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Collection of Materials Relating to the South Coast Botanic Gardens
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Contributing Institution:
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
Title: Collection of Materials Relating to the South Coast Botanic Garden
Identifier/Call Number: 060
Physical Description:
6 Folders
Date (inclusive): ca 1966-2000
Physical Location: Local History Center
Abstract: Collection of materials documents the early years of the South Coast Botanic Garden and the South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: SC 3
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 South Coast Botanic Garden (Collection 60). Local History Center,
Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.
The South Coast Botanic Garden is the first botanic garden in the world to be built on a sanitary landfill. Prior to its landfill
use, the Great Lakes Carbon Company mined the 87 acre site for diatomaceous earth. The property was purchased in 1956 by Los
Angeles County as one of the County's first sanitary landfills to meet the County's growing landfill needs. At the request
of residents headed by Francis Young, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved converting the landfill to a garden
in 1960, with plantings beginning in 1961. The South Coast Botanic Garden was recognized by the California Mining Association
in 1990 with its first Excellence in Reclamation award for "signifcant achievement in planning, practice and environmental
protection."
Arranged alphabetically by folder title; thereunder chronologically, with undated materials filed after dated materials.
Includes brochures, programs and administrative documents.
Initial rehousing and stabilization of materials by Local History Center volunteers. Final arrangement and description by
Monique Sugimoto, August 2023.
Local History Center Subject and Biographical File Collection (Heading: South Coast Botanic Garden).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Brochures
Sanitary landfills
South Coast Botanic Garden (Los Angeles County, Calif)
Botanical gardens -- California -- Los Angeles County -- History