Overview of the Collection
Scope and Contents
Access Terms
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools records,
Date (inclusive): 1859-1967
Date (bulk): (bulk, 1871-1948)
Identification: SCG.00003
Creator:
Sonoma County (Calif.). Superintendent of Schools
Physical Description:
32 volumes
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Sonoma County Library Archives
c/o Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
725 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA,
Abstract: This collection contains records and related materials from the Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools includes financial
documentation pertaining to the operations of the schools within the district, as well as data relating to the geographic
division of school boundaries etc. The "Scrapbooks" include newspaper clippings concerning Sonoma County schools for the periods
covered.
Scope and Contents
Official records and related materials.
Arrangement of the collection
Organized into 17 series:
- Census reports, public schools, 1859-1860
- School district account books, 1871-1948
- Annual report, 1879-1967
- School district boundaries, 1894-1955
- Scrapbooks, 1953-1955
- Annual report of public schools, 1881-1949
- Register of requisitions, 1891-1897
- Ledger -- Superintendent of Schools, 1908-1911
- Fee book journal , 1886-1946
- District school, state, county, library and special funds, 1887-1907
- Record of requisitions -- State funds/Special funds, 1902-1906
- Record book -- school district, 1907-1914
- Applications of the Board of Education, 1898-1911
- Journal -- Financial records, account books, school district, 1866-1870
- Register of teachers' certificates, 1880-1934
- Register of requisitions, 1880-1908
- Record -- common schools, 1860-1865
Arranged chronologically within each series.
Access Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Names
Sonoma County (Calif.). Superintendent of Schools--Records and correspondence
Geographic Name:
Sonoma County (Calif.)--Census, 1860
Topical Terms
Education--California--Sonoma County
Public schools--California--Sonoma County
School districts--California--Sonoma County
School districts--California--Sonoma County Financ
Schools--California--Sonoma County
Genre and Format Terms
Official reports
School records
Registers (lists)
Scrapbooks
Account books
Job applications
Ledgers (account books)
County government records
Archival materials
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
Materials stored offsite, but collection is open to research. In many cases, further details on individual volumes can be
found by calling staff at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. To view these materials, please call staff at
707 308-3212 to request they be brought from the Archives to the Library
Conditions of Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes
that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its
copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws
of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and
reuse information at
https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo
Preferred Citation:
Sonoma County Superintendent of Schools records, 1859-1955. SCG.00003, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert
Park, California.