Newsletter

Spring 2012

March 1, 2012

County Archivist Trista Raezer has accepted the position of Archivist at North Dakota State University and read an announcement from Emily Harrison, the Deputy County Executive, explaining the future transition for the Archives.

Winter 2011-2012

December 1, 2011

A new online database has been added to the Archives’ website.

Fall 2011

September 1, 2011

A new display of historical surveying materials is available at the Archives courtesy of the Mount Diablo Surveyors Historical Society.

Spring 2011

March 1, 2011

The Oakland Museum of California will be using images from the County Photographer’s Collection as a part of a new permanent exhibit about Silicon Valley.

Winter 2010-2011

December 1, 2010

The Archives’ website has recently been updated for a new fresh look and has some exciting new features.

Fall 2010

September 1, 2010

Archivist Michael Griffith retires. New online index: County Recorder Maps

Winter 2009-2010

December 1, 2009

Through the efforts of dedicated volunteers, the Archives now offers three new indexes online to the County Survey Collection, the Coroner Inquests Collection, and the Naturalization Index.

Fall 2009

September 1, 2009

Exhibits from the Archives’ collections are now featured in display cubes at County Government Center.

Spring and Summer 2009

March 1, 2009

Sergeant Rick Sprain has given the Archives a large collection of artifacts, research materials, and original records documenting the history of the Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff.

Winter 2008-09

December 1, 2008

The Archives now has significant collections of nineteenth and early twentieth century County Clerk-Recorder property records available for research.