County Architectural Drawings Collection, 1920-1997, bulk 1931-1996

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Summary

Title:: County architectural drawings collection
Dates:: 1920-1997, bulk 1931-1996
Creators:: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Abstract:: This collection consists of approximately 1,700 architectural drawings, plans and maps. The collection includes various county buildings, parks, roadways and waterways.
Extent:: 1,700 architectural drawings
Language:: Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:: County architectural drawings collection, 2006-008, Santa Clara County Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This County Architectural Drawings Collection consists of approximately 1,700 architectural drawings, plans and maps. These architectural drawings illustrate the county's growth and development between 1920 and 1997. They include drawings of the County Hospital, Municipal and Superior Courts, County Fairgrounds, road construction and improvements, as well as drawings related to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Transportation Agency, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and County Sanitation District.

The collection was cataloged into a database, in which each record contains the following information: record number, contract number, date of project, title of drawing, street location, city, and name of architect or engineer. The database is searchable by any of the aforementioned categories.

Biographical / historical:

In 1951, the county charter created a separate Clerk of the Board. The Office of the Clerk of the Board is the state-mandated custodian of records for the Board of Supervisors, and maintains the current and historical records of all Board of Supervisors actions.

Acquisition information:

These architectural drawings were transferred to the archives by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in 2006.

Processing information:

This collection was processed by Kevin Fleming working under NHPRC grant RA-10047, the Santa Clara County Archives Project. A fuller account of the grant project is available at the Archives website.

The architectural drawings arrived unorganized and rolled. Thus, basic conservation measures were taken by flatting the drawings. Then they were cataloged into a database and arranged by record number.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by record number.

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

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Architecture
Buildings
Flood control
Roads
Parks
Architectural drawings
Maps
Places:: Santa Clara County (Calif.)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Kevin S. Fleming
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid created by Kevin S. Fleming. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: June 10, 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:: County architectural drawings collection, 2006-008, Santa Clara County Archives.

Location of this collection:: Santa Clara County, Archives

1875 Senter Road

San Jose, CA 95112, US