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Orange County, California Centennial Year (Collection
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Collection on the Orange County, California Centennial Year
Identifier/Call Number: MS.R.059
Physical Description:
0.3 Linear Feet
(1 box and 1 oversized folder)
Date (inclusive): 1988-1989
Abstract: This collection comprises publications
created for the Orange County, California Centennial Year celebration in 1988-1989,
including programs, brochures, magazines, and newsletters.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Collection on the Orange County, California Centennial Year. MS-R059. 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
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Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.
In January 1889 Representative Eugene E. Edwards introduced a bill in the California State
Assembly to create a new county, Orange County, in the southern region of what was then Los
Angeles County. The bill passed in the Assembly in February and the Senate in March, and the
act was signed by Governor Robert W. Waterman on March 11, 1889. Orange County's government
became operational on August 1, 1889.
In 1989 Orange County Centennial, Inc., a privately funded non-profit committee, organized
more than 150 programs and events throughout the county in celebration of its hundredth
anniversary. The festivities were capped by a birthday party on August 1. Many publications
were produced to celebrate the centennial year. Additionally, a time capsule containing
historical documents and examples of popular culture and contemporary technology was buried
at the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana. Some of these programs have continued annually,
including a Centennial Scholarship for Orange County students.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises publications created for Orange County's Centennial Year
celebration, including programs, brochures, magazines, and newsletters highlighting
events.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by format.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Programs -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Orange County Centennial, Inc.