Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Sacramento (Calif.) Board of City Levee Commissioners records
- Dates:
- 1862-1878
- Extent:
- 1 volume
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of one volume that contains a copy of the 1862 State Levee Law, specifications for City levee construction, minutes from Commission meetings, and financial records of the Commission.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Board of City Levee Commissioners was created by the State Legislature in April, 1862. Elected every four years, they and the Board of County Swamp Land Commissioners oversaw construction of the levee in Sacramento. They were also empowered to deepen, widen or straighten the American River for the City's protection and to assess taxes to pay for construction.
- Acquisition information:
- Transferred from the Office of the Sacramento City Clerk in 1978 (accession 1978/031).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-12-16 14:28:45 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Location of this collection:
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551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95811, US
- Contact:
- (916) 808-7072