Guide to the Fair Housing Council of Orange County Records
MS.R.165
Chris S. Ervin
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
(cc) 2012
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Fair Housing Council of Orange County records
Creator:
Fair Housing Council of Orange County
(Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.165
Physical Description:
1.4 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1970-1986
Abstract: This collection consists of materials
related to the Fair Housing Council of Orange County (FHCOC), a private non-profit
organization formed in 1965 in the wake of the civil rights movement that resulted in the
Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Council incorporated in 1968, the same year that Congress
extended civil rights protections to cover housing with the adoption of the Fair Housing
Act. The collection includes court documents including actions brought by the FHCOC against
the City of Irvine and The Irvine Company to compel implementation of the of the Fair
Housing Act of 1968; City of Irvine planning documents reflecting settlement steps taken to
implement court ordered actions; and FHCOC newsletters and economic reports.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in
English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or
to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Fair Housing Council of Orange County Records. MS-R165. Special Collections and Archives,
The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the UCI Libraries Orange County Collection, Non-Government documents in
May 2012.
Processing History
Processed by Chris S. Ervin, 2012 October.
Historical Background
The Fair Housing Council of Orange County (FHCOC) is a private non-profit organization
formed in 1965 in the wake of the civil rights movement that resulted in the Civil Rights
Act of 1964. The Council incorporated in 1968, the same year that Congress extended civil
rights protections to cover housing with the adoption of the Fair Housing Act. The Fair
Housing Council of Orange County is governed by a volunteer board of directors and an
operating member of the National Fair Housing Alliance. Through comprehensive community
education, individual counseling, mediation, and low-cost advocacy, the FHCOC works to
eliminate housing discrimination and guarantee the rights of all people to freely choose the
housing for which they qualify in the area they desire. The agency works to fulfill a
mission of protecting the quality of life in Orange County by ensuring equal access to
housing opportunities, fostering diversity and preserving dignity and human rights.
Contracting to serve all of Orange County's local governments for provision of fair housing
services for their residents, the Fair Housing Council handles more than 250 cases of
alleged housing discrimination in the county each year.
Collection Scope and Content Summmary
This collection contains documents related to fair housing regulations, litigation,
settlements, and activism in Orange County, California, with an emphasis on influencing
decisions made by the City of Irvine during the 1970s and 1980s. The materials include legal
actions brought by the Fair Housing Council of Orange County against the City of Irvine and
The Irvine Company, litigation settlements that compelled implementation of the Fair Housing
Act, housing-related regulatory documents published by the County of Orange and City of
Irvine, analysis and planning reports generated for the Fair Housing Council of Orange
County and Irvine City Council, and newsletters published by the Fair Housing Council of
Orange County for public consumption.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 2 series:
- Series 1. Legal documents
- Series 2. Publications
Related Collections
Related material can be found in the following collections:
Leonard C. Moffitt Files on the Planning of Orange County and University of California,
Irvine (Collection MS-R116). Department of Special Collections and Archives, University of
California, Irvine. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4x0nf20k/
League of Women Voters of Orange County Records (Collection MS-R088). Department of Special
Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine.
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt567nc4jn/
Bibliography
Further information about the Fair Housing Council of Orange County is available
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Legal documents -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century
Land use -- Law and legislation -- California -- Orange
County
Real estate development -- California -- Orange County -- History --
Sources
Discrimination in housing -- California -- Orange County -- 20th
century
City planning -- California -- Irvine -- History -- Sources.
Activists -- California -- Orange County.
Irvine Company
Fair Housing Council of Orange County
(Calif.)
Irvine (Calif.). City Council
Legal documents Series 1.
1974-1982
Physical Description: 18
folders
Scope and Content Summary
The materials in this series cover legal actions brought by the Fair Housing Council of
Orange County against the City of Irvine and The Irvine Company and the resulting
settlements that compelled implementation of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
Arrangement
This series is arranged in 2 subseries:
- Subseries 1. Court documents, 1975-1977
- Subseries 2. Settlement agreements, 1974-1982
Court documents Subseries 1.1.
1974-1977
Physical Description: 16
folders
Scope and Content Summary
The materials in this subseries primarily cover legal actions brought by the Fair
Housing Council of Orange County against the City of Irvine and The Irvine Company
between 1975 and 1977.
box 2, folder 6, box 4, folder 4, box 3, folder 5
box 2, folder 3, box 3, folder 7
box 4, folder 11, box 4, folder 5, box 3, folder 1-2,4
box 2, folder 5, 8, box 4, folder 2
Settlement agreements Subseries 1.2.
1977-1982
Physical Description: 2
folders
Scope and Content Summary
The materials in this subseries cover the settlements from 1974 through 1982 reached
at the end of legal actions brought by the Fair Housing Council of Orange County
against the City of Irvine and The Irvine Company.
Publications Series 2.
1970-1986
Physical Description: 11
folders
Scope and Content Summary
The materials in this series include housing-related regulatory documents published by
the County of Orange and City of Irvine; analysis and planning reports generated for the
Fair Housing Council of Orange County and Irvine City Council; and newsletters published
by the Fair Housing Council of Orange County for public consumption.
Arrangement
This series is arranged in 3 subseries:
- Subseries 1. Regulatory documents
- Subseries 2. Analysis and planning, reports
- Subseries 3. Newsletters, 1970-1985
Regulatory documents Subseries 2.1.
1974-1979
Physical Description: 3
folders
Scope and Content Summary
The materials in this subseries include housing-related regulatory documents
published from 1974 to 1979 by the County of Orange and City of Irvine.
box 3, folder 6
Minutes, regulations, city of Irvine
1974-1976
box 4, folder 9
Ordinances, city of Irvine
1974-1974
Analysis and planning, reports Subseries 2.2.
1974-1986
Physical Description: 6
folders
Scope and Content Summary
The materials in this subseries include publications of analysis and planning reports
generated between 1974 and 1986 for the Fair Housing Council of Orange County and
Irvine City Council.
box 1, folder 2
"Decline of Orange County's suburban oasis," report
1986
box 4, folder 6
"Impact to the Irvine industrial complex east," report
1983
box 4, folder 8
"Capital improvements program; city of Irvine," report
1974
box 4, folder 7
"Fiscal impact analysis; city of Irvine," report
1977
box 4, folder 10
Reports, city of Irvine
1974-1975
Newsletters Subseries 2.3.
1970-1985
Physical Description: 2
folders
Scope and Content Summary
The materials in this subseries include newsletters published by the Fair Housing
Council of Orange County between 1970 and 1985 for public consumption.
