California Counties Ephemera Collection
Finding aid prepared by California Ephemera Project staff.
The California Ephemera Project was funded by a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from the Council
on Library and Information Resources in 2009-2010.
The Society of California Pioneers
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107-1272
Phone: (415) 957-1849
Email: info@californiapioneers.org
URL: http://www.californiapioneers.org
2010
Title: California counties ephemera collection
Date (inclusive): 1850-2004
Collection Identifier: CO FILES
Extent:
11.0 boxes
Contributing Institution:
The Society of California Pioneers
300 Fourth Street
San Francisco, CA 94107-1272
Phone: (415) 957-1849
Email: info@californiapioneers.org
URL: http://www.californiapioneers.org
Physical Location: Collection is stored onsite.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English.
Abstract: Comprises a variety of ephemera relating to the history, growth, and development of California's counties between the years
1850 and 2004. Particularly well-documented are efforts to promote individual counties -- and their commercial, industrial,
educational, cultural, and recreational prospects -- to new migrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as reflected
in the promotional literature of chambers of commerce, real estate companies, trade associations, banks, mining companies,
hotels, resorts, sanitariums, and other organizations.
Access
Collection is open by appointment for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with The Society of California Pioneers. All requests for permission to reproduce or publish must be
submitted in writing to the Librarian.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], [File name], California Counties Ephemera Collection, CO FILES, The Society of California Pioneers.
Related Collections
Biographical File Collection
California General Subjects Collection
Additions to the Collection
Additions to the collection are ongoing.
Processing Information
Processed by California Ephemera Project staff, funded by a Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from
the Council on Library and Information Resources, in 2009-2010.
Aquisition
Assembled by the staff at The Society of California Pioneers.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged in alphabetical order by county.
Scope and Contents
Comprises a variety of ephemera relating to the history, growth, and development of California's counties between the years
1850 and 2004. Particularly well-documented are efforts to promote individual counties -- and their commercial, industrial,
educational, cultural, and recreational prospects -- to new migrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as reflected
in the promotional literature of chambers of commerce, real estate companies, trade associations, banks, mining companies,
hotels, resorts, sanitariums, and other organizations.
Range of ephemera includes: promotional booklets, folders, and brochures; viewbooks; guidebooks; programs; souvenir programs
(commemorating special events); yearbooks; posters; newspaper clippings; journals and journal articles; maps; tract maps;
constitutions and bylaws; prospectuses; land grants, deeds, and indentures; directories and listings; cemetery listings; ordinances;
and reports.
Indexing Terms
Brochures.
Bylaws (administrative records).
California Ephemera Project.
Clippings.
Directories.
Ephemera.
Land grants--California.
Maps.
Posters.
Programs.
Promotional materials.
Viewbooks.
Range 3-12, Box B001101
Alpine County
1964, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001101
Amador County
1883-1972, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001101
Butte County
1887-1915, 1957-1962, 2004, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001101
General
1890-1970, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001101
Big Trees
1913, 1968, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001102
Contra Costa County
1886-1984
Range 3-12, Box B001102
Del Norte County
1873-1894, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001102
El Dorado County
1853-1867, 1904-1961
Range 3-12, Box B001102
Fresno County
circa 1893-1923, 1956-1967
Range 3-12, Box B001102
Humboldt County
circa 1888-1967
Range 3-12, Box B001102
Imperial County
1908-1923
Range 3-12, Box B001102
Kings County
1913-1922, 1970s
Range 3-12, Box B001102
Lake County
1903-1922, 1960-1968, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001103
Los Angeles County
1875-1966, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001104
Mariposa County
circa 1886-1959
Range 3-12, Box B001104
Mendocino County
1885-1978
Range 3-12, Box B001104
Merced County
1899-1920, 1967
Range 3-12, Box B001104
Mono County
1870-1878, 1949-1964
Range 3-12, Box B001104, B001100
Monterey County
1875-1985
Range 3-12, Box B001100
Orange County
circa 1910-1970
Range 3-12, Box B001100
Plumas County
circa 1910-1983
Range 3-12, Box B001099
Riverside County
1879-1985
Range 3-12, Box B001099
Sacramento County
1887-1970s
Range 3-12, Box B001099
San Benito County
circa 1886-1969
Range 3-12, Box B001099
San Bernardino County
1887-1968
Range 3-12, Box B001105
San Diego County
1886-1966
Range 3-12, Box B001105
San Francisco County
circa 1880-1976
Range 3-12, Box B001107
San Joaquin County
1888-1920s, 1969-1976
Range 3-12, Box B001107
San Luis Obispo County
circa 1887-1920, 1956-1977
Range 3-12, Box B001107
San Mateo County
1894-1976
Range 3-12, Box B001107
Santa Barbara County
1888-1984
Range 3-12, Box B001106, B001107
Santa Clara County
1884-1978
Range 3-12, Box B001106
Santa Cruz County
1880-1982
Range 3-12, Box B001106
Shasta County
1899-1957, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001106
Sierra County
circa 1908, 1954-1966, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001106
Siskiyou County
1914, 1953, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001106, B001108
Range 3-12, Box B001108
Stanislaus County
1881-1920, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001108
Sutter County
1885-1926, 1970-1977
Range 3-12, Box B001108
Tehama County
1889-1915, 1975-1977
Range 3-12, Box B001108
Trinity County
circa 1908-1932
Range 3-12, Box B001108
Tulare County
1901-1972, undated
Range 3-12, Box B001109
Tuolumne County
1901-1977
Range 3-12, Box B001109
Ventura County
circa 1908-1919, 1955-1976
Range 3-12, Box B001109
Yolo County
circa 1898-1919, 1960-1976
Range 3-12, Box B001109
Yuba County
1850-1980, undated