Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History - They Have Records!

As usual, I come across these jackpots of great information whilst clicking away aimlessly looking for I know not what.

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has a collection of Santa Cruz County Records from 1850 to the present.  You will have to visit in person to see most of the collection, but they have put a few of them online:

PUBLIC WORKS (1886 – 1955)

SERIES I.:  Civil Engineers and Licensed Surveyors (1933 – 1944)

Subseries I.A.:  California News Bulletins for registered civil engineers (1937 – 1944)
Subseries I.B.:  State Board of Registration for Civil Engineers (1933 – 1939)

SERIES II.:  County Building Records (1889 – 1925)

Subseries II.A.:  County Court House (1900 – 1925)
Subseries II.B.:  County Hall of Records (1924 – 1925)
Subseries II.C.:  County Jail (1889 – 1900)

SERIES III.:  Building Contracts (1886 – 1892)

SERIES IV:  County Clerk and Commissioner of Roads (1904 – 1955)

SERIES V.:  Blueprints and Maps

SERIES VI.:  Certificates for the Sale of Real Estate (1913 – 1914)

POLICE, SHERRIFF AND COURTS (1850 – 1952)

SERIES I.  Register of Arrests, 1876 – 1897

SERIES II.  Santa Cruz County Prison Register, 1884 – 1895

SERIES III.   City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Police Court (1933 – 1952)

SERIES IV.   Santa Cruz Judicial Township, Santa Cruz County, California, Justice’s Court (1928 – 1952)

SERIES V.   Santa Cruz Judicial Township, Santa Cruz County, California, Justice’s Court (1952)

SERIES VI.   City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa Cruz, Police Court (1933 – 1952)

SERIES VII.   Santa Cruz Judicial Township, Santa Cruz County, California, Justice’s Court (1928 – 1952)

SERIES VIII.   Record of the Probate Court (1873 – 1875)

SERIES IX.  Certification by Judge of Superior Court for the County of Santa Cruz (1880 – 1907)

SERIES X.  Probate and Miners Court Ledger (1850 – 1950)

SERIES XI.  Coroner's Inquest Records (1901 – 1939)  Scroll down the page and there is a link for a spreadsheet download of these records.

COUNTY TREASURER (1871 – 1984)

SERIES I.   Assessment Notices (1977 – 1984)

SERIES II.   Bond Registers (1954 – 1981)

SERIES III.   Abstract of County Court House Property (1927)

SERIES IV.   Assessment of Property for 1871 & 1873

SERIES V.   Santa Cruz County Treasurer – County Fund Ledger (1916 – 1926)

SERIES VI.   California State Board of Equalization – Board Roll of State Assessed Property for Santa Cruz County

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY RECORDS INVENTORY (1977 – 1978)

COUNTY CLERK (1866 – 1976)

SERIES I.  Candidate Statements – Record of Income and Expenses for Candidates (1894 – 1956)

SERIES II.  Burial Permits (1897 – 1914)  There is a link for a spreadsheet download of these records

SERIES III.  Voter Registration (1866 – 1976)  There are links to many of these registers

SERIES IV.  Naturalization Records (1871 – 1927)

Subseries IV.A.  Declaration of Intention
Subseries IV.B.  Petition and Record of Naturalization
Subseries IV.C.  Naturalization Citizenship Certificates

SERIES V.  Marriage Applications (1900 – 1975)

COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES (1860s – 1939)

SERIES I.:  Medical License Register (1876 – 1939)

SERIES II.:  Register for County Hospital (1873 – 1928)

SERIES III.:  Prescription Scrapbooks for Palmer Drug Company/Palmer Prescription Druggist (1897 – 1910)

SERIES IV.  Santa Cruz County Court Commitments to State Mental Hospitals (circa 1860s – 1900)   There is a link to a spreadsheet download of these records

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History

705 Front Street

Santa Cruz, California

Open Tuesday through Sunday 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Open Fridays until 9:00 PM