Finding aid of the Office of Planning Photograph, Slide and Film Collection

Trista Raezer

Santa Clara County Archives

1875 Senter Road

San Jose, CA 95112-2527

Phone: (408) 755-7895

Fax: (408) 755-7897

URL: http://archives.sccgov.org

Email: Archives@ceo.sccgov.org

Finding aid of the Office of Planning Photograph, Slide and Film Collection

Collection number: 2008-005

Santa Clara County Archives

San Jose, California

Processed by:: Trista Raezer
Date Completed:: 2008
Encoded by:: Trista Raezer

Descriptive Summary

Title: Office of Planning Photograph, Slide and Film Collection

Dates: 1906-1980

Bulk Dates: 1950-1970

Collection number: 2008-005

Creator: Office of Planning

Collection Size: 4 cubic feet

Repository: Santa Clara County Archives.

San Jose, CA 95112-2527

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.

Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

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.

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.

Administrative History

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.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Arrangement

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

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Santa Clara County (Calif.). Dept. of Planning and Development. Planning Office

Santa Clara County (Calif.). Planning Office

Photographs--1940-1980

Photographs

Slides (Photography)

Films

Boxes: 1-2

Series: I Photographs, Circa 1906-1960s, bulk Circa 1950s-1960s

Physical Description: 2 boxes

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of black-and-white photographs from around Santa Clara County.

Box/folder: 1/1

Areas of the County-Aerial Obliques of Agnew