Board of Supervisors Records, 1857-1993

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Summary

Title:
Board of Supervisors records
Dates:
1857-1993
Creators:
Santa Clara County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors
Abstract:
The Board of Supervisors Records consist of financial records, Board of Supervisor meeting minutes, County ordinances, record of boundaries of school districts, records of franchises, road registers, adminstration files, and ephemera.
Extent:
194 bound volumes and two boxes
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Board of Supervisors records, 2012-003, 2012-008, 2006-008 and 2006-014, Santa Clara County Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

For the scope and content of the collection, see the descriptions of each series.

Biographical / historical:

The Board of Supervisors was first authorized as the chief governing body of California counties by the State Constitution of 1849. In Santa Clara County, the first board took office in 1852. The size and powers of the board have varied over the years. Among board powers are general policy and administrative control over county affairs, management of elections, and the assessing and collecting of taxes. In 1951 Santa Clara County adopted a charter which authorized appointment of a county executive to oversee administration and which changed the role of the board to setting policy only.

Acquisition information:
Most of these records were transferred by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in 2006 and 2012. The minutes ranging from 1857 to 1930 and one road register were transferred by the County Surveyor in 2006.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into eight series: Financial Records, Minutes, Ordinances, Record of Boundaries of School Districts, Record of Franchises, Road Registers, Administrative Files, and Ephemera. Each series is arranged into chronological order, except for the Administrative Files, which are arranged by subject.

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:
Michael D. Griffith and Lindsay Gillis
Date Prepared:
© 2012
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Michael D. Griffith. Date of source: December 11, 2006.

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:

Board of Supervisors records, 2012-003, 2012-008, 2006-008 and 2006-014, 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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