County Historical Heritage Commission Papers and Photographs, 1960-1983, bulk 1975-1979

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Summary

Title:
County Historical Heritage Commission papers and photographs
Dates:
1960-1983, bulk 1975-1979
Creators:
Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission
Abstract:
The County Historical Heritage Commission Papers and Photographs collection contains Commission documents, correspondence, minutes, agendas, Heritage Resource Inventory paperwork, Historic American Buildings Surveys, newspaper clippings, photographs and negatives that range from 1960 to 1983. The bulk of the collection is from 1975 to 1979 when Art Ogilvie, a county planner, was on the commission.
Extent:
5 archival boxes, 1 scrapbook
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

County Historical Heritage Commission papers and photographs, 2009-071, Santa Clara County Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The County Historical Heritage Commission Papers and Photographs collection contains Commission documents, correspondence, minutes, agendas, Heritage Resource Inventory paperwork, Historic American Buildings Surveys, newspaper clippings, photographs and negatives that range from 1960 to 1983. The bulk of the collection is from 1975 to 1979 when Art Ogilvie, a county planner, was on the commission.

Biographical / historical:

The Santa Clara County Historical Heritage Commission was created in 1973 by the Board of Supervisors in order to "protect, preserve, and promote the appreciation, recognition and preservation of historic resources in Santa Clara County." This commission advises the Board of Supervisors.

The commission is responsible for the creation and maintaining of the Heritage Resource Inventory, promoting historic preservation, and ensuring that significantly historic structures and sites are not disturbed or destroyed.

Acquisition information:
This collection was transferred to the Archives by the Historical Heritage Commission in 2009.
Processing information:

This collection was processed by Trista Raezer 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:

This collection is arranged into three series: Commission records, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The Commission records are arranged by type, the clippings are arranged by date, and the photographs are arranged by order 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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Trista Raezer
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Trista Raezer. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: October 9, 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:

County Historical Heritage Commission papers and photographs, 2009-071, 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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