Jordan Z. Marks
ASSESSOR | RECORDER | COUNTY CLERK
County of San Diego
County Archives
The San Diego County Archives program is a unit within the Office of
the Recorder/County Clerk. Established in 2020, the mission of the
County Archives is to manage, preserve, and facilitate access to all
those Recorder/County Clerk official records with permanent retention
and enduring historic value. The County Archives carefully preserves
the collections while enabling the broadest possible access to the
records by the community.
The collections document the activities of the County of San Diego from its establishment in 1850 to the present day. The collections include administrative records, official records, maps, and historic birth, death and marriage records.
For brief overviews of our collecting areas, please visit our Collections Overview page. The County Archives welcomes all inquiries related to the collections.
East County Office and Archives building at dusk. Photo by Chipper Hatter.
Aisle in the County Archives stacks. Photo by Chipper Hatter.
Archives group photo, December 2021.
Microfilm arrangement | Examining microfilm at the light table
- East County Office and Archives building at dusk.
- Archives Records Storage Stacks
- Archives group photo December 2021.
- Microfilm
Research
There are several ways to conduct research using the San Diego County Archives’ collections.
We invite you to contact the County Archives with any research or visit queries.
Related Content
We want to ensure that all your questions are answered. We've created some frequently asked questions and answers to help guide you.
Visit our Collections Overviews page for brief overviews of our collecting areas.