Sacramento Charter Commission records
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of local and state reports, agendas, public opinion surveys, subject files, and proposed charter.
Dates
- Creation: 1964 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical / Historical
In 1971 the Sacramento City Council and the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors appointed the Sacramento Charter Commission (originally known as the Citizens Committee on Local Government Reorganization) to study potential consolidation of Sacramento city and Sacramento county governments. The Commission drafted a new charter; however, controversy over potential reorganization required revisions to the state constitution and an amendment was put to California voters on the June 1974 Primary Election Ballot as Proposition 8. Upon the successful passage of the constitutional amendment, or Proposition 8, the issue to consolidate the city and county government was put to voters in November of 1974 as Measure A. Measure A was rejected.
Full Extent
7.5 Linear Feet (6 record cartons)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of materials of the Sacramento Charter Commission (also includes City/County Merger Committee files) including local and state government reports and public opinion surveys used in the creation of the Citizen's Committee on Local Governmental Reorganization Report of October 1973.
Custodial History
The Sacramento Charter Commission created these records over many years and later donated them to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Sacramento Charter Commission records were given to the CSUS Special Collections and University Archives by the Sacramento Charter Commission in 1974.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections & University Archives staff.
- Title
- Guide to the Sacramento Charter Commission records, 1964-1975
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections & University Archives staff.
- Date
- November 27, 1974
- 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 Manuscripts Repository
University Library, MS 6039
6000 J Street
Sacramento CA 95819 USA
916-278-6144
lib-scua@csus.edu