Office of County Counsel Records, 1961-2008, bulk 1961-1971

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Title:: Office of County Counsel records
Dates:: 1961-2008, bulk 1961-1971
Creators:: Santa Clara County (Calif.) Office of County Counsel
Abstract:: This collections contains one scrapbook and one folder of news clippings about the Office of County Counsel.
Extent:: .25 cubic feet
Language:: Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:: Office of County Counsel records, 2009-168, Santa Clara County Archives.

Scope and content:: This collection includes one scrapbook of news clippings from 1961 to 1971. The clippings appear to have been selected for inclusion because they mentioned a representative of the county counsel's office in the news story. The collection also includes a folder of news clippings and photocopies of articles about County Counsel Ann Ravel, covering the years 1998 to 2008.
Biographical / historical:: The Board of Supervisors created the Office of County Counsel in 1948. The first county counsel was Howard Campen, who served until 1955, later becoming county executive in 1957. The Office of County Counsel provides legal advice and representation for the County of Santa Clara, including the Board of Supervisors and County agencies and departments.
Acquisition information:: This collection was transferred to the Archives by the Office of County Counsel in 2009.
Processing information:: This collection was processed by Michael Griffith working under NHPRC grant RA-10047-07, the Santa Clara County Archives Project. A fuller account of the grant project is available at the Archives website.
Arrangement:: The folder of clippings is arranged in chronological order.
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

Collection Guide Author:: Michael Griffith
Date Prepared:: © 2009
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid created by Michael Griffith. Date of source: October 20, 2009.

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:: Office of County Counsel records, 2009-168, Santa Clara County Archives.

Location of this collection:: Santa Clara County, Archives

1875 Senter Road

San Jose, CA 95112, US