California Pre-Statehood Documents, 1797-1850 (bulk 1830-1850), bulk 1830-1850
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- California Pre-Statehood Documents
- Dates:
- 1797-1850 (bulk 1830-1850), bulk 1830-1850
- Creators:
- Santa Cruz County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors
- Abstract:
- Collection includes correspondence, fiscal and legal documents, and proclamations from California, 1797-1850.
- Extent:
- 7 Linear Feet 7 document boxes
- Language:
- Spanish; Castilian , English .
- Preferred citation:
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California Pre-Statehood Documents. MS 105. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes Spanish documents and correspondence between the colonial administrators of Monterey, San Jose, and Villa Branciforte, California, 1797 to 1850.
The collection also includes two documents in English from Commodore R.F. Stockton.
Documents are mainly handwritten in Spanish, with the following exceptions: Two press printed proclamations from 1844; 79 typed envelopes with English translations; 5 sheets of 35mm black and white copy negatives.
Numbers 71, 196, 368, 550, 607 & 636 are missing from the collection.
- Acquisition information:
- Placed on deposit in the University Library, University of California Santa Cruz in accordance with Resolution no. 147-68, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.
- Custodial history:
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The descriptions in this collection originate from an inventory that was given to UC Santa Cruz when the collection was donated by Santa Cruz County.
- Processing information:
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This finding aid was revised in the Reparative Archival Redescription Project in 2021-2022. Previous versions of this finding aid are available upon request.
- Arrangement:
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The documents were previously assigned numbers by the donor (1-661) and are arranged numerically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-03-02 18:29:55 UTC .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs. Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
- Preferred citation:
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California Pre-Statehood Documents. MS 105. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547