Download or read book Guide to the County Archives of California (Classic Reprint) written by Owen C. Coy and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-19 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Guide to the County Archives of California The volume here presented seeks to furnish a guide to the county archives of California as well as a handbook dealing with their care. Safety and use. In its preparation four distinct objects have been kept in mind: First the consideration of the care and safety of the local public records of the state: second, a general description of the. Records. Giving an account of their content and some idea of their value to the investigator; third. A complete list of all sets of records or documents to be found. In the custody of the more important officers in the county, together with a statement as to dates covered and the number of volumes or documents; and fourth. The history of changes in the territorial jurisdiction of the various counties whose archives are under con sideration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.