Office of Planning photograph, slide and film collection, 1906-1980, bulk 1950-1970

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Summary

Title:
Office of Planning Photograph, Slide and Film Collection
Dates:
1906-1980, bulk 1950-1970
Creators:
Office of Planning
Abstract:
The Office of Planning Photograph, Slide and Film Collection consists of photographs, slides and films that visually document Santa Clara County from 1906 to 1980, with the bulk of the collection ranging from 1950 to 1970. The collection contains aerial views of the County, commercial development, housing, historical landmarks, industries, parks, public facilities, transportation, agriculture, maps and people.
Extent:
4 cubic feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Office of Planning photograph, slide and film collection, 2008-005, Santa Clara County Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The contents of the collection visually document Santa Clara County from 1906 to 1980, with the bulk of the collection ranging from 1950 to 1970. The collection contains aerial views of the County, commercial development, housing, historical landmarks, industries, parks, public facilities, transportation, agriculture, and people.The collection concentrates on the development of the county, such as new housing developments, commercial developments and park and recreation development.The purpose of this collection may have been to collect visuals for brochures and presentations.

Biographical / historical:

The Planning Office is a division of the Department of Planning and Development of the County of Santa Clara. The Planning Office's main role is to plan and regulate land use and development in unincorporated Santa Clara County. Their duties include: maintaining general plan and zoning ordinances, implement planning studies, reviewing zoning applications, reviewing development applications, and monitoring major building projects.

Acquisition information:
These records were transferred by the Planning Department in 2008.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Trista Raezer working under NHPRC grant RA-10047007, the Santa Clara County Archives Project. A fuller account of the grant project is available at the Archives website. The photographs were kept in original order, but where rehoused into new archival boxes and folders. The slides were removed from plastic containers. About half of the slides were classified by the Planning Department. These slides were arranged in order and put into archival slide boxes. The other half was classified by the processor according to the Slide Classification System created by the Planning Department. These were arranged in order and placed separately into archival slide boxes.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by subject. The collection is arranged into three series: Photographs, Slides and Films.

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:
Trista Raezer
Date Prepared:
© 2008
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Trista Raezer. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: July 17, 2008.

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 Planning photograph, slide and film collection, 2008-005, 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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