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City of South San Francisco Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: ssf-ms-0002

Scope and Contents

Ledgers record interactions within South San Francisco's various court systems. A majority of ledgers record criminal court operations with related names, dates, charges and verdicts. Other ledgers relate to small claims court, tax and licensing collections, and South San Francisco Police Department's books of ordinances.

Dates

  • Creation: 1908-1966

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. The reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Historical

South San Francisco incorporated as a city in San Mateo County in 1908. Different levels of court and an official police department were established to maintain social order.

Extent

20 Volumes (20 ledgers)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Ledgers document proceedings related to South San Francisco's criminal court, small claims court and city ordinances established by the Police Department.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged chronologically by date in three series. Series 1 contains criminal court dockets. Series 2 contains non-criminal ledgers, including small claims dockets, ordinance books and general fee books. Series 3 contains general loose documents from miscellaneous ledgers.

Physical Location

Collection is located in the SSFPL Grand Avenue Library History Room.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection donated to South San Francisco Grand Avenue Library History Room by City Clerk in 2019.

Processing Information

Processed by Megan Nussbaum in 2022.

Title
City of South San Francisco Ledgers
Author
Finding aid created by Megan Nussbaum in 2022.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the SSFPL History Room Repository

Contact:
306 Walnut Ave
South San Francisco CA 94080 United States