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Title: Fae Lenaire Sutton Papers
Dates: 1880s-1990s
Collection Number: SC. 2016-6
Creator/Collector:
Sutton, Fae Lenaire
Extent: 2 Document boxes; 1 photo album
Repository:
California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections
Fullerton, California 92834-4150
Abstract: Fae Lenaire Sutton is an individual who resided in Orange County. Her family were original property owners in the area of
Orange and Santa Ana reaching back to the 1880s. The Fae Lenaire Sutton Collection is composed mostly of documents regarding
the ownership, transfer, and sale of property in Southern California.
Language of Material: English
Open for research.
Property rights reside with the California State University, Fullerton University Archives and Special Collections. No part
may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the University Archives & Special Collections, CSU Fullerton
or the copyright holder.
Requests for permission to quote from these materials should be addressed to:
California State University, Fullerton
University Archives & Special Collections
800 N. State College, PLS-352 |Fullerton, CA 92834-3599
(657) 278-3444
Permission requests for photograph use can be made by the completion of an Application for use-images form.
Fae Lenaire Sutton Papers. California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections
Biography/Administrative History
Fae Lenaire Sutton was born May 3rd, 1919 and died December 15th, 1997. She graduated high school in 1937 in Garden Grove,
and attended La Salle Extension University. La Salle University was located in Chicago, but specialized in “distance learning”.
Sutton studied accounting through them at her home in Orange County. She died in Orange, California and is buried at Santa
Ana cemetery.
Sutton’s father (Walter A. Sutton) was born in California and worked as a contractor. He was also a Civil Defense medical
volunteer. Her mother’s parents came from Arkansas and Missouri, and has an ancestor who fought for the Union’s 14th Kansas
Cavalry in the Civil War.
Unfortunately not much else is known about Fae Lenaire Sutton. Based on the files within this collection it appears she never
married or had any children. She spent a good portion of her life managing properties owned and inherited by her and her family
members. Photographs show that she traveled to places including Alaska and Washington D.C.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Fae Lenaire Sutton Collection is composed mostly of documents regarding the ownership, transfer, and sale of property
in Southern California. This collection also includes personal family photos, and family documents that trace back to the
late 19th century. Items include deeds, contracts, legal correspondence, and photographs. The strength of this collection
is found within the real estate documents, and highlights the complexity of managing property in the 20th century. On a biographical
note, the photographs highlight a woman (Fae Lenaire Sutton), her friends, and family, and offer a glimpse into middle-class
life of the mid-20th century.
Sutton, Fae Lenaire (1919 – 1997)
Real property – California – Orange County