CONNECT with the CityCollections
In order to facilitate public access and improve the research experience, the City Clerk Archives created a "Special Collections" access portal. These subjects include compilations of documents from various record series preserved in the City Archives. In each case, the compiler of the Collection is noted. Each Special Collection has been digitized and made word searchable. The Special Collections are not intended to be complete or all inclusive, since researchers will find many other related records throughout the City Archives.
Balboa Park
Balboa Park
- Alonzo Erastus Horton, 1813 - 1909
- City Park Aka Fourteen Hundred Acre Public Park, 1867-1913
- City Park Collection, 1867-1913
- City Park Timeline, 1868-1913
- Kate Sessions,1891-1940
- Balboa Park, 1905-1975
- Balboa Park Council Minutes, 1913-1939
- All Things Balboa Park, 1913 - 1940
- A Book of Memories for the Ages: Panama California Exposition, 1915-1925
- Panama California International Exposition San Diego 1916 - Official Publication
- Plant Ledger 1922-1944
- San Diego Zoo Attendance 1924-1958
- San Diego City Parks, 1936
- Balboa Park City Council Minutes, 1940-1960
Government
Government
- 1817-1850 Libro de Ordenanzas - Spanish Only
- Court of the Port 1835 - 1839 Original Spanish
- Court of the Port 1835 - 1839 English Translation
- Elected and Appointed City Officials, 1850 – Present
- Register of Officers 1889-1903
- Records of the Board of Public Works, 1889-1909
- Public Health, 1889-1916
- Index of Old Litigation, 1890-1908
- Time Book Record of Salaries, 1899-1905
- Record of Documents Filed, 1901-1959
- Special Elections Results 1903-1941
- Annual Message of John L Sehon, Mayor, 1906
- Annual Message of John L Sehon & John F Forward, 1907
- Annual Message John F Forward, 1909
- First Annual Reports of the Mayor and Councilmen, 1910
- Boiler Permits Rentals and Franchises 1911-1914
- Fourth Annual Report Department of Water, 1912
- Index of Current Litigation c.1913
- Official City Seal, adopted April 15 1914
- Official City Flag, adopted October 16 1934
- Docket Book 1 Legal Files 1-172, 1915-1919
- Day Book,1927-1931
- San Diego Affairs 1936-1937
- Civic Affairs 1937-1938
- City Manager Government in San Diego, 1939
- San Diego Yearbook, 1938-1939
- Report of the Special Council Committee on Proposed Charter Amendments, 1941
- City of San Diego Manager's Annual Report, 1944
- San Diego Yearbook, 1944-1945
- San Diego Yearbook, 1945-1946
- San Diego Yearbook, 1946-1947
- Annual Report of the City Manager, 1948-1949
- Elections Returns 1952-1956 Part1
- Elections Returns 1952-1956 Part2
- Elections Results 1954-1958
- Government Buildings
- Report of the Citizens Charter Review Committee, 1962
- Report of the Pilot Committee for Charter Review, 1968
- Citizens Charter Review Convention Report, 1969
- Blue Ribbon Committee for Charter Review, 1969
- Final Report and Recommendations of San Diego Charter Revision Committee, 1973
Military
Military
The armed forces have been a constant presence in San Diego since the Mexican-American War saw the establishment of Fort Stockton in 1846. The first permanent military installation was the Army's New San Diego Barracks, beginning a presence that lasted until Fort Rosecrans on Point Loma was turned over to the U.S. Navy for use as a submarine base, now Naval Base Point Loma, in 1959. Permanent major Navy and Marine Corps installations began development during the early 20th century, with Coronado's North Island becoming a major aviation facility despite humble beginnings in 1911 as a private flying school. The two World Wars saw new bases open throughout the county including the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in 1921 and Camp Pendleton in 1942.
Planning and Maps
Planning and Maps
- Historical Planning Maps, 1900-1971
- Record of Bonds, July 1 1903 - September 1 1941
- San Diego - A Comprehensive Plan For Its Improvement by John Nolen, 1908
- City Plan for San Diego by John Nolen, 1926
- C & Z Sheets, circa 1933-1961
- Mission Bay Piers, 1946
- Old San Diego Plans for Development, 1946
- Master Plan Recommendations for Mission Bay Park for the City of San Diego by Pereira, 1969
Property Records
Property Records
- Municipal Tideland Leases, circa 1800-1960
- Pueblo Land Abstract, circa 1840-1888
- Pueblo Lot Index, 1849-1872
- Sale of Pueblo Lots Index A-Z, 1850-1882
- Delinquent Tax 1872-1904
- Lot Books, 1873-1930
- Sales Book 1875-1896 Part1
- Sales Book 1875-1896 Part2
- Sales Book 1875-1896 Part3
- Sales Book 1875-1896 Part4
- Deeds, 1876-1947
- Property Tax Redemption Ledger 1877-1905
- Street Improvement Assessment Roll 1887-1913
- Clerk Tax Certificates, 1889-1897
- Record of Street Works 1895-1904 Part1
- Record of Street Works 1895-1904 Part2
- 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
- Board of Equalization Minutes 1904
- Record of Tax Deeds, 1906 - 1922
- Record of Street Improvements 1907-1912 Part1
- Record of Street Improvements 1907-1912 Part2
- Leases and Contracts, 1909-1948
- Tax Sales Register 1914-1923
- Lighting Sales Certification 1929-1961 Part1
- Lighting Sales Certification 1929-1961 Part2
- Assessment Roll of Real Property within the San Ysidro Irrigation District 1953-1959 Book1 Part1
- Assessment Roll of Real Property within the San Ysidro Irrigation District 1953-1959 Book1 Part2
- Assessment Roll of Real Property within the San Ysidro Irrigation District 1953-1959 Book2
- Assessment Roll of Real Property within the San Ysidro Irrigation District 1953-1959 Book3 Part1
- Assessment Roll of Real Property within the San Ysidro Irrigation District 1953-1959 Book3 Part2
- Assessment Roll of Real Property within the San Ysidro Irrigation District 1953-1959 Book4 Part1