Affidavits of Election Receipts and Expenditures consists of four record cartons of preprinted forms and narrative depositions mandated by the California State Legislature in 1893 for general, primary, and special elections (California Stats. 1893, Ch. 16). They document campaign contributions...
Annexation Certificates of Completion consists of resolutions and maps documenting the annexation of unincorporated territory into the cities of El Cajon and Escondido under the Annexation of the Uninhabited Territory Act of 1939 (California Stats. 1939, Ch. 297).
Historic Birth records consists of early birth records filed with the San Diego County Recorder.
Certificates of Sale on Foreclosures and Executions consists of two disbound volumes of indexes and 16 disbound volumes of recorded documents chronicling the participants and circumstances regarding the sale of real property due to foreclosure. Each record consists of several...
Certificates of Tax Sales to State of California comprise of ledgers and receipts that document the sale of real property as ordered by the court to recover overdue property taxes, under Section 3778 of the Political Code, which no longer...
Chattel Mortgages are loans in which the collateral is movable personal property such as livestock, machinery, other vehicles, or the inventory of a retail establishment. This collection consists of nine volumes of indexes and 121 volumes of recorded mortgages and...
Historic Death records consists of indexes to death certificates issued in San Diego County. Some indexes are specific to the City of San Diego, National City, North County, and Coronado.
Declarations of Homestead provide evidence of property settlement in San Diego County, especially in the early years of California’s US statehood, and date from 1860-1931. These documents relate to the Homestead Act (1862-1976), which allowed the settlement of hundreds of...
Deeds consist of 12 bound and disbound volumes dating from 1850 to 1916, with the bulk dating from 1850 to 1868. There are a small number of deeds created and executed prior to 1850 that were not recorded until 1850....
Delinquent Tax Lists consist of 14 volumes. The recorded documents are Proof of Publication documents and are accompanied by published delinquent tax notices from various local newspapers, published in accordance with the California Revenue and Taxation Code, Sections 3351–3385 and...
Estray Notices are official declarations stating that an animal or other piece of moveable property has been found by someone who is now establishing a legal basis to transfer ownership of the found property. (Enacted by Stats. 1856, Ch. 128,...
The Roger Howe papers are administrative papers of former San Diego County Recorder Roger Howe (1936-1961). Most records refer to training, instruction, and procedures within the Recorder’s Office.
Indexes to Notice of Inventory Liens consists of one bound Index to Notices of Inventory Liens reported in San Diego County between 1958 and 1964. An Inventory Lien establishes a legal claim against moveable inventory as security for a loan....
Indexes to Building Contracts consist of two disbound volumes dating from 1885 to 1959. Each volume provides listings of building contracts executed in San Diego County.
Indexes to Decrees of Distribution consists of two bound volumes dating from 1883 to 1918. Each volume provides listings of decrees of distribution issued in San Diego County. Note these records are indexes only, the Archives does not hold decrees...
Indexes to Maps are a compilation of 15 indexes to guide researchers in locating specific maps within the Archives. These indexes facilitate access to a diverse range of both recorded and unrecorded maps, including subdivision maps, miscellaneous maps, record of...
Land and Water contracts consist of standard contracts between the San Luis Rey Water Company and various landowners throughout San Diego County, including in Oceanside, Poway, Mira Mesa, and Solana Beach. The agreements specify terms and conditions regarding the construction...
Leases consist of four disbound volumes of indexes and 35 volumes of hand-written and typed leases executed on property within San Diego County from 1869 to 1931. They are contractual agreements between two parties, the lessor and the lessee, wherein...
Lis Pendens Notices, or Notices of Pending Action, are recorded notices within the chain of title for real property, serving the purpose of informing interested third parties about ongoing legal proceedings that impact the property’s title or involve claims such...
The Vera Lyle papers are reference files kept by Ms. Lyle, San Diego County Recorder from 1978-1990 and consists of files on Documentary Transfer Taxes and California-wide preparations for atomic war.
Marriage records consists of early marriage records filed with the San Diego County Recorder from 1856 to 1956 and Confidential Marriage Applications and Licenses from 2013. Note that Confidential Marriage Applications and Licenses are closed to the public.
Miscellaneous Records consist of nine disbound volumes of indexes and 101 bound and disbound volumes of Miscellaneous official records. They contain various instruments recorded in San Diego County primarily affecting ownership of, and interest in, property from 1850-1931, including affidavits,...
Notices of Assignment or of Intention to Assign an Account or Accounts consists of a single box of notices recorded with the San Diego County Office of the Recorder from1955 to 1962.
Oaths of Allegiance serve as solemn declarations in which elected or appointed officials pledge to "support and defend" the Constitutions of both the US and the State of California. Surety bonds act as financial guarantees that officials will perform their...
Official Bonds consist of 24 bound and disbound volumes, including indexes. Records document legally binding financial guarantees of conduct made by elected or appointed officials and notaries public in San Diego County from 1867 to 1931. Examples of offices under...
This sub-series consists of photostat copies of official record books that were microfilmed in the 1960s and 1970s. When the microfilm was unclear or illegible, the photostat copies were retained. This is not a complete representation of all recorded official...
Patents consist of 15 disbound volumes of certificates that signify the transfer of ownership rights of publicly held land to private individuals in San Diego County between 1883-1931.
Public Administrator's Semi-Annual Reports are a small collection consisting of single page reports addressed to the Superior Court of the County of San Diego regarding estates of deceased persons being administered by the county per court rulings for the years...
Returned original recorded documents consist of 60 manuscript boxes and four oversized boxes, containing original documents brought to the San Diego County Recorder for recording from 1860-1939, bulk 1885-1907. These documents were then transcribed as Official Records to be maintained...
This series consists of Assessment maps submitted to the County Recorder. Maps are arranged chronologically by map number and date recorded.
This series consists of miscellaneous San Diego County maps submitted to the County Recorder. Maps are arranged by map type, chronologically, and by date recorded.
This series consists of Parcel maps submitted to the County Recorder. Maps are arranged chronologically by map number and date recorded.
This series consists of Record of Survey maps submitted to the County Recorder. Maps are arranged chronologically by map number and date recorded.
This series consists of San Diego County State Highway Maps submitted to the County Recorder. Maps are arranged chronologically by map number and date recorded.
This series consists of Subdivision maps submitted to the County Recorder. Maps are arranged chronologically by map number and date recorded.
Separate Property of Married Women consists of two disbound volumes, including one index. Records focus on property held solely by married women, distinct from joint or community property held by both spouses in San Diego County from 1871 to 1930.
The Gracelia “Gracie” Smith papers consist of working files kept by Ms. Smith, a long-time employee of the Recorder's Office. Initially hired in June 1970, she was promoted to Chief Deputy County Recorder in 1991. Materials include operational and administrative...
Sole Trader Declarations consist of two volumes detailing a stringent judicial procedure involving the declaration of a married woman’s intent to operate as a sole trader in San Diego County from 1850 to 1918.
San Diego County agencies update and file a Statement of Facts – Register of Public Agencies with the Secretary of State and the county clerk’s office whenever changes to their leadership occur in accordance with Government Code section 53051. Prior...
Statements of Liquor Sold by Pharmacists in No-License Territory consists of sworn statements, notarized, and filed in the County Clerk’s Office, by pharmacists indicating the type and volume of liquor sold and received by pharmacists in San Diego County, 1917-1918.
Torrens records are real property records for land held in the County of San Diego. The Torrens system was used in California from 1914-1955 to register title to real property, also called registered property or Torrens property. Torrens consist of...
Per the California State Water Resources Board, California law recognized appropriative rights, the diversion of surface water as early as 1851. Water Claims were the legal instrument utilized to appropriate this water usage. The collection consists of five volumes dating...
Wills consist of four disbound volumes and their index. They contain a diverse range of wills and documents which detail what is to happen to the real and personal property upon the death of individuals (testators). All materials were recorded...
This series contains recorded copies of Writs of Execution and Notices of Levy presented by the levying officer. This series contains recorded copies of Writs of Execution and Notices of Levy presented by the levying officer. A Writ of Execution...