Helen Coffey Papers

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Sherman Library and Gardens

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Corona del Mar, California 92625

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2017

Descriptive Summary

Title: Helen Coffey Papers

Dates: 1974-1981

Collection Number: 2017_12

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 linear foot, 7 inches; 4 archives boxes.

Repository: Sherman Library and Gardens

Corona del Mar, California 92625

Abstract: These papers consist of photocopies of Helen Coffey’s column "Coffey Time" in the Newporter/Costa Mesa News from 1974 to 1979 and in the Santa Ana Register's social section "Biarritz" from June to August 1979. Additionally, the collection includes copies of "Showcase: The Orange County Register's Magazine for Orange County People" for the years 1980 and 1981.

Language of Material: English

Access

These papers are open for research.

Publication Rights

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman Library do not hold the copyright.

Preferred Citation

Helen Coffey Papers. Sherman Library and Gardens

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated to Sherman Library by Helen Coffey in 1983.

Biography/Administrative History

Helen Coffey was a society editor at newspapers in Newport Beach/Costa Mesa, as well as in Beverly Hills and Palm Springs. She lived on Lido Isle in Newport Beach.

Scope and Content of Collection

These papers consist of photocopies of Helen Coffey’s column "Coffey Time" in the Newporter/Costa Mesa News from 1974 to 1979 and in the Santa Ana Register's social section "Biarritz" from June to August 1979. Additionally, the collection includes copies of "Showcase: The Orange County Register's Magazine for Orange County People" for the years 1980 and 1981. Each issue is accompanied by photographs of the people and settings referred to in Coffey's article in that issue. An alphabetical index of these people is included. There is a box of miscellaneous photographs, some including their negatives, of mostly unidentified social events from 1975-1980.