Name/Title
Transcripts of Records, Alameda County, 1894-1895Entry/Object ID
1997.318.1Description
ACC. NO. 97.318.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOMES OF ALAMEDA; LAND
DATE OR PERIOD: 1894-1895
OBJECT: TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS
DESCRIPTION:
LOOSE-LEAF BINDER, COVERED IN BLACK-COLORED BUCKRAM. COVER DISPLAYS INCISED GOLD LETTERING, STATING "TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS OF ALAMEDA COUNTY."
SIZE: L 14-1/4" X W 10-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
LOOSE-LEAF BINDER CONTAINING EDWARDS TRANSCRIPTS OF TITLES FROM JANUARY 2, 1894 THROUGH DECEMBER 5, 1895. THE RECORDS INCLUDE THE RECORDING OF DEEDS, MORTGAGES, DEEDS OF TRUST, RELEASES AND RECONVEYANCES, AND MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS WHICH INCLUDE BUILDER'S CONTRACTS. THESE VOLUMES WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, CITY OF ALAMEDA, AND WERE FOUND IN THE ATTIC OF ALAMEDA CITY HALL. THEY WERE PRESENTED TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL MUSEUM, AND THEY WERE VERY IMPORTANT DUE TO THEIR LISTING OF HOUSE CONSTRUCTION WITHIN ALAMEDA (ANNOTATING NAMES OF OWNERS, CONTRACTORS, AND OCCASIONALLY ARCHITECTS, AS WELL AS LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS OF STRUCTURES BUILT IN ALAMEDA). ALSO INCLUDED IS "FRANK G EDWARDS, PRESIDENT, PUBLISHING COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO." PUBLICATION ISSUED DAILY BY EDWARDS PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., SAN FRANCISCO.
ACQUIRED FROM:
CITY OF ALAMEDA
DATE: JULY 5, 1997
