County Flags and Seals Collection, bulk 1969-2000

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Summary

Title:: County Flags and Seals collection
Dates:: bulk 1969-2000
Creators:: Wyman, Beth
Abstract:: This collection documents the history of the creation of the flags and seals of Santa Clara County, California.
Extent:: 2 folders
Language:: Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:: County Flags and Seals collection, 2010-008, Santa Clara County Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains two series. The first series contains information on seals of various cities in California. The other series contains information on the flags flying at the Santa Clara County Government Center.

Biographical / historical:

The design of the seal of the County of Santa Clara has evolved over the years. In 1852, the Board of Supervisors adopted as its seal the County Superior Court. By 1880, the Board of Supervisors adopted a stone bridge design. It was officially adopted in 1887 and several changes and revisions were made. In 1940, Former Sheriff Doug Hornbuckle designed the Valley of Heart's Delight County Seal. This seal was used extensively on sheriff's vehicles and badges until 1989 when the Department of Corrections was created (Wyman, 1990).

Reference: Beth Wyman, New Lobby Cases Committee, 1990.

Acquisition information:

This collection was transferred by Beth Wyman.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

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:: County government--California.
Flag Day.
Flags.
Patriotism.
Santa Clara County (Calif.)
Seals

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Lindsay Moxley
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid created by Lindsay Moxley. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: October 21, 2010.

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 Flags and Seals collection, 2010-008, Santa Clara County Archives.

Location of this collection:: Santa Clara County, Archives

1875 Senter Road

San Jose, CA 95112, US