Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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The contents of any given Family Surname or Topic file may range from one item to many, and may consist of an obituary, notes on research findings, or similar.
- Acquisition information:
- Family Surnames and Topics Research Files were created by volunteer Library staff members in response to patron requests for research assistance on a specific family surname or topic.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- Ongoing
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collections are self-service, open to the public. Volunteer library staff are available to check a Family Surname file for specific types of information if you contact us by phone or email. A list (presently covering filenames beginning A-N) of the FAMILY SURNAMES and TOPICS in our files at this time can be viewed by clicking on the PDF link at the bottom of the Collection Details page, under "Additional Collection Guides."
- Terms of access:
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The Library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property.
- Preferred citation:
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Family Surnames and Topics Research Files. Nevada County Libraries, Doris Foley Library for Historical Research
- Location of this collection:
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211 North Pine StreetNevada City, CA 95959, US
- Contact:
- (530) 265-4606