Recent Additions:

March 2025

• Charter of the City of San Diego California Adopted, April 7, 1931added to City Charter.

February 2025

• Plant Ledger 1922-1944added to Collections in Balboa Park.
• Lighting Sales Certification 1929-1961 Part1, Lighting Sales Certification 1929-1961 Part2added to Collections in Property Records.

January 2025

• A Book of Memories for the Ages: Panama California Exposition, 1915-1925added to Collections in Balboa Park.
• Docket Book 1 Legal Files 1-172, 1915-1919 added to Collections in Government.

December 2024

• Index of Old Litigation, 1890-1908added to Collections in Government.
• Index of Current Litigation c.1913added to Collections in Government.

November 2024

• Day Book,1927-1931added to Collections in Government.
• First Annual Reports of the Mayor and Councilmen, 1910added to Collections in Government.

October 2024

• Blue Ribbon Committee for Charter Review, 1969added to Collections in Government.
• Boiler Permits Rentals and Franchises 1911-1914added to Collections in Government.

September 2024

• Report of the Special Council Committee on Proposed Charter Amendments, 1941added to Collections in Government.
• Report of the Pilot Committee for Charter Review, 1968added to Collections in Government.

June 2024

• Annual Report of the City Manager, 1948-1949added to Collections in Government.
• Final Report and Recommendations of San Diego Charter Revision Committee, 1973added to Collections in Government.

May 2024

• San Diego Affairs 1936-1937and Civic Affairs 1937-1938added to Collections in Government.
• City of San Diego Manager's Annual Report, 1944added to Collections in Government.
• San Diego Yearbook, 1944-1945 and San Diego Yearbook, 1946-1947added to Collections in Government.

April 2024

• 1938-1939 San Diego Yearbook and 1945-1946 San Diego Yearbook added to Collections in Government.
• 1962 Report of the Citizens Charter Review Committee added to Collections in Government.
• 1969 Citizens Charter Review Convention Report added to Collections in Government.

March 2024

• Archives, Access, and Preservation Program Accomplishments July 2023 - Jan 2024 added to Preservation and Restoration.

November 2023

• Old San Diego Plans for Development, 1946 added to Collections in Planning and Maps.
• City of San Diego Health Department First Annual Report, 1888 added to Collections in Government.
• Lecture Series launched! Lectures generously shared from our fellow repositories are posted for public viewing.

October 2023

• USS Bennington Disaster (including image and documents) added to Collections.
• City Clerk's 5th Annual Archives Month documents, 1935-36 Exposition Exhibit .
• Libro de Ordinanzas added to Collections.

August 2023

• Official Publication of the "Panama California International Exposition, San Diego 1916" added to Collections in Balboa Park.

July 2023

• Torrey Pines Lodge collection can be located in the Collections tab under Communities.

June 2023

• Dennis V. Allen and Other San Diego Firsts exhibit documents. 

March 2023

• New Discoveries launched!
• 1 PowerPoint regarding the Court of the Port added to the Preservation and Restoration section.

February 2023

• 4 PowerPoints showcasing the Archives' accomplishments and interesting finds added to the Preservation and Restoration section.

October 2022

• Roaring San Diego exhibit launched. Photos can be found here.

September 2022

• Animals Collection, 563 pages of documents on barns and stables, birds, dogs, fish, sea life, horses, livestock, and cats.
• 1835-1839 Court of the Port in its original Spanish and an English translation uploaded.

June 2022

• 2 Consumer Records books, in 5 parts, Consumer Records, 1900 - 1901 Part 1, Consumer Records, 1900 - 1901 Part 2, Consumer Records, 1903 Part 1, Consumer Records, 1903 Part 2, Consumer Records, 1903 Part 3.
• 1 Record of Tax Deeds 1906-1922.
• New PowerPoint showcasing the latest City historical books and their preservation.

April 2022

• Ordinance Files, a complete collection of all Ordinances passed by the City of San Diego since inception to 1970, where the City Clerk's Official City Documents starts.

February 2021

• "Municipal Tideland Leases" (1800s – 1960s) with approximately 35,200 scanned pages added to our "Property Records" on our Collections page.
• “Silent Movie Collection” 2 silent movies (1926-1935) added to the City Clerk’s Film/Audio Collection.
• “Movie Collection” 8 movies (1956-1966) added to the City Clerk’s Film/Audio Collection.
• Want to learn how to navigate through the City Clerk’s Digital Archive?  Watch a short film on the Digital Archives homepage “Guide to the City Clerk’s Digital Archive” on how to get the most from your visit!

February 2020

• "Film and Audio" tab.  We've added an additional 658 (1970s) new Street Views of neighborhoods throughout the City of San Diego.

February 2019

• 611 pages newly added to the "Historical Official Resolutions, Ordinances, and Minutes" tab.
• 491 pages newly added to the “Record of Board of Delegates, 1 1889-1890” and another 120 pages of the “Charter of the City of San Diego, 1888.”
• 128 pages newly added to the “City of San Diego Census, 1898” and another 174 pages of the “Plat Book of the Masonic Cemetery, 1919.”
• "Film and Audio" tab.  We've added an additional 38 (1970s) new Street Views of neighborhoods throughout the City of San Diego.