Government Collections

From the Barnum House Archive

Government collections include record books, historical documents, correspondence, ephemera, and published reports.  These collections are found in the Ledger Room on the second floor of the Barnum House. If you have a question about these collections please submit a research request.


City Collections

 

Arcata City Collections

Arcata City Records

Arcata Freeway Collection (2011.039) 1 box

Arcata Parks & Recreation 1 box

Arcata Fire Department Building, 1957 1 booklet

Union Water Co., Arcata Water Works

 

City of Eureka

Eureka Volunteer Fire Department

Hose Company no. 1 (1994.034, 2018.022) 1 box

Hose Company no. 5 (2018.022, 2000.060) 2 boxes

Eureka Hook & Ladder Co. (2004.050) 1 box

Eureka Volunteer Fire Department Annual Reports (2001.018) 1 box

Eureka City Records, Various

Jury Fees, 1949-57 (2008.116) 1 box

Delinquent Property Tax Records, circa 1920s - 40s (2008.116) 2 boxes

Register of Dogs, 1932-47 (YD 3237-39) 1 box

Elections (1999.034) 2 boxes

Public Works, circa 1850s - 80s (1999.034) 1 box

Charters and Ordinances (2004.145) 1 box

Mooring Basin Receipts, 1948-54 (2008.116.05) 1 box

Payroll Slips, circa 1930s - 40s (2008.116.07) 1 box

Deeds and Land Claims, 1858-72 (1999.034) 1 box

Road District Ledger, 1858 (1993.18.06) 1 ledger

Eureka Freeway Collection (2009.159) 1 box

Eureka Library Collection 1 box

Eureka Recreation Commission (from Roscoe) 1 box


Eureka Police Court

“Cash Books” of Bails and Fines, 1898 - 1952 (YD 2208-10, BK 673, BK 1235-38) 9 ledgers

Court Docket Indexes, 1908-10 (YD 2415-16) 2 ledgers

Court Dockets

Eureka Police Department Collection, Courtesy of the Clarke Historical Museum

Registers of Arrests, 1900-48 (2018.022) 11 ledgers

Jail Registers, 1913-48 (2018.022) 6 ledgers

“Register of Sleepers,” 1948 (2018.022) 1 ledger

Traffic Violations, 1934-45 (2018.022) 1 ledger

McKinleyville City Records

Sewage Collection System Collection (2005.124.01) 1 box

McKinleyville City Records

Trinidad City Records

 Justice Court of Trinidad, 1907-23 1 ledger

Van Duzen Township Records

Justice Court of Van Duzen, 1919-34 (1993.18.13) 1 ledger

 

Humboldt County Collections

Humboldt County Articles of Incorporation Index (2006.048), 1 box

Humboldt County Assessor Books, 1944-49, 66 ledgers

            Older Assessor Books, 7 ledgers

Humboldt County Auditor Warrants, 6 ledgers

Humboldt County Budget 1971

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Collection (2004.131) 5 boxes

Humboldt County Cash/Warrants, 27 ledgers

Humboldt County Checkbook Stubs, 1921 (2000.060.0011) 1 box

Humboldt County Coroner’s Journal, 1923-24 (2019.024.001), 1 box

Humboldt County Court Ledgers & Folders, Various (220), 2 boxes

Humboldt County Courthouse & Jail Specifications 1 box

Humboldt County Employees Association Scrapbook Collection (1997.28.01-03) 1 box

Humboldt County Fee Book, 185-, 1 ledger

Humboldt County Grand Jury Handbooks and Manuals (2009.111) 2 boxes and many loose booklets

Humboldt County Legal Forms, used in mid-20th century, (2004.103) 1 box

Humboldt County License Fees, 1940-1955 (1991.32.05, .06, .07) 1 box, 8 ledgers, 1 folder

Humboldt County Marriage Ledgers (6)

Humboldt County Medical License Register, 1891 - 1916 (2008.6000, 1993.16, 1993.21) 1 box

Humboldt County Miscellaneous Information, pasted in ledger

Humboldt County Miscellaneous Trial Records, 1920s - 70s, 3 boxes

Humboldt County Police Court Ledgers (91)

Humboldt County Property Transfer Records, 1880s, 1 box

Humboldt County Purchasing Department Vendor Ledgers (2009.067) 3 boxes

Humboldt County Receipts, 1920s, 1 box

Humboldt County Road District Collection, Road Overseer’s Accounts, 1860-63 & Road Assessment List (1993.21.09 & .10) 1 box

Humboldt County Sheriff T. M. Brown Collection, Wanted Notices, 1892 - 1909 1 box

Humboldt County Surveyor Field Book, 1899 – 1903 (2000.060.0014) 1 ledger

Humboldt County Transfer Books, 1885, 1887 (1990.88.402 & .404)

Humboldt County Visitor Register to County Exhibit at 1894 mid-winter San Francisco Expo

Southern Humboldt Coroner Inquest Transcripts, 1920s - 30s (2009.068) 1 box

Humboldt County Court Fees, 1854-1856, 1 ledger

Humboldt County Receiver’s Office Land Records, 1856-1887, 1 ledger

Humboldt County Register of Partnerships, 1874-1947, 1 box

Humboldt County Assessor Records, 1855, 1960, 1963, 1 box

Humboldt County Treasurer Reports, 1853-63 and 1966-71 1 box

Humboldt County Land Office Correspondence, 1864 - 1907 (1992.10) 1 box

Humboldt County Articles of Incorporation, Vols. 1-4 (2000.048) 1 box

Humboldt County Articles of Incorporation, Vols. 5-9 (2000.048) 1 box

  

Miscellaneous County Records (Non-Humboldt)

Calendar Fees, 1908-1921

Klamath County Records (1992.43) 1 box

Lawyers’ Cash & Case Ledger, Klamath & Del Norte Counties, 1854-1867, (2004.031), 1 box

Miscellaneous County Ledgers, 1949-1956

Miscellaneous Court Records, 1 box

Multi-Use Ledger, Some Eureka, Some Commercial, 1901-1911, 1 box

 

 District Collections

District Court of Appeals

Drake v. City of Eureka (2008.141.01) 1 box

 

Federal Collections

 

Federal Organizations & Offices

Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau Collection, 4 boxes

Letters Received, 1891-1912 1 box

Signal Service Ledgers, 1 box

Weather Station Correspondence (2010.049) 2 boxes

Weather Records, Various, 6 boxes

 

Post Office Records

Arcata Post Office Collection (1999.085) 1 box

Crannell, 1932-39 & Weitchpec, 1905-06, 1 box

Eureka, 1963

Kneeland Post Office (2011.128) 1 box

Shelter Cove, 1909-29 & Island Mountain, 1918 (1989.10 & 1991.03) 1 box

Swauger/Loleta, 1893-1914 (YD 0005) 1 box

Fred Nelson’s Post Office Collection (2013.111.117-18) 1 box

Post Offices of Humboldt County, 1 file card box

Postal Stamp & Cancellation Collection, 1 box

 Voting Records

            Election/Voter Registration, 5 ledgers, 1 folder         

Great Register 1873, 1884, 1887, 1888, 1892, 1894, 1891, 1 box

            Great Register 1892, 1894, 1896, 1 box

Articles of Incorporation & Stock, (2006.048.08) 1 box

American Lumber Co., 1890

American Tank Co., 1917

Bank of America, 1889

Bayside Lumber Co., 1905

Blue Lake Manufacturing Co., only 1 page, no date

Brizard Estate Co., 1906

Bucksport & Elk River RR Co., 1884

California City & County Land Co., 1913

Central Creamery Co., 1905

Charles Nelson Co., 1901

Elk River Mill & Lumber Co, 1882, 1890

Eureka & Trinidad RR Co., 1884

Eureka Home Building Co., 1902

Eureka Land & Home Building Co., 1912

Eureka Sash Door Molding Mills, 1906

Far West Petroleum Mining Co., 1865

First Methodist Episcopal Church, 1899

Freshwater Manufacturing Co., 1913

Hammond Lumber Co. Deed, 1917

Hammond Lumber Co., 1900, 3 copies

Hammond Lumber Co., 1912, 3 copies

Holmes Eureka Investment Co., 1910

Holmes Eureka Lumber Co., 1903

Home Saving Bank, 1889

Humboldt Cooperage Co. 1901, 3 copies

Humboldt Livestock Co., 1914

Humboldt Manufacturing co., 1899, 1904, 2 copies

Lagoon Lumber Co., 1908

Laurel Lumber Co., 1912

Pacific Lumber Co., 1903

Smith Timber Co., 1908

Vance Mill & Lumber Co., 1894

Vance Redwood Lumber Co., 1900

William Carson Estate Co., 1913

  

Environmental & Cultural Reports & Assessments
for Parks & Natural Areas, 1 box

A Partial Bibliography on Humboldt Bay, 1969

Analysis of Early Surveys of Coast & Geodetic Surveys, 1977

Archaeological Investigations on Humboldt Bay for Arcata Parks, 1993

Architectural Survey, Redwood National Park, 1983

Boundary Problems on Humboldt Bay

Butler Valley Dam Archaeological Survey, 1967

Cultural Resources, Redwood National Park, 1988

Davison Ranch Environmental Assessment, (2011.087.24), 1995

Environmental & Cultural History of Eel River Basin

Environmental & Cultural History of Pilot Creek Watershed, 1994

Eureka Ice & Cold Co. Vs. City of Eureka

Eureka Tideland Soil, 1973

Eureka Tideland Soil, Early Surveys

Eureka Tideland Suit – 1974 Memorandum

Eureka Tideland Suit – Documents

Eureka Tideland Suit – Legal Points

Eureka Tideland Suit, Waterfront History, 1969

Follow the Smoke: Plant Procurement of Indians of NW California, (1992.55.0001), 1984

Hammond Coastal Trail – Negative Declaration, (2012.115.04), 1996

Headwaters Forest Reserve, (2002.113.01), 2002

Historic Barns of Humboldt, (2017.034.001), 2013

Historic Cultural Properties, Redwood National Park, 1983

Historic Humboldt Bay Maps & Surveys, 1975

Historic Map Analysis of U.S. Coastal Surveys, 1854, 1859, 1870, 1871, 1973

Historic Resources of Coyote Creek Lands, Redwood National Park, (2013.120.01), 1992

Humboldt Bay & Tidelands: Studies, Surveys & Court Cases

Humboldt Bay Tideland Survey, 1977

Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge, (2012.115.08), 1988

Humboldt Bay Wildlife Refuge, 1992

Jacoby Creek, Past, Present & Future, RCAA, 1988

Keenan Investment Co. vs. City of Eureka

Laws of California on Disposal of Lands

Lazio Fish Co. vs. City of Eureka

Lyons Ranches Historic District, Redwood National Park, (2013.120.03), 2002

Lyons Ranches Historic District, Redwood National Park, (2013.120.02), 2004

Mad River & Ranney Collection System, 1971

Shore & Sea Boundaries, Vol. II

Six Rivers Forest Management, (2011.087.41), 1981

State Redwood Parks, Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast Redwoods, Prairie Creek Redwoods, (2011.5011), 1985

Study of Title Problems on Swamp Lands, 1971

The Natural Resources of Humboldt Bay, 1973

Where the Trails Return: Cultural Influences on Hupa History, (2017.025.01), 2015

 

General Collections

Temporary Postings Book, 1919-1945

A.W. Ericsen House Material, title search & genealogical information, 14th & H Sts., Arcata, (1998.54.18), 1 box

Alton Junction House Collection. Plans, photos, discs, permit deeds on construction of 2754 Van Duzen St., Alton. (2010.075), 2018.

Arcata Economic Development Corporation, Wood working Incubator Program, 1989-91, (2000.188.17), 1 box

Assessment, 1865, 1 ledger

Clark House Collection. 1406 C St, Eureka. Materials on the title, history & restoration of the house, (2022.035), 1 box

Folders on bay improvements, 1896, 1895, 1900, 1921, 1924, 1935, 1945, 1946-48, 1921-1950

Historic Preservation Materials, National & California Regulations, Reports, Newsletters, (2009.030), 1 box

Humboldt Bay & Harbor Collection, 1 box

            Humboldt Bay Loading, 1936-39

            Land & Fruit Tree Surveys, 1880s

Marine & Geologic Surveys, 1 box, late 19th to mid-20th century

Medical Certificates, mid-20th Century, 1 ledger

Medical Ledgers (1993.160.21), 1 box

Northern California Water & Dams, 1959-1973, 2 boxes

Notary Public Records of M. Adaline Stewart, Scotia, 1907-1917, 1 box

            Passenger Boat Licenses, 1954

Probate Court Records of J.H. Kimball, (2000.660.0167), 1 box

Real Estate/Abstract Records, mostly Belcher & Crane, 24 ledgers & 2 boxes

Redwood Creek Salmon Reports, 1 box

Reports on land use, transportation, Humboldt Bay, parks & wilderness areas, Eureka, Del Norte Co., Arcata, McKinleyville, water resources, floods, economy, housing, community resources, utilities, 8 file drawers. In PastPerfect & Finding Aid.

Ruth Sesna Collection, Legal & Real Estate Files, 1 box

Scrip Locations in Lieu of Forest Reservation, 2 ledgers

            Shipping Data 1885-1954

            Survey Book of N. Ellery, 1903

Survey Ledgers, 1 box

Surveyor’s Diary, 1877-78, George Winzler? (2003.046), 1 box

Surveyors Notes, 1865

Swamp & Overflow Lands Survey, late 19th-early 20th Century, 1 ledger

Sweasey Dam Construction Newspaper Clippings, 1935, 1939, 1 box, 2 scrapbooks

Tax Bureau Minutes, 1916-1927, 1 ledger

Van Duzen Bridge at Bridgeville, materials on construction of the Bridge, 1901-1989, 1 box

Vehicle Tax Collection, 19302, 1 ledger

Vessel Inspection, 1885, “Royal Tour”          

Veterans Memorial Building, Historic Registration Materials, (2013.001), 1 box

Woodcock Home Collection. Documents about construction, etc., of 3020 H Street, Eureka, 1926-27, (1995.31.102) 1 box

 

Transportation, Road Reports, 1 box

Appraisal of Trinidad Properties for Highway, 1966

California Division of Highways Historical Data to 1934, 1 binder

CalTrans Collection, mostly photos, negatives, scrapbook, (2009.156), 1 box

CalTrans Inventory for Eureka Freeway Project, (2008.007), 2 boxes

Civilian Conservation Corps, (2019.048.049), 4 books & papers, 1 box

Eureka 101 Corridor Report, 1996

Eureka Freeway Property Sale Environmental Impact Report, 1996

Financial Feasibility of NWP, 2002

Grand Jury Reports, Susan Fox Collection, 1970s & 1990s, 1 box

Highway Construction Magazines, 1950s – 1990s, (2023.09), 1 box

Intercity Rail Passenger Service Report, 1992

Notices & Reports on various development projects in Humboldt County with environmental & cultural impacts, 1900 – early 2000s, 1 box

Oscar Lord Collection of Clients, Real Estate, Wills, Taxes, (2005.141), 1 box

Sale of State Right of Way After Rescinded Freeway, 1996

State Route 255 Seismic Retrofit Report, 2002

Survey Notes California Department of Highways, (2000.060.0181), 1 box

Winzler & Kelly Project Reports & Photos, mid-late 20th Century, 1 Box