The Spanish-Mexican Records of the San Jose Pueblo ( ) at History San José & San Jose Public Library Cate Mills Project Archivist, History San Jose

About History San José Poster given to Clyde Arbuckle in 1966 by students visiting his museum at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds (History San José Collection)

About History San José

This 1 June 1781 map of Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe is the first known map of what is today San Jose, California. It represents the original site of the pueblo from November 1777 to approximately Founding of the Pueblo

Document creation -- Hubert Howe Bancroft

Volume 6, page 714 November 30, 1807 Itemized account of taxes collected in kind and cash for the year Items covered include wheat, corn, bean, other farm products, cattle, and sheep. Producers and amounts are listed. Signed Luis Peralta, San Jose.

Volume 6, pages July 12, 1799 Call to arms in case of invasion by English frigates reported off coast. Signed Hermenegildo Sal, Monterey

Volume 3, pages October 25, 1800 Antonio Hernandez is drunkard and troublemaker; crop disposal by settlers vs. retired soldiers. Signed Hermenegildo Sal, Monterey

Volume 4, pages February 20, 1802 Expresses concern over the welfare of the Indians in the San Jose area. Many have died in an epidemic, and it is feared that the Indians are being mistreated. Signed Raimundo Carrillo, Monterey

Copy of Surveyor General’s certificate included in original bound volumes of archives, 1858.

Document chronology Bancroft, Bibliography of Californian History

Previous projects ●1930s: WPA project translated 166 documents ●1959: Microfilming at Bancroft ●1966: Print index created with English language summaries. Example: 1792: Oct. 15; v. 3, p A proclamation imposing payment of 3% taxes in Alta California. Addressed to all presidio commanders. Signed José Joaquín de Arrillaga, San Diego.

Previous projects : Jose Pantoja and Patsy Castro Ludwig arrange documents in chronological order and update the 1966 index 1998: “A Year in the Life of a Spanish Colonial Pueblo” 2004: Select documents available on Calisphere as part of Silicon Valley History Online project

Current Project Objectives ●Catalog each record ●Increase awareness of the records ●Provide search access and high quality images ●Create digital surrogates to reduce use of originals

Partners/Users ●General public ●History San José ●California Pioneers of Santa Clara County ●Mexican Consulate ●Spanish language scholars at SJSU, SCU ●Other disciplines - history, social sciences, law, Latin American & Mexican studies ●Digital surrogates make research and remote collaboration much easier !

Issues ●No Unique IDs or numbering system - needed to match up physical documents to the digital index ●Language barrier - handwriting, abbreviations, 18th/19th century usage ●Standardizing names o spelling variants (Ygnacio/Ignacio, Chaboya/Chabolla) o full names/inconsistent middle names  Arrillaga, José Joaquín or de Arrillaga, José Joaquin?  José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega uses a combination of names in his signature. The LC authorized name is Guerra y Noriega, José de la, ●Numbering and matching transcriptions and translations to the originals

Choosing a platform ●PastPerfect Online ●OAC/Calisphere ●CONTENTdm ●Google/Cloud-based documents ●Google Cultural Exhibits ●Making sure that whatever scanning specs we use can be re-used for other services

Online access San Jose Public Library (40 papers): sjlibrary.org/cdm/landingp age/collection/ pueblodocs

Online access History San José website: /research-collection/ collections/pueblo-papers/

Online access PastPerfect Online

Online access PastPerfect Online

Future and Ongoing ●Physical and online exhibits ●Ongoing work to complete transcripts/translations ●Incorporate into educational programs ●Work with other institutions to increase access and awareness of Spanish-Mexican era records ●Duplicate project with City of San Jose records