Office of Public Affairs Records, 1995-2009

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Summary

Title:
Office of Public Affairs records
Dates:
1995-2009
Creators:
Office of Public Affairs
Abstract:
This collection contains two publications issued by the Office of Public Affairs, the County News Digest and Comline, the County employee newsletter.
Extent:
7 archives boxes
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Office of Public Affairs records, 2007-006, 2007-011, and 2009-167, Santa Clara County Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of two publications of the Office of Public Affairs, the County News Digest and Comline, the County employee newsletter. For further information, see the major subdivisions.

Biographical / historical:

The Office of Public Affairs serves as the principal spokesperson for the County on policy issues, countywide issues, and catastrophic events. A division of the Office of the County Executive, the public affairs office was established by the Board of Supervisors in 1999 and formerly was known as the Office of Public Communication and Community Outreach. Other responsibilities of the office include providing staff support for three sister county commissions and providing protocol guidance and economic exchange information for foreign investment in the county.

Acquisition information:
This collection was given to the Archives by the Office of Public Affairs.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Michael Griffith working under NHPRC grant RA-10047-07, the Santa Clara County Archives Project. A fuller account of the grant project is available at the Archives website. The publications were placed in chronological order and foldered for easier access.

Arrangement:

Both publications are arranged in chronological order.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Michael Griffith
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Michael Griffith. Date of source: September 29, 2009.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The Archives can claim physical ownership only for some collections. Users are responsible for securing permission of the copyright holder for publication or quotation.

Preferred citation:

Office of Public Affairs records, 2007-006, 2007-011, and 2009-167, Santa Clara County Archives.

Location of this collection:
1875 Senter Road
San Jose, CA 95112, US
Contact:
(408) 755-7895
Archives@rec.sccgov.org
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