This collection consists of photographs, pencil sketches, newspaper and magazine articles, and documents all concerning the early history of Newport Beach and Newport Bay. The photographs document Balboa, Lido Island, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Newport Bay, Newport Beach, the Santa Ana River, Irvine, and Orange. Lee generated many of these files while conducting research for her book Newport Bay: A Pioneer History.

2 document boxes, 9 linear inches; 196 photographs.

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This collection is open for research.