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Collection of Materials Relating to the Community Association of the Peninsula (CAP)
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Contributing Institution:
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
Title: Collection of Materials Relating to the Community Association of the Peninsula (CAP)
Creator:
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
Identifier/Call Number: 058
Physical Description:
7 Folders
Date (inclusive): 1981-1987
Abstract: Collection of materials document the early years of the Community Association of the Peninsula (CAP), an organization created
to provide programs, activities and recreational facilities benefiting residents of all ages on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Its first major project was the creation of the Norris Community Theatre.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: SC 1
Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the Local History Center for access information.
The collection is open for research use.
[Name of item], Collection of Materials Relating to the Community Association of the Peninsula (Collection #58). Local History
Center, Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.
The Community Association of the Peninsula (CAP) was established in 1978 as the Palos Verdes Peninsula Community Center Association
(PVPCCA). Founded by community members Agnes Moss and Joan Moe, CAP was formed to obtain facilities and support for cultural,
recreational and social services on the Peninsula. CAP's first major project was the creation of the Norris Community Theatre,
the first performing arts facility on the Peninsula.
CAP's President Agnes Moss and its Board of Trustees served on the Theatre Management Board to oversee the day-to-day activities
and long range plans for the Norris Theatre. The theatre opened in September 1983 and featured music, drama, dance, film,
children's festival and a rock theatre in a weeklong opening celebration.
After successfully establishing the Norris Community Theatre, CAP turned its attention to other community service projects.
These included the creation of a senior advocacy center; the formation of a Multicultural Affairs Committee to identify the
needs and concerns of the Peninsula's developing ethnic communities; and Exploring Growth Opportunities (EGO) designed to
help high school students uncertain about going on to college to find jobs in the business community. In 2000, CAP produced
"PV 2000: Looking to the Peninsula's Future", a report resulting from a three year study conducted to identify trends and
issues affecting the Peninsula. Topics included transportation, the "graying of the Peninsula", cultural diversity, education,
and the environment.
CAP was renamed the Norris Center for the Performing Arts in 2003. (In 2015 the Norris Center for the Performing Arts was
changed to Palos Verdes Performing Arts.)
Arranged alphabetically by folder title; thereunder chronologically, with undated materials filed after dated materials.
Includes CAP newsletters, press releases, membership information and event material.
Initial rehousing and stabilization of materials by Local History Center volunteers. Final arrangement and description by
Monique Sugimoto, August 2023.
"PV 2000 : looking to the Peninsula's future."
1993
Local History Center 338.9794 PV
Collection of Materials Relating to the Norris Community Theatre (Collection #57)
Local History Center Subject and Biographical File Collection (Headings: Community Association of the Peninsula; Norris Theatre)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collected by the Local History Center.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Newsletters
Theaters
Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation
Community organization