Government collections include record books, historical documents, correspondence, ephemera, and published reports.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
Other Research Materials