California Historical Documents, 1790-1945, bulk (bulk 1840-1900)

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Summary

Title:
California Historical Documents
Dates:
1790-1945, bulk (bulk 1840-1900)
Creators:
University of California Santa Cruz
Abstract:
The collection includes correspondence and legal documents from Santa Cruz County, California.
Extent:
11 document boxes
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

California Historical Documents. MS 282. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes Santa Cruz County documents and correspondence from 1850 to 1945. Specifically, court and legal briefs, subpoenas, and judgements regarding felony and misdemeanor trials and complaints; stock certificates from the Rowardennan Redwood Park Co. and the Quicksilver Mining Co.; mining and land claims; county fiscal statements; communications between contractors and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors regarding the building of the county courthouse and other construction project.

The collection also includes three early California documents.

Acquisition information:
Various donor gifts and purchases. Box 4 gift of Thomas Kelly. Box 10 gift of Wendall Hammon. Box 11, folder 2, gift of Ernie Howe. Box 11, folder 3, gift of Laura King. Box 11, folder 5 and 6, on loan from the Santa Cruz Historical Trust.
Arrangement:

The material is arranged chronologically by date. Exceptions are: Box 4 documents which were separated due to mud damage, and Boxes 10 and 11 which contain newly found material added to the end of the collection.

Physical location:
Stored in Special Collections & Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the material.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Debra Roussopoulos
Date Prepared:
© 2011
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Debra Roussopoulos. Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database. Date of source: June 12, 2012.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Box 4 documents are mud damaged and access is restricted. Please consult Head of Special Collections and Archives for access.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.

Preferred citation:

California Historical Documents. MS 282. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives, University Library
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Contact:
(831) 459-2547
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
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