Guide to the Collection on the Orange County, California Centennial Year
MS.R.059
Processed by Audrey Pearson; machine-readable finding aid created by Audrey
Pearson
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
(cc) 2007
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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 .
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
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
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.
Historical Background
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historical documents and examples of popular culture and contemporary technology was buried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.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by format.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Programs -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Orange County Centennial, Inc.
box 1, folder 2
Orange County Transportation Commission: 100 Traffic
Solutions
1989
box 1, folder 4-6
Celebrate: Orange County's First 100 Years (A
three-part supplement to the
Los Angeles
Times)
1988-1989
box 1, folder 8
Newsletters:
OC100: Celebrate the Spirit
1889-1989
1989
box 1, folder 9
Cycling Celebration, Centennial Bike Tour and Festival
1988 July
box 1, folder 10
Fifty-third Annual Conference of the National Association of
Counties
1988
box 1, folder 11
First Annual Conference of Orange County History
1988 October
box 1, folder 12
Tallships Festival
1988 September
box 1, folder 13
Report: Orange County Centennial Final Report
circa 1989
