Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Board of Supervisors records
Dates: 1857-1993
Collection number: 2006-008, 2006-014, 2012-003, 2012-008, and 2012-009
Creator:
Santa Clara County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors
Collection Size:
194 bound volumes and two boxes
Repository:
Santa Clara County Archives.
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.
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
Board of Supervisors records, 2012-003, 2012-008, 2006-008 and 2006-014, Santa Clara County Archives.
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.
Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
For the scope and content of the collection, see the descriptions of each series.
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.
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.). Board of Supervisors
Roads California
Schools California Santa Clara County