Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- City of South San Francisco Ledgers
- Dates:
- 1908-1966
- Abstract:
- Ledgers document proceedings related to South San Francisco's criminal court, small claims court and city ordinances established by the Police Department.
- Extent:
- 20 Volumes (20 ledgers)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], City of South San Francisco Ledgers, ssf.ms.0002, South San Francisco Public Library History Collection.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Ledgers record interactions within South San Francisco's various court systems. A majority of ledgers record criminal court operations with related names, dates, charges and verdicts. Other ledgers relate to small claims court, tax and licensing collections, and South San Francisco Police Department's books of ordinances.
- Biographical / historical:
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South San Francisco incorporated as a city in San Mateo County in 1908. Different levels of court and an official police department were established to maintain social order.
- Acquisition information:
- Collection donated to South San Francisco Grand Avenue Library History Room by City Clerk in 2019.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Megan Nussbaum in 2022.
- Arrangement:
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Collection is arranged chronologically by date in three series. Series 1 contains criminal court dockets. Series 2 contains non-criminal ledgers, including small claims dockets, ordinance books and general fee books. Series 3 contains general loose documents from miscellaneous ledgers.
- Physical location:
- Collection is located in the SSFPL Grand Avenue Library History Room.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Places:
- South San Francisco (Calif.)
About this collection guide
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. The reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Preferred citation:
-
[identification of item], City of South San Francisco Ledgers, ssf.ms.0002, South San Francisco Public Library History Collection.
- Location of this collection:
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History Room306 Walnut AvenueSouth San Francisco, CA 94080, US
- Contact:
- (650) 877-8533 or (415) 533-6649