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City of Davis Collection

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Collection Number: D-344

Correspondence, property assessment records, legal opinions, bids, receipt books for business licenses, contracts, newsletters, bulletins, maps, plans, personnel recommendations, a warrant register, a registry of births, policy statements, regulations, petitions, meeting minutes, tax returns, court decisions, and election documents for the city of Davis, California. Also included is the personal correspondence file of Norman D. Thomas, the city's third clerk and city attorney, serving at the height of the Great Depression.

Finding Aid

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California

Inclusive Dates

1917-1982.

Extent

10.8 linear feet

Subject

California History

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