Sacramento Charter Commission Records, 1964-1975

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Summary

Title:
Sacramento Charter Commission records
Dates:
1964-1975
Abstract:
The collection consists of materials of the Sacramento Charter Commission (also includes City/County Merger Committee files) including local and state government reports and public opinion surveys used in the creation of the Citizen's Committee on Local Governmental Reorganization Report of October 1973.
Extent:
7.5 Linear feet (6 record cartons)
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1974/01, Sacramento Charter Commission records, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of local and state reports, agendas, public opinion surveys, subject files, and proposed charter.

Biographical / historical:

In 1971 the Sacramento City Council and the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors appointed the Sacramento Charter Commission (originally known as the Citizens Committee on Local Government Reorganization) to study potential consolidation of Sacramento city and Sacramento county governments. The Commission drafted a new charter; however, controversy over potential reorganization required revisions to the state constitution and an amendment was put to California voters on the June 1974 Primary Election Ballot as Proposition 8. Upon the successful passage of the constitutional amendment, or Proposition 8, the issue to consolidate the city and county government was put to voters in November of 1974 as Measure A. Measure A was rejected.

Acquisition information:
The Sacramento Charter Commission records were given to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives by the Sacramento Charter Commission in 1974.
Custodial history:

The Sacramento Charter Commission created these records over many years and later donated them to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives.

Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Special Collections University Archives staff.
Date Prepared:
November 27, 1974
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2012-11-02T09:21-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

Terms of access:

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1974/01, Sacramento Charter Commission records, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, The Library, California State University, Sacramento.

Location of this collection:
University Library, MS 6039
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819, US
Contact:
916-278-6144
lib-scua@csus.edu
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