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For the record : catalog of the public records, City of
Sacramento 1849-1982, Sacramento County,
1848-1982
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Background
Among western metropolitan areas, Sacramento may claim a unique
heritage. The study of Sacramento history reveals a sequence of economic,
social, cultural, and political developments that is duplicated nowhere else.
This region has been a vital center of frontier settlement, pioneer growth, and
western business enterprise since John Sutter, the Swiss adventurer and
entrepreneur, began his efforts in 1839 to found an imperial fiefdom near the
confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers. During the gold rush era,
Sacramento emerged as the leading commercial entrepot, financial hub, state
capitol, and entertainment center for the Mother Lode mining region. From that
time through the post-World War II boom years of the large scale expansion of
state government and federal military installations, the Sacramento area has
grown in ways which mirror the general patterns of western historical
development, yet which remain distinctive in detail.
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Center for Sacramento History for private collections.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from private manuscript collections must be submitted in
writing to the Archivist. Permission for publication is given on
behalf of Center for Sacramento History as the owner of the
physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the
copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. No permission is
necessary to publish or quote from public records.
Availability
Collection is open for research by appointment only.