Records of the Santa Clara County Fire Insurance Company mainly comprising minutes and individual insurance policy applications.
The company was incorporated in 1900, providing insurance to property owners in Santa Clara County.
Language of Material: English
The records are available to the public for research by appointment with the Curator of Library & Archives. The insurance
application ledgers have been digitized and are available through the Internet Archive.
Consult the Curator of Library & Archives for publication and reproduction.
Santa Clara County Fire Insurance Company Records. History San Jose Research Library
The records are part of the City of San Jose's master catalog
Biography/Administrative History
The Santa Clara County Fire Insurance Company was incorporated in 1900, providing insurance to property owners in Santa Clara
County. It appears to have been in business until the late 1960s.
Scope and Content of Collection
Records of the Santa Clara County Fire Insurance Company. The bulk of the records comprise minutes (1900-1968) and volumes
of individual policy applications (1900-1922) for locations throughout Santa Clara County. A policy register and two volumes
of insurance ticklers provide a rudimentary index to the volumes of applications. Also included are annual statements to the
California Board of Insurance, and original articles of incorporation as well as amendments to bylaws made in 1948.
Of interest are the individual policy applications, which provide a wealth of detail on homeowners property, including location
of structures, materials used in siding and chimneys, and details of household items and vehicles to be insured.
Fire insurance policies
Insurance--Accounting
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
bylaws (administrative records)
minute books
financial statements
registers (lists)
application forms