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California Pre-Statehood Documents
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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: California Pre-Statehood Documents
Creator:
Santa Cruz County (Calif.). Board of
Supervisors
Identifier/Call Number: MS.105
Physical Description:
7 Linear Feet
7 document boxes
Date (inclusive): 1797-1850 (bulk
1830-1850)
Date (bulk): 1830-1850
Abstract: Collection includes correspondence,
fiscal and legal documents, and proclamations from California, 1797-1850.
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian , English .
Collection open for research.
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.
The documents were previously assigned numbers by the donor (1-661) and are arranged
numerically.
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.
California Pre-Statehood Documents. MS 105. Special Collections and Archives, University
Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Finding aid revision statement
This finding aid was revised in the Reparative Archival Redescription Project in 2021-2022.
Previous versions of this finding aid are available upon request.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Cruz County (Calif.) -- History
California -- History -- To
1846