Los Angeles County Government Records
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Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
2019
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Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
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Title: Los Angeles County Government Records
Dates: 1825-1985
Collection Number: Consult repository
Creator/Collector:
Extent: Book volumes, loose serials, and boxes: legal, letter and oversize
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Los Angeles County government archival records are predominantly from the Registrar and Recorder’s Office and the Tax Collector’s
Office. The holdings are incomplete. Subject matter includes court records of criminal, civil and probate cases; property
and tax records including tax assessments, tax receipts, redemption of real estate certificates, land patents, deeds and mortgages;
cattle brand registers and leather brand samples; mining records; voters registers and poll records; and treasurer records
including journals. Significant are two large collections of incorporation records. Also there are county-issued serial
publications. In English and Spanish. 1825-1985, undated. A container list is available (see also separate finding aids
for court records GC-1164 and the two collections of incorporation records GC-1145 and GC-1145.1).
Language of Material: English
Research is by appointment only
Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Los Angeles County Government Records. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
County
The government records came to the museum from various sources. Notably, records created by the Los Angeles County Registrar
and Recorders Office were transferred to the museum for public research use as well as preservation. Records also came from
the Tax Collector’s Office and other county agencies.
Scope and Content of Collection
Los Angeles County government archival records are predominantly from the Registrar and Recorder’s Office and the Tax Collector’s
Office. The holdings are incomplete. Subject matter includes court records of criminal, civil and probate cases; property
and tax records including tax assessments, tax receipts, redemption of real estate certificates, land patents, deeds and mortgages;
cattle brand registers and leather brand samples; mining records; voters registers and poll records; and treasurer records
including journals. Significant are two large collections of incorporation records. Also there are county-issued serial
publications. In English and Spanish. 1825-1985, undated. A container list is available (see also separate finding aids
for court records GC-1164 and the two collections of incorporation records GC-1145 and GC-1145.1).
Many items are large, bound volumes with handwritten entries, particularly those dated before 1900.
Notable records from the Mexican-era are the Archives of Prefecture (1825-1850).
Public records--California--Los Angeles County--Records and correspondence
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Department of Registrar-Recorder
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Department of Treasurer and Tax Collector