Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
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Descriptive Summary
Title: County Court Records Collection
Dates: 1850-1980s
Collection Number: 1984.4, 1996.46, 1998.14, 2000.38, 2002.04, 2002.14
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 300 linear feet
Repository:
Contra Costa County Historical Society
Martinez, California 94553
Abstract: These are records of the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Contra Costa. By mandate of California Rule
of Court 6.755, the Court designated the Contra Costa County Historical Society as the archival facility to preserve and catalogue
court records.
Language of Material: English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.
Preferred Citation
County Court Records Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection includes the following types of records:
Naturalizations
Court of Sessions (1850-1852, 1954)
County Court (1850-1879)
District Court (1850-1879)
Superior Court (1880-1980s)
Probate
Guardianship
Insane Commitments
Squirrel Suits
Juvenile Court
Supervisor’s Allowance Books
Record of Jurors
Municipal & City Court
Small Claims Court
Motor Vehicle
Loose papers of civil and probate (incomplete)
Indexing Terms
court, civil
court, probate
court, criminal
court, naturalization
court, motor vehicle
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