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C A L I F O R N I A   S T A T E   A R C H I V E S MINERVA Online Catalog Research Room OPEN SATURDAY December 6 Recently Processed Records Learn California Online Exhibits California's first legislature, meeting in 1849-50, charged the Secretary of State to receive "...all public records, registered maps, books, papers, rolls, documents and other writings...which appertain to or are in any way connected with the political history and past administration of the government of California..." The California State Archives, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, continues to serve in the spirit of those early instructions, providing a repository for the state's permanent governmental records as well as other materials documenting California history. Archives staff continually organize and describe the records we receive to provide easier and faster access for researchers. A listing of our recently processed records at the California State Archives is now available for researchers to review. Copyright ©2008 California Secretary of State. Privacy Statement