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Guide to the State-County Parks and Beaches Association Records
MS 193
MS 193
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Title: State-County Parks and Beaches Association Records
Identifier/Call Number: MS 193
Contributing Institution:
San Diego History Center Document Collection
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.75 Linear feet
(2 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1928-1933
Abstract: This collection contains documents related to the State-County Parks and Beaches Association, including administration, reports,
and correspondence related to the acquisition of lands to be designated as state parks or beaches.
creator:
State-County Parks and Beaches Association.
This collection is open for research.
The San Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.
Collection processed by Jody Valente on January 12, 2012.
Collection processed as part of grant project supported by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) with generous
funding from The Andrew Mellon Foundation.
State-County Parks and Beaches Association Records, MS 193, San Diego History Center Document Collection, San Diego, CA.
The collection consists of materials related to the operation and mission of the State-County Parks and Beaches Association
including by-laws and articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, Board activities, reports, and correspondence. A substantial
part of the collection contains correspondence relating to the acquisition of various lands to be designated as state parks
or beaches. Parks discussed in the collection include Agua Hedionda, Borrego Palms Canyon, Mission Bay, Palomar Mountain,
Silver Strand, and Southwest Boundary State Park.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The State-County Parks and Beaches Association began in 1928 under the name of the San Diego County State Parks Committee.
The Association strived to acquire land to be designated as state parks and beaches, and worked closely with the state of
California. The Association worked with local land holders who were interested in donating parcels of land to the state, surveyed
land for acquisition, worked to pass state park bond issues in San Diego County, and created a campaign committee to help
rally public support for parks. The Association worked primarily to secure lands that later became Agua Hedionda Estuary Beach,
Borrego Palm Canyon, Mission Bay Park, Mount San Jacinto State Park, Palomar Mountain State Park, and Silver Strand State
Beach.
Association members included Secretary Tam Deering, Chairman W.T. Hart, W.C. Crandall, Alice Lee, L.M. Klauber, George Marston,
and Ellen B. Scripps. The State-County Parks and Beaches Association became incorporated in 1932, changing the name to Parks
and Beaches, Ltd.
Items in the collection are arranged by subject.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Several items of correspondence have torn pages. (January 9, 2012)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Burnham, Frederick Russell, 1861-1947
California. Dept. of Parks and Recreation.
Deering, Tam
Drury, Newton Bishop
Gregory, Laura
Hart, W. T.
Lee, Alice
Marston, George White, 1850-1946
Mueller, Edwin
O'Melveny, H. W.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957
San Diego County State Parks Committee.
State-County Parks and Beaches Association.
Willis, Purl
Agua Hedionda Lagoon (San Diego, Calif.)
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (Calif.)
Beaches
Borrego Palm Canyon (Calif.)
Mission Bay Park (San Diego, Calif.)
Mount San Jacinto State Park (Calif.)
Palomar Mountain State Park (Calif.)
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Parks
San Diego (Calif.)
Silver Strand State Beach (Calif.)
Torrey Pines State Reserve (Calif.)