Publications and Forms
California Historical Resource Status Codes
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California Historical Resource Status Codes replace the National Register Status Codes. The revised status codes reflect the application of California Register and local criteria as well as the National Register and will clarify the identification, evaluation, and understanding of the significance of California's historic resources.
Instructions for Recording Historical Resources This manual provides instructions for documenting historic resources using the DPR523 Series forms.
Historic Structures Report This document details the topics that should be addressed in an historic structures report.
Information Center Procedural Manual
This manual provides procedural guidance to CHRIS Information Centers and assists clients in use of IC services.
Archaeological Resource Management Reports (ARMR): Recommended Contents and Format
The California Office of Historic Preservation (OHP), under its state and federal mandates, has developed Archaeological Resource Management Reports (ARMR): Recommended Contents and Format (ARMR Guidelines) for the preparation and review of archaeological reports. The purpose of this guidance is to improve the quality of public archaeology in California.
Guidelines For Archaeological Research Design
Guidelines for the Curation of Archeological Collections These guidelines are provided to assist private and public curatorial repositories in preserving archeological collections of prehistoric and historic cultural materials and associated records recovered under the authority of existing State environmental laws, codes, and regulations or by the State of California. In addition they are provided to assist agency officials, organizations, and individuals in the selection of an appropriate repository.
California Archaeological Resource Identification and Data Acquisition Program: Sparse Lithic Scatters A Program For The Identification And Management Of An Archaeological Resource Class