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Guide to the Surveyor Records
2006-014, 2006-015, 2007-002, and 2007-012
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Title: Surveyor records
Dates: 1880-1969
Collection number: 2006-014, 2006-015, 2007-002, and 2007-012
Creator:
Santa Clara County (Calif.). County Surveyor's Office
Collection Size:
8 archives boxes and 16 oversize boxes.
Repository:
Santa Clara County Archives.
San Jose, CA 95112-2527
Abstract: This collection includes sets of aerial photographs used by the County Surveyor to create topographic maps and for other purposes
and a collection related to the lawsuit Miller v. Thomas..
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Archives staff.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection is open for research.
The Archives can claim physical ownership only for some collections. Users are responsible for securing permission of the
copyright holder for publication or quotation.
Surveyor records, 2006-014, 2006-015, 2007-002, and 2007-012, Santa Clara County Archives.
These records were transferred to the Archives by the County Surveyor in 2006 and 2007.
This collection was processed in part under NHPRC grant NAR07-10047-07. The photographs were removed from acidic envelopes
and/or boxes and placed in acid-free folders and boxes. Where two sets of prints existed, both were saved and interfiled.
Photographs of individual streets were placed in alphabetical order. The Miller v. Thomas collection was unorganized when
received. Items were organized into series, put in chronological or alphabetical order when appropriate, and foldered. Maps
and drawings were flattened.
The office of County surveyor has existed since the nineteenth century. In the late nineteenth century, the Surveyor surveyed
roads, established grades, and oversaw the construction of bridges and other public structures. Previously an elected official,
the Surveyor now is part of the Office of Planning. The Surveyor's mission is to "help to ensure professional surveying and
mapping services" in the county. For much of the office's history the Surveyor was permitted to maintain a private surveying
business as well as hold the County post.
Scope and Content of Collection
For the scope and content of this collection, see the entries for the major subdivisions.
For the arrangement of this collection, see the entries for the major subdivisions.
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.). County Surveyor's Office
California Aerial photographs
Miller, Henry, 1827-1916
Las Animas Rancho, Santa Clara County, Calif.