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Scope and Content

The Fort Tejon State Historic Park Collection is arranged in sixteen series: 1.
Correspondence, 2. Histories, 3. Ranger Logs, 4. Interpretation, 5. Subject Files,
6. Legal Documents, 7. Financial Documents, 8. Facilities Documents, 9.
Maintenance Records, 10. Publications, 11. Ephemera, 12. Cartographic
Material, 13. Photographic Material, 14. Media, and 15. Reports. Items span the
years 1845-2009 with the bulk of the material falling between 1980-1991.

Series one, Correspondence, is divided into three categories: General
Correspondence, Civil War Association of America Correspondence and Legal
Correspondence. Series two, Histories, contains bibliographic material, general
research, and histories on the park and local area.

Series three, Ranger Logs, contains copies of Ranger Logs – from the years
1948-1951 – recording daily conditions and operations at the park. Series four,
Interpretation, includes interpretive plans, programs, collections documentation,
and exhibition materials. Series five, Subject Files, is divided into two subseries:
General Plan, and Archaeology.

Series six, Legal Documents, includes agreements, deeds, contracts, and rules
and regulations documents. Series seven, Financial Documents, contains
contracts, budgets and project proposals. Series eight, Facilities Documents,
consists of building descriptions. Series nine, Maintenance Records, includes
maintenance project proposals, schedules, and plans.

Series ten, Publications, encompasses articles, newspaper and magazine
clippings, workshop materials, and guides not published by parks. Series eleven,
Ephemera, contains post cards, event flyers, stationary, and pamphlets from Fort
Tejon State Historic Park and Tejon Ranch. Series twelve, Cartographic Material,
includes blue-prints, architectural drawings, and maps. Series thirteen,
Photographic Material, consists of slides, negatives, and prints. Series fourteen,
Media, consists of microfiche, audio cassettes, and CDs.

Series fifteen, Reports, includes reports produced by State of California
Department of Parks and Recreation and cultural resource management
contractors.